2009 World Baseball Classic (Rosters)

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The following are the rosters for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. 45-man preliminary rosters were announced on January 19. "Final rosters" for all countries were announced by February 24 though some teams made last-minute changes before the Classic. Between rounds, teams were allowed to adjust rosters.

Australia[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 3 James Beresford R R 6' 1" 155 lb. January 19, 1989 Mount Waverley, Victoria Minnesota Twins
IF 6 Daniel Berg R R 6' 0" 190 lb. November 21, 1984 Melbourne, Victoria Minnesota Twins
P 7 Craig Anderson L L 6' 3" 185 lb. October 30, 1980 Gosford, New South Wales
OF 8 Trent Oeltjen L L 6' 1" 190 lb. February 28, 1983 Sydney, New South Wales Arizona Diamondbacks
C 9 Andrew Graham R R 6' 4" 215 lb. April 22, 1982 Sydney, New South Wales
P 11 Adam Bright L L 5' 11" 175 lb. August 11, 1984 Melbourne, Victoria Colorado Rockies
IF 12 Brad Harman R R 6' 1" 195 lb. November 19, 1985 Melbourne, Victoria Philadelphia Phillies
IF 13 Stefan Welch R L 6' 3" 175 lb. August 12, 1988 sources vary New York Mets
OF 14 Chris Snelling L L 5' 10" 205 lb. December 3, 1981 North Miami, FL Signed by the San Diego Padres after round one of the Classic
P 15 Paul Mildren R L 6' 1" 195 lb. May 3, 1984 Adelaide, South Australia Pittsburgh Pirates
IF 16 Justin Huber R R 6' 2" 205 lb. July 1, 1982 Melbourne, Victoria
OF 17 Brett Roneberg L L 6' 2" 205 lb. February 5, 1979 Trinity Beach, Queensland Queensland Rams
OF 18 Mitch Dening L R 6' 1" 165 lb. August 17, 1988 Gosford, New South Wales Boston Red Sox
P 19 Rich Thompson R R 6' 1" 180 lb. July 1, 1984 Hornsby, New South Wales Los Angeles Angels
IF 20 Luke Hughes R R 5' 11" 200 lb. August 2, 1984 Perth, Western Australia Minnesota Twins
P 21 Brendan Wise L R 6' 1" 190 lb. January 9, 1986 Perth, Western Australia Detroit Tigers
P 23 Travis Blackley L L 6' 3" 200 lb. November 4, 1982 Melbourne, Victoria Arizona Diamondbacks
IF 25 Michael Collins R R 6' 3" 213 lb. July 18, 1984 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
P 26 Brad Thomas L L 6' 4" 235 lb. October 22, 1977 Sydney, New South Wales Hanwha Eagles
P 28 Damian Moss R L 6' 0" 183 lb. November 24, 1976 Darlinghurst, New South Wales
C 29 Joel Naughton L R 6' 1" 180 lb. August 27, 1986 Melbourne, Victoria Philadelphia Phillies
P 30 Liam Hendriks R R 6' 1" 190 lb. February 10, 1989 Perth, Western Australia Minnesota Twins
P 31 Tristan Crawford R R 6' 3" 213 lb. July 22, 1982 Anchorage, AK
P 35 Chris Oxspring L R 6' 1" 195 lb. May 13, 1977 Ipswich, Queensland LG Twins
OF 36 Ben Risinger R R 6' 1" 170 lb. November 25, 1977 Perth, Western Australia Western Australia Heelers
P 38 Josh Hill R R 6' 3" 225 lb. March 27, 1983 Armadale, Western Australia Pittsburgh Pirates
P 40 Drew Naylor R R 6' 4" 210 lb. May 31, 1986 Brisbane, Queensland Philadelphia Phillies
P 45 David Welch R L 6' 4" 215 lb. June 2, 1983 Sydney, New South Wales Milwaukee Brewers
P Scott Mitchinson* R R 6' 3" 185 lb. December 28, 1984 Perth, Western Australia Oakland Athletics
Mgr. Jon Deeble May 18, 1962
Coach Phil Dale August 8, 1962
Coach Graeme Lloyd April 9, 1967
Coach Paul Elliott May 7, 1956
Coach Tony Harris October 30, 1961
Coach Pat Kelly October 14, 1967
  • - Scott Mitchinson was not initially listed on the final roster but appeared in the Classic. He presumably was a late replacement for either Josh Hill or Chris Oxspring, both members of the final roster who did not appear in the Classic.

Canada[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
C 1 Luke Carlin B R 5' 11" 180 lb. December 20, 1980 Silver Spring, MD Arizona Diamondbacks
IF 4 Pete Orr L R 5' 11" 195 lb. June 8, 1979 Richmond Hill, ON Washington Nationals
C 5 Brett Lawrie R R 5' 11" 200 lb. January 18, 1990 Milwaukee Brewers
OF 7 Adam Stern L R 5' 11" 185 lb. February 12, 1980 London, ON Milwaukee Brewers
OF 8 Nick Weglarz L L 6' 3" 245 lb. December 16, 1987 Stevensville, ON Cleveland Indians
IF 11 Stubby Clapp L R 5' 8" 175 lb. February 24, 1973 Windsor, ON Houston Astros (coach)
OF 12 Matt Stairs L R 5' 9" 210 lb. February 27, 1968 Saint John, NB Philadelphia Phillies
IF 13 Chris Barnwell R R 5' 10" 180 lb. March 1, 1979 Jacksonville, FL Houston Astros
P 17 Phillippe Aumont L R 6' 7" 220 lb. January 7, 1989 Hull, QC Seattle Mariners
P 18 Scott Diamond L L 6' 3" 190 lb. July 30, 1986 Guelph, ON Atlanta Braves
IF 19 Joey Votto L R 6' 3" 220 lb. September 10, 1983 Toronto, ON Cincinnati Reds
P 22 Bryan Dumesnil R L 6' 3" 210 lb. September 19, 1983 Nanaimo, BC Atlanta Braves
P 23 Dave Davidson L L 6' 1" 200 lb. April 23, 1984 Richmond Hill, ON Pittsburgh Pirates
OF 24 Mark Teahen L R 6' 3" 210 lb. September 6, 1981 Redlands, CA Kansas City Royals
P 25 Mike Johnson R R 6' 2" 180 lb. October 3, 1975 Edmonton, AB SK Wyverns
P 26 T.J. Burton L R 6' 3" 185 lb. July 30, 1983 Ottawa, ON Houston Astros
P 28 Jesse Crain R R 6' 1" 215 lb. July 5, 1981 Toronto, ON Minnesota Twins
IF 29 Shawn Bowman R R 6' 2" 205 lb. December 9, 1984 New Westminster, BC New York Mets
P 31 Steve Green R R 6' 2" 200 lb. January 26, 1978 Greenfield Park, QC
P 32 Vince Perkins L R 6' 5" 240 lb. September 27, 1981 Victoria, BC Chicago Cubs
IF 33 Justin Morneau L R 6' 4" 243 lb. May 15, 1981 New Westminster, BC Minnesota Twins
P 35 Chris Begg R R 6' 4" 195 lb. September 12, 1979 Uxbridge, ON
P 36 Brooks McNiven R R 6' 5" 190 lb. June 19, 1981 Terrace, BC San Francisco Giants
OF 44 Jason Bay R R 6' 2" 205 lb. September 20, 1978 Trail, BC Boston Red Sox
IF 47 Corey Koskie L R 6' 3" 220 lb. June 28, 1973 Anola, MB Chicago Cubs
P 48 Scott Richmond R R 6' 5" 225 lb. August 30, 1979 Vancouver, BC Toronto Blue Jays
P 52 Chris Leroux L R 6' 7" 210 lb. April 14, 1984 Montréal, QC Florida Marlins
C 55 Russell Martin R R 5' 10" 210 lb. February 15, 1983 East York, ON Los Angeles Dodgers
Mgr. 21 Ernie Whitt June 13, 1952
Coach 3 Larry Walker December 1, 1966
Coach 42 Denis Boucher March 7, 1968
Coach 29 Paul Quantrill November 3, 1968
Coach 34 Tim Leiper July 19, 1966
Coach 27 Greg Hamilton

