2006 World Baseball Classic (Rosters)

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Below are the rosters of the sixteen competing national teams at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. The 2006 team for which a player listed is as of March 3, 2006.

Australia[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 4 Gavin Fingleson S R 176 86 August 5, 1976 Johannesburg, South Africa New South Wales Patriots
IF 6 Rodney van Buizen R R 6' 0" 201 lb. September 25, 1980 Mona Vale, Australia New South Wales Patriots
IF 7 Trent Durrington R R 5'10" 190 August 27, 1975 Sydney, Australia Boston Red Sox
OF 8 Trent Oeltjen L L 6'1" 190 February 28, 1983 Sydney, Australia Minnesota Twins
P 11 Adam Bright L L 6'0" 180 August 11, 1984 Melbourne, Victoria Colorado Rockies
P 13 Matty Gahan R R 6'0" 185 November 26, 1975 Lismore, New South Wales Queensland Rams
IF 14 Dave Nilsson L R 6'3" 230 December 14, 1969 Brisbane, Queensland
P 15 Paul Mildren R L 6'1" 160 May 3, 1984 Adelaide, Australia Florida Marlins
IF 16 Luke Hughes R R 6'0" 190 August 2, 1984 Perth, Australia Minnesota Twins
OF 17 Brett Roneberg L L 6'2" 205 May 2, 1979 Melbourne, Victoria Pittsburgh Pirates
IF 18 Glenn Williams S R 6'2" 195 July 18, 1977 Gosford, New South Wales Minnesota Twins
P 19 Rich Thompson R R 6'1" 180 July 1, 1984 Hornsby, Australia Los Angeles Angels
P 21 Phil Brassington R R 6'3" May 19, 1970 Canberra, Australia
IF 22 Brendan Kingman R R 6'1" 195 May 22, 1973 Bankstown, Australia
OF 23 Paul Rutgers R R 5'10" 190 January 17, 1984 Melbourne, Victoria Chillicothe Paints
P 24 John Stephens R R 6'1" 215 November 15, 1979 Sydney, Australia Baltimore Orioles
OF 25 Tom Brice L L 6'5" 210 August 24, 1981 Woodville, Australia St. Paul Saints/Macoto Cobras
IF 26 Justin Huber R R 6'2" 200 July 1, 1982 Melbourne, Victoria Kansas City Royals
P 27 Damian Moss R L 6'0" 185 November 24, 1976 Darlinghurst, New South Wales Seattle Mariners
IF 29 Bradley Harman R R 6'1" 175 November 19, 1985 Melbourne, Victoria Philadelphia Phillies
P 30 Tristan Crawford R R 6'2" 200 July 22, 1982 Anchorage, AK USA Minnesota Twins
P 31 Craig Anderson L L 6'3" 180 October 30, 1980 Gosford, New South Wales Baltimore Orioles
C 35 Matthew Kent L R 6'3" 175 July 2, 1980 Melbourne, Victoria Boston Red Sox
P 39 Phil Stockman R R 6'8" 250 January 25, 1980 Oldham, England Atlanta Braves
P 42 Peter Moylan R R 6'3" 220 December 2, 1976 Australia Atlanta Braves
P 44 Wayne Lundgren R R 6'6" 180 April 21, 1982 Sydney, New South Wales
C 47 Andrew Graham R R 6'4" 215 April 22, 1982 Sydney, Australia
C 48 Michael Collins R R 6'3" 215 July 18, 1984 Canberra, Australia Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 57 Adrian Burnside R L 6'3" 210 March 15, 1977 Alice Springs, Northern Territory Toronto Blue Jays
P Josh Hill * R R 6'3" 225 March 27, 1983 Armadale, Australia Minnesota Twins
P Ryan Rowland-Smith * L L 6'3" 200 January 26, 1983 Sydney, Australia Seattle Mariners
MAN Jon Deeble
* Josh Hill replaced Ryan Rowland-Smith on the roster before the start of the tournament.

Canada[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 3 Matt Rogelstad L R 6'3" 185 September 13, 1982 New Westminster, BC Seattle Mariners (minor leagues)
IF 4 Pete Orr L R 6'1" 185 June 8, 1979 Richmond Hill, ON Atlanta Braves
OF 7 Adam Stern L R 5'11" 180 February 12, 1980 London, ON Boston Red Sox
C 8 Chris Robinson R R 6'0" 200 May 12, 1984 London, ON Detroit Tigers (minor leagues)
IF 11 Stubby Clapp L R 5'8" 175 February 24, 1973 Windsor, ON Edmonton Cracker-Cats
OF 12 Matt Stairs L R 5'9" 215 February 27, 1968 Saint John, NB Kansas City Royals
P 15 Mike Meyers R R 6'2" 210 October 18, 1977 London, ON Milwaukee Brewers (minor leagues)
IF 16 Kevin Nicholson S R 5'11" 207 March 29, 1976 Vancouver, BC Pittsburgh Pirates (minor leagues)
C 17 Max St. Pierre R R 6'0" 175 April 17, 1980 Québec City, QC Detroit Tigers (minor leagues)
OF 18 Sébastien Boucher L R 6'0" 190 October 19, 1981 Hull, QC Seattle Mariners (minor leagues)
OF 19 Ryan Radmanovich L R 6'2" 200 August 9, 1971 Calgary, AB Somerset Patriots
P 20 Adam Loewen L L 6'5" 215 April 9, 1984 Surrey, BC Baltimore Orioles (minor leagues)
P 22 Eric Cyr R L 6'4" 210 February 11, 1979 Montreal, QC Uni-President Lions
P 24 Steve Green R R 6'2" 200 January 26, 1978 Greenfield Park, QC Detroit Tigers (minor leagues)
P 26 Jeff Francis L L 6'5" 200 January 8, 1981 Vancouver, BC Colorado Rockies
IF 27 Justin Morneau L R 6'4" 225 May 15, 1981 New Westminster, BC Minnesota Twins
P 28 Jesse Crain R R 6'1" 205 July 5, 1981 Toronto, ON Minnesota Twins
P 31 Aaron Myette R R 6'4" 210 September 26, 1977 New Westminster, BC Philadelphia Phillies
P 32 Vince Perkins L R 6'5" 220 September 27, 1981 Victoria, BC Toronto Blue Jays (minor leagues)
P 34 Chris Reitsma R R 6'5" 235 December 31, 1977 Minneapolis, MN USA Atlanta Braves
P 35 Chris Begg R R 6'4" 195 September 12, 1979 Uxbridge, ON San Francisco Giants (minor leagues)
P 36 Scott Mathieson R R 6'3" 190 February 27, 1984 Vancouver, BC Philadelphia Phillies (minor leagues)
P 37 Rheal Cormier L L 5'10" 200 April 23, 1967 Moncton, NB Philadelphia Phillies
OF 38 Jason Bay R R 6'2" 200 September 20, 1978 Trail, BC Pittsburgh Pirates
C 39 Pete LaForest L R 6'2" 210 January 27, 1978 Hull, QC San Diego Padres
OF 45 Aaron Guiel L R 5'10" 200 October 5, 1972 Vancouver, BC Kansas City Royals
IF 47 Corey Koskie L R 6'3" 225 June 28, 1973 Anola, MB Milwaukee Brewers
P 48 Paul Quantrill L R 6'1" 200 November 3, 1968 London, ON retired, last played for Florida Marlins
P 49 Erik Bedard L L 6'1" 195 March 6, 1979 Navan, ON Baltimore Orioles
IF 50 Scott Thorman L R 6'3" 235 January 6, 1982 Cambridge, ON Atlanta Braves (minor leagues)
MAN 21 Ernie Whitt

