Canucks on the move - July 1 to July 31, 2026: Bratt, Cerantola, Diaz, Pineau, Vallee

Okotoks Dawgs alum Jack Lines (Okotoks, Alta.) was activated by the Tampa Bay Rays’ class-A Charleston RiverDogs on July 27.

August 3, 2026

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

A summary of the transactions involving Canadians from July 1 to July 31:

Major League/Affiliated Minor League Transactions

RHP Kurt Barr (St. Joachim, Ont.) was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Twins (July 29). He was assigned to the FCL Braves (July 31).

OF Carter Beck (Carnduff, Sask.) was assigned to the Atlanta Braves’ FCL Braves (July 15). He was activated by the FCL Braves (July 29).

LHP Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) was called up by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the triple-A Reno Aces (July 12).

OF Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Miami Marlins (July 9, 2026). He was sent on a rehab assignment to the Marlins’ triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (July 28).

RHP Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.) sent to the triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers by the Kansas City Royals (July 1). Designated for assignment by the Royals (July 2). Claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants (July 6). Assigned to Giants’ triple-A Sacramento River Cats (July 6). Activated by River Cats (July 7).

C Brady Cerkownyk (Etobicoke, Ont.) was assigned to the Washington Nationals’ class-A Fredericksburg Nationals from the FCL Nationals (July 4).

RHP Tyrelle Chadwick (Burnaby, B.C.) was transferred from the seven-day injured list to the 60-day injured list by the Colorado Rockies’ class-A Fresno Grizzlies (July 29).

LHP Hayden Cuthbertson (White Rock, B.C.) was activated by the Miami Marlins’ High-A Beloit Sky Carp (July 17).

RHP Cedric De Grandpre (Saint-Simon-de-Bagot, Que.) was promoted to the Atlanta Braves’ triple-A Gwinnett Stripers from double-A Columbus Clingstones (July 21).

RHP Indigo Diaz (Victoria, B.C.) was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles (July 13).

RHP Cole Dorland (Langley, B.C.) was assigned to the Atlanta Braves’ FCL Braves (July 17). He was activated by the FCL Braves (July 29).

LHP Sean Duncan (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) was assigned to the New York Yankees’ FCL Yankees (July 20). Placed on the full-season injured list (July 23).

INF Owen Gregg (Oakville, Ont.) was activated from the seven-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays’ class-A Dunedin Blue Jays (July 2). Placed on the seven-day injured list by Dunedin (July 9).

RHP Will Hynes (Mississauga, Ont.) was assigned to the Cleveland Guardians class-A Hill City Howers from the ACL Guardians (July 27).

RHP Ryan Heppner (Richmond, B.C.) was assigned to the Atlanta Braves’ class-A Augusta GreenJackets from the FCL Braves (July 9).

LHP Thomas Ireland (Regina, Sask.) was assigned to the Texas Rangers’ double-A Frisco RoughRiders from the triple-A Round Rock Express (July 7).

INF Core Jackson (Wyoming, Ont.) was placed on the seven-day injured list by the New York Yankees’ High-A Hudson Valley Renegades (July 28).

LHP Justin King (Lloydminster, Alta.) was assigned to the Miami Marlins’ triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (July 12).

C Deiten Lachance (Sherbrooke, Que.) was assigned to the Cleveland Guardians’ ACL Guardians (July 31).

INF Elliot Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.) was assigned to the San Diego Padres’ ACL Padres (July 26). He was activated by the ACL Padres (July 29).

INF Jack Lines (Okotoks, Ont.) was activated from the seven-day injured list by the Tampa Bay Rays’ class-A Charleston RiverDogs (July 28).

3B Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.) was activated from the seven-day injured list by the Boston Red Sox triple-A Worcester Red Sox (July 7). He was released by Worcester Red Sox (July 19).

LHP Adam Macko (Stony Plain, Alta.) was optioned to the triple-A Buffalo Bisons by the Toronto Blue Jays (July 18). The Blue Jays recalled him from the Bisons (July 23). He was optioned back to the Bisons (July 31).

SS Evan Morrison (Wheatley, Ont.) was assigned to the Texas Rangers ACL Rangers (July 17). He was activated by the ACL Rangers (July 29).