China[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
OF 1 Lingfeng Sun R R 5' 9" 145 lb. August 14, 1978 Beijing Beijing Tigers
C 2 Yang Yang R R 6' 1" 190 lb. May 19, 1986 Beijing Tigers
P 3 Junyi Chen L L 6' 1" 165 lb. August 26, 1981 Guangzhou Guangdong Leopards
OF 5 Hao Chen L L 5' 6" 141 lb. February 21, 1990 Hopestars
IF 7 Xiaotian Zhang R R 5' 10" 168 lb. August 26, 1988 Hopestars
C 8 Zhenwang Zhang R R 6' 1" 170 lb. March 1, 1988 Tianjin New York Yankees
IF/coach 9 Yufeng Zhang R R 5' 9" 160 lb. February 9, 1977 Shanghai Shanghai Eagles
IF 10 Guangbiao Liu R R 5' 7" 155 lb. September 5, 1978 Guangzhou Guangdong Leopards
P 11 Kai Liu L L 6' 1" 175 lb. October 11, 1987 Tianjin New York Yankees
P 15 Tao Bu L L 6' 0" 185 lb. January 15, 1983 Henan Province Sichuan Dragons
IF 16 Fenglian Hou B R 5' 9" 155 lb. July 11, 1980 Tianjin Tianjin Lions
P 17 Jiangang Lu R R 6' 1" 168 lb. February 19, 1979 Tianjin Tianjin Lions
C 19 Chunhua Dong R R 6' 0" 165 lb. August 4, 1990 Shanghai Eagles
P 20 Kangan Xia R R 6' 4" 180 lb. July 13, 1988 Zhejiang Province Shanghai Eagles
IF 21 Ray Chang R R 5' 11" 205 lb. August 24, 1983 Kansas City, MO Pittsburgh Pirates
OF 25 Chao Wang R R 6' 2" 180 lb. March 25, 1983 Beijing Tianjin Lions
P 27 Li Zhang R R 6' 4" 187 lb. February 3, 1980 Shanghai Shanghai Eagles
P 28 Guoqiang Sun R R 5' 11" 190 lb. May 30, 1974 Zhengzhou Hopestars
IF 30 Fujia Chu L L 6' 4" 182 lb. September 10, 1989 Jiangsu Province Hopestars
IF 31 Delong Jia R R 6' 0" 190 lb. July 4, 1985 Dalian, Liaoning Guangdong Leopards
P 33 Kun Chen R R 6' 1" 183 lb. March 5, 1980 Sichuan Province Guangdong Leopards
P 42 Wei Chen R R 6' 0" 163 lb. June 11, 1983 Tianjin Yokohama BayStars
P 51 Chenhao Li R R 5' 11" 187 lb. July 2, 1977 Beijing Beijing Tigers
IF 55 Jingchao Wang R R 5' 11" 164 lb. July 13, 1988 Tianjin Yokohama BayStars
P 60 Weiliang Li R R 6' 0" 183 lb. September 2, 1980 Beijing Tigers
P 62 Dawei Zhu R R 6' 0" 176 lb. July 25, 1988 Shanghai Seibu Lions
IF 65 Fujia Zhang R R 5' 9" 165 lb. August 15, 1982 Henan Province Sichuan Dragons
OF 88 Fei Feng R R 5' 11" 169 lb. February 18, 1983 Sichuan Province Sichuan Dragons
Mgr. Terry Collins May 27, 1949
Coach Sheng Yi June 13, 1972
Coach Aiping Wang
Coach Brent Strom October 14, 1948

Cuba[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 2 Eduardo Paret R R 5' 8" 152 lb. October 23, 1972 Santa Clara, Villa Clara Villa Clara
IF 3 Luis Miguel Navas R R 6' 0" 172 lb. February 2, 1980 Chivirico, Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba
C 8 Ariel Pestano R R 6' 0" 180 lb. January 31, 1974 Caibarién, Villa Clara Villa Clara
IF 10 Yulieski Gourriel R R 6' 0" 175 lb. June 9, 1984 Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus
IF 12 Michel Enríquez R R 5' 9" 190 lb. February 11, 1979 Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud Isla de la Juventud
P 15 Danny Betancourt R R 5' 10" 190 lb. May 25, 1981 Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba
P 17 Vladimir García R R 6' 2" 220 lb. May 24, 1988 Ciego de Ávila
P 20 Norge Vera R R 6' 3" 183 lb. August 3, 1971 Siboney, Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba
OF 24 Frederich Cepeda B R 5' 10" 207 lb. April 8, 1980 Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus
OF 26 Leonys Martín L R 6' 1" 180 lb. 1988 Corralillo, Villa Clara Villa Clara
IF 28 Héctor Olivera Jr. R R 6' 1" 163 lb. April 5, 1985 Santiago de Cuba
P 32 Norberto González L L 6' 0" 209 lb. October 10, 1979 Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Cienfuegos
C 40 Rolando Meriño R R 6' 2" 207 lb. February 17, 1971 Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba
P 42 Miguel Lahera R R 6' 4" 203 lb. January 24, 1985 La Habana
C 46 Yosvani Peraza R R 5' 11" 227 lb. October 25, 1978 Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio Pinar del Río
P 48 Yulieski González L L 6' 0" 172 lb. June 20, 1980 Alquízar, Havana La Habana
OF 51 Yohenis Céspedes R R 5' 10" 187 lb. October 10, 1985 Campechuela, Granma Granma
P 52 Aroldis Chapman L L 6' 4" 179 lb. September 11, 1987 Holguín, Holguín Holguín
OF 54 Alfredo Despaigne R R 5' 9" 172 lb. June 17, 1986 Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Granma
IF 55 Alexander Mayeta L L 6' 2" 207 lb. February 22, 1977 Havana Industriales
OF 56 Leslie Anderson L L 6' 1" 203 lb. March 30, 1982 Guantánamo, Guantánamo Guantánamo
P 59 Ismel Jiménez R R 5' 10" 214 lb. Sancti Spíritus
P 72 Ciro Silvino Licea R R 6' 2" 209 lb. November 28, 1975 Granma
P 74 Luis Miguel Rodríguez R R 5' 11" 163 lb. May 3, 1973 Holguín, Holguín Holguín
P 92 Yolexis Ulacia R R 5' 10" 205 lb. ~1978 Villa Clara
P 97 Yunieski Maya R R 5' 11" 174 lb. August 28, 1981 Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio Pinar del Río
P 99 Pedro Luis Lazo R R 6' 3" 245 lb. April 15, 1973 Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio Pinar del Río
IF Joan Carlos Pedroso R R 6' 4" 216 lb. July 23, 1979 Las Tunas Province Las Tunas
Mgr. Higinio Vélez
Coach Francisco Escaurido December 20, 1948
Coach Lourdes Gourriel Sr. March 9, 1957
Coach 30 Pedro Pérez September 1, 1936
Coach Eduardo Martin
Coach Humberto Arrieta
Coach Jorge Fuentes

