Editing Larry Walker (section)

====Canada national baseball team====
Since 2009, Walker has served as a hitting [[Coach (baseball)|coach]] and first base coach for the [[Canada national baseball team|Canadian national team]]. He has coached for Team Canada in [[World Baseball Classic]] (WBC) tournaments in [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball.ca/files/2009%20WBC%20Roster%20-%20media.pdf |title=2009 WBC roster |work=[[Baseball Canada]] |access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref> [[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball.ca/files/2013%20WBC%20Roster%20(Bilingual).pdf |title=2013 WBC roster (bilingual) |work=Baseball Canada |access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref> [[2017 World Baseball Classic|2017]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Ringolsby |first=Tracy |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/larry-walker-set-to-coach-canada-in-wbc-c216380622 |title=Larry Walker set to coach Canada in WBC |work=MLB.com |date=February 18, 2017 |access-date=June 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Durocher |first=Pierre |url=http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/03/11/larry-walker-un-role-dinstructeur-qui-lui-plait |title=Larry Walker: un rôle d'instructeur qui lui plaît |work=[[Le Journal de Montréal]] |language=fr |date=March 11, 2017 |access-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref> and [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Baseball Classic Roster {{!}} Canada 2023 |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/roster/canada?season=2023 |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=MLB.com}}</ref> In 2011, he served as hitting and first base coach for Canada at the [[Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games|Pan Am Games]] in [[Guadalajara|Guadalajara, Mexico]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball.ca/files/2011%20World%20Cup%20&%20Pan%20Am%20Roster.pdf |title=2011 World Cup & Pan Am roster |work=Baseball Canada
 |access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref> where Canada won their first major international baseball championship. In the semifinal, Canada defeated host [[Mexico national baseball team|Mexico]], 5–3. Next, Canada bested the [[United States national baseball team|United States]] 2–1 in the final, to win the gold medal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Doolittle |first=Robyn |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2011/10/26/canadas_baseball_win_over_us_at_pan_ams_doesnt_surprise_ernie_whitt.html |title=Canada's baseball win over U.S. at Pan Ams doesn't surprise Ernie Whitt |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=October 26, 2011 |access-date=June 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ravjiana |first=Alykhan |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/canada-tops-dominican-republic-in-mens-baseball-at-pan-ams |title=Canada tops Dominican Republic in men's baseball at Pan Ams |work=[[National Post]] |date=July 12, 2015 |access-date=June 18, 2017}}</ref> Walker reprised his coaching role at the [[Baseball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2015 Pan Am Games]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball.ca/uploads/files/2015%20Pan%20Am%20Games%20Roster_Alphabetical%20Sheet1.pdf |title=2015 Pan Am Games roster |work=Baseball Canada |access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> In a rematch of 2011, Canada defeated the United States in extra innings, 7–6, to claim their second consecutive gold medal at the [[Baseball at the Pan American Games|Pan Am Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/resTO2015/pdf/TO2015/BB/TO2015_BB_C73_BBM400101.pdf |title=Game summary (Box score)—Canada (CAN) 7, United States (USA) 6 |work=Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games |date=July 19, 2015 |access-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723070934/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/resTO2015/pdf/TO2015/BB/TO2015_BB_C73_BBM400101.pdf |archive-date=July 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Walker did not return for the [[Baseball at the 2019 Pan American Games|2019 Pan Am Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Pan Am Games Roster |url=https://www.baseball.ca/uploads/files/2019%20Pan%20Am%20Games%20Roster%20MEDIA%20ROSTER.pdf |accessdate=July 29, 2019 |work=Baseball Canada}}</ref>