OF Noah Myers (Wyoming, Ont.) was assigned to the Tampa Bay Rays’ High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods from the double-A Montgomery Biscuits (July 7).

C Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Cleveland Guardians (July 31).

LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) was activated by the Toronto Blue Jays’ class-A Dunedin Blue Jays (July 20). He was assigned to the High-A Vancouver Canadians from the Dunedin Blue Jays (July 28).

OF Keegan O’Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Mets (July 16).

INF Robert Omidi (Mississauga, Ont.) was assigned to the Detroit Tigers’ FCL Tigers (July 17). He was activated by the FCL Tigers (July 29).

INF Dylan O’Rae (Sarnia, Ont.) was played on the seven-day injured list by the Milwaukee Brewers’ double-A Biloxi Shuckers (July 29).

RHP Jack Pineau (Thunder Bay, Ont.) was signed by the San Diego Padres and was assigned to the Padres’ ACL Padres (July 26). He was activated by the ACL Padres (July 29).

RHP Owen Pote (Sherwood Park, Alta.) was activated from the 60-day injured list by the Cincinnati Reds’ ACL Reds (July 2).

RHP Damarcus Rideout-Carter (Brampton, Ont.) was activated by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ FCL Pirates (July 29).

RHP Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) was promoted to the Colorado Rockies from the triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes (July 4).

OF Sam Shaw (Victoria, B.C.) was placed on the seven-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays’ High-A Vancouver Canadians (July 8).

LHP Adam Shoemaker (Cambridge, Ont.) was assigned to the Houston Astros’ High-A Asheville Tourists from the class-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers (July 31).

OF Mathieu Vallee (Saint-Eustache, Que.) was assigned to the Toronto Blue Jays’ double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats from the High-A Vancouver Canadians (July 28).

LHP Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, B.C.) was activated from the seven-day injured list by the San Francisco Giants’ triple-A Sacramento River Cats (July 5).

C Andy Yerzy (North York, Ont.) was activated from the Development List by the St. Louis Cardinals’ triple-A Memphis Chicks (July 10).

LHP Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) was sent on a rehab assignment to the Milwaukee Brewers’ triple-A Nashville Sounds (July 10). He was placed on the 60-day injured list (July 15).

RHP Calvin Ziegler (Kitchener, Ont.) was sent on a rehab assignment to the New York Mets’ class-A St. Lucie Mets from the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones (July 5). Activated by Cyclones (July 17).

Independent Leagues

American Association

RHP Dominic Hambley (Victoria, B.C.) was traded by the Winnipeg Goldeyes to the Missoula (Pioneer League) (July 2).

C Ryan Leitch (Whitby, Ont.) acquired off waivers from the Kansas City Monarchs by the Gary Southshore Railcats (July 29).

OF TJ Schofield-Sam (Mississauga, Ont.) was traded by the Winnipeg Goldeyes to the Quebec Capitales (Frontier League) (July 2). He was released by the Capitales (July 26).

Frontier League

1B Carter Claerhout (Red Deer, Alta.) was released by the Ottawa Titans (July 28).

OF Taeg Gollert (Toronto, Ont.) was signed by the Trois-Rivieres Aigles (July 22).

LHP Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) was signed by the Ottawa Titans (July 7). He was placed on the seven-day injured list by the Titans (July 25).

INF Nick Groves (London, Ont.) was signed by the Quebec Capitales (July 26).

UTL Austin Gurney (Campbell River, B.C.) was signed by the Ottawa Titans (July 28).

RHP Sebastian Khan (Brampton, Ont.) was signed by the Quebec Capitales (July 26).

RHP Landon Leach (Toronto, Ont.) was released by the Trois-Rivieres Aigles (July 30).

RHP Charles Lefebvre (Laval, Que.) was placed on the seven-day injured list by the Trois-Rivieres Aigles (July 31).

RHP Adam McKillican (Comox, B.C.) was released by the Quebec Capitales (July 13).

C Hugh Pinkney (Toronto, Ont.) was signed by the Quebec Capitales (July 7).

INF Gavin Roy (Sudbury, Ont.) was signed by the Trois-Rivieres Aigles (July 21).

LHP Jackson Soucie (Cambridge, Ont.) was signed by the Quebec Capitales (July 25). 

*If I’ve missed someone, please email me at KevinGlew@CanadianBaseballNetwork.com