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The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at at 2006 World Baseball Classic. The tournament started on March 3 and the final took place on March 20, 2006.

The teams listed on the country's roster is the team the player was with while the tournament took place.

Pool A

China China

China Roster[1]

Manager: Jim Lefebvre

Coaches: Bruce Hurst (Pitching)

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 68 Bu Tao (卜濤) January 15, 1983
P 33 Chen Kun (陳坤) March 5, 1980
P 24 Huang Quan (黃權) May 14, 1983
P 80 Lai Guojun (賴國鈞)
P 6 Li Chenhao (李晨浩) July 2, 1977
P 22 Li Hongrui April 22, 1986
P 23 Li Shuai (李帥) July 11, 1985
P 7 Wang Nan (王楠) October 7, 1981
P 21 Xu Zheng (徐錚) May 10, 1981
P 66 Zhang Jun (張俊) December 13, 1983
P 17 Zhang Li (張力) February 3, 1980
P 28 Zhao Bo (趙博) August 11, 1985
P 15 Zhao Quansheng (趙全勝) January 15, 1979
C 12 Feng Yi (馮毅) August 20, 1982
C 56 Wang Wei (王偉) December 25, 1978
C 2 Zhang Zhenwang (張振旺) March 1, 1988
IF 20 Chen Qi (陳琦) September 23, 1981
IF 3 Chen Zhe (陳哲) October 14, 1975
IF 5 Feng Fei (馮飛) February 18, 1983
IF 11 Guo Tao (國濤) March 21, 1987
IF 51 Li Lei June 24, 1984
IF 10 Liu Guangbiao (劉廣標) September 5, 1978
IF 37 Pan Wenbin (潘文彬) December 9, 1986
IF 32 Wang Jingchao (王靖超) July 13, 1988
IF 18 Yang Guogang (楊國剛) February 22, 1977
IF 9 Zhang Yufeng (張玉峰) February 9, 1977
OF 26 Liu Yaqing (劉雅卿) July 17, 1982
OF 1 Sun Lingfeng (孫嶺峰) August 14, 1978
OF 35 Yang Shuo (楊碩) May 18, 1981
OF 36 Zhang Hongbo (張洪波) June 6, 1980

Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei Roster[2]

Manager: Hua-Wei Lin (林華韋)

Coaches: I-Chung Hung (洪一中) , Chih-Shien Yeh (葉志仙), Ming-Tsu Lu (呂明賜), Fu-Lien Wu (吳復連), Chang-Heng Hsieh (謝長亨)

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 97 Chien-Ming Chiang (姜建銘) May 27, 1985 Japan Yomiuri Giants
P 59 Wei-Ming Chu (朱尉銘) August 2, 1981
P 17 Chu-Chien Hsu (許竹見) January 25, 1981 Taiwan Macoto Cobras
P 63 Wen-Hsiung Hsu (許文雄) Taiwan La New Bears
P 32 Kevin Huang (黃俊中) Taiwan La New Bears
P 88 Po-Hsuan Keng (耿伯軒) October 15, 1984
P 37 Hong-Chih Kuo (郭泓志) July 23, 1981 United States Los Angeles Dodgers
P 11 En-Yu Lin (林恩宇) March 25, 1981 Taiwan Macoto Cobras
P 19 Ying-Chieh Lin (林英傑) May 1, 1981
P 18 Wei-Lun Pan (潘威倫) March 5, 1982 Taiwan Uni-President Lions
P 70 Ying-Feng Tsai (蔡英峰) May 26, 1983 Taiwan La New Bears
P 42 Sung-Wei Tseng (增菘瑋) December 28, 1984
P 46 Chien-Fu Yang (陽建福) April 22, 1979 Taiwan Sinon Bulls
P 91 Yao-Hsun Yang (陽耀勳) January 22, 1983 Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C 41 Feng-Min Chen (陳峰民) October 29, 1977 Taiwan La New Bears
C 34 Chih-Kang Kao (高志綱) February 27, 1981 Taiwan Uni-President Lions
C 27 Chun-Chang Yeh (葉君璋) October 25, 1972 Taiwan Sinon Bulls
IF 12 Chia-Hao Chang (張家浩) Taiwan Sinon Bulls
IF 49 Tai-San Chang (張泰山) October 31, 1976 Taiwan Sinon Bulls
IF 13 Yung-Chi Chen (陳鏞基) July 13, 1983
IF 31 Chan-Ming Cheng (鄭昌明) January 28, 1978 Taiwan Chinatrust Whales
IF 55 Chia-Hsian Hsieh (謝佳賢) April 8, 1976 Taiwan Macoto Cobras
IF 51 Chin-Lung Hu (胡金龍) February 2, 1984 United States Jacksonville Suns
IF 7 Chih-Sheng Lin (林智勝) January 1, 1982 Taiwan La New Bears
IF 15 Chung-Shou Yang (陽仲壽) January 17, 1987 Japan Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
IF 6 Sen Yang (陽森) March 25, 1981 Taiwan Uni-President Lions
OF 8 Chih-Yao Chan (詹智堯) January 2, 1983
OF 69 Chien-Ming Chang (張建銘) July 27, 1980 Taiwan Sinon Bulls
OF 30 Lung-Yi Huang (黃龍義) February 20, 1979 Taiwan La New Bears
OF 24 Wei-Chu Lin (林威助) January 22, 1979 Japan Hanshin Tigers

