It’s the biggest Year in Review by the Numbers ever at C’s Plus Baseball.
A total of 66 players wore a Vancouver Canadians jersey during the 2022 campaign. It breaks down as 26 position players and 40 pitchers, not including four position players who appeared on the mound. The 66 players mark an increase of seven from 2021.
- Miguel Hiraldo appeared in 109 games, the most of any player on the roster. Francisco Fajardo played the fewest games with two.
- Jol Concepcion appeared in 33 games, the most of any pitcher on the team. Braden Scott made just a one-inning appearance.
- The youngest pitcher on the mound was 19-year-old Dahian Santos and the oldest hurler was 26 year-old Thomas Ruwe.
- The youngest position player was 19-year-old outfielder Gabby Martinez and the oldest was 24-year-old outfielder Cam Eden.
- C’s players hailed from 10 different countries (United States [40], Dominican Republic [10], Venezuela [5], Canada [3], Panama [2]. Puerto Rico [2], Brazil [1], Cuba [1]. Mexico [1] and Netherlands [1]).
- Of the American-born players, 22 were from different states (Texas [6}. California [4], Virginia [4], Illinois [3], Indiana [3], Pennsylvania [3], Florida [2], Alabama [1], Arizona [1], Delaware [1], Louisiana [1], Massachusetts [1], Maryland [1], Minnesota [1], Nebraska [1], New Jersey [1], North Carolina [1], Ohio [1], Tennessee [1], Utah [1], Washington [1] and Wisconsin [1]).
- Of the Canadian-born players, two were from Ontario and one was from British Columbia.
Names in bold indicate the last player to wear the number at the end of the year. Unbolded names for numbers with just one player indicate the number was not active by season’s end.
Players Numerical Roster
#1. Davis Schneider, Glenn Santiago
#2. Harry Ray, Gabby Martinez
#4. Naswell Paulino
#5. Miguel Hiraldo
#6. Zach Britton, Dasan Brown
$7. Trevor Schwecke, Damiano Palmegiani
#8. Leo Jiménez, Troy Watson
#9. Addison Barger, Riley Tirotta
#12. P.K. Morris
#14. Mark Simon, Troy Watson
#15. Jimmy Burnette, Jimmy Robbins, Dahian Santos
#16. Will McAffer, Eric Pardinho
#17. Garrett Farmer
#18. Alejandro Melean, Connor Cooke
#19. Steward Berroa, T.J. Brock
#20. Anthony Morales
#21. Andrés Sosa
#22. Sean Mellen, Ryan Boyer, Michael Dominguez
#23. Abdiel Mendoza
#24. Riley Tirotta, Francisco Fajardo, Matt Svanson
#25. Yosver Zulueta, Nick Frasso, Rainer Nuñez, Mason Fluharty
#26. Chad Dallas
#27. Mack Mueller, Alex De Jesus
#28. Garrett Spain
#29. Hugo Cardona, Steward Berroa, Cam Eden, Michael Turconi
#30. Jol Concepcion, Nathanael Perez Lopez
#31. Ricky Tiedemann, Jommer Hernandez
#32. Gabriel Ponce, Hunter Gregory, Juan Nuñez, Trenton Wallace
#33. Alex Nolan
#34. Adam Kloffenstein, Conor Larkin, Juan Nuñez
#35. Trent Palmer, Tyler Keenan
#36. Colton Laws, Braden Scott, Juan Nuñez, Devereaux Harrison
#37. Rainer Nuñez
#40. Thomas Ruwe, Justin Kelly
#41. Sean Wymer
#43. Hunter Gregory
#44. Sem Robberse, Sam Ryan
Manager/Coaches Numerical Roster
#10. Ryan Wright, hitting coach
#11. Ashley Ponce, position player coach
#13. Phil Cundari, pitching coach
#35. Brent Lavallee, manager
#37. Brent Lavallee
#38. Joel Bonnett, bullpen coach
Players
#1. Davis Schneider – UTIL
Notes – 2021 returnee threw out runner at home from left field in Spokane on April 8 to send the game into extra innings, leading to eventual season-opening win…Belted game-winning homer in Spokane on April 10 to give C’s their first series win…Clubbed second homer of season in win against Eugene on April 22…10th inning double helped C’s walk off Tri-City on May 22…Homered and added two doubles in win vs. Spokane June 7…Won Northwest League Player of the Week honours June 6-12 after batting .478…Pitched one inning vs. Eugene on June 16…Played second base, third base, left field and right field, making 29 starts in left and 11 at second….Played 113 games with Vancouver over 2019, 2021 and 2022 campaigns…Promoted to Double-A New Hampshire on June 25.
Season Highlight – Went 4-for-5 with a homer and three doubles and drove in four runs in win vs. Tri-City on June 4.
#1. Glenn Santiago – UTIL
Notes – Promoted from Dunedin to Vancouver June 29…Made C’s debut at first base vs. Spokane June 30…First hit with C’s was a leadoff triple July 2 to ignite four-run third inning rally in win vs. Spokane July 2…First multi-hit game and first two RBI came in win at Everett July 4…Doubled, singled and walked in win vs. Tri-City August 3…Went 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base in win at Everett August 18….Scored final run of C’s season as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the Northwest League final vs. Eugene September 16…Played every position except catcher and pitcher, making 20 starts in left field.
Season Highlight – Belted first home and went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in win at Everett July 10.
#2. Harry Ray – UTIL
Notes – 2021 returnee went 3-for-4 with a double in Nat Bailey Stadium debut vs. Eugene on April 19 to begin five-game hitting streak…Had three-run triple as part of 2-4 night in Hillsboro on May 28…Went 2-for-4 with a double and stolen base in win vs. Everett on July 31…Batted .270 at home…Played left field field, center field, second base and third base…Released by the Toronto Blue Jays on August 2….Appeared in 41 games with the C’s over two seasons.
Season Highlight – Belted first Northwest League home run, singled and walked vs. Tri-City on May 19.
#2. Gabby Martinez – OF
Notes – Promoted from Dunedin to Vancouver on August 6…Homered in just his second at-bat with the C’s in win vs. Tri-City on August 7…Ran off nine-game hitting streak from August 13-24 and had a 14 game on-base streak from August 13-31…Drove in final run of season with game-tying ninth inning double in Game 3 of Northwest League final vs. Eugene on September 16. Batted .385 in the playoffs…Split 26 starts evenly between left field and right field.
Season Highlight – Homered, doubled and singled in win at Spokane August 30.
#4. Naswell Paulino – LHP
Notes – Made C’s debut in Tri-City on April 13…Nat Bailey Stadium debut featured four innings of one-run ball, striking out four in a win over Eugene on April 22…Earned first victory with three innings of one-run ball in Eugene on May 14……Pitched season-high six innings and struck out five against Eugene on June 17…Struck out five over 2-1/3 innings of one-hit ball to earn the win in Everett on August 17…Rung up six batters over 2-1/3 shutout innings against Eugene on September 6…Posted 3-2 record with 4.24 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 46-2/3 innings as a reliever….Held left-handed hitters to a .211 batting average…Led C’s with 87 strikeouts in 86-1/3 innings.
