Team Personnel, Roster, 16u Royals, 2019-2020 (Ontario Royals)

As Head Coach of the Royals 16U team, Matt brings a wealth of international and Canadian baseball experience, both as a player and as a coach.

Coach Mills' coaching pathway began overseas, working for Baseball New Zealand as a National Team Pitching Coach (15U), National Team Head Coach (18U) and National Development Officer over a nearly four-year period (2009-2012). During this time Matt won a National Championship as a player (West City 2010), two 18U National Championships as a Head Coach (Bayside Westhaven 2011,12) and helped grow the game locally and nationally. 

After returning to Canada in 2012, and prior to joining the Royals Coaching Staff in 2014, Matt was Pitching Coach and head of recruiting for McMaster University baseball, as well as Head Coach of the Etobicoke Rangers Junior program (2012-14).

Coach Mills operates as the Infield Coordinator for the Ontario Royals along with his Executive and Head Coach roles with the program. 

Coach Del Rio joined the Royals program in early 2019 and was appointed Program Pitching Coordinator in September of the same year. He was an integral part of the Royals 2019 16U PBLO Championship coaching staff.

Fabio splits his time in the fall between Royals activities and Brock University, where he's Pitching Coach for the Brock Badgers men’s baseball team. During his time with Brock, Fabio was an integral part in helping develop Badgers Pitcher Alex Nolan and helping him get signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2019.

A continuous learner and ongoing student of the game, Coach Del Rio has taken the Toronto Blue Jays Coaching Development Program, attended Toronto Blue Jays Scouting School, and is a student of throwing/pitching in line with Alan Jaeger and the content at Driveline Baseball. 

In his role as program Pitching Coordinator, Coach Del Rio will oversee all pitching protocols for the Royals program, and assist all Royals pitchers throughout our yearly programming. 

As a player, Fabio grew up in the Ottawa area, and played locally. He went on to play at Brock University, winning an OUA Championship as an integral part of some very strong late 90’s Brock Badgers teams.

He was inducted into the Brock Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

A graduate of Douglas College (North West Athletic Conference), Landon gained valuable experience as an assistant coach with the College following his playing career as a Catcher with the team. Landon was also the head coach of the Burnaby Collegiate Bulldogs U21 team who he took to the National championships last year, as well as an assistant coach with the Burnaby Senior Men's baseball team which won the B.C. Provincials in 2016. Landon also won a Senior Men's National Championship with Team BC in 2017. Coach Landon brings valuable instruction experience to the Ontario Royals staff working with catchers between the ages of 14 to 17 at the B.C. Prospects evaluation/instruction camps.