#team-canada

#team-canada

With the holidays comes the under-20 World Junior Championship, an annual hockey tournament that runs from Dec. 26 until Jan. 5. Team Canada's journey begins on Friday evening, and on Friday afternoon, they announced that their goal horn will be the Blue Jays' home run/victory horn. It was a horn that was heard quite often in October in some key moments. Take George Springer's three-run home run in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series as an example. It only added to the atmosphere, and it was the same case when Jeff Hoffman closed it out.

Freddie Freeman has been a modern day iron man for the Los Angeles Dodgers since first joining the ballclub back in 2022. He's played in at least 147 regular season games in each of the last four years. In 2024, Freeman ended up being the World Series MVP despite essentially playing on one leg with a badly injured ankle.

A third Chicago Cubs player has committed to play in the World Baseball Classic, though this time it's not for Team USA. Owen Caissie will represent Team Canada in the 2026 WBC, marking his second time on their roster. He recorded three hits across Canada's three games, including a home run. He also drew a walk and struck out twice.

The World Baseball Classic is just around the corner. There will be some Toronto Blue Jays players participating in the tournament that will begin in March. You have the obvious players, such as Vladimir Guerrero Jr., but some minor leaguers could factor onto their respective rosters. Not just that, some of the Blue Jays' free agents and recently released players could find their way onto a national team. Most people reading this article will likely be cheering for Team Canada. They'll be in a pool with Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba, and Colombia, with games taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico.