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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.<ref name="brook">{{cite press release |url=https://frontierleague.com/2020/10/06/decorated-manager-brook-hired-to-lead-ottawa/ |title=Decorated Manager Brook Hired to Lead Ottawa |publisher=Frontier League |website=frontierleague.com |access-date=2020-10-06 |date=2020-10-06}}</ref> In December 2020, Ottawa announced the team name as Ottawa Titans a result of a name-the-team contest,<ref name="brook" /><ref name="name">{{cite news |last1=Baines |first1=Tim |title=REMEMBER THE TITANS: Ottawa's new pro baseball team gets a name |url=https://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/sports/baseball/remember-the-titans-ottawas-new-pro-baseball-team-gets-a-name/wcm/43a3a739-60dc-458f-89ff-d044597eff6a |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=[[Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune]] |date=3 December 2020}}</ref> and the team colors in the tradition of Ottawa sports franchises such as the [[Ottawa Redblacks]], [[Ottawa 67's]], and [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref name="name" />
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.<ref name="brook">{{cite press release |url=https://frontierleague.com/2020/10/06/decorated-manager-brook-hired-to-lead-ottawa/ |title=Decorated Manager Brook Hired to Lead Ottawa |publisher=Frontier League |website=frontierleague.com |access-date=2020-10-06 |date=2020-10-06}}</ref> In December 2020, Ottawa announced the team name as Ottawa Titans a result of a name-the-team contest,<ref name="brook" /><ref name="name">{{cite news |last1=Baines |first1=Tim |title=REMEMBER THE TITANS: Ottawa's new pro baseball team gets a name |url=https://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/sports/baseball/remember-the-titans-ottawas-new-pro-baseball-team-gets-a-name/wcm/43a3a739-60dc-458f-89ff-d044597eff6a |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=[[Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune]] |date=3 December 2020}}</ref> and the team colors in the tradition of Ottawa sports franchises such as the [[Ottawa Redblacks]], [[Ottawa 67's]], and [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref name="name" />


On April 22, 2021, the Frontier League announced that Ottawa (along with the [[Trois-Rivières Aigles (Frontier League)|Trois-Rivières Aigles]]) will not compete in the 2021 season due to the [[Canada–United States border#21st century|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 will be 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.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://frontierleague.com/2021/04/17/frontier-league-adjusts-2021-schedule/|title=FRONTIER LEAGUE ADJUSTS 2021 SCHEDULE |date=April 17, 2021 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}</ref>
On April 22, 2021, the Frontier League announced that Ottawa (along with the [[Trois-Rivières Aigles (Frontier League)|Trois-Rivières Aigles]]) will not compete in the 2021 season due to the [[Canada–United States border#21st century|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 will be 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.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://frontierleague.com/2021/04/17/frontier-league-adjusts-2021-schedule/|title=FRONTIER LEAGUE ADJUSTS 2021 SCHEDULE |date=April 17, 2021 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}</ref>


==Current Roster==
==Current Roster==

Revision as of 18:40, 2 November 2021

For the lacrosse team, see Ottawa Titans (lacrosse).

Ottawa Titans
File:Ottawa Titans Logo.jpg
Information
LeagueFrontier League
LocationOttawa, Ontario
BallparkRCGT Park
Founded2020
ColoursRed, black, white
     
OwnershipSam Katz, Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, Jacques J.M. Shore
ManagerBobby Brown
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 as well as 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) will 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 will be 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]

Current Roster

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

Pitchers

  • -- Austin Dubsky
  • -- Mateos Kekatos
  • -- Yeison Medina
  • -- Alex Nolan
  • -- Brandon Sherman
  • -- Jackson Sigman



  

Catchers

  • -- Tanner Murphy

Infielders

  • -- Elliott Curtis
  • -- Nick Gotta
  • -- Taylor Wright

Outfielders

  • -- Juan Carlos Abreu
  • -- Nick Anderson
  • -- Cameron Blake
  • -- Kevin Connolly
  • -- Kyle Gaedele
  • -- Tony Holton
  

Manager

  • -- Steve Brook

Coaches

  • -- Nick Kennedy (assistant)
  • -- Kyle Gaedele (hitting)
  • -- Cody Mincey (pitching)

Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated April 22, 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.


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