Season Highlight – Allowed one run in five innings in a win against Tri-City on May 22.
#5. Miguel Hiraldo – 2B
Notes – Picked up first C’s hit and stolen base in Spokane on April 9…First homer came in a win at Tri-City on April 15…Ran off nine-game hitting streak from May 21-31 that included three-run ninth-inning double in comeback win at Hillsboro on May 27…Went 2-for-3 with a homer, a single and two runs batted in during a win at Tri-City on June 10…Three-run double provided margin of victory in a 2-for-4 game at Everett on July 10…Walk-off infield single capped 3-for-5 night at the plate against Hillsboro on July 14….Reached base four times with a homer, a single and two walks against the Hops on July 16…Batted .294 in July…Played in team-high 109 games…Made 101 starts at second base and four at third base….Stole 28 bases in 33 attempts…Led C’s with 47 runs scored.
Season Highlight – Homered in both ends of a doubleheader sweep by the C’s in Spokane on August 31.
#6. Zach Britton – C/OF
Notes – Drew bases-loaded walk in season opening win in Spokane on April 8…Walked three times in win at Tri-City on April 17 and walked three more times in Hillsboro on April 30…First Northwest League home run opened scoring in shutout win in Hillsboro on April 26…Hit three home runs in back-to-back wins against Tri-City on May 20-21…Belted a homer in a win against Spokane on June 30 and homered twice on Canada Day…Pair of RBI doubles helped the C’s edge Everett on the road on July 9…Posted 1.003 OPS in 28 games at home and 1.070 OPS in 21 day games…Stole 10 bases in 12 tries…Made 32 starts behind the plate and 12 starts in left field…Promoted to New Hampshire on July 22.
Season Highlight – Second homer of the game walked off Tri-City on May 21 to highlight a 3-for-3 day that included a double and a hit by pitch.
#6. Dasan Brown – OF
Notes – Oakville, Ontario nativepromoted from Dunedin on July 22…Wore number 18 for his first three games with the C’s before switching to 6…Went 2-for-5 in C’s debut in Spokane on July 22…Drew a walk in Nat Bailey Stadium debut against Everett July 26 and recorded first hit with a single and stole his first base on July 27…Stole two bases in wins against Tri-City on August 3-4…First Northwest League homer was a two-run shot to lift C’s to a win at Eugene on August 14…Went 3-for-5 with a stolen base in Everett on August 20…First Nat Bailey Stadium homer was a leadoff shot as part of a 3-for-5 night against Eugene in playoff-clinching win on September 7…Committed just 1 error in 37 starts in center field…Batted .467 with three home runs and stole two bases in Northwest League final against Eugene.
Season Highlight – Homered twice in Game 1 of the Northwest League final in Eugene on September 12.
#7. Trevor Schwecke – UTIL
Notes – 2021 returnee opened season with 13-game hitting streak from April 8 to May 1…Drew a walk on May 3 against Everett to extend on-base streak to 14…Hit a first-inning grand slam in victory over Eugene on April 22…Went 3-for-6 with two doubles and an RBI against Tri-City on May 19…Drove in both runs and went 2-for-4 to help C’s earn shutout win in Hillsboro on May 29…Picked up three hits and scored three times in Tri-City on June 7…Reached base four times with two singles and two walks in Tri-City on June 9…Went 3-for-5 with RBI single and double and scored the winning run in the 10th inning in walk-off win against Eugene on June 15…Played every infield spot with 12 starts at third base and made 13 starts in left field…Promoted to New Hampshire on June 22 and to Buffalo on August 25…Appeared in 117 games with the C’s over 2019, 2021 and 2022 seasons…Played in both 2019 regular season finale and 2022 home opener for the C’s.
Season Highlight – Homered and doubled in Spokane on April 10 to help C’s clinch season-opening series victory.
#7. Damiano Palmegiani – 3B/1B
Notes – Surrey, B.C. native promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on June 21…Doubled in his second at-bat on Canadian soil against Spokane on June 28…Homered, doubled and walked in victory at Everett on July 4 to begin streak of three two-hit games…First homer at Nat Bailey Stadium came in a win against Hillsboro on July 13 as part of a 2-for-4 night…Belted grand slam in win over Hillsboro on July 17…Homered off Comox, B.C. native Adam McKillican in win at Spokane on July 22…Went 3-for-4, stole a base and finished a triple shy of the cycle against Everett on July 26…Had another grand slam in win against Tri-City on August 5…Two-run first-inning home run in Spokane sparked C’s to crucial series-opening win on August 30…Homered in Game 1 of Northwest League final in Eugene on September 12…Finished tied for second on the team in home runs with 13…Made 31 starts at third base and 11 at first base…Co-Winner of Charlie Metro Most Valuable Player Award.
Season Highlight – Walked, homered and doubled in C’s debut in win at Hillsboro on June 22.
#8. Leo Jiménez – SS
Notes – Recorded C’s first hit with a leadoff single to begin 2022 season in Spokane on April 8 and went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in season-opening win…Hit first Northwest League home run in Hillsboro on April 28…Went 3-for-3 with a triple, a walk and a hit by pitch in a win over Everett May 8…Went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and three runs scored in a victory in Hillsboro on June 25…Doubled home winning run on July 2 against Spokane as part of 2-for-4 day…Hit a three-run homer, walked and had a sacrifice fly in a win at Everett on July 10…Drove in four more runs after going 3-for-4 with a double in a win against Hillsboro on July 12…Walked, doubled home the tying run and scored the winning run in a ninth-inning rally in win at Everett on August 19….Placed on injured list on August 23 and missed the rest of the season…Put up OPS marks of .803 in May and .967. in July…Tied with Spokane’s Braiden Ward for Northwest League lead in HBPs with 17…Made 46 starts at shortstop and three at second base.
Season Highlight – Racked up 10 total bases by going 3-for-4with a home run, two triples and a hit by pitch and scored four runs in a win over Hillsboro on July 17.
#9. Addison Barger – SS/3B
Notes – 2021 returnee belted first Northwest League home run on Opening Night in win at Spokane…Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in a win against Tri-City on May 17…Won Northwest League Player of the Week for May 30-June 5 by hitting .381 with two homers, two doubles and six RBI…Three-run first inning home run sparked comeback in extra-inning against Eugene on Jun 15…Fourth-inning solo homer was the difference n a victory against Eugene on June 17…Bellevue, Washington native homered in his first at-bat in a win and went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI at Everett on July 4…Bashed three doubles and walked in another victory at Everett on July 10…Promoted to New Hampshire on July 11 and to Buffalo on September 20…Added to Arizona Fall League Salt River roster…Led C’s with 14 homers and 21 doubles…Batted .295 versus lefties, .302 versus rights and .348 with runners in scoring position…Won Arnie Hallgren Player of the Year Award…Played 74 games total for the C’s with 55 RBI.
Season Highlight – Drove in six runs with a grand slam and an RBI single as part of a 2-for-5 performance in a win against Eugene on May 14.
