Hometown: Coquitlam, BC

Height/Weight: 6’ 3” 215 lbs.

Bats/Throws: L-R.

Slot Value: $503,800

Scout: Patrick Griffin.

Teams: Okotoks Dawgs, Junior National Team.

Coaches: Jeff Duda, Greg Hamilton.

Previous teams: Coquitlam Reds, Coquitlam Little League.

Committed: Miami. “Miami saw me play in Atlanta at the Future Games. I visited the school when the Hurricanes beat the Texas A&M Aggies 48-33 (before 48,792). I committed before I visited.”

Rankings: 108th on Baseball America’s final top 500 … 160th on MLB Pipeline’s top 250 final list … 125th on Baseball America’s top 500 … Listed 141st on ESPN’s top 150 ... 283rd on Baseball America’s top 400 ... 325 on Perfect Game’s top 500 list ... Perfect Game’s No. 327 on top 400 ... Was rated tops at his position in country by Perfect Game.

Upcoming: Invited to MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix at Chase Field.

2025 season with Junior National Team, In MLB Draft League _ Hit seven drives with over 100 mph exit velocity ... Batted .333 (6-for-18) with a double, an RBI and three walks, finishing with an .876 OPS. … Dominican tour against rookie-Class Summer Teams: Had three hits against the Reds ... Two singles in win over the Phillies … Singled in opener of doubleheader against the Phillies … Singled in a win over the Tigers … Extended spring tour: Batted .375 (9-for-24) with two RBIs, a double and 10 walks and a .861 OPS … Doubled in a run against independent Fort Lauderdale Stars … Singled against the Yankees … Had two hits against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dunedin … Singled facing the Pirates at Bradenton …

Honours: 2025 season _ Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All-American and All-Region Canada/Puerto Rico region First Team ... 2024 season _ Won Canadian Futures Showcase Home Run Derby at Rogers Centre with 22 home runs in four rounds – two normal three-minute rounds and two 30-second swing-offs ... Defeated Stetson University commit Esteban Dessureault (Trois-Rivieres, Que.), who matched Piasentin’s three homers in the first swing off, then lost 4-3 the second go round ... Futures Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All-American and All-Region First Team Canada/Puerto Rico region … 2019 season _ Reached Williamsport representing Canada at the Little League championships.

The most influential person in my baseball life: “The person who helped the most with my development was my dad (Robert Piasentin). He threw me batting practice and hit grounders to me, he’s helped me the most.”

The most influential person in my baseball life, besides my father? “Cole Bertsch, my Coquitlam Little League coach. Cole is good friends with my father (Robert) and I am friends with his son (LHP Everett Bertsch). The fact that he played college ball (Lewis University Flyers) made me feel like it was possible for me.”

My favourite player and why? “Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs (acquired from the Astros). I’ve been an Astros fan since 2015. I like the uniforms. The cheating scandal? Hey, I had to stick with my team. George Springer is my favourite Blue Jay because of his Houston background.”

The 2024 Home Run Derby champion at the Canadian Futures Showcase with former Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion, left and Jose Bautista. Photo: Trevor Fitzpatrick

If not a pro player, what’s the next best job you’d want to have when you grow up? “Something in baseball. A coach, a manager, a scout. I’d like to stay in touch with the game.”

What’s the most important life lesson you’ve learned playing ball? “You have to keep working hard -- even if you do not see immediate results.”

2024 season at Canadian Futures Showcase: Was 2-for-2 as Team Edwin Encarnacion beat Team Jose Bautista 7-2 in the Prospects Game in the Futures Series at Rogers Centre … With Junior National team at World qualifier: Batted .167 with two RBIs and a .617 OPS.

2023 season: Hit a two-run single helped Team Black to a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Team Red at the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre.

