, ▁V ancouver . ▁" If ▁you ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁provincial ▁championship , ▁his ▁picture ▁was ▁on ▁your ▁T - sh irt . ▁Or ▁if ▁you ▁went ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁Map le ▁R idge , ▁you ▁were ▁playing ▁at ▁Larry ▁Walker ▁Field . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Ex pos ▁helped , ▁too , ▁so ▁even ▁people ▁who ▁wer en ' t ▁baseball ▁fans ▁knew ▁who ▁he ▁was . ▁He ▁was ▁that ▁un re ach able ▁dream ▁for ▁k ids ▁who ▁let ▁you ▁know ▁it ▁was ▁reach able , ▁that ▁a ▁Canadian ▁could ▁go ▁do ▁it ." ▁ ▁Co aching ▁work ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Walker ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or ▁on ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ' ▁spring ▁training ▁staff ▁under ▁former ▁manager ▁Tony ▁La ▁Russ a ▁and ▁did ▁fill - in ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁Card inals ▁staff . ▁He ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁full - time ▁position ▁but ▁chose ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁his ▁part - time ▁position . ▁ ▁Canada ▁national ▁baseball ▁team ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Walker ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁hitting ▁coach ▁and ▁first ▁base ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁national ▁team . ▁He ▁has ▁co ached ▁for ▁Team ▁Canada ▁in ▁three ▁World ▁Baseball ▁Classic ▁( W BC ) ▁tournament s , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁hitting ▁and ▁first ▁base ▁coach