Team Canada has the potential to have some big names on its roster at the World Baseball Classic.
Freddie Freeman was supposed to be on the team. But then Canada got some bad news on Saturday.
It was announced that Freeman has withdrawn due to personal reasons.
Canada also announced that Jordan Romano won't play.
They did announce that Jameson Taillon, Liam Hicks and Tyler Black are on the team.
Freeman had played in each of the last two editions of the WBC for Canada.
He's the most famous current MLB player from Canada, and one of the best few ever.
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Canada won't lack too much at first base. They can play Josh Naylor there. Naylor's brother, Bo, is set to be the starting catcher.
But a lineup with both Naylor bros and Freeman in the middle is more imposing than not having Freeman.
There will likely be at least a bit more information out about this from Freeman when he shows up at spring training for the Dodgers.
But for now, all we know is that Canada won't have Freeman at the WBC, and that's too bad.
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