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C’s Alumni Update – The Two Tuckers

The Vancouver Canadians had a battery of Tuckers during the 2012 campaign. When the two played catch together in the same game, good things tended to happen as they played a role in helping the C's repeat as back-to-back Northwest League champions.

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C’s Alumni Update – 32* former Vancouver Canadians have played for Blue Jays this spring

With two weeks left to go until Opening Day, quite a few former Vancouver Canadians are continuing to make their presence felt in Dunedin with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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C’s Alumni Update – Art Charles

It's my firm belief the Vancouver Canadians would never have repeated as Northwest League Champions in 2012 without Art Charles.

Vancouver Canadians, Rowdy Tellez
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C’s Alumni Update – Former C’s Invade Dunedin

Spring Training is underway and the Toronto Blue Jays are off to a 0-4 start in 2017. Thankfully, the games do not count but this will not help Toronto in their quest to become Grapefruit League champions. As the Blue Jays partnership with the Vancouver Canadians now six years in, we're seeing more and more … Continue reading C’s Alumni Update – Former C’s Invade Dunedin

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Toronto Trip 2014 — Part Two

The west coast jet lag and not going to my hotel right away after the ball game nearly cost me missing the series finale against Seattle. It was a rare 4:07 pm weekday contest and I wound up sleeping in until 2:30 pm. After hurriedly getting cleaned up, I grabbed my camera gear and summoned … Continue reading Toronto Trip 2014 — Part Two

Adam Lind
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Farewell #26!

The Toronto Blue Jays severed ties with their longest-tenured position player by dealing first baseman/designated hitter Adam Lind to Milwaukee for right-hander Marco Estrada. That ended a nine-year run with the Jays in which the man from Muncie, Indiana batted .273/.327/.466 with 196 doubles, 12 triples, 146 home runs and 519 runs batted in. Lind … Continue reading Farewell #26!

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Blue Jays 2014 R. Howard Webster Award Winners

As is the tradition during the final Saturday home game of the regular season, the Blue Jays honoured the top players from each of their eight minor league affiliates for the 2014 season. Before handing out the hardware, the Jays paid tribute to the late Jorge Rivera, an amateur scout who helped sign arguably the … Continue reading Blue Jays 2014 R. Howard Webster Award Winners