Dominican Republic[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 2 Hanley Ramirez R R 6' 3" 200 lb. December 23, 1983 Samana Florida Marlins
OF 3 Willy Taveras R R 6' 0" 160 lb. December 25, 1981 Tenares Cincinnati Reds
IF 7 Jose Reyes B R 6' 1" 200 lb. June 11, 1983 Santiago New York Mets
IF 10 Miguel Tejada B R 5' 9" 215 lb. May 25, 1974 Bani, Peravia Houston Astros
OF 11 Jose Guillen R R 5' 11" 195 lb. May 17, 1976 San Cristobal Kansas City Royals
IF 14 Fernando Tatis R R 5' 11" 195 lb. January 1, 1975 San Pedro de Macoris New York Mets
OF 15 Nelson Cruz R R 6' 3" 230 lb. July 1, 1980 Monte Cristi Texas Rangers
IF 16 Willy Aybar B R 5' 11" 200 lb. March 9, 1983 Bani, Peravia Tampa Bay Rays
OF 18 Moises Alou R R 6' 3" 230 lb. July 3, 1966 Atlanta, GA Retired following the Classic
P 20 Julio Manon R R 6' 0" 200 lb. July 10, 1973 Guerra, Distrito Nacional
C 21 Miguel Olivo R R 6' 0" 229 lb. July 15, 1978 Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi Kansas City Royals
OF 23 Jose Bautista R R 6' 0" 195 lb. October 19, 1980 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Toronto Blue Jays
IF 24 Robinson Cano L R 6' 0" 170 lb. October 22, 1982 San Pedro de Macorís, San Pedro de Macorís New York Yankees
C 25 Juan Brito R R 5' 11" 205 lb. November 7, 1979 Santiago Rodriguez
C 33 Alberto Castillo R R 6' 0" 215 lb. February 10, 1970 San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan
IF 34 David Ortiz L L 6' 4" 230 lb. November 18, 1975 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Boston Red Sox
P 36 Edinson Volquez R R 6' 0" 200 lb. July 3, 1983 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Cincinnati Reds
P 38 Ubaldo Jimenez R R 6' 4" 200 lb. January 22, 1984 Nagua Colorado Rockies
P 43 Damaso Marte L L 6' 2" 215 lb. February 14, 1975 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional New York Yankees
P 44 Pedro Viola R L 6' 1" 185 lb. June 29, 1983 San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan Cincinnati Reds
P 45 Pedro Martinez R R 5' 11" 195 lb. October 25, 1971 Manoguayabo
P 46 Johnny Cueto R R 5' 10" 185 lb. February 5, 1986 San Pedro de Macoris Cincinnati Reds
P 49 Carlos Marmol R R 6' 2" 180 lb. October 14, 1982 Bonao Chicago Cubs
P 52 Julian Tavarez L R 6' 2" 195 lb. May 22, 1973 Santiago, Santiago
P 53 Rafael Perez L L 6' 3" 195 lb. May 15, 1982 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Cleveland Indians
P 57 Odalis Perez L L 6' 0" 225 lb. June 11, 1977 Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan
P 58 Tony Pena R R 6' 2" 220 lb. January 9, 1982 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Arizona Diamondbacks
P 66 Jose Arredondo R R 6' 0" 175 lb. March 30, 1984 San Pedro de Macoris Los Angeles Angels
Mgr. 17 Felipe Alou May 12, 1935
Coach Junior Noboa
Coach Luis Pujols

Italy[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
OF 2 Leonardo Zileri R R 5' 9" 180 lb. March 4, 1984 Parma, Emilia-Romagna Parma
IF 3 Jack Santora R R 5' 9" 160 lb. October 6, 1976 Monterey, CA Rimini
IF 4 Mike Costanzo L R 6' 3" 215 lb. September 9, 1983 Philadelphia, PA Baltimore Orioles
IF 8 Nick Punto B R 5' 9" 195 lb. November 8, 1977 San Diego, CA Minnesota Twins
OF 9 Andrea De Santis R R 6' 1" 165 lb. December 25, 1982 Grosseto
C 10 Vinny Rottino R R 6' 1" 205 lb. April 7, 1980 Racine, WI Milwaukee Brewers
IF 14 Alex Liddi R R 6' 4" 176 lb. August 14, 1988 San Remo, Imperia Seattle Mariners
P 15 Mark DiFelice R R 6' 2" 190 lb. August 23, 1976 Bryn Mawr, PA Milwaukee Brewers
P 17 Alex Maestri R R 5' 11" 180 lb. June 1, 1985 Cesena, Forli-Cesena Chicago Cubs
P 18 B.J. LaMura R R 6' 1" 200 lb. January 1, 1981 Mineola, NY
OF 19 Chris Denorfia R R 6' 0" 205 lb. July 15, 1980 Bristol, CT Oakland Athletics
OF 20 Peter Ciofrone L R 5' 9" 205 lb. September 28, 1983 Nesconset, NY San Diego Padres
IF 27 Frank Catalanotto L R 6' 0" 205 lb. April 27, 1974 Smithtown, NY Texas Rangers
P 28 Cody Cillo R R 6' 2" 200 lb. July 15, 1980 Brunswick, ME Bologna
P 29 Dan Serafini B L 6' 1" 190 lb. January 25, 1974 San Francisco, CA
P 30 Kasey Olenberger R R 6' 4" 235 lb. March 18, 1978 Santa Rosa, CA
IF 34 Davide Dallospedale R R 5' 11" 165 lb. September 12, 1977 Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna Parma
P 35 Chris Cooper L L 5' 11" 195 lb. October 31, 1978 Pittsburgh, PA Grosseto
OF 37 Val Pascucci R R 6' 6" 260 lb. November 17, 1978 Bellflower, CA Los Angeles Dodgers
P 40 Roberto Corradini R R 6' 0" 185 lb. September 23, 1979 Verona, Verona Parma
P 42 Tiago da Silva R R 5' 9" 180 lb. March 28, 1985 T&A San Marino
OF 45 Mario Chiarini R R 6' 2" 205 lb. January 7, 1981 Rimini, Emilia-Romagna Rimini
IF 47 Giuseppe Mazzanti R R 6' 2" 240 lb. April 5, 1983 Nettuno, Lazio Nettuno
P 49 Jason Grilli R R 6' 5" 225 lb. November 11, 1976 Royal Oak, MI Colorado Rockies
P 51 Phil Barzilla L L 6' 0" 180 lb. January 25, 1979 Houston, TX San Diego Padres
P 54 Adam Ottavino L R 6' 5" 215 lb. November 22, 1985 Brooklyn, NY St. Louis Cardinals
P 55 Lenny DiNardo L L 6' 2" 220 lb. September 19, 1979 Miami, FL Kansas City Royals
C 64 Francisco Cervelli R R 6' 1" 210 lb. March 6, 1986 Valencia, Carabobo New York Yankees
Mgr. Marco Mazzieri December 20, 1962
Coach Mike Piazza September 4, 1968
Coach Tom Trebelhorn January 27, 1948
Coach Mike Hargrove October 26, 1949
Coach Gilberto Gerali December 3, 1961
Coach 23 Alberto D'Auria March 10, 1967
Coach William Holmberg December 20, 1962

