Toronto Blue Jays partner with Vancouver Canadians

[L3M0NAD3]

http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100917&content_id=14758882&vkey=pr_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor

The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have signed a four-year player development contract with the VANCOUVER CANADIANS of the Northwest League (A).

Partnering with Vancouver is a key initiative for both the Canadians and the Blue Jays, as it unites Canada's only Minor League affiliate with Canada's only Major League club. Having always received strong support from the west coast and particularly with British Columbia becoming a hotbed for baseball, this partnership will enhance the success of both organizations. Current British Columbia natives in the Blue Jays system include, Trystan Magnuson, Scott Richmond (Vancouver), Adam Loewen (Surrey), Michael Crouse & Shawn Bowman (New Westminster).

The Vancouver Canadians drew a club record 154,592 fans in 2010 at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium, for an average of 4,068 to rank 2nd in the eight team Northwest League. It marked the 2nd consecutive season that the Canadians established a franchise attendance record, and with 2011 being the 60th season that Vancouver has called Nat Bailey Stadium home, both the Blue Jays and Canadians organizations are excited about the next four seasons.

[LittleOzzy]

They also mentioned that they would like to play an exhibition game of the Jays vs Yankees or Jays vs Mariners at BC Place in the future.

Would be awesome for the fans out west.

[ItsDanger]

Any word on where they will move the AAA team? From everything that I've read, they want out of Las Vegas bad.