Japan Japan

Manager: 89 - Sadaharu Oh (王貞治)

Coaches: 84 - Kazuhiro Takeda (武田一浩), 85 - Hatsuhiko Tsuji (辻発彦), 86 - Yoshitaka Katori (鹿取義隆), 87 - Yasunori Oshima (大島康徳), 88 - Sumio Hirota (弘田澄男)

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 11 Naoyuki Shimizu (清水直行) October 30, 1980 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
P 12 Soichi Fujita (藤田宗一) October 17, 1972 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
P 15 Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田智之) Japan Hanshin Tigers
P 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂大輔) September 13, 1980 Japan Seibu Lions
P 19 Koji Uehara (上原浩治) April 3, 1975 Japan Yomiuri Giants
P 20 Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田安彦) June 19, 1973 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
P 21 Tsuyoshi Wada (和田毅) February 21, 1981 Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P 24 Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川球児) July 21, 1980 Japan Hanshin Tigers
P 31 Shunsuke Watanabe (渡辺俊介) August 27, 1976 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
P 40 Akinori Otsuka (大塚晶則) January 13, 1972 United States Texas Rangers
P 41 Hiroyuki Kobayashi (小林宏之) June 4, 1976 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
P 47 Toshiya Sugiuchi (杉内俊哉) October 30, 1980 Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P 61 Hirotoshi Ishii (石井弘寿) Japan Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P 61 Takahiro Mahara (馬原孝浩) Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C 22 Tomoya Satozaki (里崎智也) May 20, 1976 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
C 27 Motonobu Tanishige (谷繁元信) December 21, 1970 Japan Chunichi Dragons
C 59 Ryoji Aikawa (相川亮二) July 11, 1976 Japan Yokohama BayStars
IF 1 Akinori Iwamura (岩村明憲) February 9, 1979 United States Tampa Bay Rays
IF 2 Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原道大) October 25, 1973 Japan Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
IF 4 Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中信彦) December 26, 1973 Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
IF 7 Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡剛) Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
IF 8 Toshiaki Imae (今江敏晃) August 26, 1983 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
IF 10 Shinya Miyamoto (宮本慎也) November 5, 1970 Japan Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF 25 Takahiro Arai (新井貴浩) January 30, 1977 Japan Hiroshima Toyo Carp
IF 52 Munenori Kawasaki (川崎宗則) June 3, 1981 Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
OF 5 Kazuhiro Wada (和田一浩) June 19, 1972 Japan Seibu Lions
OF 6 Hitoshi Tamura (多村仁) May 28, 1977 Japan Yokohama BayStars
OF 9 Tatsuhiko Kinjoh (金城龍彦) July 27, 1976 Japan Yokohama BayStars
OF 17 Kosuke Fukudome (福留孝介) April 26, 1977 Japan Chunichi Dragons
OF 23 Norichika Aoki (青木宣親) January 5, 1982 Japan Tokyo Yakult Swallows
OF 51 Ichiro Suzuki (イチロー) October 22, 1973 United States Seattle Mariners

