Josh Palacios was one of the many former Vancouver Canadians who helped the New Hampshire Fisher Cats win the Eastern League championship in 2018.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats received a big contribution from the Vancouver Canadians in winning the 2018 Eastern League championship. A total of 36 former C’s including position players, pitchers and coaches helped the Fisher Cats cap off a 6-0 run through the post-season. The Fisher Cats finished off the Akron RubberDucks with an 8-5 win in Game 3 at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
The unique aspect of the C’s connection to the New Hampshire title is that at least one player from each of its eight seasons of the C’s affiliation with the Toronto Blue Jays appeared in a Fisher Cats uniform.
Position Players (12)
- Jon Berti (2011)
- Cavan Biggio (2016)
- Jonathan Davis (2014)
- Andrew Guillotte (2015) *
- Gunnar Heidt (2014-2015)
- Ryan Hissey (2015) *
- Juan Kelly (2015)
- Nash Knight (2016) *
- Josh Palacios (2016)
- Connor Panas (2015)
- Max Pentecost (2014)
- Dalton Pompey (2012)
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- also pitched
Jon Harris won 12 games in the regular season before getting the victory in Game 2 of the Eastern League final for New Hampshire.
Pitchers (22)
- Jordan Barrett (2018)
- Travis Bergen (2015-2017)
- Brayden Bouchey (2017)
- Andrew Case (2014-2015)
- Josh DeGraaf (2015)
- Justin Dillon (2017)
- Jose Fernandez (2014)
- Conor Fisk (2015)
- Jon Harris (2015)
- Nick Hartman (2016)
- Zach Jackson (2016)
- Jackson McClelland (2015-2016)
- Patrick Murphy (2016)
- Randy Pondler (2018)
- Sean Reid-Foley (2014)
- Francisco Rios (2015)
- Dalton Rodriguez (2016-2018)
- Aaron Sanchez (2011)
- Tayler Saucedo (2015)
- Justin Shafer (2014)
- Danny Young (2015)
- T.J. Zeuch (2016)
John Schneider skippered New Hampshire to its first championship season since 2011.
Manager/Coaching Staff
- John Schneider – Manager (2011, 2014-2015)
- Andy Fermin – Position Coach (2013)
Jon Berti led the way offensively in the clincher for New Hampshire FC. He had a two-run single in the fourth which included the game-winning RBI as part of a three-hit night. Berti also scored two runs and stole a base while hitting .308 in the championship. Josh Palacios was 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and hit .333 in the three-game set. Cavan Biggio socked a home run in the seventh for an insurance run.
Danny Young earned the victory with two innings of one-run relief while striking out two. Travis Bergen gave up a run but recorded the final three outs to set off the celebration in Manchester.
Somebody pinch us.
🍾🏆🍾#BlueJays pic.twitter.com/bHwp68eiho
— EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPS (@FisherCats) September 15, 2018
— EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPS (@FisherCats) September 15, 2018
CHAMPS 🏆 pic.twitter.com/cB27G0iSOP
— Tyler Zickel (@tyler_zickel) September 15, 2018
Congratulations @FisherCats! 🏆👏
Always fun to see some familiar faces after they’ve played #AtTheNat! https://t.co/8OESXAl3lj
— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) September 15, 2018
The @FisherCats go 6-0 in the playoffs to grab their third Eastern League crown since joining the circuit in 2003! #BlueJays
📰: https://t.co/Z731QBJGAT pic.twitter.com/vqHLsvRPfu
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 15, 2018
Issa party. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/sjJQTjAf9l
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 15, 2018
Jordan Barrett was one of three members of this year’s Vancouver Canadians to make an appearance with New Hampshire in 2018.
C-Tweets
Had a great time sitting down with #BlueJays pitcher @A_Sanch41 and hearing about growing up in Barstow, CA, sharing a name with celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez, what is so unique about pitching in Fenway Park, and a whole lot more. Full interview: https://t.co/pW5jRPvp3o pic.twitter.com/ZRgA956UM4
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) September 23, 2018
Had a great time sitting down with #BlueJays pitcher @A_Sanch41 and hearing about growing up in Barstow, CA, sharing a name with celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez, what is so unique about pitching in Fenway Park, and a whole lot more. Full interview: https://t.co/pW5jRPvp3o pic.twitter.com/ZRgA956UM4
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) September 23, 2018
2/2 ” He caught 40 percent of runners trying to steal and turned in sub-2.0 pop times behind the dish. At the plate, the Jays have worked with him to slow everything down mechanically to help get in a position to hit more quickly.”
