WBC Hosers

Team Canada roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic

Mar 02, 2026

Good day eh and Happy 2026 Spring Training! A little belated, but Spring Training is always a sure sign winter is coming to an end sooner rather than later, and the anticipation for the upcoming season starts to ramp up. An exciting time of the year without a doubt. Prior to reaching Opening Day this year, there’s a little matter of the World Baseball Classic. The Canadian roster has been named and is in full preparation mode for their tournament opener on March 7th against the Colombian squad. There are 14 returning players from their most recent trip to the WBC in 2023, with Logan Allen, Micah Ashman, Tyler Black, Matt Davidson, Liam Hicks, Carter Loewen, Adam Macko and Tugboat Wilkinson making their Team Canada debuts.

2023 WBC Returnees — Phillippe Aumont, Owen Caissie, Denzel Clarke, Indigo Diaz, Edouard Julien, Otto Lopez, Bo Naylor, Tyler O’Neill, Cal Quantrill, Jacob Robson, Noah Skirrow, Abraham Toro, Jared Young, and Rob Zastryzny

The Maple Dirtbags are in tough with 3 of the WBSC Top 10 in their pool and needing to finish in the top 2 of the 5-team group to move on in the tournament. Grab a snack and a bevy, and take a look at the Canadian roster and staff, the pool-play schedule, and the most recent world rankings…