DUNEDIN, Fla. -- If he wasn't playing for Team Canada, Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey would have to settle for whatever playing time he could get after the starters get their at-bats, splitting what's left with the rest of those competing for a spot on the roster.
Instead, he's expected to get at least five games straight as a starter -- two exhibitions and then at least three more in the first round of the World Baseball Classic. It's a chance for the 24-year-old, who opened the 2015 season as Toronto's everyday centre fielder but spent most of last season at Triple-A Buffalo, to remind the Blue Jays of the promise they once saw in him.