OTTAWA - Baseball Canada has announced the Junior National Team’s schedule for the annual Spring Training Camp, which will take place from April 16-26 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida. The team will hold daily practices as well as play eight exhibition games against Major League affiliated teams from Extended Spring Training. The Junior team will play its first game on Saturday, April 18 against the Houston Astros at 10 am and concludes it schedule with a game on Saturday, April 25 versus the Atlanta Braves, also at 10 am. The Canadians will also take on affiliated clubs of the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Nationals. For the complete schedule of the Junior National Team, click here.
TORONTO – No one saw this coming. In a must win situation, Team Canada came up short as Team Italy stunned Team Canada and eliminated the Canadians on home turf after only two games with a shocking 6-2 win at the World Baseball Classic. Chris Denforia led the way for Team Italy with a 4-for-4 night, including a WBC single-game tying record with three doubles, while Jason Grilli pitched three and one-third innings of one hit baseball to close things out for the Italians. It was not a good start for Team Canada as Vince Perkins (Victoria, BC) would give up a run in each of the two innings he pitched. He would also allow a double in the third before being relieved by T.J. Burton (Ottawa, ON). All told, Perkins allowed three runs, two of which were earned, three hits, four walks and two strikeouts in his two plus innings of work. It could have been much worse as the Italians left five runners on in the first two frames and when it was all said and done, it was 3-0 for Italy after three complete. “You know, it was tough. It was tough,” says Perkins. “Obviously some nerves played into it. That's not the way I've been throwing lately, and I was fighting myself a little bit to throw strikes.” “I should have been able to do a little better than that.” After Team Italy added another run in the top of the fourth to make it 4-0, Canada responded with three straight doubles by Joey Votto (Toronto, ON), Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC) and Jason Bay (Trail, BC) in the bottom half, with Bay’s bringing around both Votto and Morneau and cutting the lead in half to 4-2. The Italians however would get those runs back in the seventh inning. Chris Denforia led off the inning with one of his three doubles. He would move over to third on a sacrifice fly and then score on a Alex Liddi single. Then with runners on the corners and two outs, Nick Punto hit a soft grounder to short but Andrea De Santis beat out the throw to second, allowing Liddi to score from third and give the Italians back a four run lead. The Canadians had their opportunities offensively, but were unable to cash in as they would leave a total of 11 runners stranded in the game. “I think this is one of the toughest losses that I've been associated with, with Team Canada,” says Team Canada Manager Ernie Whitt. “In retrospect, you have to tip your hat to team Italy. They shut down a very powerful offensive team. And, you know, we definitely expected to score more than two runs.” “We came in expecting to win this game. You know, on paper we're supposed to win it. But you don't play the game on paper,” says Justin Morneau. “They came out and they made some great plays, defensively. They hit the ball all over the place. They did a good job of taking advantage of the mistake at the beginning of game.” “That was a game, especially being here in Toronto, that, -- something with the hometown and kind of the whole nature of this tournament, and coming here and, you know, I think that we thought we had a legitimate shot to move on. And to kind of have that ended abruptly, you know, I think it's kind of a grim reality,” says Jason Bay. Team Canada will now be making their way back to their respective clubs. The next time the Senior National Team will get together will be for the XXXVIII IBAF World Cup which begins on September 9th in Europe.
