2006 World Baseball Classic rosters

The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at 2006 World Baseball Classic. The tournament began 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 Roster[1]

Manager: Jim Lefebvre

Coaches: Bruce Hurst (Pitching)

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 6 Chenhao Li (1977-07-02)July 2, 1977 (aged 28) R R Beijing Tigers
P 7 Nan Wang (1981-10-07)October 7, 1981 (aged 24) R L Beijing Tigers
P 15 Quansheng Zhao (1979-01-15)January 15, 1979 (aged 27) L L Tianjin Lions
P 17 Li Zhang (1980-02-03)February 3, 1980 (aged 26) R R Shanghai Golden Eagles
P 21 Zheng Xu (1981-05-10)May 10, 1981 (aged 24) R R Beijing Tigers
P 22 Hongrui Li (1986-04-22)April 22, 1986 (aged 19) R R Beijing Tigers
P 23 Shuai Li (1985-07-11)July 11, 1985 (aged 20) R R Henan Elephants
P 24 Quan Huang (1983-05-14)May 14, 1983 (aged 22) L L Chinese Hopestars
P 28 Bo Zhao (1985-08-11)August 11, 1985 (aged 20) L R Sichuan Dragons
P 33 Kun Chen (1980-03-05)March 5, 1980 (aged 25) R R Sichuan Dragons
P 68 Bu Tao (1983-01-15)January 15, 1983 (aged 23) L L
P 80 Lai Guojun R R
P 66 Zhang Jun (1983-12-13)December 13, 1983 (aged 22)
C 12 Feng Yi (1982-08-20)August 20, 1982 (aged 23) R R
C 56 Wang Wei (1978-12-25)December 25, 1978 (aged 27) R R
C 2 Zhang Zhenwang (1988-03-01)March 1, 1988 (aged 18) R R
IF 20 Chen Qi (1981-09-23)September 23, 1981 (aged 24) L L
IF 3 Chen Zhe (1975-10-14)October 14, 1975 (aged 30) R R
IF 5 Feng Fei (1983-02-18)February 18, 1983 (aged 23) R
IF 11 Guo Tao (1987-03-21)March 21, 1987 (aged 18) R R
IF 51 Li Lei (1984-06-24)June 24, 1984 (aged 21) R R
IF 10 Liu Guangbiao (1978-09-05)September 5, 1978 (aged 27) R R
IF 37 Pan Wenbin (1986-12-09)December 9, 1986 (aged 19) R R
IF 32 Wang Jingchao (1988-07-13)July 13, 1988 (aged 17) R R
IF 18 Yang Guogang (1977-02-22)February 22, 1977 (aged 29) L R
IF 9 Zhang Yufeng (1977-02-09)February 9, 1977 (aged 29) R R
OF 26 Liu Yaqing (1982-07-17)July 17, 1982 (aged 23) L R
OF 1 Sun Lingfeng (1978-08-14)August 14, 1978 (aged 27) L L
OF 35 Yang Shuo (1981-05-18)May 18, 1981 (aged 24) R R
OF 36 Zhang Hongbo (1980-06-06)June 6, 1980 (aged 25) L R

 Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei Roster[2]

Manager: Lin Hua-wei (林華韋)

Coaches: Hung I-chung (洪一中), Yeh Chih-shien (葉志仙), Lu Ming-tsu (呂明賜), Wu Fu-lien (吳復連), Hsieh Chang-heng (謝長亨)

