Canadian R. J. Swindle to replace Crain at World Baseball Classic

R.J. Swindle has been added to Canada's World Baseball Classic roster.

He takes the spot of injured reliever Jesse Crain.

Swindle, a left-handed reliever from Vancouver, played for Canada at the WBC qualifying round in Germany last year.

The 29-year-old free agent appeared in 13 games with triple-A Memphis last season with a 4.76 earned-run average.

Swindle's major-league career has been brief, with just three games played for Philadelphia in 2008 and six more with Milwaukee in '09.

Crain withdrew after suffering a shoulder injury at spring training with the Chicago White Sox.