Canada will compete in Pool A with Colombia, Cuba, Panama and Puerto Rico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
Canada will be without Freddie Freeman in this year’s World Baseball Classic, but that does not mean it will not have a solid team. Josh Naylor is coming off a great season. He posted a .816 OPS and hit 20 home runs. Matt Davidson, who has been playing for the NC Dinos for the last two years, has hit 82 home runs in the last two seasons.
Other players like Tyler Black, Abraham Toro, Owen Caissie, Denzel Clarke and Tyler O’Neill all have big league experience and bring valuable skills to the table. Clarke is an elite defender in the outfield. Black and Caissie are both young, but are elite athletes who could cause problems on the basepaths.
Pitchers
Logan Allen
Micah Ashman (Baltimore Orioles)
Phillippe Aumont (Free Agent)
Jordan Balazovic (Uni-President Lions)
Eric Cerantola (Kansas City Royals)
Indigo Diaz (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Antoine Jean (Colorado Rockies)
Carter Loewen (San Diego Padres)
Adam Macko (Toronto Blue Jays)
James Paxton
Cal Quantrill (Texas Rangers)
Noah Skirrow
Michael Soroka (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Jameson Taillon (Chicago Cubs)
Matt Wilkinson (Cleveland Guardians)
Rob Zastryzny (Milwaukee Brewers)
Catchers:
Liam Hicks (Miami Marlins)
Bo Naylor (Cleveland Guardians)
Infielders:
Tyler Black (Milwaukee Brewers)
Matt Davidson (NC Dinos)
Adam Hall
Edouard Julien (Colorado Rockies)
Otto Lopez (Miami Marlins)
Josh Naylor (Seattle Mariners)
Abraham Toro (Kansas City Royals)
Outfielders:
Owen Caissie (Miami Marlins)
Denzel Clarke (Athletics)
Tyler O’Neill (Baltimore Orioles)
Jacob Robson
Jared Young (New York Mets)
Photo: Seattle Mariners’ Josh Naylor runs to second on a double against the Detroit Tigers during the second inning in Game 5 of baseball’s American League Division Series, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)