Japan[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
OF 1 Kosuke Fukudome L R 6' 0" 185 lb. April 26, 1977 Osaki, Kagoshima Chicago Cubs
C 2 Kenji Johjima R R 6' 0" 205 lb. June 8, 1976 Sasebo, Nagasaki Seattle Mariners
IF 6 Hiroyuki Nakajima R R 5' 11" 183 lb. July 21, 1982 Itami, Hyogo Seibu Lions
IF 7 Yasuyuki Kataoka R R 5' 9" 181 lb. February 17, 1983 Chiba, Chiba Seibu Lions
IF 8 Akinori Iwamura L R 5' 9" 175 lb. February 9, 1979 Uwajima, Ehime Tampa Bay Rays
IF 9 Michihiro Ogasawara L R 5' 10" 185 lb. October 25, 1973 Chiba, Chiba Yomiuri Giants
C 10 Shinnosuke Abe L R 5' 10" 194 lb. March 20, 1979 Urayasu, Chiba Yomiuri Giants
P 11 Yu Darvish R R 6' 5" 185 lb. August 16, 1986 Habikino, Osaka Nippon Ham Fighters
P 14 Takahiro Mahara R R 5' 11" 175 lb. December 8, 1981 Kumamoto, Kumamoto SoftBank Hawks
P 15 Masahiro Tanaka R R 6' 1" 190 lb. November 1, 1988 Itami, Hyogo Rakuten Golden Eagles
P 16 Hideaki Wakui R R 6' 1" 187 lb. June 21, 1986 Matsudo, Chiba Seibu Lions
P 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka R R 6' 0" 185 lb. September 13, 1980 Higashi Tsugaru-gun, Aomori Boston Red Sox
P 19 Minoru Iwata L L 5' 10" 185 lb. October 31, 1983 Moriguchi, Osaka Hanshin Tigers
P 20 Hisashi Iwakuma R R 6' 2" 163 lb. April 12, 1981 Higashiyamato, Tokyo Rakuten Golden Eagles
P 22 Kyuji Fujikawa L R 6' 0" 185 lb. July 21, 1980 Kochi, Kochi Hanshin Tigers
OF 23 Norichika Aoki L R 5' 9" 170 lb. January 5, 1982 Hyuga, Miyazaki Yakult Swallows
OF 24 Seiichi Uchikawa R R 6' 0" 180 lb. August 4, 1982 Oita, Oita Yokohama BayStars
IF 25 Shuichi Murata* R R 5' 10" 194 lb. December 28, 1980 Sasaguri, Fukuoka Yokohama BayStars
P 26 Tetsuya Utsumi L L 6' 1" 185 lb. April 29, 1982 Joyo, Kyoto Yomiuri Giants
P 28 Satoshi Komatsu R R 5' 11" 185 lb. October 29, 1981 Iwaki, Fukushima Orix Buffaloes
C 29 Yoshiyuki Ishihara R R 5' 10" 181 lb. September 7, 1979 Ogaki, Gifu Hiroshima Carp
P 31 Shunsuke Watanabe R R 5' 10" 154 lb. August 27, 1976 Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi Chiba Lotte Marines
OF 35 Yoshiyuki Kamei L R 5' 10" 165 lb. July 28, 1982 Yamatokoriyama, Nara Yomiuri Giants
P 39 Tetsuya Yamaguchi L L 6' 0" 163 lb. November 11, 1983 Yokohama, Kanagawa Yomiuri Giants
OF 41 Atsunori Inaba L L 6' 2" 185 lb. August 3, 1972 Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Nippon Ham Fighters
P 47 Toshiya Sugiuchi L L 5' 9" 185 lb. October 30, 1980 Onojo, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
OF 51 Ichiro Suzuki L R 5' 11" 170 lb. October 22, 1973 Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Seattle Mariners
IF 52 Munenori Kawasaki L R 5' 11" 170 lb. June 3, 1981 Aira-gun, Kagoshima SoftBank Hawks
IF Kenta Kurihara* R R 6' 0" 209 lb. January 8, 1982 Tendo, Yamagata Hiroshima Carp
Mgr. Tatsunori Hara July 22, 1958
Coach Hisashi Yamada July 29, 1948
Coach Nobuhiro Takashiro May 27, 1954
Coach Kazunori Shinozuka July 16, 1957
Coach Tsutomu Ito August 29, 1962
Coach Tsuyoshi Yoda December 4, 1965
Coach Koichi Ogata September 2, 1968
  • - Kenta Kurihara replaced Shuichi Murata after round two

Mexico[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 1 Augie Ojeda B R 5' 9" 175 lb. December 20, 1974 Los Angeles, CA Arizona Diamondbacks
IF 2 Edgar González R R 6' 0" 180 lb. June 14, 1978 San Diego, CA San Diego Padres
IF 3 Jorge Cantú R R 6' 3" 200 lb. January 30, 1982 Reynosa, Tamaulipas Florida Marlins
OF 4 Alfredo Amezaga* B R 5' 10" 180 lb. January 16, 1978 Ciudad Obregon, Sonora Florida Marlins
OF 7 Mario Valenzuela* R R 5' 11" 209 lb. March 10, 1977 Isla San Marcos, Baja California Sur Diablos Rojos del Mexico
OF 10 Karim Garcia L L 6' 0" 200 lb. October 29, 1975 Ciudad Obregon, Sonora Lotte Giants
P 13 Rodrigo López R R 6' 1" 185 lb. December 14, 1975 Tlalnepantla Arizona Diamondbacks
OF 14 Scott Hairston R R 6' 0" 185 lb. May 25, 1980 Fort Worth, TX San Diego Padres
IF 17 Freddy Sandoval B R 6' 1" 200 lb. August 16, 1982 Tijuana, Baja California Los Angeles Angels
OF 22 Cristhian Presichi* R R 6' 0" 200 lb. July 28, 1980 Mexicali, Baja California Saraperos de Saltillo
IF 23 Adrián González L L 6' 2" 225 lb. May 8, 1982 San Diego, CA San Diego Padres
IF 25 Jerry Hairston Jr. R R 5' 10" 185 lb. May 29, 1976 Naperville, IL Cincinnati Reds
IF 26 Oscar Robles L R 5' 10" 185 lb. April 9, 1976 Tijuana, Baja California
C 32 Rod Barajas R R 6' 2" 245 lb. September 5, 1975 Ontario, CA Toronto Blue Jays
P 33 Jorge Campillo R R 6' 1" 225 lb. August 10, 1978 Tijuana, Baja California Atlanta Braves
C 35 Miguel Ojeda R R 6' 1" 230 lb. January 29, 1975 Guaymas, Sonora Diablos Rojos del Mexico
IF 38 Jorge Vázquez R R 6' 2" 230 lb. March 15, 1982 Culiacán, Sinaloa New York Yankees
IF 44 Erubiel Durazo* R R 6' 3" 240 lb. January 23, 1974 Hermosillo, Sonora Sultanes de Monterrey
P 45 Elmer Dessens R R 6' 0" 190 lb. January 13, 1971 Hermosillo, Sonora New York Mets
P 46 Oliver Perez L L 6' 3" 215 lb. August 15, 1981 Culiacán, Sinaloa New York Mets
P 48 Joakim Soria R R 6' 3" 204 lb. May 18, 1984 Monclova, Coahuila Kansas City Royals
IF 50 Agustín Murillo R R 6' 3" 195 lb. May 5, 1982 Tijuana, Baja California Arizona Diamondbacks
P 51 David Cortes R R 5' 11" 225 lb. October 15, 1973 Mexicali, Baja California Diablos Rojos del Mexico
P 52 Pablo Ortega R R 6' 2" 190 lb. November 7, 1976 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Tigres de Quintana Roo
P 56 Luis Ayala R R 6' 1" 200 lb. January 12, 1978 Los Mochis, Sinaloa Minnesota Twins
P 57 Dennys Reyes R L 6' 3" 250 lb. April 19, 1977 Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa
P 60 Francisco Rodriguez R R 6' 1" 195 lb. February 26, 1983 Mexicali, Baja California Los Angeles Angels
P 73 Ricardo Rincón L L 5' 10" 190 lb. April 13, 1970 Cuitlahuac, Veracruz
P 84 Francisco Campos R R 5' 10" 185 lb. August 12, 1972 Guaymas, Sonora Piratas de Campeche
P 91 Rafael Diaz R R 6' 1" 170 lb. December 12, 1970 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Saraperos de Saltillo
Mgr. 9 Vinny Castilla July 4, 1967
Coach 34 Fernando Valenzuela November 1, 1960
Coach 49 Teddy Higuera November 8, 1958
Coach 44 Armando Reynoso May 1, 1966
Coach 6 Ever Magallanes November 6, 1965
Coach 20 Jose Tolentino June 30, 1961
Coach 5 Houston Jiménez October 30, 1957

After round one, Alfredo Amezaga and Erubiel Durazo were replaced by Cristhian Presichi and Mario Valenzuela.

