The Coquitlam Reds are a youth

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team located in the city of

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. The team was founded in 1977, and joined the

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in 1999. Bill Green has been the manager of the Reds since 1985, and is a member of the

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. The team plays their home games at

Mundy Park Mundy Park at , is the largest park in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The park has many walking trails that pass the park's two lakes - Mundy Lake and Lost Lake. There are also sports fields, a lacrosse box, an outdoor swimming pool, disc golf area, ...

. The Reds' most famous alumnus is former Major League All-Star and

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. In a 2013 interview with the

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, Walker discussed his time with the Reds:

I think it got me prepared for what I was getting into. It’s quite a few years ago now, but I believe we were playing like 65 games and that was a big deal back then. It got me prepared for doing a cannonball into the world of pro baseball."

More recent Reds players include third baseman

Shawn Bowman Shawn Douglas Bain Bowman (born December 9, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball third-baseman and current coach. Early life Bowman attended Dr. Charles Best Secondary School in Coquitlam, British Columbia and was the starting th ...

(drafted by the

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in 2002),

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(signed by the

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in 2003), outfielder Rene Tosoni (drafted by the

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in 2005), and pitcher Curtis Taylor (drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016).Canada.com
Chillin' with Coquitlam's Boys of Summer
28 January 2009

References

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External links

Official Website

Coquitlam Reds page on BCPBL website
Sport in Coquitlam Baseball teams in British Columbia Amateur baseball teams in Canada Baseball teams established in 1977 1977 establishments in British Columbia