#9. Riley Tirotta – UTIL
Notes – Wore number 24 to start the season…Doubled home winning run in 10th inning and went 2-for-5 in Opening Night win at Spokane on April 8…First Northwest League homer was a three-run shot in win at Tri-City on April 17…First Nat Bailey Stadium homer was a three-run shot in win versus Eugene on April 22…Doubled twice and drove home three runs in win at Hillsboro on May 1…Placed on seven-day injured list on June 6…Returned to Vancouver on July 12 after rehab stints at Florida Coast League and Dunedin and doubled twice and scored twice in win against Hillsboro…Went 2-for-5 including a two-run home run in fourth inning to put C’s ahead for good in win at Spokane July 22…Placed on seven-day injured list on August 26 and missed remainder of the season…Made 37 starts at first base, 10 starts at third base, seven starts in right field, two in left field and one at second base.
Season Highlight – Finished triple shy of the cycle and hit a three-run homer in win at Everett on August 17.
#12. P.K. Morris – 1B/OF
Notes – 2021 returnee Picked up C’s first extra-base hit of 2022 with a double, added two sacrifice flies and scored the winning run on Opening Night in Spokane on April 8…Drew a walk and hit 10th inning grand slam in win at Tri-City on April 13…Homered at P.K. Park as part of 2-for-3 night with a walk in a win in Eugene on May 14…Placed on seven-day injured list on July 8…Three-run homer in the seventh gave C’s a come-from-behind win against Tri-City on August 7….Homered twice and drew a walk in win at Everett on August 16…Swatted grand slam as part of 4-for-5 night in victory at Everett on August 18…Went 3-for-3 with a walk against Hillsboro on August 24…Led C’s with 61 RBI , tied for second with 13 home runs and was second in walks with 42…Batted .342 with OPS of 1.148 with runners in scoring position…Made 56 starts at first base and made 18 starts in left field….Has appeared in 100 games over two seasons with Monty’s Mounties.
Season Highlight – Homered twice, including a walk-off shot, and drove in four runs against Everett on May 6.
#14. Mark Simon – RHP
Notes – Made C’s debut in Spokane on April 9…Struck out two batters in a shutout inning in win at Tri-City on April 17…Made Nat Bailey Stadium debut in win against Eugene on May 22…Struck out two batters in a perfect frame versus Everett on May 6…Went on the seven-day injured list on June 1…Earned a hold on July 13 with a perfect eight inning in a win at Hillsboro on July 13…Worked season-high two scoreless inning in a win at Hillsboro on July 19…Final home appearance was two-thirds of a scoreless inning against Everett on July 28…Released by the Toronto Blue Jays on July 29…Rejoined the Missoula PaddleHeads of the Pioneer League.
Season Highlight – Earned first hold with two strikeouts in a perfect eighth inning in a win at Everett on July 9.
#14. Troy Watson – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee promoted to Vancouver on August 5 from Dunedin after missing most of 2021 due to Tommy John surgery…Struck out three batters in 1-2/3 scoreless inning in win against Tri-City during Nat Bailey Stadium debut on August 7…Wore number 8 on Throwback Thursday 1996 retro jersey…Stranded two runners and struck out four in 1-2/3 perfect innings against Eugene on September 8…Pitched 1-1/3 scoreless innings with one strikeout and stranded a runner in Game 2 of the Northwest League final at Eugene on September 13.
Season Highlight – Earned first professional save with 1-1/3 scoreless innings against Hillsboro on August 25.
#15. Jimmy Burnette – RHP
Notes – Earned the win on Opening Night in Spokane in his C’s debut on April 8 with one earned run allowed and four strikeouts over 2-1/3 innings…Struck out six over two shutout innings to collect the save in Tri-City on April 13…Whiffed five batters over two scoreless frames in Hillsboro on April 27…Put up two goose eggs and struck out three to earn the save against Tri-City on May 20…Promoted to New Hampshire on June 4…Struck out two batters an inning with 38 Ks over 19 innings with Vancouver.
Season Highlight – Struck out six batters over two innings in final appearance with the C’s to earn the save against Spokane on May 30.
#15. Jimmy Robbins – LHP
Notes – Promoted from Dunedin to Vancouver on June 7…Struck out four over 2-1/3 perfect innings at Tri-City on June 11 in C’s debut…Allowed just one run in 3-2/3 innings and struck out five in a win at Everett on July 9…Yielded one run over four innings and struck out six against Hillsboro on July 16…Permitted just one earned run and struck out five in three innings in win at Eugene on August 14…Promoted to New Hampshire on August 15…Struck out 46 batters and limited Northwest League hitters to .227 batting average over 35-1/3 innings.
Season Highlight – Struck out 11 over five shutout innings of one-hit ball in win against Everett on July 31.
#15. Dahian Santos – RHP
Notes – Florida State League Pitcher of the Month for May promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 16…Made C’s debut in Everett on August 20 and Nat Bailey Stadium debut on August 27…Allowed two runs over four innings and struck out seven against Eugene on September 10.
Season Highlight – Allowed two runs over five innings and struck out 10 in win at Spokane on September 3.
#16. Will McAffer – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee and North Vancouver native picked up first victory with a shutout inning against Eugene on April 22…Worked two shutout innings with two strikeouts in Eugene on May 9…Picked up victory after allowing a run over two frames against Tri-City on May 21…Posted 1.86 earned run average in May…Earned victory with two scoreless frames and two K’s against Eugene on June 17…Earned save with perfect inning against Spokane on June 29…Compiled 0.93 ERA in June…Pitched 2-1/3 shutout innings and struck out in Spokane on July 23…Release by the Toronto Blue Jays on August 2…Joined the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Frontier League…Compiled 12-8 record with six saves and struck out 117 batters over 95 innings with the C’s in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
Season Highlight – Earned his first save of the season with a game-ending strikeout to strand two runners in Tri-City on April 15
#16. Eric Pardinho – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 3…Struck out three of the first four batters he faced against Tri-City in C’s debut on August 5…Struck out 25 batters in 15 innings.
Season Highlight – Struck out four over 1-2/3 shutout innings in Eugene on August 13.
#17. Garrett Farmer – RHP
Notes – Tossed two perfect innings in C’s debut in win against Eugene on April 22…Surrendered an unearned run and struck ou three over four innings in Tri-City on June 8…Earned first Northwest League win against Eugene on June 15…Pitched 3-1/3 shutout frames and struck out three to get the win in Spokane on July 22…Posted ERAs of 1.06 and 0.96 in June and July…Placed on seven-day injured list on August 9…Struck out two in a perfect inning in Game 1 of the Northwest League final at Eugene on September 12…Won five of six decisions with 3.69 ERA and two holds over 53-2/3 innings…Announced retirement on October 25.
Season Highlight – Spun 3-2/3 shutout innings and struck out three to earn the win in Hillsboro on June 24.
