Baseball America

Blue Jays area scout gets a well-rounded look

SCOUTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS. THE PLAYERS. THE JOURNEY. THE STATE OF THE GAME.

Coulson Barbiche began his baseball career working in a minor league front office. He sold tickets, wore the mascot uniform, pulled the tarp or did whatever else needed to be done. He steadily worked his way up and became an area scout for

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