RHP Ryan Dempster worked two innings for Canada against the defending champion Dominican Republic in the WBC opener. He put ‘Canada’ across his chest for the first time in 23 years and said "I didn’t go out there and get us a win but I’d like to think that I represented us in a very classy, hardworking way, and as Canadians do it..”
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INF Peter Orr still running after all these years. The Ontario Blue Jays grad is playing second base in this year's WBC. Photo: Alexis Brudnicki.
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RHP Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, BC) started for Canada and worked two innings allowing four runs in the World Baseball Classic opener., a 9-2 loss. Canada must now beat Colombia Saturday.
Read MoreThere’s really no option but for Jonathan Malo to leave it all out on the field at the World Baseball Classic, since it will be the last one the shortstop ever competes on.
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The back-up 3B Eric Wood is likely thhe starting third baseman after Wood homered twice and doubled in a 10-4 Canada loss to the New York Yankees in Tampa.
Read MoreFrom the U18 Baseball World Cup in 2010 on home soil in Thunder Bay, Ont., to gearing up for the World Baseball Classic that gets underway in Miami on Thursday, four young Canadian players are reuniting and suiting up together in the red-and-white jerseys for the first time in almost seven years.
Read MoreA text message from Jamie Romak in November got the ball rolling for Kevin Chapman to join the Canadian squad for this year’s World Baseball Classic.
Read MoreIt’s all for keeps now as Canada concluded exhibition play today falling to the New York Yankees, 10-4, on the eve of facing the Dominican Republic to open Pool C play at the World Baseball Classic.
Read MoreIt was almost three years ago when Justin Morneau was first introduced to Josh Naylor, now a relationship has developed.
Read MoreIt may have been an exhibition contest but Team Canada looked in midseason form pounding out 13 hits en route to a 7-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays to at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
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George Farelli compares the four WBC rosters of Canada has fielded. The number of every day position players/key starters and pitchers has declined each year.
Read MoreThe World Baseball Classic gave Canadian outfielder Michael Crouse a sense of purpose.
Read MoreEric Gagne’s return to Team Canada and his attempt at making a comeback to the professional game has brought a mixed reaction from the crowd.
Read MoreJoining Team Canada for the first time on Monday, Freddy Freeman is beginning to find some perspective on how different his baseball journey has been from some of his new teammates.
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Team Canada gathered at the Bobby Mattick Centre dreaming of playing giant killers, as Israel upset South Korea in Korea.
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RHP Jesen Therrien (Montréal, Que.) has been added to Canada’s roster for the World Baseball Classic to replace RHP John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.).
Kevin Glew's weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories
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Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.), Michael Saunders (Victoria, BC), OF Michael Crouse (New Westminster, BC, Daniel Pinero (Toronto, Ont.) in, final WBC roster
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