JNT roster unveiled for WBSC Americas U-18 Pan Am championship selection camp
Baseball Canada has announced the 23 athletes selected to attend the Junior National Team Selection Camp from October 16 to October 20 in the Dominican Republic. They will compete for a spot on Canada’s final 20-player roster for the 2026 WBSC Americas U-18 Pan American Championship that will take place the following month. Photo: Baseball Canada
October 14, 2026
Baseball Canada
OTTAWA – Baseball Canada has announced the 23 athletes selected to attend the Junior National Team Selection Camp from October 16 to October 20 in the Dominican Republic.
Players will compete for a spot on Canada’s final 20-player roster for the 2026 WBSC Americas U-18 Pan American Championship from October 22 to October 29 in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.
The five-day camp will include four games against professional academy teams from the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals.
The roster features a wealth of Junior National Team experience, with 17 of the 23 athletes having previously represented Canada as part of the program.
Returning to the Junior National Team are RHP Calum Andersen (Calgary, Alta.), INF Kadyn Armitage (Surrey, BC), OF Maxime Blain (Repentigny, Que.), RHP/OF Austin Blair (Victoria, BC), INF Ramsey Chung (Mississauga, Ont.), OF Sam Ellis (La Pêche, Que.), RHP Gabe Fink (Edmonton, Alta.), 1B Jalen Jacob (Maple, Ont.), INF Elliot Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.), 1B/RHP Zach MacDonald (Lacombe, Alta.), INF Cohen Miller (Calgary, Alta.), RHP Max Nantais-Vlahovich (Mississauga, Ont.), RHP Joseph Pereira (Etobicoke, Ont.), LHP Ethan Reason (Stouffville, Ont.), C Taye Thierman (Calgary, Alta.), RHP Desmond Tregaskis (Delta, BC), and C Rhys Whiteford (Duncan, BC).
Six players are set to make their Junior National Team debuts in RHP Caleb Dupuis (Georgetown, Ont.), 3B/2B Dayne Liske (Drayton Valley, Alta.), OF Daril Rodriguez (Red Deer, Alta.), RHP Evan Shewfelt (Grimsby, Ont.), LHP Deven Simonovic (Victoria, BC) and LHP Johann Sternberg (Toronto, Ont.).
Head Coach and Director of Men’s National Teams Greg Hamilton will lead the coaching staff alongside former national team and professional players Chris Begg, Jesse Hodges and Mike Johnson.