#18. Alejandro Melean – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee placed on seven-day injured list on April 9…Pitched three shutout innings to pick up the save in Hillsboro on May 1…Picked up the win by allowing one earned run and striking out five over 3-2/3 innings against Everett on May 8 in Nat Bailey Stadium debut…Pitched 2-1/3 shutout innings and struck out four against Eugene on June 14…Opened a game with two shutout frames and 3 Ks in a win against Hillsboro on July 17…Promoted to New Hampshire on July 23…Struck out combined 52 batters in 51 innings with the C’s in 2021 and 2022.
Season Highlight – Tossed five shutout innings of one-hit ball and struck out three to get the win at Hillsboro on May 29.
#18. Connor Cooke – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 2…Worked a perfect inning for the save and struck out one in his C’s debut against Tri-City on August 4…Stranded a runner and picked up five-out save with three strikeouts against Tri-City on August 7…Ran off a streak of six consective save opportunities September 2…Led C’s with eight saves in 10 opportunities.
Season Highlight – Stranded bases loaded and earned a five-out save in Everett on August 16.
#19. Steward Berroa – OF
Notes – Assigned to Vancouver from New Hampshire on May 14…Wore number 29 before switching to number 19…Doubled, singled, walked, stole a base and scored two runs in second game of a doubleheader victory against Eugene on May 14…Hit first Northwest League home run and stole two bases as part of 3-for-6 effort against Tri-City on May 19…Two-run home run proved to be the difference in one-run win against Spokane on May 31, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored…Went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and four RBI in win against Spokane on June 4…Homered and walked twice in Tri-City on June 9…Doubled, tripled and drove in a run in win at Hillsboro on June 25…Walked four times and stole three bases in win at Spokane on July 22…Went 2-for-5 and stole two bases to reach the 40 stolen base plateau against Everett on July 27…Season ended when he jammed his hand against the foot of Everett first baseman Dariel Gomez after being picked off in win over AquaSox on July 29…Finished second in the Northwest League with 40 stolen bases…Won Ossie Chavarria Fan’s Choice Award.
Season Highlight – Went 3-for-4, stole four bases and danced with the grounds crew in a win against Hillsboro on July 13.
#19. T.J. Brock – RHP
Notes – 2022 6th round pick by Toronto promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 9…Struck out two batters in a perfect frame and earned a hold in his Northwest League debut at Eugene on August 12…Stranded a runner and struck out four over 1-1/3 innings at Everett on August 20…Earned first professional save in win at Spokane on August 31…Pitched shutout inning in Game 3 of the Northwest League final against Eugene on September 16.
Season Highlight – Stranded bases loaded and pitched 2-1/3 shutout innings to earn his first professional victory in Spokane on September 3.
#20. Anthony Morales – C
Notes – 2021 returnee started 2022 with a three-game hitting streak…Contributed RBI single and RBI double in a win at Hillsboro on June 25…Played first base for the first time as a professional and singled in his lone at-bat in Hillsboro on Jun 26…Had a six-game hitting streak that ran from June 16-28…Went 2-for-4 with a double in a win at Spokane July 22..Enjoyed five-game hitting streak from July 16-August 2…Made 32 starts behind the plate…Batted .313 in the eighth inning….Has appeared in 40 games with the C’s over two seasons.
Season Highlight – Legged out first career triple to drive in game-winning run and drew a walk against Hillsboro on July 16.
#21 Andrés Sosa – C/1B
Notes – Singled and walked in professional debut at Spokane on April 9…First professional home run was a two-run shot against Eugene on April 24…Finished triple short of the cycle at Spokane on July 23…Hit 10th inning walk-off double against Tri-City on August 4…Went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, two stolen bases in the ninth and scored three runs, including winning run, in win at Everett on August 18…Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI at Eugene on August 14 to mark start of 11-game hitting streak to August 30….Homered in Game 2 of the Northwest League final in Eugene on August 3 and batted .300 in the playoffs…Compiled .432 on-base percentage and slugged .556 in July before posting .494 OBP and .639 SLG in August…Finished tied for second in Northwest League with 16 hit by pitches…Co-Winner of Charlie Metro Most Valuable Player Award
Season Highlight – Went 3-for-3 with a home run, two doubles, a hit by pitch and three RBI in victory against Tri-City on August 6.
#22. Sean Mellen – LHP
Notes – 2021 returnee struck out four over 2-2/3 shutout innings in win at Spokane on April 8…Struck out eight over three innings of one-run ball to suffer hard-luck loss at Tri-City on April 12…Struck out four and allowed one run in 2-1/3 innings in only appearance at Nat Bailey Stadium came against Eugene on April 23…Worked scoreless frame in win at Hillsboro on April 26…Promoted to New Hampshire on April 27.
Season Highlight – Earned victory with two shutout innings and two strikeouts at Tri-City on April 17.
#22. Ryan Boyer – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on April 27…Tossed shutout inning, struck out two and earned a hold in C’s debut at Hillsboro on April 28…Struck out five over two shutout innings against Everett in Nat Bailey Stadium debut on May 3…Stranded a runner and pitched a perfect inning to earn his first win against Everett on May 6…Placed on seven-day injured list on May 19 and activated on June 15…Collected first professional save with a perfect frame in Hillsboro on June 22 to mark eight scoreless appearances and nine shutout innings to start his C’s tenure…Stranded two runners and pitched 1-1/3 shutout innings with two strikeouts to earn the win against Spokane on June 29…Led the C’s with four holds…Promoted to New Hampshire on July 22.
Season Highlight – Pitched two shutout innings and struck out three to earn the save against Spokane on July 2.
#22. Michael Dominguez – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on July 22…Allowed one earned run over three innings in C’s debut against Everett on July 27…Struck out six over three shutout innings against Tri-City on August 3…Suffered loss despite two runs allowed and seven strikeouts over five innings against Hillsboro on August 24…Struck out seven after allowing two runs over 4-2/3 innings in win at Spokane on August 31…Tossed five innings of one-run ball and struck out nine in Eugene during Game 2 of the Northwest League final.
Season Highlight – Allowed just two hits and one walk and struck out nine over six shutout innings against Eugene on September 7 to clinch playoff spot and Northwest League Pitcher of the Week honours for September 6-11.
#23. Abdiel Mendoza – RHP
Notes – Pitched two shutout innings with two strikeouts in C’s debut at Spokane on April 9…Picked up first win with three shutout innings and two strikeouts at Tri-City on April 15…Struck out six over three scoreless frames against Everett on May 4…Blanked visiting Spokane for 2-1/3 innings to earn win on May 31…Made first start with four innings of one-run ball in win against Spokane on June 30…Got the nod to start Game 1 of the Northwest League final in Eugene on September 12…Limited righthanded hitters to a .160 batting average…Posted 1.38 ERA in May and 1.69 ERA in July…Won George Bamberger Pitcher of the Year Award as C’s top pitcher.
Season Highlight – Tossed six scoreless frames and struck out six to earn win at Spokane on August 30.
#24. Francisco Fajardo – 2B
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on July 9…Made C’s debut at second base against Hillsboro on July 13…Entered game as defensive replacement at second base against Hillsboro on July 16…Assigned to Dunedin on July 17…Released by the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30.
