Canadian national baseball team
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| Country | Canada |
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| Federation | Baseball Canada |
| Confederation | COPABE |
| Manager | Ernie Whitt |
| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2006) |
| Best result | 9 (2006) |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2004) |
| Best result | 4 (2004) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 17 (First in 1970) |
| Best result |
 Bronze: 2 – (2009, 2011) |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Appearances | ? (First in 1973) |
| Best result | ? |
| Pan American Games | |
| Best result |
 Gold: 2 – (2011), (2015) |
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| Tournament Results | |
| United States 2006 | 9th |
| Canada 2009 | 13th |
| United States 2013 | 12th |
| United States 2017 | 15th |
| Medal Tally | |
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Canada Baseball at the Olympics |
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| Demonstration | |
 Los Angeles, 1984
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5th (tie) |
 Seoul, 1988
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7th |
| Medal Event | |
 Athens, 2004
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4th |
 Beijing, 2008
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6th |
| Medal Tally | |
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Canada Baseball World Cup |
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| Amateur World Series | |
 Colombia, 1970
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9th (tie) |
 Cuba, 1971
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6th (tie) |
 Nicaragua, 1972
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9th |
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Nicaragua, 1973
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6th (tie) |
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United States, 1974
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4th (tie) |
 Italy, 1978
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9th |
 Japan, 1980
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5th |
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South Korea, 1982
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5th |
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Italy, 1988
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5th |
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Canada, 1990
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8th |
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Nicaragua, 1994
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14th |
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Italy, 1998
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6th in Pool B |
 Taiwan, 2001
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6th in Pool B |
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Cuba, 2003
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5th in Pool A |
 Netherlands, 2005
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5th in Pool A |
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Taiwan, 2007
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9th |
 Europe, 2009
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3rd |
 Panama, 2011
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3rd |
| Medal Tally | |
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14th |
The Canadian national baseball team is the baseball team which represents Canada in international tournaments. They are currently ranked sixth in the world. Their manager is Ernie Whitt, a former Major League Baseball catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.
In June 2005, Major League Baseball announced the formation of the World Baseball Classic (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 Major League Baseball 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 2004 Olympics.
Several high-profile Canadian players declined the opportunity to participate, including Ryan Dempster, Shawn Hill, Danny Klassen, Éric Gagné and Rich Harden, who were injured. Los Angeles Dodgers' prospect Russell Martin was named to the team, but pulled out in favor of reporting to Spring training. In addition, Larry Walker, 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 Mexico, South Africa and the United States.
vs. South Africa
Team Canada was heavily favoured to win their first game against South Africa, a team made up almost entirely by amateurs. However, South Africa put up a tough challenge to the Canadian team. South African starter, Carl Michaels 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 Paul Quantrill. 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.
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