ONC Releases New Organizational Structure for 2025

ONC Baseball has been a staple in the Ottawa baseball community for more than 50 years, producing many college and professional players through its rich history.

The Ottawa Nepean Canadians Baseball Club is excited to announce the following organizational updates for the 2025 season:

OPERATIONS

We are pleased to announce that ONC’s day-to-day baseball and business operations will be led by TJ Burton and his company, ONC Operations. TJ will take over effective November 1st, 2024. Born and raised in Ottawa, TJ has worked in baseball for more than two decades, including fourteen years spearheading the Toronto Blue Jays’ youth baseball programs at the grassroots and high-performance levels. He has an extensive background and strategic skill set in the high-performance space having worked with programs across the country as Tournament Director of the prestigious Canadian Futures Showcase for over a decade. Before that, he played professionally with the Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros organizations for ten years. TJ represented Canada more than ten times, notably at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2009 World Baseball Classic. He has also served as a guest coach with Baseball Canada’s Junior National team on multiple occasions. 

“I am excited to lead a dedicated team of coaches and players, contribute to a winning culture of consistency and respect, and make ONC the premier high-performance baseball program in the Ottawa region,” said TJ Burton, Executive Director, ONC. “Putting our players and coaches in a position to succeed will be a huge priority early on in this process. Our focus is to grow and develop our players, placing them in the best baseball environment when they are done with us.”

TJ will set the organization’s strategic goals and identify growth opportunities. The Board will remain in place to oversee ONC’s fundraising and long-term future.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPANSION

We are also happy to share that the 613 Kings organization will join the Ottawa Nepean Canadians family under the ONC umbrella. This will grow the organization to six teams in 2025 and increase players' and coaches' talent level and depth.

“The Kings' goal has always been to collaborate with everyone in Ottawa’s baseball community and to run the strongest program possible,” said Sebastien Boucher, Founder & President, 613 Kings. “Teaming up with ONC allows us to combine resources on and off the field to provide the best development experience for our players and product for our parents.” 

ONC will also launch a junior program for local youth as a direct pipeline into the organization. More information on this will be coming soon.

COACHING

ONC strives to get better every day and build on our foundational development principles to provide the best coaching possible for our players. Our entire coaching group will be announced later in the summer as we work through assignments.

TRYOUTS

Tryouts for all age groups will be held at ONC’s home diamond, Hamilton Yards. More information on this will be posted on our social media pages and website in the coming days.