Coquitlam Reds

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| team = Coquitlam Reds

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| founded = 1977

| league = B.C. Premier Baseball League

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| ballpark = Mundy Park

| city = Coquitlam, British Columbia

| colours = Red and White
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| manager = Wes Taylor

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| website = [http://www.coquitlamreds.com/ Official Website]

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The Coquitlam Reds are a youth baseball team located in the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia. The team was founded in 1977, and joined the B.C. Premier Baseball League in 1999.BCPBL: [http://www.bcpbl.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=71&42e49c9cb5032e7bc289b8fc6c3aa25d=msyqxurgg League History] Retrieved on 26 March 2009

Bill Green has been the manager of the Reds since 1985, and is a member of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau.BCPBL: [http://www.bcpbl.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127&Itemid=249 Coquitlam Reds Team Info] Retrieved on 26 March 2009 The team plays their home games at Mundy Park.BCPBL: [http://www.bcpbl.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=209&Itemid=477 Coquitlam Reds Home Field] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707220302/http://www.bcpbl.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=209&Itemid=477 |date=2011-07-07 }} Retrieved on 26 March 2009

The Reds' most famous alumnus is former Major League All-Star and National League MVP Larry Walker.Sports Publishing: [https://books.google.com/books?id=hMmgM-zqII4C&dq=%22Larry+Walker%22+%22Coquitlam+Reds%22&pg=PP1 Larry Walker, Canadian Rocky] by Tony DeMarco, Retrieved on 17 April 2009Coquitlam Now: [http://archive.thenownews.com/issues02/013202/news/013202nn5.html Coquitlam urged to honour its top athletes in sports Hall of Fame] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717020243/http://archive.thenownews.com/issues02/013202/news/013202nn5.html |date=July 17, 2011 }} Retrieved on 17 April 2009 In a 2013 interview with the Vancouver Province, 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."Vancouver Province: [http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/08/12/larry-walker-talks-coquitlam-reds-signing-with-the-montreal-expos-and-coming-to-nat-bailey/ Larry Walker talks Coquitlam Reds] 12 August 2013

More recent Reds players include third baseman Shawn Bowman (drafted by the New York Mets in 2002), Matt Rogelstad (signed by the Seattle Mariners in 2003), outfielder Rene Tosoni (drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2005), and pitcher Curtis Taylor (drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016).The Globe and Mail: [http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080530.wspt-baseball-list-30/BNStory/GlobeSportsBaseball B.C.'s Baseball Pros] 30 May 2008Canada.com: [http://www2.canada.com/coquitlamnow/news/sports/story.html?id=c4922ae0-2f0c-4942-85eb-4a2de89e865c Chillin' with Coquitlam's Boys of Summer] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130102035459/http://www2.canada.com/coquitlamnow/news/sports/story.html?id=c4922ae0-2f0c-4942-85eb-4a2de89e865c |date=2013-01-02 }} 28 January 2009