BLUE JAYS TO CONDUCT HONDA SUPER CAMPS ACROSS CANADA

This just in from Honda Canada:

BLUE JAYS TO CONDUCT HONDA SUPER CAMPS ACROSS CANADA The TORONTO BLUE JAYS will conduct seven Honda Super Camps across seven cities from June through August, as they continue their commitment to amateur baseball across Canada. In conjunction with title sponsor Honda Canada Inc., the Super Camps will commence in Vancouver from June 27-29 at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium, the home of Class A affiliate the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League. Blue Jays alumni, Ed Sprague, Duane Ward, Lloyd Moseby and Roberto Alomar will be guest instructors in Vancouver, assisting the team from Baseball Canada as they provide instruction to approximately 150 registrants. The instruction will continue through the summer with camps being held in Prince George, London, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, and concluding in Toronto. Former Blue Jays Mark Eichhorn, Rance Mulliniks, Lloyd Moseby, Duane Ward, Candy Maldonado, Alex Gonzalez, Brian McRae and Tony Fernandez will also take part throughout the summer along with Baseball Canada instructors. “We are very proud to partner with the Blue Jays on this significant initiative. Together we continue to grow this game across Canada and programs such as this provide our players future with the fundamental skills they need, while enhancing their enjoyment of this great game” - Jim Baba, Director General, Baseball Canada. “We wear the Maple Leaf proudly. As we did with the Winter Tour we want bring the game of baseball to all Canadians and reaching out to the youth of this country is an important step in that process. Doing so with the great team from Baseball Canada, will only strengthen our ability to execute our long term commitment to Amateur Baseball” - Paul Beeston, President and CEO, Toronto Blue Jays and Rogers Centre. Each Honda Super Camp presented by the Blue Jays Baseball Academy, will be three days in length and run from 8am-1pm each day. Each participant will receive top level instruction in all aspects of the game from Blue Jays alumni and Baseball Canada instructors. Registration will be available on bluejays.com/camps, with a cost of $150 per child and will limited to 150 children aged 8-14. In addition, working with local baseball associations, the Toronto Blue Jays, through Jays Care Foundation, will donate registration fees for a limited number of players in each of the seven camps to help remove any financial barriers to participation.

A complete listing of camp dates and details is below.

June 27-29 Vancouver Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium Sprague, Ward, Alomar, Moseby July 4-6 Prince George Volunteer Park Ward, Eichhorn, Mulliniks, Moseby July 11-13 London Centrefield Sports Ward, McRae, Quantrill July 18-20 Halifax Beazley Field Ward, Mulliniks, Maldonado July 25-27 Ottawa Ottawa Baseball Stadium Maldonado, Ward, Gonzalez, McRae Aug. 8-10 Calgary Absolute Sports Ward, Eichhorn, Mulliniks Aug. 15-17 Toronto Rogers Centre Henke, Gonzalez, Mulliniks, McRae, Fernandez