Canada is preparing for the World Baseball Classic 2023 and little by little they keep announcing to big names that they would be with the team for the next month of March.
If they had one of their big leagues, the Canadians would have a great team for the upcoming contest. On this occasion, the North American team he snatched a player from the representation of Venezuela.
According to journalist Jon Morosi, Abraham Thor has decided to represent the Canadian national team for the fifth edition of the tournament created by the MLB.
The infielder’s decision could be the most successful, since the player is born and raised in Montreal. On top of that, it presents great opportunities to see stellar action for the ninth.
Toro is a 26-year-old infielder who has played during his short career in the Big Top as utilityplaying third base, shortstop, and second base as the most usual positions.
The player comes from his best season in the Majors with the Seattle Mariners where he was able to appear in 109 games with a .185 batting average, 10 home runs, 35 RBIs, 36 runs scored, 60 hits, 13 doubles, one triple, two stolen bases and a .563 OPS.
The Montreal native was part of the squad that qualified the Seattle organization to a postseason for the first time in 20 years.
Before defending the Mariners, the utility debuted and saw action with the Houston Astros between 2019 and 2021 where it was changed to the capital of the United States.
Canada in the World Classic
Canadians return to World Baseball Classic after his absence in the last installment, which was played in 2017. For the upcoming tournament, the ninth presents some figures from The Majors and could hit the bump in the competition.
The Canadian team will be making up Pool C together with the current champions, United States, Mexico, Colombia and Great Britainwhich will debut at the great event.
