The Langley Blaze are a youth

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team located in the city of

Langley Langley may refer to: People * Langley (surname), a common English surname, including a list of notable people with the name * Dawn Langley Simmons (1922–2000), English author and biographer * Elizabeth Langley (born 1933), Canadian perfor ...

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. The Langley Blaze was founded in 2001 by Doug Mathieson, a former right-handed pitcher who played in the MLB Minor Leagues for seven years. The Blaze's home field is located in the McLeod Athletic Park which was completed in 2003. Prior to the completion, the Blaze played at City Park. They are part of the

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. They are always a strong contender in the league.BCPBL
Langley Blaze Home Field
Retrieved on 11 July 2009 Doug Mathieson continues to be the GM for the Langley Blaze and is also the Canada/Alaska Area Scout for the

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. In the 2016 MLB Draft, Doug had four Canadians drafted by the Diamondbacks which set a record for the most number of Canadian players drafted by one club in the MLB. Doug's own son, Scott is also a RHP who played in the MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies and currently plays for the Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese League. Since 2001, thirty-four players from the Blaze have been drafted by the MLB (Major League Baseball).

Current roster

Notable alumni

* Tyler O'Neill (current outfielder for the

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) *

Brett Lawrie Brett Russell Lawrie (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. Amateur career While playing hi ...

(former 1st round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers) *

Scott Mathieson Scott William Mathieson (born February 27, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. Career ...

(former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies)

References

External links

Official Website

Langley Blaze page on BCPBL website
Baseball teams in British Columbia Amateur baseball teams in Canada Baseball teams established in 1999 Langley, British Columbia (city) 1999 establishments in British Columbia {{canada-baseball-team-stub