Titans Bolster Pitching Staff With Signing of Canadian Evan Grills

Ottawa, ON – The Ottawa Titans Baseball Club announced today the signing of Canadian left-handed pitcher Evan Grills.
Grills, 28, was a 10th round selection of the Houston Astros in the 2010 MLB Draft out of Sinclair Secondary School in
Whitby, Ontario. The six foot-four-inch lefty reached Triple-A twice in his minor league career, with both the Astros and
Colorado Rockies organizations.



“I am thrilled to add Evan Grills to our 2021 pitching staff in Ottawa,” said Titans Manager Steve Brook. “Grills is a
professional both on and off the field. He has extensive experience as a starting pitcher for both the Rockies and Astros
organizations. I’m very excited to see what he can accomplish this season with the Titans.”

Named to the Houston Astros 2016 organizational all-star team, Grills was a career 36-32 with a 4.25 ERA over 608 innings
pitched in the minor leagues. Grills was sidelined for the entire 2017 season after receiving Tommy John surgery.

After being released by the Astros, Grills signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies, earning an invite to
big league spring training. The Oshawa, Ontario native split the 2019 season in both double-A and triple-A, going a
combined 5-8 with a 4.50 ERA across 128 innings pitched.

He left affiliated baseball for the American Association’s Winnipeg Goldeyes in 2020 where he appeared in 11 games,
sporting a 3-2 record, tossing 38.2 innings, and holding a 4.89 ERA.

Grills currently resides in nearby St. Albert, Ontario and holds duties as Pitching Coach for the Ottawa-Nepean Canadians
youth baseball club.

The Ottawa Titans are scheduled to hit the field in late Spring of 2021 playing in the Frontier League, a partner league of
Major League Baseball.