Baseball Operations

Chatham-Kent Barnstormers' organization is proud to introduce baseball lifer and former Toronto Blue Jays minor leaguer Harry Muir as our first ever General Manager. From London, Muir spent four years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system during their heyday of title runs in the early ’90s. He also etched his name in the Canadian baseball history books by becoming the first Canadian to throw a no-hitter in international play.

Muir won a gold medal representing Team Ontario at the Canadian Nationals in Trois Rivieres with Team Ontario in 1990. Later that summer, Muir was selected to join Team Canada and traveled to Cuba for the World Junior Championships. In his first start, Muir would throw that historic first-ever no-hitter by a Canadian in international play.

The following spring, Muir would travel to Florida, after being signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a Canadian free agent directly out of high school. He would spend the next four years in their minor league system. While a member of the St. Catharines Blue Jays, Harry was featured in an award-winning documentary produced by CBC television titled, Chasing the Dream. In 1995, Muir found himself in Montpellier, France playing for the Barracudas of the French Premier League. He went undefeated, won another national championship and captured Import Pitcher of the Year honours.

Upon returning to Ontario, Harry had a brief stint with the London Majors of the IBL as a player before switching his focus to coaching for the team. Muir also spent 12 years managing and coaching in the London Tecumsehs organization helping to grow youth players passion for the game. 

Recently, Harry helped launch POSI (Purpose of Sport Initiative), an organization to promote and support the growth of positive character and culture in sport.

Gil pitched for the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976-1979.

Following his playing career, he became a coach in numerous MLB organizations as well as Indy clubs such as; Toronto Blue Jays, New-York Mets, Trois-Rivieres Saints, Empire States Greys.

Rondón was a coach for Puerto Rico during the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Rondón was announced as the pitching coach for the Bravos de León of the Mexican Baseball League for the 2018 season.

Brian was born in Chatham. As a youngster Brian was an active participant in Chatham Minor Hockey and Minor Baseball as well as becoming an enthusiastic golfer by the age of 12. During his high school career he was a member of the legendary John McGregror High School football program.  He was a two time winner of the Robinson/Bruette trophy for dedication to sports at JMSS. 

In 1978 his love of athletics steered him towards his current vocation as the Facility Operator at Chatham’s Memorial Arena. This in turn led him to his association with the Maroons.  Starting as an assistant trainer for the Chatham Micmacs Hockey Club he then took on the same job with the professional Chatham Wheels Hockey Club during its stay in the city.  In 1996 he became the head trainer for the Junior Maroons and has been there ever since. He is now the Barnstormers' Equipment Manager.

Brian is one to stay actively involved in various sports such as the Maple City Slo-Pitch League and the Chatham Maroon Old-Timers Hockey Team.  But he is also a strong member of groups such as the Jr. Maroon Executive, Chatham Wish Hall of Fame, Friends of Rotary Park and Fergie  Jenkins Field, Friends of  JayCee Tyke Parkand the JMSS Football Alumni. 

His many contributions and much hard work has been recognized by organizations such as Chatham Figure Skating Club, Chatham Minor Baseball, Chatham Girls Fastball, Maple City SloPitch and the Maroon Old-Timers.