— Clint (@_ClintB_) September 24, 2018
2/2 ” He caught 40 percent of runners trying to steal and turned in sub-2.0 pop times behind the dish. At the plate, the Jays have worked with him to slow everything down mechanically to help get in a position to hit more quickly.”
— Clint (@_ClintB_) September 24, 2018
RANDY! https://t.co/67bTQomrks
— Shane Dawson Jr. (@DawsonJr23) September 22, 2018
Here’s to a very happy 22nd birthday to #BlueJays 2018 draftee and current prospect (and of course, proud #FormerFlash!), @JoeyMurray30! Hope it’s been a great day…Cheers, Joey! #KMachine pic.twitter.com/STU9QPeKLY
— Pro Star Management (@prostarmgmt) September 24, 2018
Somebody Tellez this:
If an @MLB game is played and Rowdy DOES NOT hit a double, was that @MLB game actually played? 🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/S6h2eXEXGA
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 22, 2018
“Soccer got me in shape for basketball season and basketball season got me in shape for baseball season.”#BlueJays‘ Ryan Borucki spoke about the importance of playing multiple sports growing up: pic.twitter.com/bJErBRxUKm
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 20, 2018
“Soccer got me in shape for basketball season and basketball season got me in shape for baseball season.”#BlueJays‘ Ryan Borucki spoke about the importance of playing multiple sports growing up: pic.twitter.com/bJErBRxUKm
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 20, 2018
Success doesn’t have to come at the expense of someone else https://t.co/8Y7MnhElqY
— Mark Biggs (@Mark_Biggs) September 21, 2018
Baker the 🐐
— Connor Law (@CLawman41) September 21, 2018
Unbelievable! Just proves you are never outta the fight! Great team win @BlueJays
— Ryan Borucki (@ryan_borucki) September 21, 2018
Who knew the birthday present I needed the most was a Baker Mayfield/Cleveland Browns win! https://t.co/mJKGrlU0yU
— Brayden Bouchey (@UrBoyBouche) September 21, 2018
Big night for some former #Bisons in the #BlueJays big 9-8 comeback win over the Rays. Rowdy Tellez had a homer, double and 3 RBI, Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a game tying two-run blast. pic.twitter.com/EvVHO9N25a
— HERD Chronicles (@HERDchronicles) September 21, 2018
CANADIANS: Beyond proud of my pal John Schneider making his MLB debut after a successful season in Nee Hampshire! Soak it all in Skip! pic.twitter.com/WvoNC6Eohn
— Rob Fai (@RobFaiNation) September 21, 2018
.@FisherCats Manager John Schneider is with the #bluejays for the rest of the season – asked him about his players – says Guerrero and Bichette can both play D in the big leagues now, and both have the potential to be well above average defensively. Asked him other than
— Dan Shulman (@DShulman_ESPN) September 20, 2018
Guerrero, Bichette and Biggio who else should we keep an eye on, and he named Zeuch, Romano, Pentecost (who finished the season very strong), OF Harold Ramirez and Travis Bergen, a lefty reliever who allowed 2 ER in 35.2 IP at AA this season.
— Dan Shulman (@DShulman_ESPN) September 20, 2018
#TBT: 1954 Vancouver Capilanos #AtTheNat pic.twitter.com/wnB7T07Ymz
— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) September 20, 2018
Possibly the greatest tweet of all time https://t.co/SEj2suP2Bf
— Mark Biggs (@Mark_Biggs) September 20, 2018
CANADIANS: Congrats to the @EverettAquaSox for working with the @Mariners to extend their PDC through 2022. Since ‘95, seven playoff appearances, three North Division titles, three championship series appearances and one NWL Championship (2010). Always a tough team to face…
— Rob Fai (@RobFaiNation) September 20, 2018
Space Jam 2…nooooo wayyyy 🤭
— Dwight Smith Jr (@dsmith25blujay) September 19, 2018
Space Jam 2…nooooo wayyyy 🤭
— Dwight Smith Jr (@dsmith25blujay) September 19, 2018
The final AtN of 2018!
