North of the border news

Team Canada announced its roster for the IBAF World Cup in Taiwan next month. Seattle's #1 pick from 2007 -- and potential future Rattler -- Phillipe Aumont will be there. So will ex-Rattler Mike Saunders.

The Canadian men's baseball team will field a young roster when it takes on the world's best at the IBAF World Cup in Taiwan next month.

The 16-team tournament is a chance for Canada's national team staff to evaluate the players that hope to earn a berth at next summer's 2008 Beijing Olympics.