China[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
OF 1 Lingfeng Sun L L 5'9" 143 August 14, 1978 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
C 2 Zhenwang Zhang R R 6'1" 169 March 1, 1988 Tianjing, China Tianjin Lions
IF 3 Zhe Chen R R 6'2" 199 October 14, 1975 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
IF 5 Fei Feng R R 5'11" 169 February 18, 1983 Sichuan, China Sichuan Dragons
P 6 Chenhao Li R R 5'11" 190 July 2, 1977 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
P 7 Nan Wang R L 6'4" 184 October 7, 1981 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
IF 9 Yufeng Zhang R R 5'9" 159 February 9, 1977 Shanghai, China Shanghai Eagles
IF 10 Guangbiao Liu R R 5'7" 143 September 5, 1978 Guanghou, China Guangdong Leopards
IF 11 Tao Guo R R 6'1" 170 March 21, 1987 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
C 12 Yi Feng R R 5'11" 188 August 20, 1982 Guanghou, China Guangdong Leopards
P 15 Quansheng Zhao L L 6'1" 169 January 15, 1979 Tianjing, China Tianjin Lions
P 17 Li Zhang R R 6'4" 181 February 3, 1980 Shanghai, China Shanghai Eagles
IF 18 Guogang Yang L R 5'11" 177 February 22, 1977 Tianjing, China Tianjin Lions
IF 20 Qi Chen L L 6'0" 188 September 23, 1981 Shanghai, China Shanghai Eagles
P 21 Zheng Xu R R 5'11" 199 May 10, 1981 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
P 22 Hongrui Li R R 5'11" 186 April 22, 1986 Beijing, China Hopestars
P 23 Shuai Li R R 6'2" 154 July 11, 1985 Henan, China Beijing Tigers
P 24 Quan Huang L L 5'8" 165 May 14, 1983 Hopestars
OF 26 Yaqing Liu R R 6'1" 210 July 17, 1982 Lanzhou, Gansu Hopestars
P 28 Bo Zhao L R 6'1" 195 August 11, 1985 Sichuan, China Sichuan Dragons
IF 32 Jingchao Wang R R 5'11" 164 July 13, 1988 Tianjing, China Tianjin Lions
P 33 Kun Chen R R 6'1" 183 March 5, 1980 Sichuan, China Sichuan Dragons
OF 35 Shuo Yang R R 6'0" 188 May 18, 1981 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
OF 36 Hongbo Zhang L R 5'9" 154 June 6, 1980 Panzhihua, Sichuan Guangdong Leopards
IF 37 Wenbin Pan R R 5'10" 150 December 9, 1986 Guanghou, China Guangdong Leopards
IF 51 Lei Li R R 5'9" 141 June 24, 1984 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
C 56 Wei Wang R R 6'1" 181 December 25, 1978 Beijing, China Beijing Tigers
P 66 Jun Zhang R R 5'1" 167 December 13, 1983 Shanghai, China Shanghai Eagles
P 68 Tao Bu L L 5'11" 188 January 15, 1983 Henan, China Hopestars
P 80 Guojun Lai R R 5'11" 165 October 3, 1973 Guangdong Province Guangdong Leopards
MAN Jim Lefebvre USA

Chinese Taipei[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 6 Seng Yang L R 5'9" 172 March 25, 1981 Taitung County Uni-President Lions
IF 7 Chih-Sheng Lin R R 6'0" 210 January 1, 1982 Taitung County La New Bears
OF 8 Chih-Yao Chan L L 5'10" 172 January 2, 1983 Manchu, Pingtung Fubon Bull
P 11 En-Yu Lin R R 6'2" 180 March 25, 1981 Tainan City Macoto Cobras
IF 12 Chia-Hao Chang L R 5'9" 154 October 31, 1976 Keelung City Sinon Bulls
IF 13 Yung-Chi Chen R R 5'11" 172 July 13, 1983 Taitung County Seattle Mariners (minor leagues)
P 63 Wen-Hsiung Hsu R R 6'1" 215 December 5, 1978 Kaohsiung County La New Bears
P 17 Chu-Chien Hsu R R 6'2" 197 January 25, 1981 Hsinchu City Macoto Cobras
P 19 Ying-Chieh Lin L L 6'1" 190 May 1, 1981 Taitung County Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
C 27 Chun-Chang Yeh R R 5'9" 177 October 25, 1972 Taipei City Sinon Bulls
OF 30 Long-Yi Huang R R 5'8" 169 February 20, 1979 Taipei County La New Bears
IF 31 Chang-Ming Cheng R R 5'10" 170 January 28, 1978 Taitung County Chinatrust Whales
P 32 Chun-Chung Huang R R 6'0" 198 April 25, 1982 Pingtung County La New Bears
C 34 Chih-Kang Kao R R 5'10" 163 February 27, 1981 Taichung County Uni-President Lions
OF 38 Wei-Chu Lin L L 5'10" 168 January 22, 1979 Taichung City Hanshin Tigers
C 41 Feng-Min Chen R R 5'8" 177 October 29, 1977 Tainan City La New Bears
P 42 Sung-Wei Tseng R R 5'10" 197 December 28, 1984 Taitung City Fubon Bull
P 46 Chien-Fu Yang R R 5'9" 160 April 22, 1979 Taitung County Sinon Bulls
P 18 Wei-Lun Pan R R 6'0" 217 March 5, 1982 Pingtung County Uni-President Lions
IF 49 Tai-Shan Chang R R 5'9" 199 October 31, 1976 Taitung, Taiwan Sinon Bulls
IF 5 Chin-Lung Hu R R 5'9" 150 February 2, 1984 Tainan, Taiwan Los Angeles Dodgers (minor leagues)
IF 55 Chia-Shian Hsieh L L 5'9" 192 April 8, 1976 Hualien County Macoto Cobras
P 59 Wei-Ming Chu R R 6'2" 214 August 2, 1981 Tainan County Chinatrust Whales
P 70 Ying-Feng Tsai R R 5'10" 161 May 26, 1983 Tainan City La New Bears
P 88 Po-Hsuan Keng R R 6'1" 215 October 15, 1984 Taipei, Taiwan Toronto Blue Jays (minor leagues)
P 91 Yao-Hsun Yang L L 5'11" 179 January 22, 1983 Taitung County Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P 97 Chien-Ming Chiang R R 5'9" 161 May 27, 1985 Taipei County Yomiuri Giants
P 37 Hong-Chih Kuo L L 6'0" 200 July 23, 1981 Tainan City, Taiwan Los Angeles Dodgers
IF 15 Chung-Shou Yang R R 6'0" 172 January 17, 1987 Taitung City Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
OF 69 Chien-Ming Chang L L 5'9" 165 July 27, 1980 Hualien County Sinon Bulls
MAN Hua-Wei Lin

