Image of Billy Cook courtesy of James Mirabelli Photography

Ex-Border Cat Now An Oriole

Jason Wellwood July 13, 2021 5:09 pm Last Updated on July 2, 2025 6:53 am

Billy Cook is now a member of the Baltimore Orioles.

The former Border Cat was selected in the 10th round (287th overall) in the 2021 MLB Draft.

The outfielder appeared in a total of 91 games for Thunder Bay in 2017 and 2018, and in his second season, he batted .300 with four home runs and a team leading 39 runs batted in.

He also led the club with 20 doubles and was selected to the 2018 Northwoods League All-Star Game.

The full Day 2 haul. pic.twitter.com/gl9sSbvBol

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) July 12, 2021

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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