South Korea South Korea

Manager: In-Sik Kim (김인식)

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 36 Young-Soo Bae (배영수) May 4, 1981 South Korea Samsung Lions
P 45 Jung-Keun Bong (봉중근) July 15, 1980 United States Cincinnati Reds
P 21 Tae-Hyon Chong (정대현) November 10, 1978 South Korea SK Wyverns
P 41 Jae-Hun Chung (정재훈) January 1, 1980 South Korea Doosan Bears
P 28 Byung-Doo Jun (전병두) October 14, 1984 South Korea Kia Tigers
P 49 Byung-Hyun Kim (김병현) January 19, 1979 United States Colorado Rockies
P 51 Sunny Kim (김선우) September 4, 1977 United States Colorado Rockies
P 15 Dae-Sung Koo (구대성) August 2, 1969 United States New York Mets
P 17 Seung-Hwan Oh (오승환) July 15, 1982 South Korea Samsung Lions
P 61 Chan-Ho Park (박찬호) June 30, 1973 United States San Diego Padres
P 26 Jae-Weong Seo (서재응) May 24, 1977 United States Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P 1 Min-Han Son (손민한) January 2, 1975 South Korea Lotte Giants
C 44 In-Sung Cho (조인성) May 25, 1975 South Korea LG Twins
C 22 Sung-Heon Hong (홍성흔) February 28, 1977 South Korea Doosan Bears
C 20 Kab-Yong Jin (진갑용) May 8, 1974 South Korea Samsung Lions
IF 11 Hee-Seop Choi (최희섭) March 16, 1979 United States Los Angeles Dodgers
IF Dong-Joo Kim (김동주) South Korea Doosan Bears
IF 6 Jae-Gul Kim (김재걸) September 7, 1972 South Korea Samsung Lions
IF 16 Jong-Kook Kim (김종국) September 14, 1973 South Korea Kia Tigers
IF 14 Min-Jae Kim (김민재) January 3, 1973 South Korea Hanwha Eagles
IF 52 Tae-Kyun Kim (김태균) May 29, 1982 South Korea Hanwha Eagles
IF 25 Seung-Yeop Lee (이승엽) August 18, 1976 Japan Yomiuri Giants
IF 3 Jin-Man Park (박진만) November 30, 1976 South Korea Samsung Lions
OF 9 Byung-Kyu Lee (이병규) October 25, 1974 South Korea LG Twins
OF 35 Jin-Young Lee (이진영) June 15, 1980 South Korea SK Wyverns
OF 7 Lee Jong-beom (이종범) August 15, 1970 South Korea Kia Tigers
OF 33 Yong-Taik Park (박용택) April 21, 1979 South Korea LG Twins
OF 12 Ji-Man Song (송지만) March 2, 1973 South Korea Hyundai Unicorns

Pool B

Canada Canada

Manager: Ernie Whitt (First base coach with the Toronto Blue Jays)

Coaches: Denis Boucher (Pitching Coach), Tim Leiper (Coach), Rob Ducey (Coach), Larry Walker (Coach), Tommy Craig (Trainer)

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 49 Erik Bedard United States Baltimore Orioles
P 35 Chris Begg
P 37 Rheal Cormier United States Philadelphia Phillies
P 28 Jesse Crain United States Minnesota Twins
P 22 Eric Cyr Taiwan Uni-President Lions
P 26 Jeff Francis United States Colorado Rockies
P 24 Steve Green
P 20 Adam Loewen
P 36 Scott Mathieson
P Mike Meyers
P 31 Aaron Myette United States Philadelphia Phillies
P 32 Vince Perkins
P 48 Paul Quantrill
P 34 Chris Reitsma United States Atlanta Braves
C 39 Pete LaForest United States San Diego Padres
C 8 Chris Robinson
C 17 Maxim St. Pierre
IF 11 Stubby Clapp
IF 47 Corey Koskie United States Milwaukee Brewers
IF 27 Justin Morneau United States Minnesota Twins
IF 16 Kevin Nicholson
IF 4 Pete Orr United States Atlanta Braves
IF Matt Rogelstad
IF Scott Thorman
OF 38 Jason Bay United States Pittsburgh Pirates
OF 18 Sebastien Boucher
OF 45 Aaron Guiel United States Kansas City Royals
OF 19 Ryan Radmanovich
OF 12 Matt Stairs Canada Toronto Blue Jays
OF 7 Adam Stern United States Boston Red Sox