Netherlands[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 2 Yurendell de Caster R R 6' 0" 215 lb. September 26, 1979 Brievengat Detroit Tigers
P 3 Berry van Driel R R 6' 4" 198 lb. December 26, 1984 Den Haag, Zuid-Holland DOOR Neptunus
IF 4 Hainley Statia* B R 5' 10" 160 lb. January 19, 1986 Willemstad Los Angeles Angels
IF 5 Mike Duursma R R 5' 10" 175 lb. February 26, 1978 Heiloo, Noord-Holland Konica Minolta Pioniers
IF 7 Dwayne Kemp* B R 5' 8" 160 lb. February 24, 1988 Rotterdam Chicago Cubs
P 9 Pim Walsma R R 6' 4" 175 lb. February 3, 1987 L&D Amsterdam Pirates
IF 12 Sharnol Adriana R R 5' 10" 175 lb. November 13, 1970 Willemstad Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
P 13 Michiel van Kampen R R 5' 10" 185 lb. January 23, 1976 Willemstad Corendon Kinheim
OF 18 Dirk van 't Klooster L L 6' 3" 194 lb. April 23, 1976 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Corendon Kinheim
P 19 Rob Cordemans R R 6' 3" 190 lb. October 31, 1974 Schiedam, Zuid-Holland Sparta/Feyenoord
OF 21 Eugène Kingsale B R 6' 3" 190 lb. August 20, 1976 Solito DOOR Neptunus
C 24 Sidney de Jong R R 6' 1" 200 lb. April 14, 1979 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland L&D Amsterdam Pirates
P 25 David Bergman R R 6' 2" 220 lb. August 16, 1981 Haarlem, Noord-Holland Corendon Kinheim
OF 27 Danny Rombley R R 6' 1" 180 lb. November 26, 1979 Amersfoort, Utrecht Corendon Kinheim
P 29 Dennis Neuman R R 5' 10" 175 lb. October 18, 1989 Curacao Boston Red Sox
P 31 Alexander Smit L L 6' 3" 215 lb. October 2, 1985 Geldrop, Noord-Brabant Cincinnati Reds
IF 35 Randall Simon L L 6' 0" 245 lb. May 25, 1975 Willemstad Newark Bears
P 36 Diegomar Markwell L L 6' 2" 190 lb. August 8, 1980 Willemstad DOOR Neptunus
OF 37 Bryan Engelhardt L L 5' 10" 229 lb. January 10, 1982 Curacao Corendon Kinheim
IF 40 Sharlon Schoop R R 6' 2" 190 lb. April 15, 1987 Willemstad San Francisco Giants
IF 41 Vince Rooi R R 6' 1" 190 lb. December 13, 1981 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland L&D Amsterdam Pirates
IF 43 Curt Smith R R 6' 0" 210 lb. September 9, 1986 Willemstad St. Louis Cardinals
P 44 Leon Boyd R R 6' 6" 209 lb. August 30, 1983 Vancouver, BC DOOR Neptunus;
signed with the Toronto Blue Jays shortly after the Netherlands
were eliminated from the Classic in the 2nd round
P 45 Juan Carlos Sulbaran R R 6' 2" 198 lb. November 9, 1989 Willemstad Cincinnati Reds
P 47 Sidney Ponson R R 6' 1" 260 lb. November 2, 1976 Noord Signed by Kansas City Royals
during second round of Classic
C 50 Kenley Jansen B R 6' 2" 220 lb. September 30, 1987 Curacao Los Angeles Dodgers
P 51 Tom Stuifbergen R R 6' 3" 200 lb. September 26, 1988 Breda, North Brabant Minnesota Twins
P 56 Rick Vanden Hurk R R 6' 5" 195 lb. May 22, 1985 Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant Florida Marlins
OF 67 Greg Halman R R 6' 4" 190 lb. August 26, 1987 Haarlem, Noord-Holland Seattle Mariners
Mgr. 6 Rod Delmonico May 14, 1958
Coach 34 Wim Martinus October 3, 1963
Coach 28 Bert Blyleven April 6, 1951
Coach 32 Hensley Meulens June 23, 1967
Coach Jim Stoeckel June 23, 1967
Coach 26 Bill Froberg November 7, 1957
  • - Hainley Statia was injured in the first round and was replaced on the roster by Dwayne Kemp for round two

Panama[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 2 Rubén Tejada R R 5' 11" 165 lb. September 1, 1989 Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas New York Mets
OF 4 Earl Agnoly R R 6' 0" 210 lb. November 18, 1975 Colon, Colon
IF 6 Kevin Ramos R R 5' 11" 170 lb. June 6, 1986 Panama City Los Angeles Angels
C 8 Damaso Espino R R 6' 1" 210 lb. May 8, 1983 Los Santos Province Cleveland Indians
IF 10 Javier Castillo R R 6' 2" 210 lb. August 29, 1983 Chitré, Herrera Chicago White Sox
P 12 Manuel Campos R R 6' 2" 175 lb. January 12, 1990 Chitré, Herrera Seattle Mariners
P 14 Yeliar Castro R R 6' 3" 180 lb. December 3, 1987 Panama City Atlanta Braves
P 15 Rafael Medina R R 6' 3" 194 lb. February 15, 1975 Panama City
P 16 Abraham Atencio L L February 16, 1977
P 17 Arquimedes Nieto R R 6' 0" 175 lb. April 28, 1989 Panama City St. Louis Cardinals
C 19 César Quintero R R 6' 1" 200 lb. November 16, 1982 Chitré, Herrera
OF 20 Concepción Rodríguez R R 6' 2" 170 lb. September 19, 1986 Chepo Atlanta Braves
P 21 Paolo Espino R R 5' 10" 190 lb. January 10, 1987 Panama City Cleveland Indians
IF 22 Angel Chavez R R 6' 0" 205 lb. July 22, 1981 Panama City Boston Red Sox
P 23 Manny Acosta B R 6' 4" 170 lb. May 1, 1981 Colón, Colón Atlanta Braves
P 25 Jorge Cortez R R 6' 4" 190 lb. September 4, 1972 Panama City
IF 26 Audes de Leon L R 5' 11" 196 lb. June 26, 1979 Chitré, Herrera
P 27 Bruce Chen L L 6' 1" 215 lb. June 19, 1977 Panama City Kansas City Royals
OF 28 Rubén Rivera R R 6' 0" 196 lb. November 14, 1973 La Chorrera Piratas de Campeche
P 30 Eliecer Navarro L L 5' 9" 177 lb. October 26, 1987 David, Chiriqui Pittsburgh Pirates
IF 35 Avelino Asprilla R R 5' 11" 190 lb. January 1, 1981 Panama City
P 36 Manuel Corpas R R 6' 3" 170 lb. December 3, 1982 Panama City Colorado Rockies
IF 42 Julio Zuleta R R 6' 5" 230 lb. March 28, 1975 Panama City Chiba Lotte Marines
OF 45 Carlos Lee R R 6' 2" 240 lb. June 20, 1976 Aguadulce, Coclé Houston Astros
C 51 Carlos Ruiz R R 5' 10" 200 lb. January 22, 1979 David, Chiriqui Philadelphia Phillies
P 55 Ramiro Mendoza R R 6' 2" 195 lb. June 15, 1972 Los Santos Province Milwaukee Brewers
OF 63 Luis Durango B R 5' 9" 155 lb. April 23, 1986 Panama City San Diego Padres
P 81 Gilberto Méndez R R 6' 1" 195 lb. November 15, 1974
Mgr. Héctor López July 9, 1929
Coach Lino Díaz July 22, 1970
Coach Ramón Crespo
Coach Aníbal Reluz
Coach José Casino
Coach Ricardo Medina
Coach Luis Molina
Coach Luis Ortiz