Cuba[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 2 Eduardo Paret R R 5' 8" 152 lb. October 23, 1972 Santa Clara, Villa Clara Villa Clara
P 4 Dennis Suarez R R 5'11" 194 March 13, 1984 Havana Industriales
C 8 Ariel Pestano R R 6'0" 180 January 31, 1974 Caibarién, Villa Clara Villa Clara
IF 10 Yulieski Gourriel R R 6'0" 175 June 9, 1984 Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus
IF 11 Rudy Reyes R R 6'2" 172 November 5, 1979 Havana Industriales
IF 12 Michel Enriquez R R 5'9" 190 February 11, 1979 Nueva Gerona Isla de la Juventud
IF 14 Joan Carlos Pedroso R R 6' 4" 216 lb. July 23, 1979 Las Tunas Province Las Tunas
P 16 Adiel Palma L 6' 1" 194 lb. August 20, 1970 Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Cienfuegos
P 19 Ormari Romero R R 6' 5" 231 lb. February 22, 1968 Secundo Frente, Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba
OF 21 Alexei Ramirez R R 6' 1" 170 lb. September 22, 1981 Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río Pinar del Rio
P 23 Vicyohandry Odelin R R 5' 8" 183 lb. June 26, 1980 Guantánamo, Guantánamo Camagüey
OF 24 Frederich Cepeda S R 5' 10" 187 lb. April 8, 1980 Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus
P 26 Luis Borroto R R 6' 0" 187 lb. August 24, 1982 Encrucijada Villa Clara
OF 31 Yoandy Garlobo R R 5' 9" 192 lb. January 12, 1977 Jovellanos, Matanzas Matanzas
P 32 Norberto González L L 6' 0" 209 lb. October 10, 1979 Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Cienfuegos
IF 42 Juan Carlos Moreno R R 5' 9" 174 lb. September 28, 1975 Nueva Gerona Isla de la Juventud
OF 46 Osmani Urrutia R R 5' 10" 229 lb. June 28, 1976 Jobabo, Las Tunas Las Tunas
P 48 Yulieski Gonzalez L L 6' 0" 172 lb. June 20, 1980 Alquízar, Havana La Habana
C 51 Eriel Sanchez R R 6' 0" 207 lb. May 17, 1975 Fomento, Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus
IF 53 Ariel Borrero L L 5' 10" 181 lb. January 1, 1972 Santo Domingo, Villa Clara Villa Clara
IF 54 Leslie Anderson L L 6' 0" 167 lb. March 30, 1982 Guantánamo, Guantánamo Camagüey
OF 56 Carlos Tabares R R 5' 7" 183 lb. July 8, 1974 Ciudad de la Habana Industriales
P 58 Jonder Martinez R R 6' 0" 192 lb. June 22, 1978 Mariel, Havana La Habana
C 61 Roger Machado R R 5' 11" 194 lb. March 31, 1974 Morón, Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila
P 62 Yadiel Pedroso R R 6' 0" 190 lb. April 9, 1986 Guanajay, La Habana La Habana
P 79 Maikel Folch L L 6' 1" 172 lb. January 11, 1980 Florencia, Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila
P 81 Yosvany Perez L L 6' 2" 183 lb. January 23, 1974 Rodas Cienfuegos
P 90 Yadel Marti R R 5' 10" 161 lb. November 22, 1979 Ciudad de la Habana Industriales
P 97 Yunieski Maya R R 5' 11" 174 lb. August 28, 1981 Pinar del Rio Pinar del Rio
P 99 Pedro Luis Lazo R R 6' 3" 255 lb. April 15, 1973 Pinar del Rio Pinar del Rio
MAN Higinio Velez

Dominican Republic[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 2 Placido Polanco R R 5'10" 190 October 10, 1975 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Detroit Tigers
OF 4 Willy Taveras R R 6'0" 160 December 25, 1981 Tenares, Dominican Republic Houston Astros
IF 5 Albert Pujols R R 6'3" 225 January 16, 1980 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic St. Louis Cardinals
IF 7 Pedro Feliz R R 6'1" 210 April 27, 1975 Azua, Dominican Republic San Francisco Giants
IF 9 Jose Reyes S R 6'0" 175 June 11, 1983 Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic New York Mets
IF 10 Miguel Tejada R R 5'9" 215 May 25, 1976 Bani, Dominican Republic Baltimore Orioles
IF 12 Alfonso Soriano R R 6'1" 180 January 7, 1976 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Washington Nationals
P 15 Salomon Torres R R 5'11" 210 March 11, 1972 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Pittsburgh Pirates
C 15 Juan Brito R R 5'11" 220 November 7, 1979 Moncion, Dominican Republic
OF 18 Moises Alou R R 6'3" 220 July 3, 1966 Atlanta, GA USA San Francisco Giants
OF 19 Juan Encarnacion R R 6'3" 215 March 8, 1976 Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic St. Louis Cardinals
IF 20 Ronnie Belliard R R 5'8" 195 April 7, 1975 Bronx, NY USA Cleveland Indians
C 22 Alberto Castillo R R 6'0" 215 February 10, 1970 San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
OF 26 Wily Mo Pena R R 6'3" 245 January 23, 1982 Laguna Salada, Dominican Republic Boston Red Sox
IF 29 Adrian Beltre R R 5'11" 220 April 7, 1979 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Seattle Mariners
C 31 Ronny Paulino R R 6'3" 235 April 21, 1981 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Pittsburgh Pirates
P 33 Jorge Sosa R R 6'2" 175 April 28, 1977 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Atlanta Braves
IF 34 David Ortiz L L 6'4" 230 November 18, 1975 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Boston Red Sox
P 35 Daniel Cabrera R R 6'7" 250 May 28, 1981 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Baltimore Orioles
P 38 Damaso Marte L L 6'2" 205 February 14, 1975 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Pittsburgh Pirates
P 40 Bartolo Colon R R 5'11" 250 May 24, 1973 Altamira, Dominican Republic Los Angeles Angels
P 41 Francisco Liriano L L 6'2" 185 October 26, 1983 San Cristobal, Dominican Republic Minnesota Twins
P 43 Miguel Batista R R 6'1" 195 February 19, 1971 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Arizona Diamondbacks
P 47 Robinson Tejeda R R 6'3" 190 March 24, 1982 Bani, Dominican Republic Texas Rangers
P 51 Eude Brito L L 5'11" 160 August 19, 1978 Sabana de La Mar, Dominican Republic Philadelphia Phillies
P 52 Duaner Sanchez R R 6'0" 190 October 14, 1979 Cotui, Dominican Republic New York Mets
P 53 Julian Tavarez L R 6'2" 195 May 22, 1973 Santiago, Dominican Republic Boston Red Sox
P 55 Odalis Perez L L 6'0" 220 June 7, 1977 Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic Los Angeles Dodgers
P 56 Fernando Rodney R R 5'11" 210 March 18, 1977 Samana, Dominican Republic Detroit Tigers
OF * Vladimir Guerrero R R 6'3" 225 February 9, 1976 Nizao Bani, Dominican Republic Los Angeles Angels
OF * Luis Polonia L L 5'8" 152 October 12, 1963 Santiago, Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas
MAN Manny Acta
  • - Guerrero went on bereavement leave right before the games after three cousins died in an auto accident. Polonia took his spot.