Season Highlight – Singled on the first pitch he saw in the Northwest League and stole home on front end of double steal in win against Hillsboro on July 13.
#24. Matt Svanson – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on July 23…Struck out one in a shutout inning in C’s debut against Everett on July 27…Struck out six batters over 2-2/3 shutout innings to earn victory against Hillsboro on August 23…Finished regular season with shutout inning against Eugene on September 9…Posted 23-3 strikeout/walk total over 22-2/3 innings.
Season Highlight – Earned first Northwest League victory with four innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts in extra-inning win against Tri-City on August 4 (completion of August 3 game).
#25. Yosver Zulueta – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on May 19…Allowed two unearned runs and struck out eight again over five innings against Tri-City on May 19…Allowed just one hit and one walk over five shutout innings in win against Spokane on June 2…Promoted to New Hampshire on June 30…Pitched one-third of a scoreless inning at All-Star Futures Game on July 13…Promoted to Buffalo on September 18.
Season Highlight – Earned first Northwest League win by allowing one run and striking out five innings in Hillsboro on June 23.
#25. Nick Frasso – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on June 28…Was slated to make C’s debut against Spokane on July 2 but game was rained out…Made Nat Bailey Stadium debut against July 12 in win against Hillsboro by allowing one earned run in three innings…Tossed four scoreless frames and struck out four against Everett on July 26…Slated to start against Tri-City on August 2 but was traded by Toronto to the Los Angeles Dodgers with LHP Moises Brito in exchange for RHP Mitch White and SS Alex De Jesus.
Season Highlight – Struck out 10 batters over four shutout innings in C’s debut during win at Everett on July 4 and won Northwest League Pitcher of the Week honours for July 4-10.
#25. Mason Fluharty – LHP
Notes – 2022 fifth-round pick by Toronto assigned to Vancouver on August 9…Made professional debut in Eugene on August 11 by allowing one run in one inning and striking out two…Earned first professional hold with shutout inning in win at Eugene on August 14…Yielded an unearned run with four strikeouts in Everett on August 18…Notched first professional victory with two runs allowed and three strikeouts over 1-2/3 innings against Hillsboro on August 25…Worked 2-1/3 shutout innings against Eugene on September 11…Allowed a run and struck out two batters in one inning during Game 3 of the Northwest League final on September 16…Struck out 21 batters in 15-2/3 innings.
Season Highlight – Completed two shutout frames with four strikeouts at Everett on August 21.
#26. Chad Dallas – RHP
Notes – 2021 fourth-round pick by Toronto assigned to Vancouver on April 6…Pitched four shutout innings with five strikeouts in win against Everett on May 7…Struck out four over four shutout frames against Tri-City on May 18…Allowed just one run over six innings and struck out eight in walk-off win against Hillsboro on July 14…Tossed six shutout frames and struck out eight against Everett on July 28…Blanked Spokane for six scoreless frames on the road on September 1…Struck out seven and surrendered two earned runs over 5-1/3 innings against Eugene in Game 3 of the Northwest League final on September 16…Led team in innings pitched with 88 and finished second in strikeouts with 86…Earned honourable mention as a great teammate during C’s season-ending awards presentation.
Season Highlight – Threw five no-hit innings and struck out eight to earn victory in professional debut at Tri-City and Northwest League Pitcher of the Week honours for April 11-17.
#27. Mack Mueller – OF/LHP
Notes – Made C’s debut in Spokane on April 9…Homered, singled twice, walked and drove in four runs at Hillsboro on April 28…Went 3-for-4 and hit ninth-inning game-tying two-run double in walk-off win against Everett on May 6…Pair of two-run singles helped C’s complete comeback win on Mother’s Day against Everett on May 8 after last-minute addition to starting lineup…Made emergency pitching appearance against Tri-City on May 19, giving up an unearned run and striking out two over two innings…Walked three times and scored twice in win against Spokane on June 4…Worked 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout against Eugene on June 16…Worked one-third of a scoreless inning at Hillsboro on June 26…Singled twice, walked and drove in a run in win against Spokane on June 29…Surrendered run but struck out two in one inning against Everett on July 30…RBI triple opened scoring in win at Everett on July 9…Made 30 starts in right field, 12 in left field and one in center field…Struck out six batters and allowed one earned run over 4-2/3 innings…Assigned to Florida Coast League Blue Jays on August 2.
Season Highlight – Reached base four times with three singles and a walk, drove in a run and struck out the final batter of the game to notch first professional save at Hillsboro on June 23.
#27. Alex De Jesus – SS/3B
Notes – Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Toronto with RHP Mitch White in exchange for RHP Nick Frasso and LHP Moises Brito on August 2…Walked and singled in C’s debut at Eugene on August 11…Drew a walk in each of his first five games with Vancouver and had six in total…Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a walk in win at Everett on August 16…Drove in four runs after 3-for-5 night in another victory at Everett on August 17…Ninth-inning leadoff single kickstarted three-run rally in comeback win at Everett on August 19…Made 17 starts at shortstop and five at third base…Contributed RBI double and game-winning sacrifice fly in Game 1 and homered in Game 2 in doubleheader sweep at Spokane on August 31…Batted .364 in Northwest League final against Eugene with two doubles and three RBI.
Season Highlight – Finished triple shy of cycle and belted first Northwest League home run in win at Spokane on August 30.
#28. Garrett Spain – OF
Notes – Singled on first pitch he saw for first Northwest League hit and went 2-for-4 with a run scored in win at Spokane on April 8…Belted first NWL homer and doubled twice at Spokane in series-clinching win at Spokane on April 10…Went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in win against Eugene on May 14…Placed on seven-day injured list on May 17 and was activated on June 7….Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and stolen base in win against Eugene on June 19…Belted home run as part of 2-for-4 night in win at Everett on July 4…Reached base four times with single, two walks and a hit by pitch and drove in two runs in win at Everett on July 9…Recorded a triple in back-to-back wins against Hillsboro on July 12-13…Went 2-for-2 with a walk and sacrifice fly in Game 2 of Northwest League final at Eugene on September 13…Threw out runner at third base from right field and contributed RBI single in Game 3 of the NWL final against Eugene on September 16…Stole 10 bases in 13 tries…Made 43 starts in right field and 39 starts in center field with one appearance in left field…Earned 10 outfield assists and committed just two errors in 192 chances.
Season Highlight – Homered twice and was hit by a pitch in win against Hillsboro on June 24.
#29. Hugo Cardona – UTIL/RHP
Notes – Pinch-ran in C’s debut and scored insurance run in Opening Night win at Spokane on April 8…First Northwest League hit was an RBI triple at Spokane on April 10…Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a stolen base at Tri-City on April 12…Assigned to Dunedin on May 12…Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on June 2…Brought in winning run in 10th inning with fielder’s choice against Eugene on June 16…Pitched shutout inning and struck out one in first pro appearance on the mound against Eugene on June 18…Went 3-for-4 with three RBI in win against Eugene on June 19…Doubled, singled and stole home on front end of double steal in win at Everett on July 10…Singled and stole two bases in win against Tri-City on August 5…Retired only hitter he faced in Eugene on August 12…Pitched perfect frame in Everett on August 20…Promoted to New Hampshire on August 25…Stole 14 bases in 17 attempts…Used as pinch-runner 10 times and scored six runs…Made 14 starts at shortstop and appeared at second base, third base, left field, center field and right field.