Puerto Rico[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 2 Felipe López B R 6' 1" 205 lb. May 12, 1980 Bayamón Arizona Diamondbacks
C 4 Yadier Molina R R 5' 11" 220 lb. July 13, 1982 Bayamón St. Louis Cardinals
C 7 Iván Rodríguez R R 5' 9" 190 lb. November 27, 1971 Vega Baja
IF 10 Mike Aviles R R 5' 9" 203 lb. March 13, 1981 New York, NY Kansas City Royals
IF 12 Ramon Vazquez L R 5' 11" 170 lb. August 21, 1976 Aibonito Pittsburgh Pirates
IF 13 Alex Cora L R 6' 0" 200 lb. October 18, 1975 Caguas New York Mets
OF 15 Carlos Beltrán B R 6' 1" 205 lb. April 24, 1977 Manatí New York Mets
P 16 J.C. Romero B L 5' 11" 205 lb. June 4, 1976 Rio Piedras Philadelphia Phillies
C 18 Geovany Soto R R 6' 1" 225 lb. January 20, 1983 San Juan Chicago Cubs
OF 19 Alex Rios R R 6' 5" 215 lb. February 18, 1981 Coffee, AL Toronto Blue Jays
IF 21 Carlos Delgado L R 6' 3" 265 lb. June 25, 1972 Aguadilla New York Mets
OF 23 Jesus Feliciano L L 6' 0" 174 lb. June 6, 1979 Bayamón New York Mets
P 25 Pedro Feliciano L L 5' 10" 190 lb. August 25, 1976 Rio Piedras New York Mets
IF 26 Andy González R R 6' 2" 205 lb. December 15, 1981 Rio Piedras Florida Marlins
P 27 Nelson Figueroa R R 6' 1" 205 lb. May 18, 1974 Brooklyn, NY New York Mets
P 31 Josue Matos R R 6' 4" 190 lb. March 15, 1978 Mayagüez
P 33 Javier Vázquez R R 6' 2" 210 lb. July 25, 1976 Ponce Atlanta Braves
P 34 Orlando Román R R 6' 1" 210 lb. November 25, 1978 Bayamón Toronto Blue Jays
P 36 Giancarlo Alvarado R R 6' 4" 210 lb. January 24, 1978 Santurce
P 38 Fernando Cabrera R R 6' 4" 220 lb. November 16, 1981 Toa Baja Boston Red Sox
OF 43 Hiram Bocachica R R 5' 11" 195 lb. March 4, 1976 Ponce Seibu Lions
P 44 Carlos Gutierrez R R 6' 3" 205 lb. September 22, 1986 Miami, FL Minnesota Twins
P 45 Ian Snell R R 5' 11" 200 lb. October 30, 1981 Dover, DE Pittsburgh Pirates
P 48 Javier Lopez L L 6' 4" 205 lb. July 11, 1977 San Juan Boston Red Sox
OF 51 Bernie Williams B R 6' 1" 205 lb. September 13, 1968 San Juan Gigantes de Carolina
P 52 Saul Rivera B R 5' 11" 185 lb. December 7, 1977 San Juan Washington Nationals
P 53 Jonathan Sanchez B R 6' 2" 190 lb. November 19, 1982 Mayagüez San Francisco Giants
P 77 Ivan Maldonado R R 6' 4" 230 lb. June 7, 1980 New York, NY
Mgr. 11 José Oquendo July 4, 1963 Rio Piedras
Coach 14 Iván DeJesús January 9, 1953 Santurce
Coach 24 Charlie Montoyo October 17, 1965 Florida

South Africa[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 1 Justin Lazarus R R 5' 5" 170 lb. November 17, 1988 Cape Town, Western Cape
IF 2 Jonathan Phillips R R 6' 0" 190 lb. April 16, 1986 Cape Town, Western Cape
P 3 Robert Verschuren R R 5' 11" 174 lb. May 31, 1984
OF 6 Martin Gordon R R 5' 11" 180 lb. June 13, 1988 Francis Marion University
IF 7 Anthony Phillips R R 5' 9" 160 lb. April 11, 1990 Bellville, Western Cape Seattle Mariners
C 9 Terence White R R 5' 7" 180 lb. February 12, 1982
IF 11 Moegamat-Zaid Hendricks R R 5' 8" 180 lb. April 4, 1988
P 13 Jacobus Mostert R R 5' 10" 165 lb. April 25, 1988
P 14 Justin Erasmus R R 6' 0" 175 lb. January 22, 1990 Johannesburg, Gauteng Boston Red Sox
P 15 Shannon Ekermans L L 6' 2" 185 lb. June 5, 1987 Kenridge, Western Cape North Dakota State University
C 18 Kyle Botha R R 5' 8" 150 lb. August 7, 1988
P 19 Donavon Hendricks L L 6' 0" 175 lb. March 9, 1986 Cape Town, Western Cape
OF 20 Paul Rutgers R R 5' 10" 180 lb. January 17, 1984 Melbourne, Victoria
IF 22 Allan Randall R R 5' 7" 170 lb. August 17, 1984
IF 23 Brett Willemburg B R 6' 0" 180 lb. July 2, 1984 Cape Town, Western Cape
P 25 Darryn Smith R R 6' 1" 180 lb. August 2, 1975 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
IF 26 Gavin Ray L L 5' 10" 165 lb. March 1, 1985
P 27 Matthew Dancer R R 5' 10" 165 lb. October 8, 1983
IF 28 Gift Ngoepe B R 5' 9" 165 lb. January 18, 1990 Randburg, Gauteng Pittsburgh Pirates
P 30 Alessio Angelucci R R 6' 2" 190 lb. July 28, 1988 Johannesburg, Gauteng San Diego Padres
P 31 Dylan Lindsay R R 6' 2" 185 lb. September 4, 1991 Kansas City Royals
P 35 Barry Armitage R R 6' 5" 275 lb. May 11, 1979 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
P 37 Jared Elario R R 5' 8" 209 lb. October 14, 1988
OF 38 Ashley Scott R R 5' 10" 205 lb. July 14, 1987 Johannesburg, Gauteng Tacoma Community College
OF 42 Richard Holgate R R 6' 1" 210 lb. March 19, 1988
P 73 Hein Robb L L 6' 0" 185 lb. May 12, 1992 Minnesota Twins
P 76 Gavin Jeffries R R 5' 10" 185 lb. November 24, 1976
C 88 Karl Weitz R R 6' 0" 200 lb. December 8, 1988
Mgr. Rick Magnante December 12, 1947

