inals ▁post season ▁records . ▁He ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁playing ▁baseball ▁after ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁National ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁playing ▁career , ▁Walker ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁instruct or ▁for ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁and , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁has ▁co ached ▁the ▁Canadian ▁national ▁team . ▁In ▁that ▁time , ▁Team ▁Canada ▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁three ▁World ▁Baseball ▁Classic ▁( W BC ) ▁tournament s , ▁and ▁twice ▁at ▁the ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games , ▁winning ▁consecutive ▁gold ▁med als ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁amateur ▁career ▁ ▁Larry ▁Kenneth ▁Robert ▁Walker , ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁in ▁Map le ▁R idge , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁V ancouver ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁to ▁Larry , ▁Sr ., ▁and ▁Mary ▁Walker , ▁both ▁of ▁Scottish ▁descent . ▁Larry , ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁four ▁boys , ▁Barry , ▁Care y ▁and ▁Gary . ▁The ▁five ▁men ▁often ▁played ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁fast p itch ▁soft ball ▁league , ▁frequently ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁starting ▁line up . ▁Walker ▁grew ▁up ▁passing ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁free ▁time ▁playing ▁street ▁hockey , ▁especially ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁back yard ▁and ▁drive way ▁of ▁another ▁boy ▁named ▁Rick ▁Herbert . ▁In ▁that ▁group ▁was ▁future