Italy[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 1 Jack Santora S R 5'9" 160 October 6, 1976 Monterey, CA Newark Bears
OF 3 James Buccheri R R 5'11" 165 November 12, 1968 Brooklyn, NY Telemarket Rimini
IF 4 Frank Menechino R R 5'8" 200 January 7, 1971 Staten Island, NY USA New York Yankees
IF 6 Tony Giarratano S R 6'0" 180 November 29, 1982 Queens, NY USA Detroit Tigers
P 13 John Mangieri R R 6'2" 200 September 24, 1976 Howard Beach, NY Florida Marlins
C 14 Matt Ceriani R R 6'1" 205 October 9, 1976 Vallejo, CA Caffè Danesi Nettuno
IF 15 Vince Sinisi L L 6'0" 195 November 7, 1981 Houston, TX USA Texas Rangers
P 17 Alessandro Maestri R R 5' 11" 180 June 1, 1985 Cesena, Italy Chicago Cubs
IF 18 Mark Saccomanno R R 6'3" 210 April 30, 1980 Houston, TX USA Houston Astros
C 20 Tom Gregorio R R 6'2" 215 May 5, 1977 Brooklyn, NY USA
P 22 Tony Fiore R R 6'4" 230 October 12, 1971 Oak Park, IL USA La New Bears
OF 24 Dustin Delucchi L L 6'0" 190 December 23, 1977 San Francisco, CA USA
OF 25 Peter Zoccolillo L R 6'2" 200 February 2, 1977 Bronx, NY USA
IF 26 Jairo Ramos Gizzi L L 5'9" 195 July 21, 1971 La Guaira, Vargas Grosseto
OF 27 Frank Catalanotto L R 5'11" 195 April 27, 1974 Smithtown, NY USA Toronto Blue Jays
P 28 Fabio Milano L L 5' 11" 201 February 8, 1977 Providence, RI Italeri Fortitudo Bologna
C 31 Mike Piazza R R 6'3" 215 September 4, 1968 Norristown, PA USA San Diego Padres
IF 34 Davide Dallospedale R R 5'11" 165 September 12, 1977 Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna Italeri Fortitudo Bologna
OF 35 Val Pascucci R R 6'6" 235 November 17, 1978 Bellflower, CA USA Chiba Lotte Marines
P 36 Marc Lamacchia R R 6'1" 190 March 27, 1982 Dunedin, FL Texas Rangers
P 37 David Rollandini R R 6'5" 220 February 6, 1979 Alexandria, VA Houston Astros
P 38 Todd Incantalupo L L 6'2" 185 May 18, 1976 Stamford, CT Italeri Fortitudo Bologna
P 40 Kasey Olenberger R R 6'4" 235 March 18, 1978 Santa Rosa, CA USA Los Angeles Angels
IF 42 Claudio Liverziani L R 6'0" 185 March 4, 1975 Cupramontana, Ancona Italeri Fortitudo Bologna
P 43 Riccardo De Santis R R 6'4" 210 January 4, 1980 Grosseto, Tuscany Montepaschi Grosseto
P 45 Mike Gallo L L 6'0" 175 April 2, 1977 Long Beach, CA USA Houston Astros
P 49 Jason Grilli R R 6'5" 210 November 11, 1976 Royal Oak, MI USA Detroit Tigers
P 53 Phil Barzilla L L 5'11" 180 January 25, 1979 Azua, Dominican Republic Houston Astros
P 55 Lenny DiNardo L L 6'4" 195 September 19, 1979 Miami, FL USA Boston Red Sox
P 58 Dan Miceli R R 6'0" 215 September 9, 1970 Newark, NJ USA Tampa Bay Devil Rays
MAN Matt Galante

Japan[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 1 Akinori Iwamura L R 5'9" 177 February 9, 1979 Uwajima, Ehime Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF 2 Michihiro Ogasawara L R 5'10" 186 October 25, 1973 Chiba, Chiba Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
IF 3 Nobuhiko Matsunaka L L 6'0" 212 December 26, 1973 Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
OF 5 Kazuhiro Wada R R 6'0" 190 June 19, 1972 Gifu, Gifu Seibu Lions
OF 6 Hitoshi Tamura R R 5'11" 159 May 28, 1977 Atsugi, Kanagawa Yokohama BayStars
IF 7 Tsuyoshi Nishioka B R 5'11" 165 July 27, 1984 Nara, Nara Chiba Lotte Marines
IF 8 Toshiaki Imae R R 5'10" 177 August 26, 1983 Muko, Kyoto Chiba Lotte Marines
OF 9 Tatsuhiko Kinjoh B R 5'10" 188 July 27, 1976 Osaka, Osaka Yokohama BayStars
IF 10 Shinya Miyamoto R R 5'9" 154 November 5, 1970 Suita, Osaka Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P 11 Naoyuki Shimizu R R 5'11" 177 November 24, 1975 Kyoto, Kyoto Chiba Lotte Marines
P 12 Soichi Fujita L L 5'9" 177 October 17, 1972 Yawata, Kyoto Chiba Lotte Marines
P 15 Tomoyuki Kubota R R 5'11" 170 January 30, 1981 Ichihara, Chiba Japan Hanshin Tigers
OF 17 Kosuke Fukudome L R 6'0" 188 April 26, 1977 Osaki, Kagoshima Chunichi Dragons
P 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka R R 6'0" 188 September 13, 1980 Tokyo, Japan Seibu Lions
P 19 Koji Uehara R R 6'2" 188 April 3, 1975 Neyagawa, Osaka Yomiuri Giants
P 20 Yasuhiko Yabuta R R 6'0" 188 June 19, 1973 Kishiwada, Osaka Chiba Lotte Marines
P 21 Tsuyoshi Wada L R 5'11" 190 February 21, 1981 Konan, Aichi Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C 22 Tomoya Satozaki R R 5'9" 177 May 20, 1976 Naruto, Tokushima Chiba Lotte Marines
OF 23 Norichika Aoki L R 5'9" 170 January 5, 1982 Hyuga, Miyazaki Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P 24 Kyuji Fujikawa L R 6'0" 160 July 21, 1980 Kochi, Kochi Hanshin Tigers
IF 25 Takahiro Arai R R 6'2" 210 January 30, 1977 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Hiroshima Carp
C 27 Motonobu Tanishige R R 5'10" 179 December 21, 1970 Hiba-gun, Hiroshima Chunichi Dragons
P 31 Shunsuke Watanabe R R 5'10" 154 August 27, 1976 Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi Chiba Lotte Marines
P 40 Akinori Otsuka R R 6'0" 201 January 13, 1972 Chiba, Chiba Texas Rangers
P 41 Hiroyuki Kobayashi R R 6'0" 168 June 4, 1978 Soka, Saitama Chiba Lotte Marines
P 47 Toshiya Sugiuchi L L 5'9" 186 October 30, 1980 Onojo, Fukuoka Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
OF 51 Ichiro Suzuki L R 5'9" 172 October 22, 1973 Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Seattle Mariners
IF 52 Munenori Kawasaki L R 5'10" 156 June 3, 1981 Aira-gun, Kagoshima Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C 59 Ryoji Aikawa R R 6'0" 181 July 11, 1976 Ichikawa, Chiba Yokohama BayStars
P 61 Hirotoshi Ishii L L 5'9" 176 September 14, 1977 Ichihara, Chiba Tokyo Yakult Swallows
MAN Sadaharu Oh