Season Highlight – Connected for first Northwest League home run and drew a walk in win against Hillsboro on July 12.
#29. Cam Eden – OF
Notes – 2021 returnee promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on May 17 after rehab stint…Promoted to New Hampshire on May 31…Contributed RBI double and went 2-for-4 in win against Tri-CIty on May 17…Went 2-for-3 with a double and stolen base in win against Tri-City on May 19…Recorded another two-hit game in win against Tri-City on May 21…Singled and walked in victory at Hillsboro on May 29…Made seven starts in center field…Played 114 games for the C’s over 2019, 2021 and 2022 seasons totalling five home runs, 44 RBI and 40 stolen bases.
Season Highlight – Went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and a stolen base in Hillsboro on May 25.
#29. Michael Turconi – SS
Notes – 2022 15th round pick by Toronto promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 30…Singled in first Northwest League at-bat and scored a run in win at Spokane on August 30…Started C’s tenure with six-game hitting streak from August 30-September 6 that included a two-hit night in Spokane on September 1…Enjoyed another two-hit night and walked in win at Spokane on September 2…Walked and stole base in win against Eugene on September 7…Singled and walked twice against Eugene on September 11…Singled, walked and stole a base in Game 2 of the Northwest League final at Eugene on September 13.
Season Highlight – Went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Game 3 of the NWL final against Eugene on September 16.
#30. Jol Concepcion – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee began season with 4-1/3 scoreless innings over three appearances, including two shutout innings with three strikeouts to earn a hold in win at Tri-City on April 13…Earned first victory of season with two shutout innings and two strikeouts against Everett on May 7…Pitched two scoreless innings against Tri-City on May 19 and repeated that performance in a win against the Dust Devils on May 22…Earned the victory in back-to-back appearances at Hillsboro May 27 and against Spokane on June 2…Earned the save in with o shutout inning and a strikeout in consecutive appearances against Eugene on June 17 and June 19…Struck out four batters over two scoreless frames to get the save in Everett on July 4…Rang up three batters over two shutout frames against Hillsboro on July 12 and earned another save against the Hops with a scoreless inning and a punchout on July 15…Struck out four over two shutout innings to get the win in Everett on August 21…Promoted to New Hampshire on August 24…Posted 1.86 ERA in July…Held Northwest League hitters to a .192 batting average, including a .139 mark against lefties…Finished second on the C’s in saves with seven…Won a combined five games and struck out 76 batters over 59 innings in 2021 and 2022.
Season Highlight – Struck out six over 2-1/3 shutout innings for the save in Eugene on August 14.
#30. Nathanael Perez Lopez – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 24…Allowed two earned runs over 3-2/3 innings to take the loss in Spokane on September 4…Pitched one inning against Eugene on September 11.
Season Hlghlight – Pitched three shutout frames to begin C’s career before allowing a solo homer in the fourth on August 28 in Northwest League debut, striking out three in 3-1/3 innings.
#31. Ricky Tiedemann – LHP
Notes – Florida State League Pitcher of the Month for April promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on May 14…Struck out nine and allowed two runs (one earned) over 4-2/3 innings in win against Tri-City on May 20…Threw five shutout frames and struck out four in win at Hillsboro on May 27…Picked up first Northwest League victory by allowing just one unearned run and striking out six over five innings against Spokane on June 4…Spun four innings of shutout ball with seven strikeouts in win at Eugene on June 17…Selected to All-Star Futures Games and pitched a scoreless inning for American League on July 16…Transferred to Development List on July 22…Promoted to New Hampshire on August 5.
Season Highlight – Struck out nine batters over five shutout innings to earn victory in Tri-City on June 10.
#31. Jommer Hernandez – C
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on July 22…Hit first professional home run in the ninth inning to cap 2-for-4- day in C’s debut in victory at Spokane on July 24…Singled and walked in Nat Bailey Stadium debut against Everett on July 27…Reached base three times with a single and two walks against Everett on July 30…Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Everett on August 21…Pitched an inning of relief against Eugene on September 11…Made 18 starts behind the plate.
Season Highlight – Drove in four runs with RBI single and belted three-run home run in the ninth to complete C’s doubleheader sweep against Tri-City on August 4.
#32. Gabriel Ponce – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee struck out four batters over two shutout innings in Tri-CIty on April 15…Promoted to New Hampshire on April 19…Promoted to Buffalo on June 17…Assigned to New Hampshire on July 5…Placed on seven-day injured list on July 5 and July 30…Transferred to Development List on August 24…Assigned to New Hampshire on August 31…Pitched 59-2/3 innings and struck out 68 batters for the C’s over 2019, 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Season Highlight – Struck out three over two shutout frames to earn the save in Spokane on April 10.
#32. Hunter Gregory – RHP
Notes – Wore number 43 to start the season…Held Dust Devils to one run over four innings and struck out six in win at Tri-City on April 15…Earned first Northwest League win in Nat Bailey Stadium debut by striking out five over three shutout innings against Eugene on April 22…Placed on seven-day injured list on June 19…Transferred to 60-day injured list on July 19…Held left-handed hitters to a .234 batting average and struck out 40 over 32-1/3 innings…Returned to the mound by joining Salt River Rafters in Arizona Fall League.
Season Highlight – Struck out eight in three perfect innings at Eugene on May 14.
#32. Trenton Wallace – LHP
Notes – Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for June 13-19 promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on July 15…Allowed one run and struck out five over four innings in win against Hillsboro on July 15…Permitted just one run and rung up seven batters over six frames in win at Everett on August 19…Earned first Northwest League victory with five innings of one-run ball and five strikeouts at Spokane on September 2…Limited Eugene to one run over five innings and recorded seven punchouts on September 9.
Season Highlight – Registered 11 strikeouts and surrendered just one run over 5-2/3 innings in win against Hillsboro on August 26.
#33. Alex Nolan – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee from Burlington, Ontario contributed two shutout innings and four strikeouts in win at Tri-City on April 15…Stranded a runner and pitched 1-2/3 scoreless frames in win at Hillsboro on April 27…Earned hold with a shutout inning in win against Hillsboro on May 29…Pitched season-high three innings and yielded an unearned run against Tri-City on June 10…Left game against Eugene on June 16 with an injury while warming up between innings…Placed on seven-day injured list on June 19…Transferred to 60-day injured lit on June 25…Posted 2.84 ERA in June and limited righthanded hitters to a .184 batting average….Compiled three wins and three holds for the C’s over 2019, 2021 and 2022 seasons over 131 innings.
Season Highlight – Earned win with perfect 10th inning against Tri-City on May 22.