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 97 Chiang Chien-ming (姜建銘) (1985-05-27)May 27, 1985 (aged 20) R R Yomiuri Giants
P 59 Chu Wei-ming (朱尉銘) (1981-08-02)August 2, 1981 (aged 24) R R Chinatrust Whales
P 17 Hsu Chu-chien (許竹見) (1981-01-25)January 25, 1981 (aged 25) R R Macoto Cobras
P 63 Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) (1978-12-05)December 5, 1978 (aged 27) R R La New Bears
P 32 Kevin Huang (黃俊中) (1982-04-25)April 25, 1982 (aged 23) R R La New Bears
P 88 Keng Po-hsuan (耿伯軒) (1984-10-15)October 15, 1984 (aged 21) R R Dunedin Blue Jays
P 37 Hong-Chih Kuo (郭泓志) (1981-07-23)July 23, 1981 (aged 24) L L Los Angeles Dodgers
P 11 Lin En-yu (林恩宇) (1981-03-25)March 25, 1981 (aged 24) R R Macoto Cobras
P 19 Lin Ying-chieh (林英傑) (1981-05-01)May 1, 1981 (aged 24) L L Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
P 18 Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) (1982-03-05)March 5, 1982 (aged 23) R R Uni-President Lions
P 70 Tsai Ying-feng (蔡英峰) (1983-05-26)May 26, 1983 (aged 22) R R La New Bears
P 42 Tseng Sung-wei (增菘瑋) (1984-12-28)December 28, 1984 (aged 21) R R National Taiwan College of Physical Education
P 46 Yang Chien-fu (陽建福) (1979-04-22)April 22, 1979 (aged 26) R R Sinon Bulls
P 91 Yang Yao-hsun (陽耀勳) (1983-01-22)January 22, 1983 (aged 23) L L Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C 41 Chen Feng-min (陳峰民) (1977-10-29)October 29, 1977 (aged 28) R R La New Bears
C 34 Kao Chih-kang (高志綱) (1981-02-27)February 27, 1981 (aged 25) R R Uni-President Lions
C 27 Yeh Chun-chang (葉君璋) (1972-10-25)October 25, 1972 (aged 33) R R Sinon Bulls
IF 12 Chang Chia-hao (張家浩) (1976-10-31)October 31, 1976 (aged 29) L R Sinon Bulls
IF 49 Chang Tai-shan (張泰山) (1976-10-31)October 31, 1976 (aged 29) R R Sinon Bulls
IF 13 Chen Yung-chi (陳鏞基) (1983-07-13)July 13, 1983 (aged 22) R R Inland Empire 66ers
IF 31 Cheng Chan-ming (鄭昌明) (1978-01-28)January 28, 1978 (aged 28) R R Chinatrust Whales
IF 51 Chin-Lung Hu (胡金龍) (1984-02-02)February 2, 1984 (aged 22) R R Jacksonville Suns
IF 7 Ngayaw Ake (林智勝) (1982-01-01)January 1, 1982 (aged 24) R R La New Bears
IF 15 Dai-Kang Yang (陽仲壽) (1987-01-17)January 17, 1987 (aged 19) R R Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
IF 6 Yang Sen (陽森) (1981-03-25)March 25, 1981 (aged 24) L R Uni-President Lions
OF 8 Chan Chih-yao (詹智堯) (1983-01-02)January 2, 1983 (aged 23) L L National Taiwan College of Physical Education
OF 69 Chang Chien-ming (張建銘) (1980-07-27)July 27, 1980 (aged 25) L L Sinon Bulls
OF 55 Hsieh Chia-hsien (謝佳賢) (1976-04-08)April 8, 1976 (aged 29) L L Macoto Cobras
OF 30 Huang Lung-yi (黃龍義) (1979-02-20)February 20, 1979 (aged 27) R R La New Bears
OF 24 Lin Wei-chu (林威助) (1979-01-22)January 22, 1979 (aged 27) L L Hanshin Tigers