TORONTO – After a heartbreaking loss to the United States on Saturday in the opener of the World Baseball Classic, Team Canada was back on the field for a workout today at the Rogers Centre in preparation for an elimination game against Italy on Monday. Vince Perkins (Victoria, BC) will be getting the ball against the Italians as he looks to follow the example set by his teammates against the Americans and also show that he still has the stuff to pitch on the big stage. “My arm's never felt better than it does right now,” says Perkins, who has had injury issues over last two seasons. “I've had a tough couple years, and I feel like I've come off it finally pretty well and I'm just ready to go.” Against the United States on Saturday, the Canadian lineup got the chunk of their offence from Joey Votto (Toronto, ON), who went 4-for-5 with a home run, double and two RBI, and Russell Martin (Chelsea, QC), who went 2-for-4 with a homer and double. But for Team Canada to be successful at the WBC, they are going to need everyone to contribute. “It's really key to have all of our guys hitting,” says Team Canada Manager Ernie Whitt. “We want to be going on all cylinders. Again, that takes a lot of pressure off the pitching staff, too. We had some opportunities yesterday, we just didn't cash in on them.” But one thing is for certain, Canada will not be taking Team Italy for granted and they will not be looking ahead. When asked how he would manage the pitching staff for two consecutive elimination games, Whitt was very direct about what lies ahead. “Well, (Monday is) elimination day.” “We're playing it one inning at a time. And, you know, we can't let the game get out of hand.” When Canada hits the field on Monday, the hometown crowd will once again be on their side. And for Perkins, who has said he never pitched in front of a big crowd such as the one on Saturday, will keep his focus on the task at hand. “For me, you just kind of try your best to just keep it simple, block things out, and just throw strikes, and, you know, focus on what you are there to do.” “It definitely helps to have a crowd behind you,” adds Perkins. “I think you can sense the urgency, sure, but I just try and focus on what my job is when I'm out there.” Team Canada will take on Team Italy in an elimination game of the World Baseball Classic on Monday, March 9th at the Rogers Centre. Dan Serafini will get the ball for Italy against Vince Perkins. Game time is 6:30 pm.
TORONTO – The tying run was in scoring position with one out, but the Canadians just fell short of completing the comeback in front of over 40,000 fans at the Rogers Centre as the United States held on to beat Canada in the opener of the World Baseball Classic by a score of 6-5. The Canadians came into the ninth inning down by two and facing American closer J.J. Putz. With one out in the inning, Russell Martin (Chelsea, QC) hit a double off the wall to start the rally. Joey Votto (Toronto, ON) then completed his 4-for-5 day with an RBI double and reduced the lead to one. After Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC) grounded to short for the second out, Jason Bay (Trail, BC) came to the plate and put on quite a battle, but Putz was able to get Bay to fly out to right and hold on to the victory for the U.S. “I think everyone saw it was a well-played game,” says Team Canada Manager Ernie Whitt. “You know, we kept the crowd involved, we had our chances, and we just came up a little short.” Canadian starter Mike Johnson (Edmonton, AB) was solid and kept his team in the ballgame, going four innings and allowing four runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts. It has been awhile since Johnson pitched in this kind of atmosphere. “It’s probably been since the late 90s,” says Johnson. “I remember pitching one game in Yankee Stadium when they were retiring Don Mattingly’s number and there were 55,000 people there.” “But that day they weren’t really cheering for me, they were cheering against me,” adds Johnson with a laugh. When it seemed the Americans were going to pull away, the Canadians kept clawing back. The U.S. took a two run lead in the fourth inning on a pair of home runs from Kevin Youkilis and Brian McCann, McCann’s being a two-run shot, and taking a 4-2 lead. Canada clawed back in the sixth when Bay came in to score on a wild pitch from Joel Hanrahan and made it 4-3. But the Americans bounced right back with another two-run homer, this time from Adam Dunn and took a 6-3 lead. After Martin made it 6-4 with a solo blast in the seventh, in the bottom half of the inning the U.S. were threatening with the bases loaded and nobody out against Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, QC). But the 20-year-old Mariners prospect barred down and was able to retire the next three batters, including the final two via strikeout which got the capacity crowd on its feet and had Aumont pumping his fist on his way back to the dugout. “Russ and (pitching coach) Denis Boucher came to talk to me (after loading the bases) and told me to just have fun out there,” says Aumont. “After that I was able to calm down and do my job and when I got that last out I just let my emotions hang out.” Joey Votto had quite a day in front of the home town crowd, going 4-for-5 with a home run, double and two RBIs and was a key part of that exciting ninth inning. The fact that Team Canada has that never say die attitude in any situation has Votto excited. “You know, it starts from the top, the older guys, that's their attitude. It's just infectious,” says Votto. “Being a younger player, like myself, I just fed off of it. And, you know, there's so much heart on the bench, and a great attitude and a never-give-up attitude.” Team Canada will now play Italy, who suffered a 7-0 loss at the hands of Venezuela, in the elimination game on Monday, March 9th at 6:30 pm at the Rogers Centre.