Mexico Mexico

Manager: Francisco Estrada

Pitching coaches: Fernando Valenzuela, Ted Higuera

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P Luis Ayala United States Washington Nationals
P Francisco Campos Mexico Campeche Pirates
P David Cortés United States Colorado Rockies
P Jorge De La Rosa United States Kansas City Royals
P Elmer Dessens United States Kansas City Royals
P Édgar González United States Arizona Diamondbacks
P Esteban Loaiza United States Oakland Athletics
P Rodrigo López United States Baltimore Orioles
P Pablo Ortega Mexico Mexico Tigres
P Antonio Osuna Mexico Mexico Tigres
P Oliver Pérez United States Pittsburgh Pirates
P Roberto Ramírez Mexico Diablos Rojos del México
P Dennys Reyes United States Minnesota Twins
P Ricardo Rincón United States St. Louis Cardinals
P Oscar Villareal United States Houston Astros
C Adan Muñoz Mexico Mexico Tigres
C Gerónimo Gil United States Baltimore Orioles
C Miguel Ojeda United States Colorado Rockies
IF Alfredo Amézaga United States Florida Marlins
IF Jorge Cantú United States Florida Marlins
IF Vinny Castilla (CAPT) United States San Diego Padres
IF Juan Castro United States Minnesota Twins
IF Luis Cruz United States Mobile BayBears
IF Erubiel Durazo United States Texas Rangers
IF Benji Gil United States Kansas City Royals
IF Adrián González United States San Diego Padres
OF Karim García Mexico Sultanes de Monterrey
OF Luis Alfonso García United States New York Yankees
OF Luis Carlos "Clipper" Garcia Mexico Mexico Tigres
OF Mario Valenzuela Mexico Saraperos de Saltillo

South Africa South Africa

Pitching coach: Lee Smith

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 35 Barry Armitage May 11, 1979
P 28 Tyrone Brandt
P 37 Matthew Dancer
P 20 Kalin Dreyer
P 7 Sannon Ekermans
P 10 Jared Elario
P 45 Lester Fortiun
P 76 Gavin Jefferies
P 44 Tyrone Lamont April 3, 1985
P 22 Gary Maree
P 27 Carl Michaels May 21, 1981
P 25 Darryn Smith
P 3 Robert Verschuren
C 18 Kyle Botha
C 15 Bradley Erasmus
C 9 Warren Herman
C 31 Willem Kemp
IF Tebi Andrew
IF 12 Paul Bell June 24, 1980
IF 29 Nicholas Dempsey December 15, 1978
IF 6 Dylan Haynes
IF 11 Zaid Hendricks
IF 14 Patrick Naude
IF 2 Jonathan Phillips April 16, 1986
IF 23 Brett Willemburg July 2, 1984
OF 41 Ian Butcher
OF 33 Jason Cook July 8, 1975
OF 26 Duane Feldtman
OF 24 Gavin Ray
OF 38 Ashley Scott
OF 30 Ricardo Siljeur