 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) (1975-11-24)November 24, 1975 (aged 30) R R Chiba Lotte Marines
P 12 Soichi Fujita (藤田宗一) (1972-10-17)October 17, 1972 (aged 33) L L Chiba Lotte Marines
P 15 Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田智之) (1981-01-30)January 30, 1981 (aged 25) R R Hanshin Tigers
P 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂大輔) (1980-09-13)September 13, 1980 (aged 25) R R Seibu Lions
P 19 Koji Uehara (上原浩治) (1975-04-03)April 3, 1975 (aged 30) R R Yomiuri Giants
P 20 Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田安彦) (1973-06-19)June 19, 1973 (aged 32) R R Chiba Lotte Marines
P 21 Tsuyoshi Wada (和田毅) (1981-02-21)February 21, 1981 (aged 25) L L Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P 24 Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川球児) (1980-07-21)July 21, 1980 (aged 25) L R Hanshin Tigers
P 31 Shunsuke Watanabe (渡辺俊介) (1976-08-27)August 27, 1976 (aged 29) R R Chiba Lotte Marines
P 40 Akinori Otsuka (大塚晶則) (1972-01-13)January 13, 1972 (aged 34) R R Texas Rangers
P 41 Hiroyuki Kobayashi (小林宏之) (1976-06-04)June 4, 1976 (aged 29) R R Chiba Lotte Marines
P 47 Toshiya Sugiuchi (杉内俊哉) (1980-10-30)October 30, 1980 (aged 25) L L Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P 61 Hirotoshi Ishii (石井弘寿) (1977-09-14)September 14, 1977 (aged 28) L L Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P 61 Takahiro Mahara (馬原孝浩) (1981-12-08)December 8, 1981 (aged 24) R R Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C 22 Tomoya Satozaki (里崎智也) (1976-05-20)May 20, 1976 (aged 29) R R Chiba Lotte Marines
C 27 Motonobu Tanishige (谷繁元信) (1970-12-21)December 21, 1970 (aged 35) R R Chunichi Dragons
C 59 Ryoji Aikawa (相川亮二) (1976-07-11)July 11, 1976 (aged 29) R R Yokohama BayStars
IF 1 Akinori Iwamura (岩村明憲) (1979-02-09)February 9, 1979 (aged 27) L R Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF 2 Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原道大) (1973-10-25)October 25, 1973 (aged 32) L R Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
IF 3 Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中信彦) (1973-12-26)December 26, 1973 (aged 32) L L Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
IF 7 Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡剛) (1984-07-27)July 27, 1984 (aged 21) B R Chiba Lotte Marines
IF 8 Toshiaki Imae (今江敏晃) (1983-08-26)August 26, 1983 (aged 22) R R Chiba Lotte Marines
IF 10 Shinya Miyamoto (宮本慎也) (1970-11-05)November 5, 1970 (aged 35) R R Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF 25 Takahiro Arai (新井貴浩) (1977-01-30)January 30, 1977 (aged 29) R R Hiroshima Toyo Carp
IF 52 Munenori Kawasaki (川崎宗則) (1981-06-03)June 3, 1981 (aged 24) L R Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
OF 5 Kazuhiro Wada (和田一浩) (1972-06-19)June 19, 1972 (aged 33) R R Seibu Lions
OF 6 Hitoshi Tamura (多村仁) (1977-05-28)May 28, 1977 (aged 28) R R Yokohama BayStars
OF 9 Tatsuhiko Kinjō (金城龍彦) (1976-07-27)July 27, 1976 (aged 29) B R Yokohama BayStars
OF 17 Kosuke Fukudome (福留孝介) (1977-04-26)April 26, 1977 (aged 28) L R Chunichi Dragons
OF 23 Nori Aoki (青木宣親) (1982-01-05)January 5, 1982 (aged 24) L R Tokyo Yakult Swallows
OF 51 Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木一朗) (1973-10-22)October 22, 1973 (aged 32) L R Seattle Mariners

 South Korea

Manager: Kim In-sik (김인식)
Coaches: 70 — Kim Jae-bak (hitting coach), 90 — Sun Dong-yol (pitching coach), 80 — Cho Bum-hyun (battery coach), 75 — Ryu Joong-il (defensive coach), 76 — Ryu Ji-hyun (base coach)

