Blue Jays, C's Announce 2026 Opening Day Roster
VANCOUVER, BC – In conjunction with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Canadians are pleased to debut the 2026 Opening Day roster ahead of the team’s sixth season as Toronto’s High-A affiliate, 15th in the organization and 26th in franchise history.
VANCOUVER, BC – In conjunction with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Canadians are pleased to debut the 2026 Opening Day roster ahead of the team’s sixth season as Toronto’s High-A affiliate, 15th in the organization and 26th in franchise history.
16 returning players are back at The Nat after appearing for the C’s in one of the last two seasons. They are: RHP Austin Cates, RHP Colby Holcombe, RHP Austin Marozas, RHP Aaron Munson, RHP Carson Pierce, RHP Jonathan Todd, LHP Juanmi Vasquez, Duran, C Hayden Gilliland, C Jacob Sharp, UTL Carter Cunningham, INF JR Freethy, Nimmala, INF Tucker Toman, OF Alexis Hernandez and OF Brennan Orf.
The remaining roster includes:
RHP Eminen Flores LHP Mason Olson RHP Danny Thompson Jr. INF Kendry Chirinos OF Mathieu Vallee
RHP Daniel Guerra RHP Kelena Sauer RHP Holden Wlkerson INF Maddox Latta
RHP Landen Maroudis RHP Jay Schueler INF Manny Beltre OF Jake Casey
16 Canadian provinces and U.S. states have sent their own to British Columbia, led by California (three), Florida (three) and Illinois (two). Beyond North America, Venezuela (four) and the Dominican Republic (four) are represented on the roster.
The lone Canadian is Vallee, a native of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, QC who is making his affiliated professional debut this year after signing with Toronto in February.
The average age of this group is 22.8, with ages ranging from 19 and eight months (King) to 27 and four months (Marozas). It’s the second-youngest roster of the High-A era (2023, 21.7 years); all but two were born in the year 2001 or later.
15 were drafted by the Blue Jays, seven were signed as non-drafted free agents, five were added as international free agents, three came over via trade, one was a Rule 5 draftee.
These 31 players – led by manager Jose Mayorga – begin their quest for a sixth Northwest League crown on Friday, April 3 at Tri-City (Angels) before returning to Vancouver to open the home slate on Tuesday, April 7 against Eugene (Giants).
To get tickets for Opening Night or any other game throughout the 75th anniversary season of The Nat, visit CanadiansBaseball.com or call 604-872-5232.