United States United States

Manager: Buck Martinez

Coaches: Marcel Lachemann, Davey Johnson, John McLaren, Reggie Smith

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P Roger Clemens United States Houston Astros
P Chad Cordero United States Washington Nationals
P Brian Fuentes United States Colorado Rockies
P Todd Jones United States Detroit Tigers
P Al Leiter United States New York Yankees
P Brad Lidge United States Houston Astros
P Gary Majewski United States Washington Nationals
P Joe Nathan United States Minnesota Twins
P Jake Peavy United States San Diego Padres
P Scot Shields United States Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P Huston Street United States Oakland Athletics
P Mike Timlin United States Boston Red Sox
P Dan Wheeler United States Houston Astros
P Dontrelle Willis United States Florida Marlins
C Michael Barrett United States San Diego Padres
C Brian Schneider United States Washington Nationals
C Jason Varitek United States Boston Red Sox
IF Derek Jeter United States New York Yankees
IF Chipper Jones United States Atlanta Braves
IF Derrek Lee United States Chicago Cubs
IF Alex Rodriguez United States New York Yankees
IF Mark Teixeira United States Texas Rangers
IF Chase Utley United States Philadelphia Phillies
IF Michael Young United States Texas Rangers
OF Johnny Damon United States New York Yankees
OF Jeff Francoeur United States Atlanta Braves
OF Ken Griffey, Jr. United States Cincinnati Reds
OF Matt Holliday United States Colorado Rockies
OF Vernon Wells Canada Toronto Blue Jays
OF Randy Winn United States San Francisco Giants

Pool C

Cuba Cuba

Manager: Higinio Vélez

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 26 Luis Borroto Cuba Villa Clara
P 79 Maikel Folch Cuba Ciego de Ávila
P 48 Yulieski González Cuba Habana
P 99 Pedro Luis Lazo Cuba Pinar del Río
P 90 Yadel Martí Cuba Industriales
P 58 Jonder Martínez Cuba Habana
P 97 Yunieski Maya Cuba Pinar del Río
P 23 Vicyohandry Odelín Cuba Camagüey
P 16 Adiel Palma Cuba Cienfuegos
P 62 Yadier Pedroso Cuba Habana
P 81 Yosvany Pérez Cuba Cienfuegos
P 19 Ormari Romero Cuba Santiago de Cuba
P 4 Deinys Suárez Cuba Industriales
C 61 Roger Machado Cuba Ciego de Ávila
C 8 Ariel Pestano Cuba Villa Clara
C 51 Eriel Sánchez Cuba Sancti Spíritus
IF 54 Leslie Anderson Cuba Camagüey
IF 53 Ariel Borrero Cuba Villa Clara
IF 12 Michel Enríquez Cuba Isla de la Juventud
IF 10 Yulieski Gourriel Cuba Sancti Spíritus
IF 42 Juan Carlos Moreno Cuba Isla de la Juventud
IF 2 Eduardo Paret Cuba Villa Clara
IF 14 Joan Carlos Pedroso Cuba Las Tunas
IF 11 Rudy Reyes Cuba Industriales
OF 24 Frederich Cepeda Cuba Sancti Spíritus
OF 31 Yoandy Garlobo Cuba Matanzas
OF 21 Alexei Ramírez Cuba Pinar del Río
OF 56 Carlos Tabares Cuba Industriales
OF 46 Osmani Urrutia Cuba Las Tunas

Provisional roster

The following players were included on the 60-man provisional roster but were ultimately not selected for the team:[3]

Catchers: Yulexis La Rosa, Vladimir García

Infield: Danny Miranda, Loidel Chapellí, Yorelvis Charles, Héctor Olivera, Amaury Suárez, Vismay Santos, Yorbis Borroto, Luis Miguel Navas

Outfield: Juan Carlos Linares, Yoandry Urgellés, Yoennis Céspedes, Andy Zamora, Alfredo Despaigne, Reutilio Hurtado, Serguei Pérez, Dayán Viciedo

Pitchers: Danny Betancourt, Alberto Bicet, Yosvani Fonseca, José Ángel García, Norberto González, Robelio Carrillo, Valeri García, Alien Mora, Luis M. Rodríguez, Ubisney Bermúdez, Alberto Soto, Israel Soto,Vladimir Baños

