Tryout camps: Looking for the next Phillippe Aumont
*Long before Phillippe Aumont (Hull, Que.) was a first-round choice of the Seattle Mariners he showed up at an MLB Bureau camp in Ottawa.
2011 Canadians in the June draft
Canadian director of the Major League Scouting Bureau Walt Burrows (Brentwood Bay, BC) has set the dates for his annual tour of Canada with his series of open camps.
CANADA – 2011 OPEN TRYOUT CAMPS
1) AUGUST 8 Monday, 10:00 am Montreal, Que., Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park
Cavendish Rd & Mackle Rd
2) AUGUST 9 Tuesday 10:00 am Trois Rivieres, Que., Stade Municipal
1409 Boulevard du Carmel
3) AUGUST 23 Tuesday 10:00 am Courtright, Ont. Centennial Park
1595 3 Street
4) AUGUST 24 Wednesday 10:00 am Welland, Ont. Wellend Sports Complex
Quaker Rd & Niagara St North
5) AUGUST 25 Thurs 10:00 am Toronto, Ont. Connorvale Park
Brownsline & Valermo Dr
Tryout camps are open to players 15 years of age and higher. To participate all players must have a signed waiver form. They can be obtained at www.mlb.com site.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Open camps
1) Tuesday Aug, 16, Fergie Jenkins Field, Tweedsmuir Ave And Queens St.
Rotary Park, Chatham Ont.
Start time 10 AM
2) Wednesday August 17, Iroquois Park, Victoria St and Henry St
Whitby Ont.
Start time 10 AM
Tryouts are open to all players aged 15 through 23. There is no fee. Registration will be done 30 minutes prior to start of camp. All players must bring their own equipment.
For further information contact Canadian Supervisor Jay Lapp at, Jay.Lapp@Brewers.com