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 36 Bae Young-soo (배영수) (1981-05-04)May 4, 1981 (aged 24) Samsung Lions
P 45 Bong Jung-keun (봉중근) (1980-07-15)July 15, 1980 (aged 25) Cincinnati Reds
P 21 Chong Tae-hyon (정대현) (1978-11-10)November 10, 1978 (aged 27) SK Wyverns
P 41 Chung Jae-hun (정재훈) (1980-01-01)January 1, 1980 (aged 26) Doosan Bears
P 28 Jun Byung-doo (전병두) (1984-10-14)October 14, 1984 (aged 21) KIA Tigers
P 49 Kim Byung-hyun (김병현) (1979-01-19)January 19, 1979 (aged 27) Colorado Rockies
P 51 Sunny Kim (김선우) (1977-09-04)September 4, 1977 (aged 28) Colorado Rockies
P 15 Koo Dae-sung (구대성) (1969-08-02)August 2, 1969 (aged 36) New York Mets
P 17 Oh Seung-hwan (오승환) (1982-07-15)July 15, 1982 (aged 23) Samsung Lions
P 61 Park Chan-ho (박찬호) (1973-06-30)June 30, 1973 (aged 32) San Diego Padres
P 26 Seo Jae-weong (서재응) (1977-05-24)May 24, 1977 (aged 28) Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P 1 Son Min-han (손민한) (1975-01-02)January 2, 1975 (aged 31) Lotte Giants
C 44 Cho In-sung (조인성) (1975-05-25)May 25, 1975 (aged 30) LG Twins
C 22 Hong Sung-heon (홍성흔) (1977-02-28)February 28, 1977 (aged 29) Doosan Bears
C 20 Jin Kab-yong (진갑용) (1974-05-08)May 8, 1974 (aged 31) Samsung Lions
IF 11 Choi Hee-seop (최희섭) (1979-03-16)March 16, 1979 (aged 26) Los Angeles Dodgers
IF 18 Kim Dong-joo (김동주) (1976-02-03)February 3, 1976 (aged 30) Doosan Bears
IF 6 Kim Jae-gul (김재걸) (1972-09-07)September 7, 1972 (aged 33) Samsung Lions
IF 16 Kim Jong-kook (김종국) (1973-09-14)September 14, 1973 (aged 32) KIA Tigers
IF 14 Kim Min-jae (김민재) (1973-01-03)January 3, 1973 (aged 33) Hanwha Eagles
IF 52 Kim Tae-kyun (김태균) (1982-05-29)May 29, 1982 (aged 23) Hanwha Eagles
IF 25 Lee Seung-yeop (이승엽) (1976-08-18)August 18, 1976 (aged 29) Yomiuri Giants
IF 3 Park Jin-man (박진만) (1976-11-30)November 30, 1976 (aged 29) Samsung Lions
OF 9 Lee Byung-Kyu (이병규) (1974-10-25)October 25, 1974 (aged 31) LG Twins
OF 35 Lee Jin-young (이진영) (1980-06-15)June 15, 1980 (aged 25) SK Wyverns
OF 7 Lee Jong-beom (이종범) (1970-08-15)August 15, 1970 (aged 35) KIA Tigers
OF 33 Park Yong-taik (박용택) (1979-04-21)April 21, 1979 (aged 26) LG Twins
OF 12 Song Ji-man (송지만) (1973-03-02)March 2, 1973 (aged 33) Hyundai Unicorns