Netherlands Netherlands

Manager: Robert Eenhoorn

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P David Bergman Netherlands Kinheim
P Kenny Berkenbosch Netherlands Pirates
P Leon Boyd Netherlands Neptunus
P Rob Cordemans Netherlands ADO
P Dave Draijer Netherlands Pioniers
P Gregory Gustina Netherlands Neptunus
P Jair Jurrjens United States Lakeland Flying Tigers
P Calvin Maduro Netherlands Neptunus
P Diegomar Markwell Netherlands Neptunus
P Shairon Martis United States Scottsdale Giants
P Alexander Smit United States Fort Myers Miracle
P Nick Stuifbergen Netherlands Pirates
P Tom Stuifbergen Netherlands Pirates
P Robin van Doornspeek Netherlands ADO
P Michiel van Kampen Netherlands Kinheim
C Maikel Benner Netherlands ADO
C Sidney de Jong Netherlands Pirates
C Johnny Balentina Netherlands Neptunus
IF Sharnol Adriana Mexico Tuneros de San Luis
IF Ivanon Coffie Netherlands Almere
IF Michael Duursma Netherlands Pioniers
IF Percy Isenia Netherlands ADO
IF Raily Legito Netherlands Neptunus
IF Randall Simon Japan Orix Buffaloes
IF Hainley Statia United States Orem Owlz
OF Yurendell DeCaster United States Indianapolis Indians
OF Andruw Jones United States Atlanta Braves
OF Eugene Kingsale United States Bowie Baysox
OF Harvey Monte Netherlands ADO
OF Danny Rombley Netherlands Kinheim
OF Dirk van 't Klooster Netherlands Kinheim

Panama Panama

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P Manny Acosta
P Albenis Castillo
P Bienvenido Cedeno
P Bruce Chen
P Manuel Corpas
P Jorge Cortez
P Roger Deago
P Paolo Espino
P Miguel Gomez
P Santos Hernandez
P Len Picota
P Ramon Ramirez
P Davis Romero
C Damaso Espino
C Carlos Munoz
C Cesar Quintero
C Carlos Ruiz
IF Javier Castillo
IF Vicente Garibaldo
IF Yoni Lasso
IF Orlando Miller
IF Olmedo Sáenz
OF Earl Agnoly
OF Audes De Leon
OF Freddy Herrera
OF Carlos Lee
OF Sherman Obando
OF Adolfo Rivera
OF Ruben Rivera
OF Manuel O. Rodriguez

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Manager: José Oquendo

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P Federico Baez United States West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
P Fernando Cabrera United States Cleveland Indians
P Kiko Calero United States Oakland Athletics
P Willie Collazo United States Binghamton Mets
P Pedro Feliciano United States New York Mets
P Dicky Gonzalez Japan Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P Ivan Maldonado United States Binghamton Mets
P Josue Matos United States Newark Bears
P Juan Padilla United States New York Mets
P Joel Piñeiro United States Seattle Mariners
P Chris Rojas United States Altoona Curve
P Orlando Roman United States Binghamton Mets
P J. C. Romero United States Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P Jose Santiago United States New York Mets
P Javier Vázquez United States Chicago White Sox
C Javy López United States Baltimore Orioles
C Yadier Molina United States St. Louis Cardinals
C Iván Rodríguez United States Detroit Tigers
C Javier Valentín United States Cincinnati Reds
IF Alex Cintrón United States Chicago White Sox
IF Alex Cora United States Boston Red Sox
IF Carlos Delgado United States New York Mets
IF Rubén Gotay United States Kansas City Royals
IF Eduardo Perez United States Cleveland Indians
IF José Valentín United States New York Mets
OF Carlos Beltrán United States New York Mets
OF José Cruz, Jr. United States Los Angeles Dodgers
OF Ricky Ledée United States Los Angeles Dodgers
OF Luis Matos United States Baltimore Orioles
OF Alex Ríos Canada Toronto Blue Jays
OF Bernie Williams United States New York Yankees

Pool D

Australia Australia

Manager: Jon Deeble

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 31 Craig Anderson October 30, 1980
P 21 Phil Brassington
P 11 Adam Bright August 11, 1984
P 57 Adrian Burnside March 15, 1977
P 30 Tristan Crawford July 22, 1982
P 13 Matthew Gahan November 26, 1975
P 44 Wayne Lundgren April 21, 1982
P 15 Paul Mildren May 3, 1984
P 27 Damian Moss November 24, 1976
P 42 Peter Moylan
P Ryan Rowland-Smith January 26, 1983
P 24 John Stephens November 15, 1979
P 39 Phil Stockman January 25, 1980
P 19 Rich Thompson July 1, 1984
C 48 Michael Collins July 18, 1984
C 47 Andrew Graham April 22, 1982
C 35 Matthew Kent July 2, 1980
IF 7 Trent Durrington August 27, 1975
IF 4 Gavin Fingleson
IF 29 Bradley Harman November 19, 1985
IF 26 Justin Huber July 1, 1982
IF 16 Luke Hughes August 2, 1984
IF 22 Brendan Kingman May 22, 1973
IF 14 Dave Nilsson December 14, 1969
IF 6 Rodney van Buizen
IF Glenn Williams
OF 25 Tom Brice August 24, 1981
OF 8 Trent Oeltjen February 28, 1983
OF 17 Brett Roneberg May 2, 1979
OF 23 Paul Rutgers January 17, 1984