Mexico[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 3 Jorge Cantu R R 6'1" 185 January 30, 1982 Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico Tampa Bay Devil Rays
OF 7 Mario Valenzuela R R 5'11" 209 March 10, 1977 Isla San Marcos, Baja California Sur, Mexico Saltillo Saraperos
IF 8 Alfredo Amezaga S R 5'10" 165 January 6, 1978 Ciudad Obregon, Sonora Mexico Florida Marlins
IF 9 Vinny Castilla R R 6'1" 205 July 4, 1967 Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico Colorado Rockies
P 13 Rodrigo Lopez R R 6'1" 190 December 14, 1975 Tlalnepantla, México, Mexico Baltimore Orioles
IF 17 Juan Castro R R 5'11" 195 June 20, 1972 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Minnesota Twins
OF 18 Luis Alfonso Garcia R R 6'4" 180 May 11, 1978 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Monterrey Sultans
C 20 Miguel Ojeda R R 6'1" 230 January 29, 1975 Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico Colorado Rockies
P 21 Esteban Loaiza R R 6'3" 215 December 31, 1971 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Oakland Athletics
IF 22 Benji Gil R R 6'2" 210 October 6, 1972 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
IF 23 Adrian Gonzalez L L 6'2" 220 May 8, 1982 San Diego, CA USA San Diego Bears
C 24 Geronimo Gil R R 6'2" 230 August 7, 1975 Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
IF 26 Luis Cruz R R 6'1" 200 February 10, 1984 Navojoa, Mexico San Diego Padres
OF 28 Karim Garcia L L 6'0" 210 October 29, 1975 Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico Orix Buffaloes
C 29 Adan Munoz R R 6'2" 209 September 3, 1977 Empalme, Mexico
P 33 Pablo Ortega S R 6'1" 231 November 7, 1976 Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Angelopolis Tigers
OF 36 Luis Garcia R R 6'3" 210 September 22, 1975 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
P 45 Elmer Dessens R R 5'10" 200 January 13, 1971 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Kansas City Royals
P 46 Roberto Ramirez L L 6'0" 171 August 17, 1972 Vega de Alatorre, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
P 47 Jorge de la Rosa L L 6'1" 190 April 5, 1981 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Milwaukee Brewers
IF 47 Erubiel Durazo L L 6'3" 240 January 23, 1975 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
P 48 Francisco Campos R R 6'0" 175 August 12, 1972 Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico Campeche Pirates
P 50 Antonio Osuna R R 5'10" 225 April 12, 1973 Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico
P 51 David Cortes R R 5'11" 220 October 15, 1973 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Colorado Rockies
P 52 Dennys Reyes R L 6'3" 245 April 19, 1977 Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa, Mexico Minnesota Twins
P 54 Edgar Gonzalez R R 6'0" 225 February 23, 1983 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico Arizona Diamondbacks
P 56 Luis Ayala R R 6'2" 185 January 12, 1978 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
P 57 Oscar Villarreal L R 6'0" 215 November 22, 1981 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
P 59 Oliver Perez L L 6'2" 200 August 15, 1981 Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico Pittsburgh Pirates
P 73 Ricardo Rincon L L 5'9" 190 April 13, 1970 Cuitlahuac, Veracruz, Mexico St. Louis Cardinals
MAN Paquin Estrada

The Netherlands[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 1 Yurendell DeCaster R R 6'1" 205 September 26, 1979 Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Pittsburgh Pirates
P 3 Robin van Doornspeek R R February 25, 1981 Velsen ADO
IF 4 Hainley Statia S R 5'11" 162 January 19, 1986 Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Los Angeles Angels
OF 7 Harvey Monte L L 5'10" 199 October 8, 1981 Willemstad ADO
IF 8 Michael Duursma R R 5'10" 175 February 26, 1978 Heiloo Pioniers
P 10 Kenny Berkenbosch R R 6'2" 204 March 17, 1985 Amsterdam, Netherlands HCAW
IF 12 Sharnol Adriana R R 5'10" 205 November 13, 1970 Willemstad, Curacao San Luis Potosi Tuneros
P 13 Michiel van Kampen R R 5'10" 185 January 23, 1976 Corendon Kinheim
P 14 Dave Draijer R R 6'5" 207 September 30, 1973 Heemstede, Netherlands Pioniers
C 15 Maikel Benner R R March 24, 1980 Schiedam, Netherlands ADO
P 16 Calvin Maduro R R 6'0" 200 September 5, 1974 Santa Cruz, Aruba Baltimore Orioles
IF 17 Ivanon Coffie R R 6'1" 215 May 16, 1977 Curacao, Netherland Antilles B.S.C. Almere'90
OF 18 Dirk van 't Klooster L L 6'3" 185 April 23, 1976 Amsterdam, Netherlands Corendon Kinheim
P 19 Robbie Cordemans R R 6'3" 190 October 31, 1974 Schiedam, Netherlands ADO
OF 21 Gene Kingsale S R 6'3" 190 August 20, 1976 Solito, Aruba B.S.C. Almere'90
OF 23 Johnny Balentina R R August 8, 1971 Willemstad, Curacao Neptunus
C 24 Sidney de Jong R R 6'1" 200 October 14, 1979 Amsterdam, Netherlands HCAW
OF 25 Andruw Jones R R 6'1" 210 April 23, 1977 Willemstad, Curacao Atlanta Braves
IF 26 Percy Isenia R R 6'2" 220 December 25, 1976 Zwijndrecht, South Holland ADO
OF 27 Danny Rombley R R 6'1" 195 November 26, 1979 Amersfoort, Netherlands Kinheim
IF 30 Raylinoe Legito R R 5'7" 205 July 26, 1978 Curacao Neptunus
P 31 Alexander Smit L L 6'4" 205 October 2, 1985 Geldrop, Netherlands Minnesota Twins
C 33 Chairon Isenia R R 5'11" 220 January 23, 1979 Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P 34 Nick Stuifbergen R R 6'3" 200 September 6, 1980 Breda, Netherlands HCAW
IF 35 Randall Simon L L 5'11" 182 May 25, 1975 Willemstad, Curacao Texas Rangers
P 36 Diegomar Markwell L L 6'2" 205 August 8, 1980 Curacao, Netherland Antilles Neptunus
P 39 Shairon Martis R R 6'1" 175 March 30, 1987 Willemstad, Curacao San Francisco Giants
P 40 Gregory Gustina L L August 12, 1973 Neptunus
P 45 Jair Jurrjens R R 6'1" 160 January 29, 1986 Curacao, Netherlands Detroit Tigers
P 47 David Bergman R R 6'2" 220 August 16, 1971 Haarlem Kinheim
MAN Robert Eenhoorn