TORONTO – In the midst of a media frenzy, Team Canada held it first workout in Toronto today at the Rogers Centre on the eve of kicking off Pool C play of the World Baseball Classic on Saturday against the United States at 2 pm in the dome. Earlier in the day, it was released that Mike Johnson (Edmonton, AB) will get the ball on Saturday. This has been a whirlwind journey for Johnson, who has not pitched in affiliated baseball since 2004. He had Tommy John surgery in 2005, played in the independent Northern League with the Edmonton Cracker-Cats in 2006 and 2007 and was on the verge of retirement when it all turned around in the 2008 season. “I ended up getting a call from a team in Taiwan asking me if I wanted to come and play. Not really having any expectations about the season or looking too far ahead about getting back into the game, agreed to go over there,” says Johnson. “And a for some reason, my arm just kind of went over a hump and I was able to throw, like, 185 innings, which was the most I've ever thrown in my career, and ended up having a pretty good year. And now, I'm here today.” Team Canada Manager Ernie Whitt decided to go with Johnson against the U.S. because of his experience... 17 years in professional baseball, which is the most of any pitcher on the roster. Johnson also brings alot of experience from the international stage, having played in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. “He's done it before,” says Whitt. “We don't think that the fact of playing in front of the home crowd will bother him.” “You know, he throws strikes, he changes speeds, and so we're looking forward to Mike going out and throwing us 70 pitches.” “Just a great opportunity,” reiterates Johnson. “I mean, a couple years ago, I never thought I would be here, let alone starting the first game against the U.S., kind of relish the opportunity to pitch in front of the hometown crowd. We have a really good team here, a great line-up.” Canada is arguably in one of the toughest Pools in the tournament, with Venezuela and Italy along with their first opponent from South of the border. But the Canadians have reason to be optimistic. In 2006, Canada finished the first round with a 2-1 record, including a legendary upset win over the United States. This time around when the two neighbouring countries face-off, The U.S. side will not be surprised by the talent in the other dugout. “I think we snuck up on them (in 2006). I think they're going to come out ready for us tomorrow,” says Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC). “Our line-up, I think, is pretty solid from top to bottom. Hopefully, we can get off to a good start tomorrow, and then get the crowd on our side and just kind of feed off that.” Team Canada will hit the field at the Rogers Centre on Saturday, March 7th to take on the United States to open Pool C action of the World Baseball Classic. Mike Johnson takes on U.S. starter Jake Peavy with first pitch scheduled for 2 pm.
TAMPA, FL – Team Canada only needed one inning to take care of the New York Yankees as the Canadians came out strong in the first inning and the pitching took care of the rest as the Canucks topped the Yankees 6-0 in their final World Baseball Classic exhibition. Canada took advantage of an erratic Joba Chamberlain, who started for the Yankees, scoring all six of their runs in the first frame. Chamberlain would only last five hitters, walking four and did not record an out before being pulled from the game. Jonathan Albaladejo came in relief of Chamberlain and inherited a bases loaded situation with no outs and 2-0 deficit. Matt Stairs (Fredericton, NB) put the dagger in the inning with a two-run double, scoring Nick Weglarz (Stevensville, ON) and Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC) and made it 4-0. Mark Teahen (Redlands, CA) drove in the fifth Canadian run on a sacrifice fly to bring in Jason Bay (Trail, BC) and then Stairs would score the final run on a Luke Carlin (Aylmer, QC) RBI single. “We were able to take advantage of some mistakes today,” says Morneau.”It’s important as a team to recognize what’s going on out there. We have alot of professional hitters here that have been around long enough and are able to realize those situations and that’s what we did in that first inning.” The Canadian pitching then took it from there and was lights out, beginning with starter Scott Diamond (Guleph, ON). Diamond went two innings and only allowed a pair of walks in what was a solid outing. He also struck out a pair. “This was my first time facing big league hitters and guys on the 40-man roster, so I was pretty excited about it,” says Diamond. “I was pretty nervous going out there facing that Yankee lineup, they have some pretty big hitters, but I was able to settle down after the first couple of strikes and stay calm and not get ahead of myself.” The shutout was preserved the rest of the way with the help of Jesse Crain (Toronto, ON), Steve Green (Greenfield Park, QC), David Davidson (St. Catherines, ON) and T.J. Burton (Ottawa, ON). All told, the Canadian pitchers allowed only four hits to a Yankee lineup that featured Mark Texeira, Nick Swisher, Melky Cabrera, Hideki Matsui and Xavier Nady. With the exhibiton portion of Team Canada’s schedule now over, Manager Ernie Whitt says his troops are set for action. “All the players are ready to go,” says Whitt. “I hate to use an old cliché but we’re going to take it one game at a time. If our pitchers can throw strikes and our offence does what it does we will be in good shape.” “Alot of pitchers I hadn’t seen before, alot of players I hadn’t seen before but I’m impressed,” adds Whitt. “We’re going to be led by our offence but I’m confident in our arms... they’re inexperienced arms, but they’re quality arms and now we’re going to see how they handle the big stage once we get there.” Team Canada now makes its way to Toronto where they will hold a workout on Friday morning at the Rogers Centre and will then open the first round of the World Baseball Classic against the United States on Saturday, March 7th with game time at 2 pm at the Rogers Centre.
