Ryan Battaglia - 2016-17 Brisbane Bandits

Even at age 25 Battaglia is becoming a veteran Brisbane Bandits player, having played in all seven seasons since the start of the latest ABL incarnation, including the last 2016-17 ABL season.

2016-17 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia card front - ©2017 Adam East

Marcus Greene Jr - 2016-17 Adelaide Bite

Greene is an American import from the San Diego Padres organisation who played with the Adelaide Bite during the 2016-17 ABL season. In 2016 Greene played with the Fort Wayne TinCaps and the Lake Elsinore Storm, before returning to the Single A level TinCaps in 2017. Greene was part of a 2015 trade between Texas and San Diego that saw Padres' Major Leaguer Will Venable traded to Texas.

2016-17 Adelaide Bite Marcus Greene Jr card front - © 2017 Adam East

2016-17 Adelaide Bite Marcus Greene Jr  alternate card front - ©2017 Adam East

Andrew Case - 2016-17 Canberra Cavalry

Case is a Canadian import from the Toronto Blue Jays organisation who played with the Canberra Cavalry during the 2016-17 ABL season. He had spent 2016 playing with the Lansing Lugnuts, the Blue Jays' affiliate in the single A level ball Midwest League. There was a bit of background to Case's shift to the Lugnuts, with the promotion coming about after he received a 50 game suspension for missing a drug test earlier in 2016. In 2017 he has rocketed up the ladder, playing Advanced A, Double and Triple A level ball.

2016-17 Canberra Cavalry Andrew Case card front - ©2017 Adam East

Jared Cruz - 2016-17 Melbourne Aces

Melbourne local Cruz returned for his fourth season with the Melbourne Aces during the 2016-17 ABL season.

2016-17 Melbourne Aces Jared Cruz card front - ©2017 Adam East

2016-17 Melbourne ACes Jared Crux alternate card front - ©2017 Adam East

Jason Sloan - 2016-17 Canberra Cavalry

Canberra regular Jason Sloan returned for his fifth season with the Cavalry during the 2016-17 ABL season.

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Vaughan Harris - 2016-17 Sydney Blue Sox

Sydney veteran Harris returned for his seventh ABL season with the Blue Sox for the 2016-17 ABL season.

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Sam Kennelly - 2016-17 Perth Heat

Sam returned for his fifth season with the Perth Heat during the 2016-17 ABL season. He spent 2016 splitting time between Pittsburgh's two rookie level teams, the GCL Pirates and the Bristol Pirates before unfortunately being released during the ABL season.

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Daniel McGrath - 2016-17 Melbourne Aces

After playing in the first three seasons of the new ABL with the Melbourne Aces McGrath signed with the Boston Red Sox after which he ceased play in the ABL following the 2012-13 season. He  focused on his American play, reaching the Advanced A level Salem Red Sox in 2016. Obviously something happened discussion wise as McGrath was able to join Melbourne for the 2016-17 ABL season before heading back to Salem in 2017.

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AJ Holland - 2016-17 Canberra Cavalry

Holland is an American import who returned to play for the Canberra Cavalry in the 2016-17 ABL season. Holland previously had a stint with the Cavalry back in 2014-15 before spending 2016 playing for Draci Brno in the Czech Extraliga.

I discovered that Holland really liked my card design from his last time with the Cavalry and had been searching around trying to get a copy for himself, so I'm getting a copy printed up to send to him.

2016-17 Canberra Cavalry AJ Holland card front - ©2017 Adam East

2016-17 Canberra Cavalry AJ Holland alternate card front - ©2017 Adam East

Aaron Whitefield - 2016-17 Brisbane Bandits

Former locally born softballer Whitefield has continued with his adjustments to baseball, returning to the Brisbane Bandits for his second ABL season in 2016-17. Whitefiled has also spent three seasons in the minors for the Minnesota Twins, spending 2015 and 2016 witht he Twins Gulf Coast League rookie level team before graduating to the single A level Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2017.

2016-17 Brisbane Bandits Aaron Whitefield card front - ©2017 Adam East

Josh Altmann - 2016-17 Adelaide Bite

Altmann is an American import from the Texas Rangers organisation who played with the Adelaide Bite during the 2016-17 ABL season. Altmann has spent three years playing in the Rangers' farm system, spending 2016 with the single A Hickory Crawdads and Advanced A High Desert mavericks in 2016 before moving on to the Advanced A level Down East Wood Ducks in 2017.

2016-17 Adelaide Bite Josh Altmann card front - 2017 Adam East

2016-17 Adelaide Bite Josh Altmann alternate card front - ©2017 Adam East

Sven Schüller - 2016-17 Sydney Blue Sox

Schüller is a German import from the Los Angeles Dodgers organisation who played with the Sydney Blue Sox during the 2016-17 ABL season. Schüller spent 2016 playing for the Dodgers' two rookie level teams before graduating to the single A level Great Lakes Loons in 2017.

2016-17 Sydney Blue Sox Sven Schüller card front - ©2017 Adam East

Cameron Lamb - 2016-17 Perth Heat

One of a core of local Perth Heat stalwarts Lamb returned for his seventh straight season in both the ABL and with the Perth Heat during the 2016-17 ABL season.

2016-17 Perth Heat Cameron Lamb card front ©2017 Adam East

Zech Lemond - 2016-17 Canberra Cavalry

Lemond is an American import from the San Diego Padres organisation who played with the Canberra Cavalry during the 2016-17 ABL season. Lemond has spent most of 2015 through 2017 playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm, the Padres Advanced A affiliate in the California League.

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Phil Stockman - 2016-17 Brisbane Bandits

Former MLB pitcher Phil Stockman was the Brisbane Bandits' pitching coach during the 2016-17 ABL season. Stockman had previously played for the Bandits during the inaugural ABL season back in 2010-11.

2016-17 Brisbane Bandits Phil Stockman card front - ©2017 Adam East