The Baseball Academy of Canada

CBA players had an intense day on their journey to American professional or college baseball on Monday. It was a stage in front of recruiters who analyzed the talent of each of these young Quebecers. After spending the afternoon seeing them in action, I was very impressed with their performance. Their next challenge will be on their tour of Arizona. There is a lot of talent in Quebec.

Jeremy Pilon and Elliot Cadieux-Lanoue, who reached the speed of 92 miles per hour with his fastball, as well as Deiten Lachance, Jimmy Dionne and Charles-Olivier Cyr, who surround them, are part of the national team of the Canada 18U.

Pitching coordinator Karl Gélinas teaches Antoine Guenette a facet of pitching technique.

ABC players can count on a formidable integrated support team made up of Léa Thibault, athletic therapist; Maxime Chevrier, mental trainer; Lan-Anh Phan, mental trainer; and Sieger Roorda, mental trainer.

The PBR team aggregates all player stats that are available for professional teams and school programs. The program manager, Georges Halim, is surrounded by Cam Bock Araujo, Brady Turner, Josh Arcé and Ryan Fisher.

Former Phillies pitcher and CBA program operations director Jesen Therrien is pictured with team members Marc-Antoine Bérubé, Karl Gélinas, Mathieu Dion and Yannick Desjardins.

Mathieu Dion installed the Rapsodo, which records a batter’s performance as well as ball velocity, spin rate, 3D trajectory and strike zone for pitchers. This data is very useful for recruiters.

Olivier Deschamps, Jesen Therrien, the CBA’s director of program operations, and Raphael Lantigua discussed the day’s proceedings.

Greg Hamilton, Head Coach and Director of Men’s National Teams, was discussing player performance with Jesen Therrien.

Major league scouts included former Yankees scout Denis Boucher, Alex Agostino of the Phillies, and Pat Griffin and Jasmin Roy of the Blue Jays.