CLEARWATER, FL – Team Canada was unable to take advantage of their opportunities today as the Philadelphia Phillies were able to put together a couple big innings in a 9-2 victory over the Canadians in a World Baseball Classic tune-up. The Phillies put up a four spot in the third inning to open the scoring when Raul Ibanez hit a bases loaded double off of Mike Johnson (Edmonton, AB), bringing in all three runners. Ibanez would later score on a Ryan Howard single to make it 4-0. Johnson came in relief of starter Vince Perkins (Victoria, BC) who went two and one-third innings, allowing three runs on two hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts. For Perkins, who has not seen alot of action over the last two seasons due to injury, it was in the process of refining his game. “Everything feels good. The only issues today were just a matter of timing and just being more consistent,” says Perkins. As for Johnson, he pitched in a game after arriving Tuesday night in Florida after over 20 hours of travelling from Japan, where he is for Spring Training for his club in Korea. “When I was on the mound it was 1 or 2 o’clock in the morning (in Japan),” says Johnson. “I’m not bad,” adds Johnson when asked if he was tired. “I thought I did pretty good, just left that one pitch up to Howard, but other than that I thought it went fine.” Manager Ernie Whitt sees Johnson’s outing as him putting his work in rather than a complete evaluation of his performance. “He threw on Sunday over in Korea and flew all night, and right now he just said goodnight to me,” quipped Whitt. “It was just about getting the one inning in, a little touch and feel and hopefully he’ll get grounded and be fine for Saturday.” Brooks McNiven (Vancouver, BC) came in relief of Johnson and gave up a two-run home run to John Mayberry, Jr. to start the fourth, but settled down and retired the next six batters he faced in order. Chris Leroux (Mississauga, ON) followed McNiven and threw one and two-third innings giving up two unearned runs on a pair of hits. Bryan Dumesnil (Nanaimo, BC) closed out the game allowing an unearned run on two hits with a walk and a strikeout in one and one-third innings. “This is their chance to pitch on the big stage,” says Whitt of his young pitching staff. “You look at some of these guys and they’re out there throwing 90-plus mph and now we’ll see how they’ll handle the big picture.” Team Canada’s offence came in the fifth inning as Adam Stern (London, ON) hit an RBI single to score Stubby Clapp (Windsor, ON). Chris Barnwell (Shelburne, NS) would score the second Canadian run on a sacrifice fly from Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC). Despite this recent minor setback, Morneau still holds confidence in his team and their chances at the tournament. “We’ve got a pretty good team here,” says Morneau. “We play with a lot of heart and when you’re asked to play for Canada, you usually don’t turn that down.” Canada will play its final tune up game prior to making their way to Toronto to open the World Baseball Classic on Thursday, March 5th at 1:05 pm in Tampa against the New York Yankees. Scott Diamond (Guelph, ON) is scheduled to start for Team Canada.
