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Baseball Canada announces men's roster for 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto

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Andrew Albers, who represented Canada in 2011, will be back on the team in 2015
Andrew Albers, who represented Canada in 2011, will be back on the team in 2015
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The identities of the 24 men who will represent Canada in baseball at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games were announced by Baseball Canada today. The men will play out in Ajax, about an hour east of downtown Toronto, in the President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark from Saturday, July 11 through Sunday, July 26. The Blue Jays will mostly be on the road during this period (which includes the All-Star break)

Canada won gold the previous Pan Am Games in Mexico back in 2011.

In January, it was reported that Pan Am Games and Major League Baseball worked out a deal to allow minor leaguers--defined as those who are not on a 40-man roster--to participate in the summer competition. So Dalton Pompey, while he is playing in double-A, is not eligible to play.

Andrew Albers and Jeff Francis, who were pitched with the Blue Jays earlier this season, have been named to the 24-man Pan Am roster alongside starter Shane Dawson of the Lansing Lugnuts. Former Blue Jays Adam Loewen (who has returned to pitching again) and Shawn Hill have also been tapped to join the team. The coaching staff has a number of former Blue Jays as well, from manager Ernie Whitt, to coaches Paul Quantrill and Denis Boucher. Stubby Clapp, who played in the Blue Jays organization at the double-A and triple-A levels and is currently the hitting coach at New Hampshire, is also a coach for the team.

Here is the full roster as announced by Baseball Canada

Position First Last Hometown
Pitcher Andrew Albers* North Battleford, SK
Pitcher Phillippe Aumont* Gatineau, QC
Pitcher Shane Dawson Drayton Valley, AB
Catcher Kellin Deglan Langley, BC
Pitcher Jeff Francis* Delta, BC
Outfielder Tyson Gillies Vancouver, BC
Pitcher Shawn Hill* Georgetown, ON
Infielder Jesse Hodges Victoria, BC
Infielder Sean Jamieson Kitchener, ON
Outfielder Brock Kjeldgaard London, ON
Pitcher Colin Kleven Kamloops, BC
Infielder Jordan Lennerton Langley, BC
Pitcher Chris Leroux* Mississauga, ON
Pitcher Adam Loewen* Surrey, BC
Pitcher Kyle Lotzkar Delta, BC
Pitcher Dustin Molleken Regina, SK
Pitcher Jared Mortensen Abbottsford, BC
Outfielder Tyler O’Neill Maple Ridge, BC
Infielder Pete Orr* Newmarket, ON
Catcher Chris Robinson* Dorchester, ON
Pitcher Evan Rutckyj Windsor, ON
Outfielder Tim Smith Toronto, ON
Infielder Skyler Stromsmoe Bow Island, AB
Outfielder Rene Tosoni* Port Coquitlam, BC

* Players with Major League Baseball experience

Position First Last Hometown
Coach Denis Boucher Lachine, QC
Therapist Dave Blatz Steinbach, MB
Coach Stubby Clapp Windsor, ON
Coach Greg Hamilton Peterborough, ON
Coach Paul Quantrill Port Hope, ON
Equipment Manager Keith Sanford Windsor, ON
Team Leader Bernie Soulliere Windsor, ON
Coach Larry Walker Maple Ridge, BC
Manager Ernie Whitt Clinton, MI

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