The Canadian Junior Baseball Team
editWhat it is
editThe Canadian Junior Baseball team is a baseball team for players under the age of eighteen. The team is run by the same owners of Canada's team of the World baseball classic (WBC), which competes with many other countries. The WBC contains many Major League Baseball players playing for their countries and others.
It's roster
editThe current roster is as follows (2024):
# | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | POS. | B-T | HT. | WT. | DOB (Y-M-D) | HOME TOWN | JNT ELIGIBILITY |
16 | Mason | Ault | C | R-R | 6'0'' | 175 | 2006-12-06 | Ancaster, ON | 2024 |
38 | Simon | Baker | OF | L-R | 6'4" | 190 | 2006-07-07 | Cochrane, AB | 2024 |
20 | Maxime | Boies | SS | L-R | 6'1'' | 175 | 2006-11-03 | Levis, QC | 2024 |
14 | Shane | Brinham | LHP | R-L | 6'0'' | 170 | 2007-08-13 | North Vancouver, BC | 2025 |
8 | Tate | Carey | RHP | R-R | 6'0" | 200 | 2006-06-15 | Windsor, ON | 2024 |
30 | Quinn | Carson | OF | R-R | 6'3'' | 195 | 2007-02-17 | Oakville, ON | 2025 |
32 | Carter | Cathers | OF | R-R | 6'3'' | 210 | 2006-02-14 | Nanaimo, BC | 2024 |
18 | Reid | Clague | LHP | L-L | 6'3'' | 180 | 2006-08-01 | Victoria, BC | 2024 |
12 | Anthony | Clavet | 3B | R-R | 6'2'' | 205 | 2006-01-25 | Quebec City, QC | 2024 |
23 | Leo | Cote | 1B | L-R | 6'2'' | 207 | 2006-01-20 | Sainte-Catherine-De-Hatley, QC | 2024 |
45 | Geoffrey | D'Amato | LHP | S-L | 6'1'' | 190 | 2006-05-12 | Milton, ON | 2024 |
35 | Esteban | Dessureault | 1B | L-R | 6'2" | 218 | 2007-08-21 | Trois-Riviéres, QC | 2025 |
19 | Sean | Duncan | LHP | R-L | 6'1" | 165 | 2008-05-09 | Port Coquitlam, BC | 2026 |
22 | Nathan | Flewelling | C | L-R | 6'1'' | 190 | 2006-11-11 | Innisfail, AB | 2024 |
28 | Ben | Goodacre | RHP | R-R | 6'3'' | 175 | 2006-09-13 | Ancaster, ON | 2024 |
11 | Owen | Gregg | SS | R-R | 6'0'' | 175 | 2006-12-30 | Oakville, ON | 2024 |
4 | Eric | Hartman | OF/2B | L-R | 6'1'' | 185 | 2006-06-16 | St. Albert, AB | 2024 |
21 | Will | Hynes | RHP | R-R | 6'1" | 165 | 2007-07-07 | Mississauga, ON | 2025 |
55 | Gianluca | Montanaro | C | R-R | 6'3'' | 210 | 2006-05-07 | Aurora, ON | 2024 |
13 | Timothy | Piasentin | 2B | L-R | 6'3'' | 190 | 2007-03-25 | Coquitlam, BC | 2025 |
24 | William | Polanco | OF | L-L | 6'2'' | 190 | 2006-07-26 | Laval, QC | 2024 |
15 | Ryan | Press | LHP | R-L | 6'1" | 173 | 2006-08-18 | Toronto, ON | 2024 |
27 | Brayden | Ricketts | C | L-R | 6'1" | 195 | 2006-01-21 | Brampton, ON | 2024 |
7 | Mark | Rogers | LHP | R-L | 5'11'' | 170 | 2006-05-23 | Cambridge, ON | 2024 |
25 | Josiah | Romeo | RHP | R-R | 6'3" | 192 | 2006-01-11 | Caledon, ON | 2024 |
34 | Adyn | Schell | 3B | L-R | 6'4'' | 200 | 2007-02-14 | Toronto, ON | 2025 |
17 | Dante | Smith | OF | L-R | 5'11'' | 170 | 2006-07-27 | Ajax, ON | 2024 |
44 | Aiden | Taggart | RHP | R-R | 6'4'' | 190 | 2006-10-09 | Grimsby, ON | 2024 |
49 | Jacob | Wallace | RHP | L-R | 6'3" | 230 | 2006-08-09 | Pincourt, QC | 2024 |
29 | Merek | Yeager | RHP | R-R | 6'3'' | 185 | 2006-12-17 | Muenster, SK | 2024 |
36 | Michael | Yusypchuk | RHP | R-R | 6'2" | 205 | 2006-03-21 | Edmonton, AB | 2024 |
How to join
editThe selection process begins each year at the Baseball Canada Cup where players are identified and invited to the Fall Instructional League Camp each October in Orlando, Florida. Players can also be selected at other events throughout the year such as elite level tournaments and MLB Scouting Bureau Camps.