DUNEDIN, FL – The offence found its groove and the pitching was solid in Team Canada’s first Spring Training game as the Canadians took care of the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4. Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC) led the way offensively for the Canadians going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Peter Orr (Newmarket, ON) knocked in a pair of runs with a double, going 1-for-3 on the day and Luke Carlin (Aylmer, QC) also had a two-run double, going 1-for-2. On the mound, Scott Richmond (North Vancouver, BC) threw a solid two and two-thirds innings, allowing a pair of runs on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts. For Richmond, it was all about getting things right. “I just wanted to go out there and work on my pitches,” says Richmond. “I think I got it down. I worked on my breaking ball and it looked good. I just want to get the kinks out.” As for when he will take the mound next, that is yet to be determined. But when the call comes, Richmond will be eager to get the ball. “I’m just going to be ready. I’m ready. It’s only my second start of the spring, but I came into camp in shape so I can handle (the work load).” Russell Martin (Chelsea, QC), who came into camp with a minor foot injury, looked healthy and ready to compete going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk and was solid defensively behind the plate. But in exhibition play, Martin is taking it one day at a time. “Right now I’m just taking the necessary precautions to make sure that I can be as good as I can be when the tournament starts,” says Martin. “It’s a hundred times better now than when it first happened. Moving behind the plate I’m not a hundred percent but there’s still four days before the tournament starts and like I said it already feels a hundred times better.” One thing that was on display today on this edition of Team Canada is more balance at the plate. There are six right handed hitters this time around, a rare commodity in 2006. Manager Ernie Whitt will have more options to matchup in this year’s tournament. “Today was the first time I’ve seen (Chris) Barnwell play and I’ve looked at his numbers and he has really good numbers with a good on base percentage and he’s a hardnosed player. So it’s nice to have him as a right-handed hitter,” says Whitt. “We have Martin, we’ve got (Jason) Bay so it does break it up a little bit.” Team Canada on the mound we’re able to hold the Blue Jays to four runs on 11 hits with three walks on nine strikeouts. Chris Begg (Uxbridge, ON) got the win, allowing only one run on three hits with three strikeouts over two and one-third innings. David Davidson (St. Catherines, ON) earned the save pitching a perfect ninth with one punch out. Team Canada will hit the field again on Wednesday, March 4th against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater. Game time is 1:05 pm and Vince Perkins (Victoria, BC) is scheduled to start for Canada.
DUNEDIN, FL – Team Canada held its first team workout in Dunedin, Florida today and as the team prepares for the World Baseball Classic, it is also fine tuning the finer points prior to beginning the tournament on March 7th. Team Canada Manager Ernie Whitt has some work ahead of him in order to piece together the lineup he will put out on the field. “These three days will be interesting,” says Whitt. “Hopefully we will have enough time to take a look at (the players we haven’t seen), evaluate them and do the best that we can.” If there is one thing the Team Canada staff does not have to worry about, and is common with Canadian teams in the past, is team bonding. “It doesn’t matter if you’ve got 20 years experience or if you’ve got no experience, that doesn’t matter here,” says Adam Stern. “Everyone get treated the same and everyone is here for one goal and that is to win.” One example is Team Canada newcomer Mark Teahen. Teahen was born in Redlands, California, but his father Michael is from St. Mary’s, Ontario. Michael was a member of the Canadian National Team in the 70s and the stories he would share with his son was motivation to follow his roots. “My dad would tell me stories about playing for the Canadian team and going to the Pan-Am Games and everything else he got to do and he still has alot of close friends who played with for those years and I’m excited to be able to follow in his footsteps in that way,” says Mark Teahen. But if his father was not motivation enough, there were some extra nudging from contemporaries. “I’ve been talking with (Justin) Morneau quite a bit and I played with Matt Stairs for two years in Kansas City and this is something I’ve wanted to do is represent Canada,” says Teahen. “I’m sorry I missed out on the first WBC, but it was just too early in my career and the Royals needed me in camp. It’s nice to be able to finally to play for Team Canada.” On the field today, players went through fielding and batting practice and some strategy in order to get in the best game shape as quickly as possible. The pitching continues to be the biggest head scratcher for the coaching staff as they are still deciphering through who will get the ball in the first game. “Our biggest challenge at this time is that we have 27 innings to cover with 13 pitchers and if you do the math it just doesn’t work out very well,” says Whitt of using his pitchers over the three upcoming exhibition games. Team Canada begins their exhibition schedule on Tuesday, March 3rd against the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin. Game time is 1:05 pm. The Canadians will follow that up with contest against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater on March 4th and finally against the New York Yankees in Tampa on March 5th. Then Canada will make its way to Toronto for Pool C action of the World Baseball Classic and will first take on the United States on March 7th at 2 pm at the Rogers Center.
