Ottawa Titans

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Ottawa Titans
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Information
LeagueFrontier League (2020-present) (East Division)
LocationOttawa, Ontario
BallparkRCGT Park
Year founded2020
ColoursRed, black, white
     
MascotCappy
OwnershipSam Katz, OSEG
ManagerBobby Brown
General ManagerSebastien Boucher
MediaOttawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun, Radio-Canada, Le Droit, CKDJ-FM, TSN
Websiteottawatitans.com

The Ottawa Titans are a professional baseball team based in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] They play their home games at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park. They became the city's seventh professional baseball franchise succeeding the International League's Ottawa Giants, Ottawa Athletics and Ottawa Lynx, the Can Am League's Ottawa Rapidz and Ottawa Champions and the Intercounty Baseball League's Ottawa Fat Cats.

History[]

After the 2019 season, the Can-Am League merged with the Frontier League, leaving Ottawa without a baseball team. In September 2020, the Frontier League decided to expand to Ottawa, announcing that the league would be granting a franchise to a group led by Sam Katz, the former mayor of Winnipeg and owner of the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, who owns the Ottawa 67's junior hockey team and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. The league considers Ottawa to be an expansion team.[2][3][4]

On October 6, 2020, Ottawa announced Steve Brook as the team's inaugural manager. Brook previously managed the River City Rascals in the Frontier League from 2010 to 2019. He led the Rascals to a 488–373 record over his nine seasons at the helm including the 2010 and 2019 championships.[5] In December 2020, Ottawa announced the team name as Ottawa Titans a result of a name-the-team contest,[5][6] and the team colors in the tradition of Ottawa sports franchises such as the Ottawa Redblacks, Ottawa 67's, and Ottawa Senators.[6]

On April 22, 2021, the Frontier League announced that Ottawa (along with the Trois-Rivières Aigles) would not compete in the 2021 season due to the prolonged closure of the Canada–United States border as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa. Canadian players signed by the Titans and the Aigles had the opportunity to join the Québec Capitales (who started the season as a traveling team known as Équipe Québec, playing exclusively in the U.S.), while non-Canadian players were subject to a dispersal draft among the 13 U.S.–based teams. The Titans intend on returning to competition for their inaugural season in 2022.[7]

In October 2021, Bobby Brown was hired as the Titans manager for the 2022 season, after Steve Brook, on a one-year contract, decided to move on.[8]

Current Roster[]

Ottawa Titans roster
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Active (24-man) roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 36 Chris Burica
  • 12 Tanner Cable
  • 30 Pedro Fernandez
  • 10 Carter Hayes
  • -- Tyler Jandron
  • 21 Keisy Portorreal
  • 27 Gavin Sonnier
  • 45 Jose Taveras
  • 20 Carlos Vega
  • 19 Zac Westcott



  

Catchers

  • -- Zach Almond

Infielders

  •  4 Elliott Curtis
  • 13 Billy Damon
  • -- Clay Fisher
  • 28 Marcel Lacasse
  • 44 David Maberry
  • -- Luke Navigato
  • -- Jackie Urbaez
  •  6 Ryan Walstad
  •  7 A. J. Wright

Outfielders

  •  2 Roberto Caro
  • 11 Rodrigo Orozco
  

Manager

  • 25 Bobby Brown

Coaches

  • TBD

Injury icon 2.svg Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated December 29, 2021
 Transactions

References[]

  1. ^ "Ottawa gets Frontier League baseball team for 2021". CBC News. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Frontier League Welcomes Ottawa for 2021 Season". frontierleague.com (Press release). Frontier League. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ Reichard, Kevin (25 September 2020). "Frontier League returns to Ottawa in 2021". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ Baines, Tim (23 September 2020). "PLAY BALL! Sam Katz confident baseball will be a hit in Ottawa when it returns next year". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Decorated Manager Brook Hired to Lead Ottawa". frontierleague.com (Press release). Frontier League. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b Baines, Tim (3 December 2020). "REMEMBER THE TITANS: Ottawa's new pro baseball team gets a name". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "FRONTIER LEAGUE ADJUSTS 2021 SCHEDULE" (Press release). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. ^ "TITANS HIRE MANAGER: Bobby Brown takes charge for 2022 Frontier League season". Ottawa Sun. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

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