Panama[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
OF 1 Manuel O. Rodriguez L L 6'3" 190 January 6, 1985 Chitre, Panama Atlanta Braves
OF 4 Earl Agnoly R R 6'0" 199 November 18, 1975 Colon, Panama
IF 7 Javier Castillo R R 6'2" 180 August 29, 1983 Chitré, Herrera Chicago White Sox
C 8 Damaso Espino R R 6'1" 205 May 8, 1983 Los Santos Province Kansas City Royals
IF 11 Vicente Garibaldo R R 5'11" 145 March 14, 1969 Chepo
P 12 Santos Hernandez R R 6'3" 220 November 3, 1972 Chiriqui, Panama
OF 14 Ruben Rivera R R 6'0" 196 November 14, 1973 La Chorrera, Panama Chicago White Sox
IF 15 Olmedo Saenz R R 5'11" 220 October 8, 1970 Chitre Herrera, Panama Los Angeles Dodgers
C 16 Carlos Munoz R R October 16, 1979 Panama
OF 17 Freddy Herrera R R December 17, 1973 Panama
P 18 Paolo Espino R R 5'10" 190 January 10, 1987 Panama City The Pendleton School
P 22 Bienvenido Cedeno R R 5'8" 175
P 23 Manny Acosta R R 6'4" 170 May 1, 1981 Colon, Panama Atlanta Braves
P 24 Albenis Castillo R R 6'4" 180 December 24, 1983 Aguadulce, Coclé Los Angeles Dodgers
P 25 Jorge Cortez R R 6'4" 190 September 4, 1972 Panama City Sinon Bulls
OF 26 Audes de Leon L R 5'11" 196 June 26, 1979 Chitre, Panama
P 27 Bruce Chen L L 6'1" 210 June 19, 1977 Panama City, Panama
OF 28 Adolfo Rivera R R 6'4" 215 May 22, 1982 Panama
P 29 Ramon Ramirez R R 6'0" 170 April 19, 1985
IF 30 Orlando Miller R R 6'1" 180 January 13, 1969 Changuinola, Panama
P 31 Miguel Gomez R R 6'3" 170 May 31, 1974 Panama City, Panama
IF 32 Yoni Lasso R R 5'11" 170 November 22, 1984 Panama City, Panama Cincinnati Reds
P 33 Davis Romero L L 5'10" 155 March 30, 1983 Aguadulce, Panama Toronto Blue Jays
P 36 Manuel Corpas R R 6'3" 170 December 3, 1982 Panama City, Panama Colorado Rockies
OF 45 Carlos Lee R R 6'2" 240 June 20, 1976 Aguadulce, Panama Milwaukee Brewers
C 49 Cesar Quintero R R 6'1" 200 November 16, 1982 Herrera, Panama Seattle Mariners
C 51 Carlos Ruiz R R 5'10" 180 January 22, 1979 David Chiriqui, Panama Philadelphia Phillies
P 56 Len Picota R R 6'1" 200 July 23, 1966 Panama City, Panama
P 58 Roger Deago R L 5'10" 180 June 21, 1977 Monagrillo, Panama San Diego Padres
OF 64 Sherman Obando R R 6'4" 215 January 23, 1970 Bocas del Toro, Panama
MAN Anibal Reluz Vasquez

Puerto Rico[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
C 4 Yadier Molina R R 5'11" 225 July 13, 1982 Bayamon, Puerto Rico St. Louis Cardinals
IF 5 Eduardo Perez R R 6'4" 240 September 11, 1969 Cincinnati, OH USA Cleveland Indians
IF 6 Ruben Gotay S R 5'11" 175 December 25, 1982 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
C 7 Ivan Rodriguez R R 5'9" 195 November 30, 1971 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Detroit Tigers
C 8 Javy Lopez R R 6'3" 230 November 5, 1970 Ponce, Puerto Rico Baltimore Orioles
P 9 Federico Baez * R R 6'2" 190 August 4, 1981 Bayamon, Puerto Rico
IF 10 Jose Valentin L R 5'10" 190 October 12, 1969 Manati, Puerto Rico New York Mets
IF 12 Alex Cintron S R 6'1" 205 December 17, 1978 Humacao, Puerto Rico Chicago White Sox
IF 13 Alex Cora L R 6'0" 200 October 18, 1975 Caguas, Puerto Rico Boston Red Sox
OF 15 Carlos Beltran S R 6'1" 190 April 24, 1977 Manati, Puerto Rico New York Mets
C 17 Javier Valentin S R 5'10" 210 September 19, 1975 Manati, Puerto Rico Cincinnati Reds
OF 19 Alexis Rios R R 6'5" 195 February 18, 1981 Coffee, AL USA Toronto Blue Jays
OF 22 Jose Cruz Jr. S R 6'0" 210 April 19, 1974 Arroyo, Puerto Rico Los Angeles Dodgers
P 23 Javier Vazquez R R 6'2" 215 July 25, 1976 Ponce, Puerto Rico Chicago White Sox
OF 24 Ricky Ledee L L 6'1" 215 November 22, 1973 Ponce, Puerto Rico Los Angeles Dodgers
IF 25 Carlos Delgado L R 6'3" 240 June 25, 1972 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico New York Mets
P 29 Juan Padilla * R R 6'0" 200 February 17, 1977 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
OF 32 Luis Matos R R 6'0" 210 October 30, 1978 Bayamon, Puerto Rico Baltimore Orioles
P 33 J.C. Romero S L 5'11" 205 June 4, 1976 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Los Angeles Angels
P 38 Joel Pineiro R R 6'1" 200 September 25, 1978 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Seattle Mariners
P 40 Jose Santiago R R 6'3" 225 November 5, 1974 Fajardo, Puerto Rico
P 43 Dicky Gonzalez R R 5'11" 170 October 21, 1978 Bayamon, Puerto Rico Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P 45 Josue Matos R R 6'4" 190 March 15, 1978 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
P 48 Pedro Feliciano L L 5'10" 185 August 25, 1976 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico New York Mets
P 50 Kiko Calero R R 6'1" 185 January 9, 1975 Santurce, Puerto Rico Oakland Athletics
OF 51 Bernie Williams S R 6'2" 205 September 13, 1968 San Juan, Puerto Rico New York Yankees
P 52 Orlando Roman R R 6'1" 210 November 28, 1978 Bayamon, Puerto Rico New York Mets
P 55 Ivan Maldonado R R 6'3" 210 June 7, 1980 New York, NY USA New York Mets
P 56 Fernando Cabrera R R 6'4" 225 November 16, 1981 Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Cleveland Indians
P 57 Chris Rojas R R 6'2" 180 March 30, 1977 Queens, NY USA
P 58 Willie Collazo L L 5'9" 175 November 7, 1979 Carolina, Puerto Rico New York Mets
MAN Jose Oquendo July 4, 1963 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico St. Louis Cardinals (coach)
* Federico Baez replaced Juan Padilla on the roster before the start of the tournament.