OTTAWA – As Canada is gearing up for the World Baseball Classic, it will not only be the players who will get the chance to represent their country. Corrie Davis of Sherwood Park, Alberta and Stéphane Dupont of Mascouche, Québec will both get the opportunity of a lifetime as they will both be participating in the WBC… as umpires. The two longtime Canadian umpires will be on the field in San Juan, Puerto Rico officiating in the first round of Pool D action of the upcoming World Baseball Classic. In the inaugural event in 2006, there were no Canadian umpires. This time around, 15 international umpires, including Davis and Dupont, have worked with Major League umpire supervisors to refine their skills to prepare for the biggest assignment of their umpiring careers. “The fact that we have two Canadian umpires working at an event of this magnitude is a testament to the quality of our development program,” says Davis. “I hope that we can be successful at the WBC so that other Canadian umpires will have a chance to enjoy this experience in the future.” Davis and Dupont went down to Long Beach, California for a week to learn from some of the best umpires in the world. Everyday, their training would begin in the classroom. They were being taught lessons about mechanics and drills before going out on the field later in the day to work on those lessons with former Major League umpires such as Bruce Froemming, Steve Rippley and Larry Young. Then they would umpire live baseball games with the help of the Compton Community College. “When you’re next to legends like Steve Rippley, Larry Young and Bruce Froemming, it can give you a bit of an inferiority complex,” says Dupont. “But it helped me gain confidence because I realized that ‘hey, I have 27 years experience doing this and I’ve done this before at many different levels.’ And all the Major League umpires were very helpful and inclusive.” But it was not only on field training for these two Canadian umpiring veterans. They were also taught important lessons about nutrition and exercise from experts such as MLB Director, Umpire Medical Services Mark Letendre. Letendre taught them some new exercises to help cope with the rigours of the profession. “A neat thing Dr. Letendre taught us was that you aren’t just stretching for today, but you’re stretching and doing these exercises now so you can have a good quality of life after you’re done your career,” says Davis. “It can wear your body down after a while.” Even with all of this new training, both Davis and Dupont bring a combined 50+ years of umpiring experience to the table. Davis, who started umpiring at the age of 12, has been in the game for 25 years. He’s umpired numerous national and international tournaments in his career, including the most recent World Cup of Baseball in Taiwan. He has also officiated over 150 games in the pro ranks in the Pacific Coast League For Dupont, he has been an umpire since 1985 and has also officiated in several national and international events. His resume includes the 1999 Pan-Am Games, the 2002 World Junior Championship and the 2005 World Cup of Baseball. Both have also been supervisors and instructors to help grow and develop officiating in Canada. In fact, Davis is now the Supervisor of Umpires for Baseball Canada. “(The MLB Umpire Supervisors) may have been a bit nervous at first, not knowing what they had to work with, but I think by the end of the week we showed them we could umpire,” says Davis. Both are looking forward to the chance of being on the big stage. Now that baseball has been removed from the Olympics, the World Baseball Classic is easily the biggest international event for the sport with Major League players on the field representing their countries. Both Davis and Dupont hold that same sense of pride when they will take the field in Puerto Rico. “It is simply an honour to get a chance to represent your country at an event that, I believe, is the most prestigious and where amateur umpires can take part,” says Dupont. “I am extremely honoured to be representing Canada at this illustrious event,” adds Davis. “It’s going to be amazing to be in that environment…in a huge, sold out stadium, on the field with guys like Alex Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero, Carlos Delgado and David Ortiz and working with MLB umpires is going to easily make this the most incredible experiences of my career.” Davis and Dupont will report to MLB Spring Training in Orlando prior to the start of the tournament to call a few exhibition games in preparation of the big event. They will then report to San Juan, Puerto Rico for Pool D action, which features the Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico and the Netherlands. Canada also begins play on March 7 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto when they take on the United States.
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