Pool B

 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 Érik Bédard (1979-03-05)March 5, 1979 (aged 26) Baltimore Orioles
P 35 Chris Begg (1979-09-12)September 12, 1979 (aged 26) Fresno Grizzlies
P 37 Rhéal Cormier (1967-04-23)April 23, 1967 (aged 38) Philadelphia Phillies
P 28 Jesse Crain (1981-07-05)July 5, 1981 (aged 24) Minnesota Twins
P 22 Éric Cyr (1979-02-11)February 11, 1979 (aged 27) Uni-President Lions
P 26 Jeff Francis (1981-01-08)January 8, 1981 (aged 25) Colorado Rockies
P 24 Steve Green (1978-01-26)January 26, 1978 (aged 28) Toledo Mud Hens
P 20 Adam Loewen (1984-04-09)April 9, 1984 (aged 21) Bowie Baysox
P 36 Scott Mathieson (1984-02-27)February 27, 1984 (aged 22) Philadelphia Phillies
P 15 Mike Meyers (1977-10-18)October 18, 1977 (aged 28) Huntsville Stars
P 31 Aaron Myette (1977-09-26)September 26, 1977 (aged 28) York Revolution
P 32 Vince Perkins (1981-09-27)September 27, 1981 (aged 24) Camden Riversharks
P 48 Paul Quantrill (1968-11-03)November 3, 1968 (aged 37) Florida Marlins
P 34 Chris Reitsma (1977-12-31)December 31, 1977 (aged 28) Seattle Mariners
C 39 Pete Laforest (1978-01-27)January 27, 1978 (aged 28) Mexicali Eagles
C 8 Chris Robinson (1984-05-12)May 12, 1984 (aged 21) Detroit Tigers
C 17 Maxim St. Pierre (1980-04-17)April 17, 1980 (aged 25) Detroit Tigers
IF 11 Stubby Clapp (1973-02-24)February 24, 1973 (aged 33) Edmonton Cracker-Cats
IF 47 Corey Koskie (1973-06-28)June 28, 1973 (aged 32) Milwaukee Brewers
IF 27 Justin Morneau (1981-05-15)May 15, 1981 (aged 24) Minnesota Twins
IF 16 Kevin Nicholson (1976-03-29)March 29, 1976 (aged 29) Somerset Patriots
IF 4 Pete Orr (1979-06-08)June 8, 1979 (aged 26) Atlanta Braves
IF 3 Matt Rogelstad (1982-09-13)September 13, 1982 (aged 23) Seattle Mariners
IF 50 Scott Thorman (1982-01-06)January 6, 1982 (aged 24) Richmond Braves
OF 38 Jason Bay (1978-09-20)September 20, 1978 (aged 27) Pittsburgh Pirates
OF 18 Sebastien Boucher (1981-10-19)October 19, 1981 (aged 24) Norfolk Tides
OF 45 Aaron Guiel (1972-10-05)October 5, 1972 (aged 33) Kansas City Royals
OF 19 Ryan Radmanovich (1971-08-09)August 9, 1971 (aged 34) Somerset Patriots
OF 12 Matt Stairs (1968-02-27)February 27, 1968 (aged 38) Kansas City Royals
OF 7 Adam Stern (1980-02-12)February 12, 1980 (aged 26) Boston Red Sox

