1B Tom Poole, FA, Signed by Tampa Bay Rays -- Signed $50,000

Born: Winnipeg, Man.

Hometown: Calgary, Alta.

Bats/Throws L-R

Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 211 lbs.

School/Team: Dallas Baptist University

Coaches: Dan Heefner, Tyler Johnson, Alex Pendergast, Kodie Kolden

Previous teams: Bellingham Bells, Edmonton Riverhawks, Cloud County Thunderbirds, Langley Blaze, Calgary Junior Dinos, Absolute Baseball Academy

Previous coaches: Bob Ralston, Haydan Hastings, Riley Parker, Jake Lanferman, Nolan Weger, Dylan Flasch, Nathan Coffin, Jamie Bodaly, Phil Curtis, Neil Gidney

2025 spring with Dallas Baptist _ Batted .336 with seven home runs, 12 doubles, and 22 RBIs in 40 games … Was perfect 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts … Completed his career with the third-highest on-base percentage (.454) in program history ... Ranked seventh all-time in DBU Baseball history in slugging percentage (.623) ... Against Top 25 Opponents: Ranks third all-time in program history in career on-base percentage (.454) and seventh in slugging percentage (.623) … Against Conference USA (CUSA) Opponents: Homered and scored three runs against Middle Tennessee (3/22) … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles at New Mexico State (3/28) … Against Non-Conference opponents: Racked up a career-high three doubles in the season opener against North Dakota State (2/14) … Swiped three bases and drove in a run to lift DBU to a three-game sweep of North Dakota State (2/16) … Went 3-for-4 with a double versus UTRGV (2/18) at Globe Life Field … Belted his first home run of the year and collected three RBIs as part of a 3-for-5 day against SIU Edwardsville (2/22) … Went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs at Oral Roberts (2/28) … Homered, doubled, and drove in a season-high four runs as part of a three-hit game in a series-clinching win at Louisiana (3/9) … Homered in his fourth straight game and drove in two runs against UTSA (3/15) … CUSA Tournament _ Doubled and drove in a run against Jacksonville State (5/24) … Baton Rouge Regional: Hit safely in all three games and posted a .333 batting average (3-for-9).

2024 summer with Bellingham Bells (West Coast League) _ Went 4-for-14 (.286 batting average) in four games with two home runs and four RBIs … Also had a double, two walks and two runs.

2024 spring with Dallas Baptist _ Led CUSA in on-base percentage (.488) and ranked third in slugging percentage (.704) and fifth in batting average (.352) … His .488 on-base percentage ranks as the fourth-highest in a single-season in program history and his .704 slugging percentage ranks eighth-best all-time at DBU … Played in 49 games and clubbed 13 home runs, including 12 over the final 19 games … Totaled 13 doubles and a pair of triples … Against CUSA Opponents: Hit a team-high .387 … Led DBU to an 11-0 win over FIU (4/28) after going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and three RBIs … Homered in his third straight game against Jacksonville State (5/3) … Laced a pair of doubles as part of a three-hit day versus Jacksonville State (5/4) … Hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give DBU a 4-3 win over Liberty (5/11) … Went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs at Middle Tennessee (5/16) … Against Non-Conference Opponents: Went 2-for-3 with a double on Opening Day versus Southeast Missouri (2/16) … Hit his first home run of the year and also ripped a triple at Baylor (3/5) … Went 3-for-4 with a double against San Diego (3/9) … Put together a three-hit day with a double and three RBIs versus San Diego (3/10) … Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and three RBIs against Stephen F. Austin (4/30) … Blasted two home runs including a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning against UT Arlington (5/7) … CUSA Tournament: Went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a 17-10 win over Louisiana Tech in the CUSA Championship (5/26) … Tucson Regional: Hit .429 (6-for-14) with two home runs and 10 RBIs … Powered DBU’s offence with two home runs and four RBIs in a 7-0 win over No. 15 Arizona (6/1) … Went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and a career-high six RBI against Grand Canyon (6/2).

2023 summer with Edmonton Riverhawks (West Coast League) _ Led the team with a .340 batting average, .519 slugging percentage, a .942 OPS and five triples … Amassed 36 hits - including two home runs - in 29 games … His .423 on-base percentage (OBP) tied for first on the team and his 20 runs ranked third.

2023 spring with Dallas Baptist _ Hit .246 with 10 home runs, seven doubles and 32 RBIs in 50 games … Led the team in triples (4) … Made just one error in 250 chances at first base for a .996 fielding percentage … Against CUSA Opponents: Went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple against FIU (3/19) … Tripled and drove in a run at Florida Atlantic (4/14) … Hit a grand slam as part of a two-hit day at Florida Atlantic (4/15) … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in a win over Louisiana Tech (4/22) … Homered, tripled, and drove in two runs at Rice (4/28) … Doubled and drove in a run at Rice (4/29) … Clubbed a solo homer against Middle Tennessee (5/5) … Went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a series-clinching win over Middle Tennessee (5/7) … Came off the bench to smash a two-run homer versus WKU (5/19) … Against Non-Conference Opponents: Started at first base in his Patriot debut on Opening Day versus Fordham (2/17) and went 1-for-5 with a run scored … Hit two homers and drove in a season-high four runs to power the DBU offense in a win over Fordham (2/18) … Smashed a leadoff homer and stole two bases against Austin Peay (2/26) … Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and two RBI in a win over Baylor (4/11) … Doubled in his third straight game at TCU (4/25) … Ripped an RBI triple and swiped a pair of bases against Central Arkansas (5/9) … CUSA Tournament: Went 1-for-3 with an RBI to lead DBU to an opening round victory over Rice (5/24) … Stillwater Regional: Blasted a two-run homer against Oral Roberts (6/4).

2022 summer with Edmonton Riverhawks _ Hit .311 in 30 games … Finished first on team in triples (3), second in RBIs (25) and walks (24) and third in hits (33) … Had .460 OBP and .922 OPS.

2022 spring with Cloud County Community College _ Led all collegiate Canadian outfielders with a 1.379 OPS … Batted .366 with 12 doubles, five triples, 23 homers and 71 RBIs … Second in home runs among all Canadians in the collegiate ranks behind Old Dominion’s Matt Coutney and second in OPS behind Cumberland’s Nolan Machibroda.

Honours _ 2025 at Dallas Baptist: Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2024 at Dallas Baptist: ABCA First Team Central All-Region … Second Team All-Conference USA … Tucson Regional All-Tournament Team … Conference USA Hitter of the Week (Week of May 6) … Conference USA Academic Medal … Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Canadian Baseball Network Third Team All-Canadian … 2022 at Cloud County: CBN First Team All-Canadian

2021 Langley Blaze _ Named Team MVP … Finished year with .364 batting average and 1.54 ERA … Winning pitcher in BC Premier Baseball League (BCPBL) championship game

Multisport Athlete _ Played hockey and competed in speed skating while growing up.