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The Canada national baseball team represents Canada in international
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. They are overseen by
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, the governing body of
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. Their manager is
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, a former
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catcher for the
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.


Team


Current roster

The team's roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics Qualifier.


Recent call-ups


Results and fixtures

The following is a list of
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match results currently active in the latest version of the
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, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend


2023


2019


Competitive record


World Baseball Classic


2006 WBC

In June 2005, Major League Baseball announced the formation of the
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(WBC), an international competition to be held in March 2006 for the first time. Canada was one of the sixteen teams invited to play in the inaugural classic. Because the event will be held in March, before the North American baseball season traditionally starts, players active in
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or any minor league affiliates are eligible to play in the WBC, making the team markedly different from the teams which represented Canada in the 2005 World Cup or the
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. Several high-profile Canadian players declined the opportunity to participate, including
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,
Shawn Hill Shawn Richard Hill (born April 28, 1981) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. He was part of Team Can ...
,
Danny Klassen Daniel Victor Klassen (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian former professional baseball infielder. He played four seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks and one season with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Klassen ...
,
Éric Gagné Éric Serge Gagné (; born January 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1995 ...
and
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, who were injured.
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' prospect Russell Martin was named to the team, but pulled out in favor of reporting to Spring training. In addition,
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, who retired after the 2005 season, opted not to participate, choosing instead to serve in a coaching capacity. Before being eliminated after the first round, Canada played in Pool B of the tournament with
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,
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and the
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. vs. South Africa Team Canada was heavily favoured to win their first game against
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, a team made up almost entirely by amateurs. However, South Africa put up a tough challenge to the Canadian team. South African starter,
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pitched outstandingly; Canada could not get a run until the 5th inning, when they scored 3. However, the South Africans shockingly scored 4 runs of their own in the bottom of the 5th against
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. It was back and forth from then on. It looked like South Africa might pull off a monumental upset as they went into the 9th with an 8-7 lead. However, in the top of the 9th, the Canadians scored 4 times to win the game 11-8. vs. the United States After almost being upset by a surprising South African team, Canada pulled off an upset of its own with an 8-6 victory over the star-studded United States team. Scoring in each of the first five innings, the Canadians built an 8-0 lead using a combination of timely, patient hitting, steady pitching and clutch fielding. In the bottom of the fifth, the United States threatened a comeback, exploding for 6 runs, capped off by a Jason Varitek grand slam. The Canadian team held off the US the rest of the way, as neither team crossed the plate again in the game. Adam Stern had a strong outing, going 3 for 4, a double shy of the cycle, with an inside-the-park home run, as well as making several spectacular plays in center field to keep his team ahead. vs. Mexico After Canada's victory over the United States, they got shocked by the Mexican team in a 9-1 resounding defeat. Unfortunately for the Canadian side, this victory would eventually cost them the trip to the 2nd round of the tournament after the United States beat South Africa 17-0 and clinched the second place in Pool B. Canada, USA, and Mexico each finished with a 2-1 record in the pool, but Canada lost the tie-breaker based on runs allowed.


2009 WBC

Canada also competed in the
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, hosting the Pool C games at
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in
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. The Canadians lost a close game against the
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by a 6-5 score in the Pool C opener. Canada was eliminated from the tournament after losing 6-2 to underdog
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. Canada exited the WBC with an 0-2 record and 6.35 runs allowed per 9 innings, to secure thirteenth place overall.


2013 WBC

Canada won a qualifying tournament in
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in
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, Germany, in September 2012, that also featured the Czech Republic, Germany and Great Britain. Canada moved on to the 1st Round.World Baseball Classic. "Schedule" Accessed October 3, 2012. The Canadian team was placed in
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against
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,
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and the
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. On March 8, Canada lost to the Italian baseball team 14-4 after the game ended in the 8th inning due to the
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in place after Italy scored five additional runs during the bottom of the 8th inning. On March 9, Canada faced off against Mexico. With Canada already leading the game,
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motioned the pitcher
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to
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the next batter,
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, which resulted in a bench clearing brawl. Seven players from both teams ejected from the game. Despite this, they clinched a 10-3 win over Mexico. They lost the final game against the United States 9-4, thus eliminating Canada from the tournament. The Canadian team missed out on advancing to the next round for the third time, but still managed to claim their automatic qualification for the
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.


2017 WBC

In the
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, their performance were abysmal, even having lost to surprising debutants
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. After losing all three of its matches, they are forced to go through qualifiers for the 2021 World Baseball Classic.


2023 WBC

For the
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, they automatically qualified for the 2023 tournament by playing in the
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. With playing in that 2017 WBC they played in
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but would lose all 3 games in the Group Stage. The first game of Pool C play would be against TBD team from Pool B Qualifaction on March 12th.


Olympic Games

Canada has qualified for two Olympic Games, in 2004 and 2008. Canadian teams also competed twice when baseball was a demonstration sport, in 1984 and 1988.


1984 Summer Olympics

In the
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, the team finished third in their pool, the equivalent of a tie for fifth overall.


1988 Summer Olympics

In the
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, the team finished seventh.


2004 Summer Olympics

In the
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, the team finished fourth.


2008 Summer Olympics

Canada qualified for the
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by finishing 1st place in the final qualifying tournament. They finished the tournament in 6th.


World Cup

Canada has competed at 9 World Cups and 8 more times in its predecessor the Amateur World series. Their best finish was a bronze at the 2009 World Cup and at the 2011 World Cup.


Pan American Games

Canada's first appearance at the
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came in
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. Their first medal came in
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, when the team won the bronze medal for their third-place finish. In
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, Canada won the gold medal game over the United States, 2–1, to win Canada's first-ever baseball gold medal. Canada won their second consecutive gold medal in
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, defeating the United States, 7–6 (10 innings), in the final. In
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, Canada won the silver medal, losing to Puerto Rico in the final match.


Haarlem Baseball Week


World Port Tournament


Uniforms


See also

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List of Major League Baseball players from Canada This is a list of active baseball players who hold Canadian citizenship, who have played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Active players Awards and notable accomplishments Baseball Hall of Fame *Ferguson Jenkins, 1991 *Larry Walker, 2020 Most V ...
*
World Port Tournament The World Port Tournament is an international baseball tournament held at the ''Neptunus Familiestadion'' in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The tournament has been held every other year ( excluded) in odd-numbered years since , alternating with the Ha ...


References


External links


National Teams at Baseball Canada
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