#34. Adam Kloffenstein – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee received third straight Opening Day assignment in win at Spokane on April 8…Allowed two runs over four innings and struck out five in win at Tri-City on April 15…Spun four shutout frames with three punchouts at Eugene on May 14…Promoted to New Hampshire on May 21…Tossed 191-2/3 innings, struck out 201 batters and won 11 games over 2019, 2021 and 2022 campaigns.
Season Highlight – Surrendered just one run over five innings and struck out six at Hillsboro on April 30.
#34. Conor Larkin – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on May 21…Threw perfect inning with one strikeout in C’s debut in win against Tri-City on May 22…Placed on seven-day injured list on June 29…Sent on rehab assignment to Dunedin on September 3…Struck out nine batters in 9-1/3 innings in six appearances with Vancouver.
Season Highlight – Struck out two batters in a 1-2-3 inning and earned the hold in win at Hillsboro on May 29.
#35. Trent Palmer – RHP
Notes – Struck out five with no earned runs allowed in C’s debut at Spokane on April 9…Yielded one earned run and whiffed four in win at Tri-City on April 17…Gave up two runs over four innings and struck out seven against Eugene in Nat Bailey Stadium debut on April 24…Charged with two earned runs and struck out six over 3-2/3 innings at Eugene on May 15…Promoted to New Hampshire on May 21…Placed on seven-day injured list on July 4…Underwent Tommy John surgery on right elbow in August.
Season Highlight – Earned Northwest League Pitcher of the Week award for April 25-May 1 by striking out eight over six perfect innings to earn the win at Hillsboro on May 1.
#35. Tyler Keenan – 3B/1B
Notes – Acquired from Seattle Mariners in exchange for 2014-2015 C’s lefty Ryan Borucki on June 5…Singled, walked and drove in a run in C’s debut in win at Tri-City on June 7…Went 2-for-4 with a double against Eugene on June 16…Did not play from June 22-July 1 and was activated from seven-day injured list on July 2…Singled and walked three times in win against Hillsboro on July 16…Doubled twice in win against Hillsboro on July 17…Promoted to New Hampshire on July 22…Batted .300 and slugged .500 in 15 games…Made seven starts at third base and four starts at first base.
Season Highlight – Doubled, singled and homered in doubleheader split at Tri-City on June 10.
#36. Colton Laws – RHP
Notes – Pitched 1-2/3 scoreless innings and allowed one earned run and struck out two to earn win at Tri-City on April 15…Placed on seven-day injured list on April 30…Released by Toronto Blue Jays on May 11…Member of 2017 Northwest League championship squad pitched 6-2/3 combined innings and won two games…All five career appearances with the C’s were on the road.
Season Highlight – Tossed shutout inning to earn opening series-clinching win at Spokane on April 10.
#36. Braden Scott – LHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on June 10…Promoted to New Hampshire for second stint on June 18.
Season Highlight – Finished two pitches shy of immaculate inning in striking out the side against Eugene in lone Vancouver appearance on June 14.
#36. Juan Nuñez – RHP
Notes – Rejoined Blue Jays as a free agent on March 15 after originally signing as a free agent from the Dominican Republic on July 2, 2013…Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on June 23…Also wore number 34 and 32 in retro Canadians jerseys…Rung up four batters in 2-1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win in Everett on July 4…Earned another victory by recording an out against Hillsboro on July 14…Picked up third July win with two shutout frames against Everett on July 29…Earned save by getting the final four outs including a strikeout against Tri-City on August 5…Promoted to New Hampshire on August 11…Member of 2017 Northwest League champion C’s as well as 2018 and 2019 squads, winning six games, earning two holds and two saves while striking out 119 batters in 124 innings.
Season Highlight – Earned win with 1-2/3 shutout innings and four strikeouts against Spokane on July 2.
#36. Devereaux Harrison – RHP
Notes – 2022 ninth-round pick promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 30…Made C’s debut in win at Spokane on September 3…Worked two shutout innings and struck out one against Eugene on September 10…Threw two shutout innings…Pitched scoreless frame with one strikeout in Game 1 of the Northwest League final at Eugene on September 12.
Season Highlight – Punctuated shutout inning with a game-ending strikeout in playoff-clinching win against Eugene on September 7 in Nat Bailey Stadium debut.
#37. Rainer Nuñez – 1B
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 6…Went 1-for-4 with a run scored in his C’s debut in win against Tri-City on August 7…Belted first Northwest League home run as part of 2-for-5 night with two RBI in win at Everett on August 16…Blasted another two-run shot in win at Everett on August 18…Went 3-for-5 with a double and drove in a run in win at Spokane on August 30…Doubled and singled to stretch hitting streak to seven games and scored twice win at Spokane on August 31…Delivered a two-run first-inning homer in win at Spokane on September 2…Doubled twice in another victory at Spokane on September 3 as part of another seven-game hitting streak to end the regular season…Pinch-hit appearance did not come to pass as he was left in on-deck circle at the end of Game 3 of the Northwest League final…Made 20 starts at first base.
Season Highlight – Drilled a two-run homer and went 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored in win at Everett on August 17.
#40. Thomas Ruwe – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee pitched shutout inning to earn hold in Opening Night win at Spokane on April 8…Struck out the side in shutout inning in win at Hillsboro on April 26…Did not allow an earned run over seven innings covering six appearances in April…Recorded final three outs and struck out one in scoreless ninth in win against Everett on May 7… Struck out three over two shutout innings to get the hold in win against Tri-City on May 21…Rang up four batters over two scoreless frames at Hillsboro on May 26…Whiffed three batters over two shutout innings in victory against Spokane on June 2…Did not allow a run over last six appearances covering nine innings…Promoted to New Hampshire on June 10…Placed on seven-day injured list on July 29.
Season Highlight – Collected the save with a shutout ninth at Hillsboro on May 29.
#40. Justin Kelly – RHP
Notes – Promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on June 17…Earned first professional win in C’s debut with three innings of one-run ball against Eugene on June 19…Pitched two shutout frames of one-hit ball in win at Hillsboro on June 22…Picked up win with 3-1/3 innings of one-run ball with four strikeouts in Everett on July 9…Yielded an unearned run over three inning to pick up a victory against Hillsboro on July 16…Scoreless inning against Tri-City resulted in collecting another win against Tri-City on August 4…Stranded two runners and recorded the final out to earn save at Everett on August 17…Made appearance in Game 1 of Northwest League final at Eugene on September 12…Led C’s pitchers in wins with nine.
Season Highlight – Pitched two shutout innings of one-hit ball to earn win at Eugene on August 14.
#41. Sean Wymer – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on June 13…Struck out two batters in shutout inning against Eugene in season debut on June 15…Earned win with two strikeouts in shutout frame at Hillsboro on June 22…Struck out three over two shutout innings in win at Hillsboro on June 25…Earned a win with 1-2/3 scoreless frames against Hillsboro on July 15…Struck out three over three shutout innings against Everett on July 27…Contributed two no-hit innings against Tri-City on August 2…Collected the win with perfect inning that included one strikeout against Tri-City on August 5…Promoted to New Hampshire on August 8…Released by Toronto on August 16…Pitched in 2018, 2021 and 2022 for the C’s and compiled nine wins with 82 strikeouts over 86 innings.