We award the top players/biggest surprises at each affiliate, plus interviews with Nate Pearson and GCL Blue Jays manager Luis Hurtado, and @LT__Murray talks about the champion @FisherCats!
POD: https://t.co/NJ2WAcGCxh
SOUNDCLOUD: https://t.co/b2ZvewPy9k pic.twitter.com/jMF99yf7GT— Around The Nest (@AroundNest) September 18, 2018
If you’d ever like a pretty remarkable audio archive of Blue Jays minor league recollections, here’s the link to every Around the Nest from 2013 to the present: https://t.co/PC4dYEKUzo
— Around The Nest (@AroundNest) September 18, 2018
Just how impressive was @ryan_borucki tonight?
🔹 Career high in innings
🔹 Career low in hits
🔹 Career low in runs
🔹 Gold Glove defence… And he’s only getting started. WOW. pic.twitter.com/w5OLqjLiWz
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 18, 2018
Get your @ryan_borucki action figure TODAY!
(Glove sold separately, batteries not included) pic.twitter.com/xAmTwbTZ4r
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 18, 2018
Somewhere, deep in the woods of America’s heartland, Mark Riggins just smiled @ryan_borucki https://t.co/3oXi0RQ6j2
— Ryan Cook (@Cookieswaqq) September 18, 2018
I’m 4 months out of college and I’m already getting emails asking to donate back to the university.
I can barely afford to buy myself lunch at this point…
— Jake Brodt (@jakebrodt30) September 17, 2018
“You can develop and you can win, and if each step along the way you reinforce how important winning is, how important being a good teammate is, you’re going to get the best of both worlds.” On a championship and more for double-A New Hampshire: https://t.co/UxEwAqjK3V #BlueJays
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) September 16, 2018
Roemon Fields led the 2018 #Bisons with 25 stolen bases. #Buffalo pic.twitter.com/wlnefJFn6F
— HERD Chronicles (@HERDchronicles) September 16, 2018
If Sean Reid-Foley can consistently command his heater the way he did Saturday, outings like this will be a regular occurrence. (@ShiDavidi)https://t.co/ulLYPm1Fla
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 16, 2018
Big Apple.
Big Sean.
Big Milestone.SRF becomes the 6th starter in #BlueJays HISTORY to record his first 6 outs via the strikeout. pic.twitter.com/PaNc21vIuE
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 15, 2018
Did you know?
SRF is the second #BlueJays rookie EVER to record multiple 10-strikeout games. The first was 🇨🇦 @Scott48Richmond. pic.twitter.com/QWRLeNoBTV
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 15, 2018
Can probably say it’s been a very memorable year of baseball! First full pro season in the books. The grind doesn’t stop👊🏻 https://t.co/glQXrTQXCR
— Brock Lundquist (@Brock_Lundquist) September 16, 2018
From BA: Best Jays minor league player: Vlad obviously, best pitcher was SRF as Borucki was no longer eligible, Keep an eye was Vicuna and Patrick Murphy was a breakout prospect.
— Clint (@_ClintB_) September 15, 2018
Great job by former #Bisons starter Sean Reid-Foley at Yankee Stadium today: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 10 K. #BlueJays lead the Yankees 5-1 in the 6th. pic.twitter.com/MpLQDIdi0e
— HERD Chronicles (@HERDchronicles) September 15, 2018
Cold, rainy Saturday mornings are for counting and putting away pants for another winter. pic.twitter.com/akR1Dv7I0y
— Johnny Stewart (@CanadianClubby) September 15, 2018
On the topic of pants, did you know that some of the pants worn by Minor League players are reused from Big League spring training of years gone by?
Big league pants are the best. pic.twitter.com/84UTO2IAcN
— Johnny Stewart (@CanadianClubby) September 15, 2018
