Vince Stanley Joseph Horsman (born March 9, 1967) is a Canadian former professional

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, who played five seasons in

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for the

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, and

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. Since 2009, he has coached pitching for several Blue Jay minor league affiliates. On November 3, 2012, Horsman was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. In 2009, Horsman was the pitching coach for the Blue Jays'

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. Between 2010 and 2014, he was a part of the Class-A

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coaching staff. On December 18, 2014, he was promoted to the ( Advanced-A)

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. On January 20, 2016, he was promoted to the Double-A

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, where he remained until 2019.

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