The 2026 World Series commences on Friday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and there will be one Canadian participating. He is Tampa Bay Rays catcher Liam Hicks of Toronto, Ontario.
Hicks played for both Major League Baseball franchises in Florida this season. During 142 games, he batted .284 with 18 home runs and 82 runs batted in with the Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. Hicks scored 66 runs and had 136 hits, 16 doubles, one triple, three stolen bases, 56 walks, 208 total bases, one sacrifice bunt, seven sacrifice flies, an on base percentage of .367, and a slugging percentage of .434 in 479 at bats and 554 plate appearances in 2026.
The triple and sacrifice bunt came in blowout Marlins wins. The triple came on June 10 in an 8-0 Marlins win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The sacrifice bunt came on June 17 in a 12-4 Marlins win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
In the postseason, Hicks is batting .222 with four runs batted in. During nine games, 27 at bats and 31 plate appearances, Hicks has scored one run, and had six hits, one double, three walks, seven total bases, an on base percentage of .300, and a slugging percentage of .259. Hicks’s double came in game one of the 2026 American League Divisional Series, a 1-0 Rays win over the New York Yankees on October 3. Hicks’s run scored came in game six of the 2026 American League Championship Series, a 7-3 Rays win over the Cleveland Guardians on October 19.
