Team Canada
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Baseball | ||
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Baseball World Cup | ||
| Bronze | 2009 Nettuno | National team |
On March 8, 2006, Stern had a superb game for Team Canada against the United States in the first World Baseball Classic, just a double short of hitting for the cycle, including an inside-the-park home run, and driving in 4 runs. He also made a couple of excellent catches in center field. Canada won the game 8–6, pulling off the biggest upset of the tournament. In the series, he batted 6 for 9.
In January 2007, he was awarded the first Stubby Clapp Award at the fifth annual Baseball Canada fund raiser. The award goes to a player who shows desire, competitiveness, and a never-say-die attitude.
In March 2008, he played for Team Canada in Taiwan as they competed in an 8-team tournament for a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics. They won one of the three tickets to the Summer Games, joining Taiwan and South Korea. At the Olympics, Stern was Team Canada's center fielder for all seven of its games, playing errorless defence and chipping in with four hits, including a pair of triples and three RBIs. He was the second-highest scorer on the team, with four runs.
In March 2009, Stern played for Team Canada in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
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Famous quotes containing the words team and/or canada:
“Is my team ploughing,
That I was used to drive
And hear the harness jingle
When I was man alive?”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)
“This universal exhibition in Canada of the tools and sinews of war reminded me of the keeper of a menagerie showing his animals’ claws. It was the English leopard showing his claws.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)