▁for ▁Canada ▁at ▁the ▁Pan ▁Am ▁Games ▁in ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁Mexico , ▁where ▁Team ▁Canada ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁major ▁international ▁baseball ▁championship . ▁In ▁the ▁semif inal , ▁Canada ▁defeated ▁host ▁Mexico , ▁ 5 – 3 . ▁Next , ▁Canada ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 – 1 ▁versus ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁crow ning ▁them ▁with ▁that ▁edition ' s ▁gold ▁medal . ▁Walker ▁repr ised ▁his ▁co aching ▁role ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pan ▁Am ▁Games ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁In ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Canada ▁defeated ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁extra ▁inn ings , ▁ 7 – 6 , ▁to ▁claim ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Pan ▁Am ▁Games . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition , ▁awards , ▁and ▁h alls ▁of ▁fame ▁election ▁and ▁consideration ▁Post - care er ▁awards ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season , ▁ML B ▁and ▁D HL ▁Express ▁announced ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁event , ▁named ▁D HL ▁H omet own ▁Hero es , ▁for ▁fans ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁out standing ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁each ▁franch ise ▁among ▁five ▁nom ine es ▁each . ▁Nom ine es ▁for ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁included ▁Walker , ▁B ich ette , ▁Cast illa , ▁Gal ar rag a , ▁and ▁Hel ton . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Walker ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁winner ▁for ▁the ▁Colorado