 Mexico

Manager: Francisco Estrada

Pitching coaches: Fernando Valenzuela, Ted Higuera

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 56 Luis Ayala (1978-01-12)January 12, 1978 (aged 28) R R Washington Nationals
P 48 Francisco Campos (1972-08-12)August 12, 1972 (aged 33) R R Campeche Pirates
P 51 David Cortés (1973-10-15)October 15, 1973 (aged 32) R R Colorado Rockies
P 47 Jorge de la Rosa (1981-04-05)April 5, 1981 (aged 24) L L Kansas City Royals
P 45 Elmer Dessens (1971-01-13)January 13, 1971 (aged 35) R R Kansas City Royals
P 54 Édgar González (1983-02-23)February 23, 1983 (aged 23) R R Arizona Diamondbacks
P 21 Esteban Loaiza (1971-12-31)December 31, 1971 (aged 34) R R Oakland Athletics
P 13 Rodrigo López (1975-12-14)December 14, 1975 (aged 30) R R Baltimore Orioles
P 33 Pablo Ortega (1976-11-07)November 7, 1976 (aged 29) B R Mexico Tigres
P 50 Antonio Osuna (1973-04-12)April 12, 1973 (aged 32) R R Mexico Tigres
P 59 Óliver Pérez (1981-08-15)August 15, 1981 (aged 24) L L Pittsburgh Pirates
P 46 Roberto Ramírez (1972-08-17)August 17, 1972 (aged 33) L L Diablos Rojos del México
P 52 Dennys Reyes (1977-04-19)April 19, 1977 (aged 28) R L Minnesota Twins
P 73 Ricardo Rincón (1970-04-13)April 13, 1970 (aged 35) L L St. Louis Cardinals
P 57 Oscar Villareal (1981-11-22)November 22, 1981 (aged 24) L R Houston Astros
C 24 Adan Muñoz (1978-03-09)March 9, 1978 (aged 27) L R Mexico Tigres
C 29 Gerónimo Gil (1975-08-07)August 7, 1975 (aged 30) R R Ottawa Lynx
C 20 Miguel Ojeda (1975-01-29)January 29, 1975 (aged 31) R R Colorado Rockies
IF 8 Alfredo Amézaga (1978-01-16)January 16, 1978 (aged 28) B R Florida Marlins
IF 3 Jorge Cantú (1982-01-30)January 30, 1982 (aged 24) R R Florida Marlins
IF 9 Vinny Castilla (C) (1967-07-04)July 4, 1967 (aged 38) R R San Diego Padres
IF 17 Juan Castro (1972-06-20)June 20, 1972 (aged 33) R R Minnesota Twins
IF 26 Luis Cruz (1984-02-10)February 10, 1984 (aged 22) R R Mobile BayBears
IF 44 Erubiel Durazo (1974-01-23)January 23, 1974 (aged 32) L L Texas Rangers
IF 22 Benji Gil (1972-10-06)October 6, 1972 (aged 33) R R Kansas City Royals
IF 23 Adrián González (1982-05-08)May 8, 1982 (aged 23) L L San Diego Padres
OF 28 Karim García (1975-10-29)October 29, 1975 (aged 30) L L Sultanes de Monterrey
OF 36 Luis A. García (1978-11-05)November 5, 1978 (aged 27) R R New York Yankees
OF 18 Luis C. García (1975-09-22)September 22, 1975 (aged 30) B R Mexico Tigres
OF 7 Mario Valenzuela (1977-03-10)March 10, 1977 (aged 28) R R Saraperos de Saltillo

 South Africa

Pitching coach: Lee Smith

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 35 Barry Armitage May 11, 1979 Kansas City Royals
P 28 Tyrone Brandt April 3, 1985
P 37 Matthew Dancer
P 20 Kalin Dreyer
P 7 Shannon Ekermans North Dakota State University
P 10 Jared Elario
P 45 Lester Fortiun
P 76 Gavin Jefferies
P 44 Tyrone Lamont April 3, 1985 AZL Mariners
P 22 Gary Maree
P 27 Carl Michaels May 21, 1981 Athlone Athletics
P 25 Darryn Smith
P 3 Robert Verschuren
C 18 Kyle Botha Bothasig
C 15 Bradley Erasmus
C 9 Warren Herman Athlone Athletics
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 Varsity Old Boys
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 Athlone Athletics

