Lower Mainland lefty with Major League dreams

Sean Duncan on the mound with the Canadian Junior National Baseball Team. (Supplied)
Sean Duncan on the mound with the Canadian Junior National Baseball Team. (Supplied)

By Marcus Fitzgerald

Posted May 28, 2024 7:00 am.

Last Updated May 30, 2024 12:37 pm.

Sixteen-year-old Sean Duncan of Port Coquitlam currently patrols the mound for the Langley Blaze of the BC Premier Baseball League, but his talent is already taking him around the world – and might just land him in the Major Leagues one day, too.

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