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Tag: World Baseball Classic
Roberto Osuna’s Rough Day at the World Baseball Classic
Despite the tendency for people to dump on the World Baseball Classic, the tournament has served up its share of fun underdog stories and been a tremendous reprieve from the doldrums of spring training. If nothing else, it’s just great to have competitive baseball back in our lives. With the only non-specific injury updates coming […]
Takeaways from Team Canada vs. Toronto Blue Jays
I just have a few thoughts after watching Team Canada’s exhibition vs. the Blue Jays Tuesday afternoon, as well as the first few days of action in the Tokyo and Seoul. Canada Roster Changes Canada has officially announced three changes to their roster. First, Blue Jays farmhand Mike Reeves has replaced Rangers prospect Kellin Deglan […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 44: A Canadian Classic
Greg Hamilton, coach and director of national teams for Baseball Canada, stops by to discuss Canada’s World Baseball Classic team. He details the selection process for the roster, the need for a blend of youth and experience, and how the team reacted to the absence of so many top players. Greg and Josh also break […]
WBC Preview: Team Canada Hitters
Now that I fully depressed every reader with yesterday’s piece on the direction Canada chose to take with this roster, here is a preview of the position players who actually made the team. Some of them might even be exciting! Catcher – George Kottaras – 34 – Free Agent 2017 PECOTA – .200/.327/.365 – .251 TAv […]
WBC Preview: Team Canada – A Club Without a Purpose
I love Baseball Canada. I believe I am one of Baseball Canada’s biggest fans. If you slap a Canadian jersey on a team, I will root as hard for those clubs to win as one can imagine. I also try to follow Canadian baseball players very closely; for the past five years I’ve had a […]