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OTTAWA – Baseball Canada is excited to reveal the names of 28 athletes invited to take part in the Junior National Team’s (U18) Fall Dominican Instructional League Camp from October 21-29.

Over nine days, the team will compete in 12 games against Dominican Instructional League clubs representing Major League Baseball organizations from the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Toronto Blue Jays.

This marks the Junior National Team’s second trip to the baseball hotbed in 2024, offering a fresh group of Canada’s top U-18 talent a truly unique baseball experience.

The roster features 11 returning players with prior Junior National Team experience, including:

• Sean Brinham (LHP, North Vancouver, BC)
• Quinn Carson (OF, Oakville, ON)
• Esteban Dessurreault (1B, Trois-Rivières, QC)
• Sean Duncan (LHP, Port Coquitlam, BC)
• Logan Forgie (LHP, Ottawa, ON)
• Will Hynes (RHP, Mississauga, ON)
• William Labonte (RHP, Montreal, QC)
• Tim Piasentin (INF, Coquitlam, BC)
• Max Poirier (RHP, Nanaimo, BC)
• Keegan Russell (RHP, Whitby, ON)
• Adyn Schell (INF/RHP, Toronto, ON)

Seventeen players will be making their Junior National Team debut, including:

• Logan Booth (OF, Chilliwack, BC)
• Austin Blair (RHP/OF, Victoria, BC)
• Phillip Cheong (OF/INF, Richmond Hill, ON)
• Gino De Santis (C, Chatham, ON)
• Félix Gosselin (1B, Drummondville, QC)
• Finn Hoeschen (OF, North Vancouver, BC)
• Jordan Jacob (INF, Maple, ON)
• Easton Kitura (OF/INF, Spruce Grove, AB)
• Walker Kokotailo (RHP, Surrey, BC)
• Elliot Lascelles (INF, Toronto, ON)
• Mathis McKenna (LHP, Rigaud, QC)
• Robert Omidi (INF, Oakville, ON)
• Justin Rompré (3B/C, Sainte-Anne-De-La-Pérade, QC)
• Julian Sabourin (RHP, Ancaster, ON)
• Taye Thierman (C, Calgary, AB)
• Luke Thomas (RHP, White Rock, BC)
• Nolan Weinmeyer (INF, Victoria, BC)

The coaching staff, led by Head Coach and Director of Men’s National Teams Greg Hamilton (Ottawa, ON), includes former MLB players Pete Orr (Newmarket, ON), Chris Reitsma (Calgary, AB), Jamie Romak (London, ON) and national team alum Jesse Hodges (Victoria, BC).

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