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Manager: Manny Acta

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
IF 2 Plácido Polanco October 10, 1975 United States Detroit Tigers
OF 4 Willy Taveras December 25, 1981 United States Houston Astros
IF 5 Albert Pujols January 16, 1980 United States St. Louis Cardinals
IF 7 Pedro Feliz April 27, 1975 United States San Francisco Giants
IF 9 José Reyes June 11, 1983 United States New York Mets
IF 10 Miguel Tejada May 25, 1976 United States Baltimore Orioles
IF 12 Alfonso Soriano January 7, 1976 United States Washington Nationals
C 15 Juan Brito November 7, 1979 United States Arizona Diamondbacks
P 15 Salomón Torres March 11, 1972 United States Pittsburgh Pirates
OF 18 Moisés Alou July 3, 1966 United States San Francisco Giants
OF 19 Juan Encarnación March 8, 1976 United States St. Louis Cardinals
IF 20 Ronnie Belliard April 7, 1975 United States Cleveland Indians
C 22 Alberto Castillo February 10, 1970 United States Washington Nationals
OF 26 Wily Mo Peña January 23, 1982 United States Boston Red Sox
OF 27 Vladimir Guerrero[4] United States Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
IF 29 Adrián Beltré April 7, 1979 United States Seattle Mariners
C 31 Ronny Paulino April 21, 1981 United States Pittsburgh Pirates
P 33 Jorge Sosa April 28, 1977 United States Atlanta Braves
IF 34 David Ortiz November 18, 1975 United States Boston Red Sox
P 35 Daniel Cabrera May 28, 1981 United States Baltimore Orioles
P 38 Dámaso Marte February 14, 1975 United States Pittsburgh Pirates
P 40 Bartolo Colón May 24, 1973 United States Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 41 Francisco Liriano October 26, 1983 United States Minnesota Twins
P 43 Miguel Batista February 19, 1971 United States Arizona Diamondbacks
P 47 Robinson Tejeda March 24, 1982 United States Philadelphia Phillies
P 51 Eude Brito August 19, 1978 United States Philadelphia Phillies
P 52 Duaner Sánchez October 14, 1979 United States New York Mets
P 53 Julian Tavarez May 22, 1973 United States Boston Red Sox
P 55 Odális Pérez June 7, 1977 United States Los Angeles Dodgers
P 56 Fernando Rodney March 18, 1977 United States Detroit Tigers