South Korea[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
P 1 Min-han Son R R 5' 10" 187 lb. January 2, 1975 Busan Lotte Giants
IF 2 Jung Choi B R 5' 11" 185 lb. February 28, 1987 Icheon, Gyeonggi SK Wyverns
OF 5 Shin-soo Choo L L 5' 11" 200 lb. July 13, 1982 Busan Cleveland Indians
IF 6 Bum-ho Lee R R 6' 0" 205 lb. November 25, 1981 Hanwha Eagles
IF 8 Keun-woo Jeong R R 5' 8" 165 lb. October 8, 1982 Busan SK Wyverns
IF 10 Dae-ho Lee R R 6' 4" 220 lb. June 21, 1982 Lotte Giants
P 11 Jae-woo Lee R R 6' 0" 180 lb. February 9, 1980 Doosan Bears
P 12 Chang-yong Lim R R 5' 11" 175 lb. June 4, 1976 Yakult Swallows
P 13 Won-sam Jang L L 5' 11" 160 lb. June 9, 1983 Woori Heroes
IF 14 Young-min Ko R R 6' 0" 160 lb. February 8, 1984 Doosan Bears
OF 15 Yong-kyu Lee L L 5' 9" 155 lb. August 26, 1985 KIA Tigers
IF 16 Ki-hyuk Park R R 5' 10" 160 lb. June 4, 1981 Daegu Lotte Giants
P 17 Seung-hwan Oh R R 5' 10" 205 lb. July 15, 1982 Samsung Lions
P 19 Hyun-wook Jong R R 6' 2" 185 lb. December 2, 1978 Samsung Lions
P 20 Seung-ho Lee L L 5' 9" 180 lb. September 9, 1981 SK Wyverns
P 21 Tae-hyon Chong R R 6' 1" 215 lb. November 10, 1978 SK Wyverns
C 26 Kyung-wan Park R R 5' 10" 195 lb. July 11, 1972 SK Wyverns
P 28 Suk-min Yoon R R 6' 0" 180 lb. July 24, 1976 KIA Tigers
OF 29 Taek-keun Lee R R 6' 0" 185 lb. July 10, 1980 Woori Heroes
P 31 Kwang-hyun Kim L L 6' 2" 185 lb. July 22, 1988 SK Wyverns
P 32 Tae-hoon Im R R 6' 1" 200 lb. September 28, 1988 Doosan Bears
OF 35 Jin-young Lee L L 6' 1" 200 lb. June 15, 1980 Kunsan LG Twins
OF 39 Jong-wook Lee L L 5' 9" 170 lb. June 18, 1980 Doosan Bears
C 47 Min-ho Kang R R 6' 1" 195 lb. August 18, 1985 Jeju, Jeju Lotte Giants
OF 50 Hyun-soo Kim L R 6' 2" 210 lb. January 12, 1988 Doosan Bears
P 51 Jung-keun Bong L L 6' 3" 215 lb. July 15, 1980 Seoul LG Twins
IF 52 Tae-kyun Kim R R 6' 0" 220 lb. May 29, 1982 Hanwha Eagles
P 99 Hyun-jin Ryu L L 6' 2" 215 lb. March 25, 1987 Hanwha Eagles
Mgr. In-sik Kim May 1, 1947
Coach Sung-han Kim May 18, 1958
Coach Soon-chul Lee April 18, 1961
Coach Sang-moon Yang March 24, 1961
Coach Jung-il Ryu April 28, 1963
Coach Sung-woo Kang January 15, 1970
Coach Min-ho Kim March 19, 1969

Taiwan[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 4 Kuo-Ching Kao R R 5' 11" 205 lb. October 6, 1978 Taitung County Uni-President Lions
IF 7 Yen-Wen Kuo L R 5' 10" 165 lb. October 25, 1988 Tainan City Cincinnati Reds
OF 8 Chih-Yao Chan L L 5' 10" 170 lb. January 2, 1983 Manchu, Pingtung La New Bears
IF 10 Han Lin R R 5' 9" 185 lb. January 24, 1985 Taipei City
P 11 Yueh-Ping Lin R R 5' 9" 155 lb. January 28, 1982 Kaohsiung City Uni-President Lions
P 12 Chen-Chang Lee R R 5' 11" 175 lb. October 21, 1986 Penghu County Cleveland Indians
IF 14 Sheng-Wei Wang R R 5' 10" 155 lb. April 1, 1984 Taitung County Brother Elephants
C 15 Kun-Sheng Lin R R 5' 10" 180 lb. March 8, 1987 Taichung County
P 20 Kai-Wen Cheng R R 5' 9" 165 lb. July 26, 1988 Tainan City Hanshin Tigers
P 21 Fu-Te Ni L L 6' 0" 170 lb. November 14, 1982 Pingtung County Detroit Tigers
IF 22 Yi-Chuan Lin R R 5' 11" 180 lb. November 11, 1985 Tainan City Sinon Bulls
IF 23 Cheng-Min Peng R R 6' 0" 200 lb. August 6, 1978 Kaohsiung Brother Elephants
OF 24 Tai-Chi Kuo R L 5' 11" 170 lb. October 16, 1981 Taitung County Uni-President Lions
IF 25 Chih-Hsien Chiang L R 6' 2" 170 lb. February 21, 1988 Chengkung, Taitung Boston Red Sox
OF 31 Wei-Chu Lin L L 5' 10" 175 lb. January 22, 1979 Taichung City Hanshin Tigers
C 34 Chih-Kang Kao R R 5' 10" 165 lb. February 27, 1981 Taichung County Uni-President Lions
C 36 Yi-Feng Kuo R R 6' 0" 205 lb. March 24, 1976 Taitung County Brother Elephants
P 42 Sung-Wei Tseng R R 5' 10" 195 lb. December 28, 1984 Taitung City Cleveland Indians
OF 44 Che-Hsuan Lin R R 6' 0" 180 lb. September 21, 1988 Hualien County Boston Red Sox
P 47 Yu-Cheng Liao R R 5' 10" 175 lb. September 4, 1980 Taoyuan County Brother Elephants
P 48 Chia-Jen Lo R R 5' 11" 181 lb. April 7, 1986 Pingtung County Houston Astros
P 51 Chi-Hung Cheng L L 6' 1" 210 lb. June 20, 1985 Kaohsiung City Pittsburgh Pirates
OF 55 Wu-Hsiung Pan L L 5' 10" 180 lb. March 11, 1981 Pingtung County Uni-President Lions
P 62 Chia-Chun Tang L L 5' 10" 170 lb. December 21, 1984 Tainan City
P 81 Po-Yu Lin R R 6' 0" 215 lb. September 16, 1986 Taipei City
P 90 Po-Hsuan Keng R R 6' 1" 235 lb. October 15, 1984 Taipei City La New Bears
P 98 Ko-Chien Lin R R 5' 9" 185 lb. May 5, 1986 Taitung County Sinon Bulls
P 99 Hong-Wen Chen R R 5' 11" 210 lb. February 3, 1986 Guangfu, Hualien Chicago Cubs
Mgr. Chih-Hsien Yeh January 17, 1959
Coach Kuang-Huei Wang November 12, 1964
Coach Taigen Kaku March 20, 1962
Coach Kun-Han Lin January 5, 1968
Coach Wen-Sheng Lu November 30, 1962
Coach Wei-Cheng Chen May 24, 1966

