Wade Korpi - 2015-16 Canberra Cavalry

Korpi played with the Canberra Cavalry during the 2015-16 ABL season as an American import. Korpi has five years experience playing in the Florida Marlins organisation between 2008 and 2012, before playing independent ball with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs for the following three years.

2015-16 Canberra Cavalry Wade Korpi card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Canberra Cavalry Wade Korpi card front - ©2016 Adam East

Justin Erasmus - 2015-16 Brisbane Bandits

Erasmus played his sixth ABLs eason with the Brisbane Bandits during the 2015-16 ABL season - his fifth with the Bandits.  Erasmus has been fairly active in Europe in the northern summers. In 2015 he played for the Oosterhout Twins in the Dutch Hoofdklasse before moving on to the Munich-Haar Disciples in the German Baseball Bundesliga in 2016.

2015-16 Brisbane Bandits Justin Erasmus card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Brisbane Bandits Justin Erasmus alternate card front - ©2016 Adam East

Matthew Swilley - 2015-16 Adelaide Bite

Swilley is an American import who played with the Adelaide Bite during the 2015-16 ABL season. Swilley played four seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays between 2009 and 2013. In 2015 he played for the Joplin Blasters in the independent American Association.

I only managed to get some shots of Swilley in night time relief, so shots with really poor lighting. This was the best of a bad bunch.

2015-16 Adelaide Bite Matthew Swilley card front - ©2016 Adam East

Merry Christmas 2016

Merry Christmas to all. It's always a good time to reflect on how we are doing spiritually.

Grant Heyman - 2015-16 Sydney Blue Sox

Heyman is an American import from the Arizona Diamondbacks organisation who played with the Sydney Blue Sox in the 2015-16 ABL season. In 2015 eh split time between the Diamondbacks Rookie, Low A and Single A affiliates, before moving up to the Visalia Rawhide in 2016.

2015-16 Sydney Blue Sox Grant Heyman card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Sydney Blue Sox Grant Heyman alternate card front - ©2016 Adam East

Michael Benjamin - 2015-16 Perth Heat

Mike Benjamin is an American import from the Colorado Rockies organisation who played with the Perth Heat during the 2015-16 ABL season. In 2015 he spent most of his time with the Modesto Nuts, the Rockies Advanced A affiliate, before advancing to their Double A affiliate, the Hartford Yard Goats in 2016.

2015-16 Perth Heat Michael Benjamin card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Perth Heat Michael Benjamin alternate card front - ©2016 Adam East

Takanori Hoshi (星 孝典) - 2015-16 Melbourne Aces

Hoshi was a Japanese import who played with the Melbourne Aces during the 2015-16 ABL season. Hoshi had previously spent 7 seasons in the NPB between 2006 and 2014 (three with the Yomiuri Giants and four with the Seibu Lions.)

2015-16 Melbourne Aces Takanori Hoshi card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Melbourne Aces Takanori Hoshi alternate card front - ©2016 Adam East

Cord Sandberg - 2015-16 Canberra Cavalry

Sandberg is an American import from the Philadelphia Phillies organisation who played with the Canberra Cavalry during the 2015-16 ABL season. In 2015 Sandberg played with the Lakewood BlueClaws, the Phillies single A affiliate, moving up to their advance A affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers in 2016.

Whilst the first photo is a fairly standard game shot of him running onto the field,I couldn't resist adding in the second shot of him mucking about in the dugout with his team mates.

2015-16 Canberra Cavalry Cord Sandberg card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Canberra Cavalry Cord Sandberg alternate card front - ©2016 Adam East

Andrew Campbell - 2015-16 Brisbane Bandits

Campbell suited up for his sixth season with the Brisbane Bandits during the 2015-16 ABL season. Campbell played as a member of the Australian National Team fo the first time at the Honkbalweek Haarlem in 2016 before having his preparations for the 2016-17 ABL season interrupted with appendicitis.

2015-16 Brisbane Bandits Andrew Campbell card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Brisbane Bandits Andrew Campbell alternate card front - ©2016 Adam East

Tom Brice - 2015-16 Adelaide Bite

Brice was fun to shoot - he had fun "hiding from the paparazzi" and interacting with me throughout the evening. His 2015-16 ABL season was his fifth with the Adelaide Bite.

2015-16 Adelaide Bite Tom Brice card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Adelaide Bite Tom Brice alternate card front - ©2016 Adam East

Craig Anderson - 2015-16 Sydney Blue Sox

Veteran Blue Sox starter Anderson returned for his sixth ABL season with Sydney during the 2015-16 ABL season. I wasn't able to get a shot of Anderson on the field, but I did manage to catch him walking through the crowd on the way through to the clubrooms.

2015-16 Sydney Blue Sox Craig Anderson card front - ©2016 Adam East

Josh Silvi - 2015-16 Perth Heat

Having spent 3 seasons with Perth and then heading to the Adelaide Bite for the 2014-15 season, Silvi became the prodigal son, returning back to his native Perth Heat for the 2015-16 ABL season, his fifth in the ABL.

2015-16 Perth Heat Josh Silvi card front - ©2016 Adam East

Takayuki Yamaguchi (山口 嵩之) - 2015-16 Melbourne Aces

Yamaguchi is a Japanese import from the Seibu Lions organisation who played with the Melbourne Aces during the 2015-16 ABL season. Yamaguchi has yet to make his NPB debut with the Lions since being drafted back in 2013.

2015-16 Melbourne Aces Takayuki Yamaguchi card front - ©2016 Adam East

Tyson Walker - 2015-16 Canberra Cavalry

Walker is a Canadian import who played for the Canberra Cavalry during the 2015-16 ABL season. He had previously spent 2014 and 2015 playing for Abilene Christian College. In 2016 he played with the London Mets in the British National Baseball League.

2015-16 Canberra Cavalry Tyson Walker card front - ©2016 Adam East