Baseball Canada reveals roster for 2024 U-18 Pan American Championship
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July 31, 2024
Baseball Canada
CARY, N.C. – Baseball Canada is pleased to announce the names of 20 athletes who will represent Canada at the WBSC Americas U-18 Pan American Championship from August 2-11 in Panama City, Panama.
The announcement comes following the culmination of an extensive seven-day Selection Camp that featured an MLB Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP) Testing event, daily workouts, three games against the USA Baseball National Development Program teams, and a two-game mini-series against the USA 18U National Team.
The roster will feature two returning players who recently signed contracts with MLB clubs following the 2024 MLB Draft: SS Owen Gregg (Toronto Blue Jays) and OF Eric Hartman (Atlanta Braves). This will mark their last Junior National Team appearance before starting their professional careers.
Two players named to the roster - RHP Tate Carey (Windsor, Ont.) and RHP Michael Yusypchuk (Edmonton, Alta.) -represented Canada at the 2022 WBSC Americas U-18 Baseball World Cup Qualifier in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The Junior National Team will feature 12 other veterans of the program, including C Mason Ault (Hamilton, Ont.), OF Simon Baker (Cochrane, Alta.), 3B Anthony Clavet (Québec, Que.), 1B Leo Cote (Ayer’s Cliff, Que.), LHP Sean Duncan (Port Coquitlam, BC), MIF Tommy Hanger (Toronto, Ont.), INF Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, BC), RHP/3B Adyn Schell (Toronto, Ont.), OF Dante Smith (Ajax, Ont.), OF Ryan Stalony (Mississauga, Ont.), RHP Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.), and RHP Jacob Wallace (Pincourt, Que.).
Canada’s roster also features four new additions: LHP Logan Forgie (Ottawa, Ont.), C Dominik Morgan (Sherwood Park, Alta.), RHP Max Poirier (Nanaimo, BC), and RHP Keegan Russell (Whitby, Ont.).
Head Coach and Director of Men’s National Teams Greg Hamilton leads the coaching staff, which includes former National Team and professional players Chris Begg, Dustin Molleken, and Pete Orr.
Canada will open play on August 2 at the Estadio Nacional Rod Carew. They will play Nicaragua, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Cuba in round-robin play.
The Final Round will take place from August 9-11 and will feature a quarter-final and semi-final that will determine the four nations competing for the three available spots for the 2025 U18 Baseball World Cup.