USA[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
IF 1 Jimmy Rollins S R 5' 8" 175 lb. November 27, 1978 Oakland, CA Philadelphia Phillies
IF 2 Derek Jeter R R 6' 3" 195 lb. June 26, 1974 Pequannock, NJ New York Yankees
IF 4 David Wright R R 6' 0" 208 lb. December 20, 1982 Norfolk, VA New York Mets
IF 6 Brian Roberts* B R 5' 9" 170 lb. October 9, 1977 Durham, NC Baltimore Orioles
IF 7 Mark DeRosa R R 6' 1" 205 lb. February 26, 1975 Passaic, NJ Cleveland Indians
IF 10 Chipper Jones* S R 6' 4" 210 lb. April 24, 1972 DeLand, FL Atlanta Braves
IF 15 Dustin Pedroia* R R 5' 9" 180 lb. August 17, 1983 Woodland, CA Boston Red Sox
C 16 Brian McCann L R 6' 3" 230 lb. February 20, 1984 Athens, GA Atlanta Braves
OF 17 Adam Dunn L R 6' 6" 275 lb. November 9, 1979 Houston, TX Washington Nationals
OF 18 Ryan Braun R R 6' 1" 200 lb. November 17, 1983 Mission Hills, CA Milwaukee Brewers
IF 21 Kevin Youkilis R R 6' 1" 220 lb. March 15, 1979 Cincinnati, OH Boston Red Sox
P 22 Jake Peavy R R 6' 1" 195 lb. May 31, 1981 Mobile, AL San Diego Padres
P 23 J.J. Putz R R 6' 5" 250 lb. February 22, 1977 Trenton, MI New York Mets
C 26 Chris Iannetta R R 6' 0" 225 lb. April 8, 1983 Providence, RI Colorado Rockies
OF 28 Curtis Granderson L R 6' 1" 185 lb. March 16, 1981 Blue Island, IL Detroit Tigers
P 31 Brad Ziegler R R 6' 4" 205 lb. October 10, 1979 Pratt, KS Oakland Athletics
P 33 Ted Lilly L L 6' 1" 190 lb. January 4, 1976 Torrance, CA Chicago Cubs
P 34 John Grabow L L 6' 2" 205 lb. November 4, 1978 Arcadia, CA Pittsburgh Pirates
P 37 Matt Thornton L L 6' 6" 235 lb. September 15, 1976 Three Rivers, MI Chicago White Sox
P 38 Joel Hanrahan R R 6' 4" 250 lb. October 6, 1981 Des Moines, IA Washington Nationals
P 39 J.P. Howell L L 6' 0" 175 lb. April 25, 1983 Modesto, CA Tampa Bay Rays
P 42 LaTroy Hawkins R R 6' 5" 215 lb. December 21, 1972 Gary, IN Houston Astros
P 44 Roy Oswalt R R 6' 0" 185 lb. August 29, 1977 Kosciusko, MS Houston Astros
P 46 Jeremy Guthrie R R 6' 1" 195 lb. April 8, 1979 Roseburg, OR Baltimore Orioles
OF 50 Shane Victorino S R 5' 9" 180 lb. November 30, 1980 Wailuku, HI Philadelphia Phillies
P 51 Jonathan Broxton R R 6' 4" 290 lb. June 16, 1984 Augusta, GA Los Angeles Dodgers
P 52 Heath Bell R R 6' 3" 240 lb. September 29, 1977 Oceanside, CA San Diego Padres
P 62 Scot Shields R R 6' 1" 180 lb. July 22, 1975 Fort Lauderdale, FL Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
IF Evan Longoria* R R 6' 2" 210 lb. October, 1985 Downey, CA Tampa Bay Rays
Mgr. Davey Johnson January 30, 1943 Orlando, FL
Coach Marcel Lachemann June 13, 1941 Los Angeles, CA
Coach 20 Mike Schmidt September 27, 1949 Dayton, OH
Coach Barry Larkin April 28, 1964 Cincinnati, OH
Coach Mel Stottlemyre November 13, 1941 Hazleton, MO
Coach 3 Billy Ripken December 16, 1964 Havre de Grace, MD
Coach Reggie Smith April 2, 1945 Shreveport, LA
  • Dustin Pedroia was injured in practice following the first round and replaced by Brian Roberts on the roster. Chipper Jones was replaced by Evan Longoria following round two

Venezuela[edit]

Position Uniform Name Bats Throws Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Organization
OF 1 Gerardo Parra L L 5' 11" 195 lb. May 6, 1987 Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Zulia Arizona Diamondbacks
IF 2 Carlos Guillen B R 6' 1" 215 lb. September 30, 1975 Maracay, Aragua Detroit Tigers
IF 3 César Izturis B R 5' 9" 190 lb. February 10, 1980 Barquisimeto, Lara Baltimore Orioles
IF 4 José López R R 6' 0" 205 lb. November 24, 1983 Barcelona, Anzoategui Seattle Mariners
IF 6 Melvin Mora R R 5' 11" 200 lb. February 2, 1972 Agua Negra, Yaracuy Baltimore Orioles
IF 7 Luis Maza R R 5' 9" 180 lb. June 22, 1980 Cumaná, Sucre Los Angeles Dodgers
OF 11 Gregor Blanco L L 6' 1" 190 lb. December 12, 1983 Caracas, Distrito Capital Atlanta Braves
IF 12 Marco Scútaro R R 5' 10" 185 lb. October 30, 1975 San Felipe, Yaracuy Toronto Blue Jays
P 16 Victor Moreno R R 6' 0" 240 lb. June 10, 1979 Puerto Cabello, Carabobo
C 19 Ramon Hernandez R R 6' 0" 225 lb. May 20, 1976 Caracas, Distrito Capital Cincinnati Reds
C 21 Henry Blanco R R 5' 11" 220 lb. August 29, 1971 Caracas, Distrito Capital San Diego Padres
P 22 Jean Carlos Granados L L 6' 0" 190 lb. September 26, 1982 Caracas, Distrito Capital
IF 24 Miguel Cabrera R R 6' 4" 240 lb. April 18, 1983 Maracay, Aragua Detroit Tigers
OF 30 Magglio Ordóñez R R 6' 0" 215 lb. January 28, 1974 Caracas, Distrito Capital Detroit Tigers
P 31 Víctor Zambrano B R 6' 0" 205 lb. August 6, 1975 Los Teques, Miranda Colorado Rockies
P 40 Armando Galarraga R R 6' 4" 180 lb. January 15, 1982 Cumaná, Sucre Detroit Tigers
P 44 Orber Moreno R R 6' 3" 225 lb. April 27, 1977 Caracas, Distrito Capital
OF 47 Endy Chávez L L 6' 0" 170 lb. February 7, 1978 Valencia, Carabobo Seattle Mariners
P 48 Carlos Vasquez L L 6' 3" 230 lb. December 6, 1982 Sucre Chicago White Sox
C 51 Max Ramirez R R 5' 11" 175 lb. October 11, 1984 Barquisimeto, Lara Texas Rangers
P 52 Carlos Silva R R 6' 4" 250 lb. April 23, 1979 Bolivar Seattle Mariners
OF 53 Bobby Abreu L R 6' 0" 210 lb. March 11, 1974 Maracay, Aragua Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 54 Enrique Gonzalez R R 5' 10" 210 lb. July 14, 1982 Bolivar Boston Red Sox
P 59 Félix Hernández R R 6' 3" 225 lb. April 8, 1986 Valencia, Carabobo Seattle Mariners
P 63 Ivan Blanco R R 6' 1" 190 lb. September 24, 1983 Caracas, Distrito Capital
P 73 Yoel Hernandez R R 6' 2" 210 lb. April 15, 1980 Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar Philadelphia Phillies
P 75 Francisco Rodríguez R R 6' 0" 195 lb. January 7, 1982 Caracas, Distrito Capital New York Mets
P 99 Ramon Ramirez R R 6' 0" 190 lb. September 16, 1982 Cagua, Aragua Cincinnati Reds
Mgr. Luis Sojo January 3, 1965
Coach 41 Andres Galarraga June 18, 1961
Coach Tony Armas Sr. July 2, 1953
Coach 17 Omar Malavé January 17, 1963
Coach 5 Oscar Escobar
Coach Luis Dorante October 25, 1968
Coach 10 Roberto Espinoza March 12, 1960
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