 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 22 Roger Clemens (1962-08-04)August 4, 1962 (aged 43) Houston Astros
P 32 Chad Cordero (1982-03-18)March 18, 1982 (aged 23) Washington Nationals
P 40 Brian Fuentes (1975-08-09)August 9, 1975 (aged 30) Colorado Rockies
P 59 Todd Jones (1968-04-24)April 24, 1968 (aged 37) Detroit Tigers
P 19 Al Leiter (1965-10-23)October 23, 1965 (aged 40) New York Yankees
P 54 Brad Lidge (1976-12-23)December 23, 1976 (aged 29) Houston Astros
P 38 Gary Majewski (1980-02-26)February 26, 1980 (aged 26) Washington Nationals
P 36 Joe Nathan (1974-11-22)November 22, 1974 (aged 31) Minnesota Twins
P 45 Jake Peavy (1981-05-31)May 31, 1981 (aged 24) San Diego Padres
P 62 Scot Shields (1975-07-22)July 22, 1975 (aged 30) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 20 Huston Street (1983-08-02)August 2, 1983 (aged 22) Oakland Athletics
P 50 Mike Timlin (1966-03-10)March 10, 1966 (aged 39) Boston Red Sox
P 39 Dan Wheeler (1977-12-10)December 10, 1977 (aged 28) Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P 35 Dontrelle Willis (1982-01-12)January 12, 1982 (aged 24) Florida Marlins
C 8 Michael Barrett (1976-10-22)October 22, 1976 (aged 29) Chicago Cubs
C 24 Brian Schneider (1976-11-26)November 26, 1976 (aged 29) Washington Nationals
C 33 Jason Varitek (1972-04-11)April 11, 1972 (aged 33) Boston Red Sox
IF 2 Derek Jeter (1974-06-26)June 26, 1974 (aged 31) New York Yankees
IF 10 Chipper Jones (1972-04-24)April 24, 1972 (aged 33) Atlanta Braves
IF 25 Derrek Lee (1975-09-06)September 6, 1975 (aged 30) Chicago Cubs
IF 13 Alex Rodríguez (1975-07-27)July 27, 1975 (aged 30) New York Yankees
IF 23 Mark Teixeira (1980-04-11)April 11, 1980 (aged 25) Texas Rangers
IF 26 Chase Utley (1978-12-17)December 17, 1978 (aged 27) Philadelphia Phillies
IF 1 Michael Young (1976-10-19)October 19, 1976 (aged 29) Texas Rangers
OF 18 Johnny Damon (1973-11-05)November 5, 1973 (aged 32) New York Yankees
OF 7 Jeff Francoeur (1984-01-08)January 8, 1984 (aged 22) Atlanta Braves
OF 3 Ken Griffey Jr. (1969-11-21)November 21, 1969 (aged 36) Cincinnati Reds
OF 5 Matt Holliday (1980-01-15)January 15, 1980 (aged 26) Colorado Rockies
OF 6 Vernon Wells (1978-12-08)December 8, 1978 (aged 27) Toronto Blue Jays
OF 21 Randy Winn (1974-06-09)June 9, 1974 (aged 31) San Francisco Giants

Pool C

 Cuba

Manager: Higinio Vélez

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

 Netherlands

Manager: Robert Eenhoorn

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 47 David Bergman Kinheim
P 10 Kenny Berkenbosch Pirates
P Leon Boyd Neptunus
P 19 Rob Cordemans ADO
P 14 Dave Draijer Pioniers
P 40 Gregory Gustina Neptunus
P 45 Jair Jurrjens Lakeland Flying Tigers
P 16 Calvin Maduro Neptunus
P 36 Diego Markwell Neptunus
P 39 Shairon Martis Scottsdale Giants
P 31 Alexander Smit Fort Myers Miracle
P 34 Nick Stuifbergen Pirates
P Tom Stuifbergen Pirates
P 3 Robin van Doornspeek ADO
P 13 Michiel van Kampen Kinheim
C 15 Maikel Benner ADO
C 33 Chairon Isenia Montgomery Biscuits
C 24 Sidney de Jong Pirates
IF 12 Sharnol Adriana Tuneros de San Luis
IF 17 Ivanon Coffie Almere
IF 1 Michael Duursma Pioniers
IF 26 Percy Isenia ADO
IF 30 Raily Legito Neptunus
IF 35 Randall Simon Orix Buffaloes
IF 4 Hainley Statia Orem Owlz
OF 23 Johnny Balentina Neptunus
OF Yurendell DeCaster Indianapolis Indians
OF 25 Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves
OF 21 Eugene Kingsale Bowie Baysox
OF 7 Harvey Monte ADO
OF 27 Danny Rombley Kinheim
OF 18 Dirk van 't Klooster Kinheim

