Vancouver Canadians
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Vancouver Canadians Founded in 2000 Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Current | Short-Season A (2000–present) | ||||
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| League | Northwest League (2000–present) | ||||
| Division | Northern Division | ||||
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| Current | Toronto Blue Jays (2011–present) | ||||
| Previous | Oakland Athletics (2000–2010) | ||||
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| League titles (3) |
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| Division titles (2) |
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| Nickname | C's (2000–present) | ||||
| Ballpark | Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium (2000–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Vancouver Professional Baseball Partnership | ||||
| Manager | John Tamargo | ||||
| General Manager | J.C. Fraser | ||||
| President | Andy Dunn | ||||
The Vancouver Canadians are a minor league baseball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadians are the Northwest League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The C's have previously affiliated with the Oakland Athletics between 2000–2010. They are the only Canadian team in the "affiliated" minor leagues—i.e., part of the farm system of a Major League Baseball team. This came about after the Ottawa Lynx moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania. The NWL Canadians supplanted a Triple-A franchise of the same name that played for 22 seasons (1978–99) in the Pacific Coast League. The current incarnation of the Canadians was established in 2000 after the AAA Canadians moved to West Sacramento, California and became the Sacramento River Cats (which is now an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants).
As a Northwest League franchise (dating back to 1979 in Medford, Oregon), the Canadians have had players such as José Canseco, Pat Britt, Rod Beck, Rickey Henderson, Scott Brosius, Jason Giambi, Tim Hudson, Nick Swisher, Jeremy Brown, Troy Glaus, Sammy Sosa, Jason Windsor, Joe Blanton, Rich Harden, Travis Buck, local Sean Triplett, Danny Putnam, Dallas Braden and Miguel Tejada. The team formed after Medford, Oregon's Southern Oregon Timberjacks relocated to Vancouver.
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