Italy Italy

Manager: Matt Galante

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 53 Phil Barzilla January 25, 1979 United States Round Rock Express
P 43 Riccardo De Santis January 4, 1980 Italy Prink Grosseto
P 55 Lenny DiNardo September 19, 1979 United States Oakland Athletics
P 22 Tony Fiore October 12, 1971 United States Toledo Mud Hens
P 45 Mike Gallo April 2, 1977 United States Houston Astros
P 49 Jason Grilli November 11, 1976 United States Detroit Tigers
P 38 Todd Incantalupo May 18, 1976 Italy Italeri Bologna
P 36 Marc Lamacchia March 27, 1982 United States Bakersfield Blaze
P 17 Alessandro Maestri United States Boise Hawks
P 13 John Mangieri September 24, 1976 Italy T&A San Marino
P 58 Dan Miceli September 9, 1970 United States Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P 28 Fabio Milano Italy Italeri Bologna
P 40 Kasey Olenberger March 18, 1978 United States Salt Lake Bees
P 37 David Rollandini February 6, 1979 Italy Prink Grosseto
C 14 Matt Ceriani October 9, 1976 Italy Caffè Danesi Nettuno
C 20 Thomas Gregorio May 5, 1977 United States San Antonio Missions
C 31 Mike Piazza September 4, 1968 United States Oakland Athletics
IF 34 Davide Dallospedale September 12, 1977 Italy Italeri Bologna
IF 6 Tony Giarratano November 29, 1982 United States Erie SeaWolves
IF 42 Claudio Liverziani March 4, 1975 Italy Italeri Bologna
IF 4 Frank Menechino January 7, 1971 United States Louisville Bats
IF 26 Jairo Ramos Gizzi Italy Prink Grosseto
IF 18 Mark Saccomanno April 30, 1980 United States Corpus Christi Hooks
IF 1 Jack Santora October 6, 1976 United States Newark Bears
IF 15 Vince Sinisi November 7, 1981 United States Frisco RoughRiders
OF 3 James Buccheri November 12, 1968 Italy Telemarket Rimini
OF 27 Frank Catalanotto April 27, 1974 United States Toronto Blue Jays
OF 24 Dustin Delucchi December 23, 1977 United States Mobile BayBears
OF 35 Val Pascucci November 17, 1978 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
OF 25 Peter Zoccolillo February 2, 1977

Venezuela Venezuela

Manager: Luis Sojo

Coaches: Dave Concepción, Oscar Escobar, Roberto Espinoza, Omar Malavé, Luis Salazar

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
IF 1 Tomás Pérez December 29, 1973 United States Chicago White Sox
IF 2 Carlos Guillén September 30, 1975 United States Detroit Tigers
IF 9 Edgardo Alfonzo November 8, 1973
IF 12 Marco Scutaro October 30, 1975 United States Oakland Athletics
IF 13 Omar Vizquel (captain) April 24, 1967 United States San Francisco Giants
P 15 Víctor Moreno June 10, 1979
C 19 Ramón Hernández May 20, 1976 United States Baltimore Orioles
OF 20 Juan Rivera July 3, 1978 United States Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
C 21 Henry Blanco August 29, 1971 United States Chicago Cubs
P 23 Ricardo Palma September 26, 1979
IF 24 Miguel Cabrera April 18, 1983 United States Florida Marlins
P 27 Carlos E. Hernández April 22, 1980 United States Houston Astros
P 28 Giovanni Carrara March 4, 1968 United States Pittsburgh Pirates
P 29 Jorge Julio March 3, 1979 United States New York Mets
OF 30 Magglio Ordóñez January 28, 1974 United States Detroit Tigers
P 31 Víctor Zambrano August 6, 1975 United States New York Mets
P 34 Freddy García June 10, 1976 United States Chicago White Sox
P 36 Tony Armas, Jr. April 29, 1978 United States Washington Nationals
P 37 Francisco Rodríguez January 7, 1982 United States Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 38 Carlos Zambrano June 1, 1981 United States Chicago Cubs
P 39 Gustavo Chacín December 4, 1980 Canada Toronto Blue Jays
C 41 Víctor Martínez December 23, 1978 United States Cleveland Indians
P 45 Kelvim Escobar April 11, 1976 United States Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
OF 47 Endy Chávez February 7, 1978 United States New York Mets
OF 51 Robert Pérez June 4, 1969
P 52 Carlos Silva April 23, 1979 United States Minnesota Twins
OF 53 Bobby Abreu March 11, 1974 United States Philadelphia Phillies
OF 56 Tony Alvarez May 10, 1979
P 57 Johan Santana March 13, 1979 United States Minnesota Twins
P 63 Rafael Betancourt April 29, 1975 United States Cleveland Indians

Notes and References

  1. ^ 2006 World Baseball Classic roster for China at Worldbaseballclassic.com
  2. ^ 2006 World Baseball Classic roster for Chinese Taipei at Worldbaseballclassic.com
  3. ^ Meyers, Matt (February 2, 2006). "World Baseball Classic: Scouting The Cubans". Baseball America. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
  4. ^ Guerrero will skip the first round of the World Baseball Classic, due to the death of three of his cousins in an auto accident in the Dominican Republic. "Notes: Vladdy in Dominicans' thoughts". Retrieved 2006-03-05.
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