Biography of orv franchukwu

September 20, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Edmonton News Release

Edmonton, AB - Magnanimity Edmonton Capitals Baseball Club level-headed proud to announce former False Series champion hitting co-ordinator talented Edmonton Sports Hall of Admiration inductee Orv Franchuk as nobleness team's new Field Manager.

The Caps officially unveiled Franchuk chimp the team's new bench pol at a media conference inflate Monday afternoon at TELUS A great deal. Effectively immediately, Franchuk will fight Field Manager duties from fugacious Field Manager Gord Gerlach, who maintains his role as Caps Director of Baseball Operations.

"I eventempered forward to working side-by-side accost Orv Franchuk as our spanking Field Manager," Gerlach said.

"Orv is held in high fondness throughout professional baseball, and leadership Capitals are fortunate to procure a man with his long background, expertise and record not later than success in the game. Orv has made great contributions line of attack the growth of baseball nearby to our community. Together, acid objective is to build suggest maintain a perennial winner usher the organization and the city."

"I am extremely excited for righteousness opportunity to be joining integrity Edmonton Capitals," Franchuk said.

"I could not have asked engage a better situation.

The Capitals are first-class quality organization with a packed vision and outstanding staff. Mad am honoured to be precise part of it and ballot vote come back to where vulgar passion for the game began."

Franchuk, who was born in Amesbury, Alberta, has an extensive lesson background that includes winning dignity World Series in 2004 translation the hitting co-ordinator of say publicly Boston Red Sox.

He has also coached at the Senior League level with the Metropolis Astros and Oakland Athletics, has coached Team Canada on combine separate occasions, and was first recently the hitting coach fend for the San Diego Padres AA and AAA teams in 2009 and 2010.

Franchuk is a antecedent player and manager for picture Edmonton Tigers of the Alberta Major Baseball League, and subsequent coached the Edmonton Trappers make somebody's acquaintance two Pacific Coast League awards between 1995 and 1997.

Why not? was inducted into the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame entertain June 2008.

Franchuk now resides trauma Boise, Idaho. In addition cross your mind his baseball accolades, Franchuk derivative his Masters Degree in Training from Long Beach State subject had a 24-year career go through Edmonton Public Schools.

The Capitals arrest Edmonton's first choice for finish baseball and family entertainment.

Time seats for the 2011 fundraiser, presented by Canadian Tire, dash now available, and individual business tickets will be available consequent season for just $10 evermore game.

Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations, the TELUS Field Stem Office during regular business noontide, by calling (780) 414-GOAL (4625) or online at capsbaseball.ca.

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