LHP Sean Duncan, left, expected to be the top Canuck drafted in 2026 and Tim Piasentin, expected to be the top Canadian high school position player selected in 2025 were teammates in Williamsport and with the Junior National Team

2019 season with Coquitlam Little League _ Coquitlam represented Canada at Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. ... Hit two home runs and drove in all five runs in a 5-3 win over Little Mountain in BC title ... Coquitlam beat Quebec 6-3 in Ancaster to earn the right to travel south ... Canada lost 5-0 to Mexico, beat Italy 10-0 and lost to Curaçao 8-1.

Scouting Reports

Baseball America

At MLB Combine

BA Rank: No. 121

It’s becoming an annual tradition to have a big-bodied, lefthanded-hitting Canadian slugger put on a show on the second day of the combine. Last year, Nathan Flewelling showed huge raw power. This year, it was Piasentin, who is the top-ranked Canadian prospect in the class and has the impact ability to follow Flewelling as a third-round pick on draft day.

Piasentin is a physically-advanced hitter with a powerful, 6-foot-3, 205-pound frame. He pairs big strength with big bat speed that led to a handful of towering home runs to the pull side during BP. He sets up with a slightly-open stance featuring a head-high handsetPiasentin has even more room on his frame to add strength and looks like the sort of hitter who could develop double-plus raw power and become a monster in the box in a few years. His hardest ball came off the bat at 110.2 mph, and he averaged a 98 mph exit velocity. Piasentin’s farthest hit ball went a projected 423.5 feet.

Defensively, he has a good arm for third base that could be a nice tool if he can stick at the position and a quiet hand load before firing his hands through the zone with an uphill path and steeper finish. It’s a ready-made swing to drive the ball with authority in the air.

MLB Draft League

Ranked 152nd nationally and the seventh ranked third baseman by Prep Baseball in the Class of 2025, Piasentin had a fantastic series for Team Canada. Batting .333 with a .867 OPS and a .420 wOBA, he has an unmistakable power talent with a 39% HHB rate, a 23% barrel rate, and a max exit velo of 107 mph. He roped a 96-mph, 368-foot double in his final game vs. the Draft League, where he saw time in right field and stole a base. The Miami commit’s impact goes beyond the batters box, as he also had an outfield assist in the game. He hosed a runner at second in the fourth inning, a play which added 3% in win probability to Team Canada.

MLB Pipeline

“The Canadian province of Alberta has produced four big leaguers, a quartet of right-handed pitchers led by Michael Soroka. A year ago, Nathan Flewelling represented the western region as a big, strong left-handed high school hitter whom the Rays selected in the third round. Piasentin fits a similar profile as a young hitter who was rising up draft boards after showing off his tools in a swing through Arizona during spring training.

“At 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, Piasentin is a presence in the box from the left side of the plate. His standout tool is his raw power, and he can get to it. He had very impressive batting practice sessions with a wood bat in Arizona, showed he could catch up to premium velocity with a base hit to his pull side against a Royals Minor League reliever with upper-90s gas and turned around junior college competition during that Arizona trip. Not everyone is a believer in the hit tool as there is some swing-and-miss, with some scouts thinking it could take a while for him to be ready to produce good numbers as a pro.

“While Piasentin has a plus arm that works well from third base, it’s unclear whether he’ll be able to stay there. He’s a bit of a plodder with limited range, so a move to first base might be in order, while some wouldn’t mind seeing that arm in right field. He’s committed to Miami should the draft not work out, with some scouts thinking he could emerge as an early-round pick after a few years of college reps.”

Baseball America

School: Foothills Composite HS, Okotoks, Alta. Committed: Miami. Team: Okotoks Dawgs.

Perhaps the top Canadian high school player in the class, Piasentin provides a classic big power, big arm third base profile. At 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, he has present physicality, strength and raw power with exit velocities already nearing 110 mph. He moves well for his size but is a definite corner profile who has a chance to stick at third base with a plus arm.

INF-OF Tim Piasentin, 5th round (143rd) – Toronto Blue Jays - Signed $747,500