South Africa[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 2 Jonathan Phillips R R 5'9" 164 April 16, 1986 Cape Town, Western Cape
P 3 Robert Verschuren R R 5'9" 174 May 31, 1984
IF 6 Dylan Haynes L R 5'10" 155 September 15, 1987
P 7 Shannon Ekermans L L 6'2" 185 June 5, 1987 Kenridge, Western Cape Fairmont High School (Durbanville)
C 9 Warren Herman R R 5'8" 157 February 26, 1980
P 10 Jared Elario R R 5'8" 209 October 14, 1988 Cape Town, Western Cape
IF 11 Zaid Hendricks R R 5'8" 180 April 4, 1988
IF 12 Paul Bell R R 5'10" 170 June 24, 1980 Cape Town, Western Cape
IF 14 Patrick Naude L L 6'2" 255 January 17, 1977
C 15 Bradley Erasmus R R 6'1" 210 July 6, 1988
C 18 Kyle Botha R R 5'8" 150 August 7, 1988 Edenvale, Gauteng
P 20 Kalin Dreyer R R August 27, 1987
P 22 Gary Maree R R 6'1" 215 August 8, 1969
IF 23 Brett Willemburg S R 6'1" 190 July 2, 1984 Cape Town, Western Cape
OF 24 Gavin Ray L L 5'10" 165 March 1, 1985
P 25 Darryn Smith R R 6'1" 180 August 2, 1975 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
OF 26 Duane Feldtman R R 6'0" 175 April 22, 1987
P 27 Carl Michaels R R 6'2" 185 May 21, 1981 Cape Town, Western Cape
P 28 Tyrone Brandt R R 6'3" 175 November 10, 1978
IF 29 Nicholas Dempsey R R 6'5" 212 December 15, 1978 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
OF 30 Ricardo Siljeur R R 5'3" 140 May 2, 1981
C 31 Willem Kemp R R 6'1" 209 January 22, 1973 Stellenbosch, Western Cape
OF 33 Jason Cook R R 6'1" 185 July 8, 1975 Pretoria, Gauteng
P 35 Barry Armitage R R 6'5" 277 May 11, 1979 Durban, South Africa
P 37 Matthew Dancer R R 5' 10" 165 October 8, 1983
OF 38 Ashley Scott R R 5' 10" 190 July 14, 1987 Johannesburg, Gauteng
OF 41 Ian Butcher R R 5' 5" 165 October 17, 1980
P 44 Tyrone Lamont R R 6'4" 210 April 3, 1985 Durban, South Africa
P 45 Lester Fortuin R R 6'0" 200 April 23, 1978
P 76 Gavin Jeffries R R November 24, 1976
MAN Rick Magnante USA

South Korea[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
P 1 Min-Han Son R R 5'9" 187 January 2, 1975 Seoul Lotte Giants
IF 3 Jin-Man Park R R 5'8" 172 November 30, 1976 Busan Samsung Lions
IF 5 Seong-Hoon Jeong R R 6' 2" 163 June 27, 1980 Hyundai Unicorns
IF 6 Jae-Gul Kim R R 5'7" 150 September 7, 1972 Seoul Samsung Lions
OF 7 Jong-Beom Lee R R 5'8" 161 August 15, 1970 Kia Tigers
OF 9 Byung-Kyu Lee L L 6'1" 181 October 25, 1974 LG Twins
IF 11 Hee-Seop Choi L L 6'5" 240 March 16, 1979 Yeongam County Boston Red Sox
OF 12 Ji-Man Song R R 5'8" 187 March 2, 1973 Incheon Metropolitan City Hyundai Unicorns
IF 14 Min-Jae Kim R R 5'9" 179 January 3, 1973 Hanwha Eagles
P 15 Dae-Sung Koo L L 6'1" 185 August 2, 1969 Daejeon, South Korea Hanwha Eagles
IF 16 Jong-Kook Kim R R 5'9" 183 September 14, 1973 Kia Tigers
P 17 Seung-Hwan Oh R R 5'8" 203 July 15, 1982 Samsung Lions
C 20 Kab-Yong Jin R R 6'0" 198 May 8, 1974 Samsung Lions
P 21 Tae-Hyon Chong R R 6'1" 214 November 10, 1978 SK Wyverns
C 22 Sung-Heon Hong R R 5'9" 198 February 28, 1977 Doosan Bears
IF 25 Seung-Yeop Lee L L 5'11" 195 August 18, 1976 South Korea Yomiuri Giants
P 26 Jae-Weong Seo R R 6'1" 215 May 24, 1977 Kwangju Metropolitan City Los Angeles Dodgers
P 28 Byung-Doo Jun L L 5'9" 165 October 14, 1984 Kia Tigers
OF 33 Yong-Taik Park L L 6'1" 187 April 21, 1979 Seoul LG Twins
OF 35 Jin-Young Lee L L 6'1" 198 June 15, 1980 SK Wyverns
P 36 Young-Soo Bae R R 6'0" 185 May 4, 1981 Daegu Samsung Lions
P 41 Jae-Hun Chung R R 5'9" 179 January 1, 1980 Doosan Bears
C 44 In-Sung Cho R R 6'0" 198 May 25, 1975 LG Twins
P 45 Jung-Kuen Bong L L 6'3" 215 July 15, 1980 Seoul, South Korea Cincinnati Reds
P 49 Byung-Hyun Kim R R 5'9" 180 January 19, 1979 Gwangju, South Korea Colorado Rockies
P 51 Sun-Woo Kim R R 6'1" 185 September 4, 1977 Incheon Metropolitan City Colorado Rockies
IF 52 Tae-Kyun Kim R R 6'0" 194 May 29, 1982 Hanwha Eagles
IF 55 Bum-Ho Lee R R 5'9" 205 November 25, 1981 Hanwha Eagles
P 61 Chan-Ho Park R R 6'2" 210 June 30, 1973 Kwangju Metropolitan City San Diego Padres
IF Dong-Joo Kim R R 5'9" 215 February 2, 1976 Doosan Bears
P Myung-Hwan Park R R 6' 1" 203 June 7, 1977 Doosan Bears
MAN In-Sik Kim

