Baseball in Canada

Baseball has a long history in Canada, where it is one of the most popular sports. There is currently one major league team, the Toronto Blue Jays; Canada's first major league team, the Montreal Expos, formed in 1969, relocated to Washington, D.C., in 2005.

Around seventy-five Canadian cities and towns have been home to minor league baseball teams. There is currently one minor league team, the Vancouver Canadians of the Class A Northwest League, an affiliate of the Blue Jays.

There are also several independent league teams in Canada, playing in the Can-Am League and the American Association.

Ontario is home to a semi-professional league, known as the Intercounty Baseball League. Quebec has a similar league, the Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec. There are additionally amateur-level baseball teams playing in each province in the summer months. There are also several American-based collegiate leagues that have teams in Canada.

The governing body of baseball in Canada is Baseball Canada, which is based in Ottawa and was founded in 1964. Baseball Canada is a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee and the International Baseball Federation.

The Canadian national baseball team represents Canada in international competitions. Since 1970, the team has participated in 17 Baseball World Cups. Canada earned the bronze medal in the 2009 Baseball World Cup, their highest finish in the history of the competition. In the 2004 Summer Olympics they placed fourth, losing the game for 3rd place to Japan and, in 2008, they finished fifth. In two appearances so far at the World Baseball Classic, the team has not finished higher than 9th place. The national team also won gold medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.