CARY, N.C. - The rotation has been set.
Yet, as Team Canada manager Ernie Whitt headed to the airport and the trip back to Toronto ,he and his staff had an important decision to make before Saturday night’s Pan Am Games opener against the Dominican Republic at President’s Choice Park in Ajax.
Who will bat third in the Canucks order?
Whitt gave three different hitters a chance during the three games in the Americas Baseball Festival held at the USA National Training Center’s Coleman Field this week.
Tim Smith, who plays independent-league ball for the Quebec Capitales, hit third in a 4-1 loss to Cuba on Wednesday, going 0-for-4.