United States[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 1 Michael Young R R 6'1" 190 October 19, 1976 Covina, CA Texas Rangers
IF 2 Derek Jeter R R 6'3" 195 June 26, 1974 Pequannock, NJ New York Yankees
OF 3 Ken Griffey Jr. L L 6'3" 220 November 21, 1969 Donora, PA Cincinnati Reds
OF 5 Matt Holliday R R 6'4" 235 January 15, 1980 Stillwater, OK Colorado Rockies
OF 6 Vernon Wells R R 6'1" 225 December 8, 1978 Shreveport, LA Toronto Blue Jays
OF 7 Jeff Francoeur R R 6'4" 220 January 8, 1984 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Braves
C 8 Michael Barrett R R 6'3" 210 October 22, 1976 Atlanta, GA Chicago Cubs
IF 10 Chipper Jones S R 6'4" 210 April 24, 1972 DeLand, FL Atlanta Braves
IF 13 Alex Rodriguez R R 6'3" 225 July 27, 1975 New York, NY New York Yankees
OF 18 Johnny Damon L L 6'2" 180 November 5, 1973 Fort Riley, KS New York Yankees
P 19 Al Leiter L L 6'3" 220 October 23, 1965 Toms River, NJ retired, last played for New York Yankees
P 20 Huston Street R R 6'0" 185 August 2, 1983 Austin, TX Oakland Athletics
OF 21 Randy Winn S R 6'2" 195 June 9, 1974 Los Angeles, CA San Francisco Giants
P 22 Roger Clemens R R 6'4" 235 August 4, 1962 Dayton, OH Houston Astros
IF 23 Mark Teixeira S R 6'3" 220 April 11, 1980 Annapolis, MD Texas Rangers
C 24 Brian Schneider L R 6'1" 195 November 26, 1976 Jacksonville, FL Washington Nationals
IF 25 Derrek Lee R R 6'5" 245 September 6, 1975 Sacramento, CA Chicago Cubs
IF 26 Chase Utley L R 6'1" 185 December 17, 1978 Pasadena, CA Philadelphia Phillies
P 32 Chad Cordero R R 6'0" 200 March 18, 1982 Upland, CA Washington Nationals
C 33 Jason Varitek S R 6'2" 230 April 11, 1972 Rochester, MI Boston Red Sox
P 35 Dontrelle Willis L L 6'4" 240 January 12, 1982 Oakland, CA Florida Marlins
P 36 Joe Nathan R R 6'4" 220 November 22, 1974 Houston, TX Minnesota Twins
P 38 Gary Majewski R R 6'1" 215 February 26, 1980 Houston, TX Washington Nationals
P 39 Dan Wheeler R R 6'3" 220 December 10, 1977 Warwick, RI Houston Astros
P 40 Brian Fuentes L L 6'4" 220 August 9, 1975 Merced, CA Colorado Rockies
P 45 Jake Peavy R R 6'0" 180 May 31, 1981 Mobile, AL San Diego Padres
P 50 Mike Timlin R R 6'4" 210 March 10, 1966 Midland, TX Boston Red Sox
P 54 Brad Lidge R R 6'5" 210 December 23, 1976 Sacramento, CA Houston Astros
P 59 Todd Jones L R 6'3" 230 April 24, 1968 Marietta, GA Detroit Tigers
P 62 Scot Shields R R 6'1" 170 July 22, 1975 Fort Lauderdale, FL Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
MAN Buck Martinez

Venezuela[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2006 Team
IF 1 Tomas Perez S R 5'11" 190 December 29, 1973 Barquisimeto, Venezuela Philadelphia Phillies
IF 2 Carlos Guillen S R 6'1" 215 September 30, 1975 Maracay, Venezuela Detroit Tigers
IF 9 Edgardo Alfonzo R R 5'11" 210 November 8, 1973 Santa Teresa, Venezuela Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
IF 12 Marco Scutaro R R 5'10" 170 October 30, 1975 San Felipe, Venezuela Oakland Athletics
IF 13 Omar Vizquel (C) S R 5'9" 185 April 24, 1967 Caracas, Venezuela San Francisco Giants
P 15 Victor Moreno R R 6'0" 212 June 10, 1979 Puerto Cabello, Venezuela Oakland Athletics (minor leagues)
C 19 Ramon Hernandez R R 6'0" 210 May 20, 1976 Caracas, Venezuela Baltimore Orioles
OF 20 Juan Rivera R R 6'2" 205 July 3, 1978 Guarenas, Venezuela Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
C 21 Henry Blanco R R 5'11" 220 August 29, 1971 Caracas, Venezuela Chicago Cubs
P 23 Ricardo Palma L L 6'1" 160 September 26, 1979 Maracay, Venezuela Rieleros de Aguascalientes
IF 24 Miguel Cabrera R R 6'2" 210 April 18, 1983 Maracay, Venezuela Florida Marlins
P 27 Carlos Hernandez S L 5'10" 200 April 22, 1980 Guacara, Venezuela Houston Astros
P 28 Giovanni Carrara R R 6'2" 230 March 4, 1968 El Tigre, Anzoategui, Venezuela Pittsburgh Pirates
P 29 Jorge Julio R R 6'1" 235 March 3, 1979 Caracas, Venezuela New York Mets
OF 30 Magglio Ordonez R R 6'0" 215 January 28, 1974 Caracas, Venezuela Detroit Tigers
P 31 Victor Zambrano S R 6'0" 205 August 6, 1975 Los Teques, Venezuela New York Mets
P 34 Freddy Garcia R R 6'4" 250 June 10, 1976 Caracas, Venezuela Chicago White Sox
P 36 Tony Armas R R 6'3" 225 April 29, 1978 Puerto Piritu, Venezuela Washington Nationals
P 37 Francisco Rodriguez R R 6'0" 180 January 7, 1982 Caracas, Venezuela Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 38 Carlos Zambrano S R 6'5" 255 June 1, 1981 Puerto Cabello, Venezuela Chicago Cubs
P 39 Gustavo Chacin L L 5'11" 195 December 4, 1980 Maracaibo, Venezuela Toronto Blue Jays
C 41 Victor Martinez S R 6'2" 195 December 23, 1978 Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela Cleveland Indians
P 45 Kelvim Escobar R R 6'1" 230 April 11, 1976 La Guaira, Venezuela Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
OF 47 Endy Chavez L L 5'10" 155 February 7, 1978 Valencia, Venezuela New York Mets
OF 51 Robert Perez R R 6'3" 205 June 4, 1969 Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela Leones de Yucatan
P 52 Carlos Silva R R 6'4" 250 April 23, 1979 Bolivar, Venezuela Minnesota Twins
OF 53 Bobby Abreu L R 6'0" 210 March 11, 1974 Aragua, Venezuela Philadelphia Phillies
OF 56 Tony Alvarez R R 6'1" 200 May 10, 1979 Caracas, Venezuela Baltimore Orioles (minor leagues)
P 57 Johan Santana L L 6'0" 205 March 13, 1979 Tovar Merida, Venezuela Minnesota Twins
P 63 Rafael Betancourt R R 6'2" 200 April 29, 1975 Cumana, Venezuela Cleveland Indians
MAN Luis Sojo New York Yankees (minor league coach)