Season Highlight – Tossed three shutout innings to pick up victory against Hillsboro on July 12.
#44. Sem Robberse – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee struck out seven over five scoreless frames against Everett on May 3…Blanked Tri-City over six innings and struck out two to earn win on May 17…Put together seven more scoreless frames and struck out four to get the win at Hillsboro on May 24…Earned Northwest League Pitcher of the Week honours for May 23-29…Limited host Tri-City to one run and struck out four over six innings to collect another victory on June 7…Struck out six and yielded just two runs over six innings for another W against Hillsboro on July 13…Did not pitch again until July 29 as he was assigned to the Player Development Complex in Dunedin…Allowed two runs (one earned) and struck out eight batters in win against Tri-City on August 5…Gave up just one run and struck out four in Eugene on August 12…Promoted to New Hampshire on August 15…Posted ERAs of 2.65, 1.75 and 1.80 in April, May and August respectively…Racked up 107 strikeouts over 117-2/3 innings during 2021 and 2022 seasons with Vancouver.
Season Highlight – Earned first Northwest League win with seven strikeouts over seven shutout innings in Hillsboro on April 26.
#44. Sam Ryan – RHP
Notes – 2021 returnee promoted to Vancouver from Dunedin on August 16 two days after pitching two innings of a combined no-hitter against Tampa…Earned first Northwest League win by allowing one earned run over 1-1/3 innings with one strikeout against Hillsboro on August 26…Pitched scoreless ninth inning in win at Spokane on August 30…Struck out 24 batters over 28 innings over 2021 and 2022 seasons for Vancouver.
Season Highlight – Worked perfect inning to help C’s clinch playoff berth against Eugene on September 7.
Manager/Coaches
#35. Brent Lavallee – Manager
Notes – Wore number 37 to start the season before switching to number 35…former North Delta Blue Jay joined Toronto Blue Jays organization in December of 2019 after distinguished career as player and manager at Louisiana State University-Shreveport…Slated to be C’s manager in 2020 before COVID cancelled the season…Managed Florida Complex League Blue Jays in 2021…Won first game as C’s manager with season opening night win in Spokane on April 8.
Season Highlight – Guided Canadians to 67-62 record and first playoff berth since 2017.
#10. Ryan Wright – Hitting Coach
Notes – 2021 returnee has been with the Blue Jays organization since 2019…2022 season marked return to B.C. after serving as head coach of the Kelowna Falcons of the summer collegiate West Coast League in 2019…Worked as assistant coach with the Montana State University Yellowjackets from 2017-2020…College infielder with the University of Utah, Treasure Valley Community College and Oklahoma City University, hitting .320 in two years at OCU and earning second-team academic All-American honours.
Season Highlight – Canadians racked up Northwest League-leading 400 extra-base hits with league-best 244 doubles.
#11. Ashley Ponce – Position Player Coach
Notes – First season with Blue Jays organization…Infielder played seven seasons in the minor leagues, spending 2008 with the New York Mets system before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2009…Played for Panama in 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifier.
Season Highlight – Canadians turned 214 double plays and totalled 999 assists.
#13. Phil Cundari – Pitching Coach
Notes – 2021 returnee has been with Blue Jays organization since 2020…Served as pitching coach at Rutgers in 2019 before coaching at Seton Hall for 28 seasons…Won National Pitching Coach of the Year honours in 2011…Drafted by Oakland in the fourth round of 1985 draft out of Seton Hall.
Season Highlight – Canadians pitching staff placed third in the Northwest League in team ERA at 4.22 and innings pitched with 1,110.
#38. Joel Bonnett – Bullpen Coach
Notes – Joined Blue Jays organization in 2022 after four-plus years as pitching coach with Benedictine University…Also a pitching coach with Hendrix College, Southwest Minnesota State University and University of Illinois-Springfield.
Season Highlight – C’s relievers racked up 34 saves, second most in the Northwest League.
All things considered, 2022 was a great season for the Vancouver Canadians as they returned to Nat Bailey Stadium for the first time since COVID cancelled the 2022 campaign and kept the club in Hillsboro in 2021. It didn’t end the way the club wanted it to but they made the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
There were a lot of positive developments such as the emergence of Addison Barger and Ricky Tiedemann and Yosver Zulueta with the latter two earning a berth in the MLB Future Stars Game. All three could very well be in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform in 2023 if they continue their current rate of development.
The Canadian Canadians Damiano Palmegiani and Dasan Brown helped spearhead the offence in the second half along with Rainer Nuñez and Gabby Martinez who arrived from Dunedin in August to solidify the lineup.
Fan favourite Steward Berroa electrified the fans with his ability to steal bases at will before being sidelined with a wrist injury. Miguel Hiraldo had his moments with his powerful bat and on the basepaths. Leo Jiménez was a steady defender at short and was starting to sting the ball before the injury bug struck. Alex De Jesus and 2022 draft pick Michael Turconi helped pick up the slack in the middle infield. De Jesus was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for hard-throwing righty Nick Frasso who had a scintillating Northwest League debut in Everett on the 4th of July.
Catchers Zach Britton earned a call-up to New Hampshire after showing a good eye at the plate and Andrés Sosa filled the void with his scorching bat in July and August. P.K. Morris held down the fort with solid two-way play at first base and delivered timely hits with runners in scoring position and Garrett Spain showed off his rocket launcher of an arm in the outfield.
On the mound, Sem Robberse also got a call to New Hampshire after displaying poise on the mound. Chad Dallas had a scintillating pro debut before experiencing some ups and downs but he managed to finish up strong and was lauded as a great teammate by the C’s coaching staff during the team’s year-end awards ceremony. Lefties Jimmy Robbins, Trenton Wallace, and righthander Alejandro Melean improved after arriving in YVR, with Melan and Robbins getting the call to Double-A. Dahian Santos overcame a tough start after arriving from Dunedin and showed promise in his final two starts of the year.
The one constant all year long was Abdiel Mendoza who started the year in the bullpen before joining the rotation down the stretch and being recognized as the team’s best pitcher. Garrett Farmer proved to be a valuable addition after being let go by Baltimore. Lefty Naswell Paulino toggled between the rotation and the pen and soaked up valuable innings along the way.
Other early-season bullpen contributors were Thomas Ruwe, Jol Concepcion and Juan Nuñez before they moved on to New Hampshire. Matt Svanson and 2022 draftees such as T.J. Brock, Mason Fluharty and Connor Cooke helped fill the void.
Manager Brent Lavallee kept a steady hand on the till as the club went 14-9 in July and 16-11 in August to give the club a 67-62 record to nail down a berth in the Northwest League final. The C’s recorded 42 come-from-behind wins and walked off the opposition seven times at the Nat.
It was nice to see baseball return to Vancouver after an excruciating three-year absence caused by the pandemic. I like to thank all the players, coaches and the organization for a memorable season. The countdown is on for April 7, 2023 for the home and regular season opener against Spokane. Thanks a million for reading!
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