World Baseball Classic
Crain was selected to represent Canada at the World Baseball Classic. In the first game of the 2006 edition of the Classic, Crain came into the game in the 9th inning. He got the save as Canada beat the South Africans 11–8.
In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Crain struck out all four batters he faced in the bottom of the ninth. Canada ended up losing the game to Italy.
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