 Panama

Manager: Anibal Reluz

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 23 Manny Acosta Atlanta Braves
P 24 Albenis Castillo
P 22 Bienvenido Cedeño
P 27 Bruce Chen
P 36 Manuel Corpas Colorado Rockies
P 25 Jorge Cortéz
P 58 Roger Deago
P 18 Paolo Espino
P 31 Miguel Gómez
P 12 Santos Hernández
P 56 Len Picota
P 29 Ramon Ramírez
P 33 Davis Romero Toronto Blue Jays
C 8 Damaso Espino
C 16 Carlos Muñoz
C 49 César Quintero
C 51 Carlos Ruiz Philadelphia Phillies
IF 7 Javier Castillo
IF 11 Vicente Garibaldo
IF 32 Yoni Lasso
IF 30 Orlando Miller
IF 15 Olmedo Sáenz
OF 4 Earl Agnoly
OF 26 Audes de León
OF 17 Freddy Herrera
OF 45 Carlos Lee Houston Astros
OF 64 Sherman Obando
OF 28 Adolfo Rivera
OF 14 Rubén Rivera
OF 1 Manuel O. Rodríguez

 Puerto Rico

Manager: José Oquendo

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 9 Federico Báez West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
P 56 Fernando Cabrera Cleveland Indians
P 50 Kiko Calero Oakland Athletics
P 58 Willie Collazo Binghamton Mets
P 48 Pedro Feliciano New York Mets
P 43 Dicky Gonzalez Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P 55 Iván Maldonado Binghamton Mets
P 45 Josué Matos Newark Bears
P 29 Juan Padilla New York Mets
P 38 Joel Piñeiro St. Louis Cardinals
P 57 Chris Rojas Altoona Curve
P 52 Orlando Román Binghamton Mets
P 33 J. C. Romero Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 40 Jose Santiago New York Mets
P 23 Javier Vázquez Chicago White Sox
C 8 Javy López Baltimore Orioles
C 4 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals
C 7 Iván Rodríguez Detroit Tigers
C 17 Javier Valentín Cincinnati Reds
IF 12 Alex Cintrón Chicago White Sox
IF 13 Alex Cora Boston Red Sox
IF 25 Carlos Delgado New York Mets
IF 6 Rubén Gotay Kansas City Royals
IF 5 Eduardo Pérez Cleveland Indians
IF 10 José Valentín New York Mets
OF 15 Carlos Beltrán New York Mets
OF 22 José Cruz Jr. Los Angeles Dodgers
OF 24 Ricky Ledée Los Angeles Dodgers
OF 32 Luis Matos Baltimore Orioles
OF 19 Alex Ríos Toronto Blue Jays
OF 51 Bernie Williams New York Yankees

Pool D

 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 April 19, 1970
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 December 2, 1978 Atlanta Braves
P Ryan Rowland-Smith January 26, 1983
P 24 John Stephens November 15, 1979 Ottawa Lynx
P 39 Phil Stockman January 25, 1980 Atlanta Braves
P 19 Rich Thompson July 1, 1984 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
C 48 Michael Collins July 18, 1984
C 47 Andrew Graham April 22, 1982 Detroit Tigers
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

Manager: Manny Acta

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
IF 2 Plácido Polanco (1975-10-10)October 10, 1975 (aged 30) Detroit Tigers
IF 4 Willy Taveras (1981-12-25)December 25, 1981 (aged 24) Colorado Rockies
IF 5 Albert Pujols (1980-01-16)January 16, 1980 (aged 26) St. Louis Cardinals
IF 7 Pedro Feliz (1975-04-27)April 27, 1975 (aged 30) Philadelphia Phillies
IF 9 José Reyes (1983-06-11)June 11, 1983 (aged 22) New York Mets
IF 10 Miguel Tejada (1974-05-25)May 25, 1974 (aged 31) Houston Astros
IF 12 Alfonso Soriano (1976-01-07)January 7, 1976 (aged 30) Chicago Cubs
C 15 Juan Brito (1979-11-07)November 7, 1979 (aged 26) Arizona Diamondbacks
P 15 Salomón Torres (1972-03-11)March 11, 1972 (aged 33) Pittsburgh Pirates
OF 18 Moisés Alou (1966-07-03)July 3, 1966 (aged 39) New York Mets
OF 19 Juan Encarnación (1976-03-08)March 8, 1976 (aged 29) St. Louis Cardinals
IF 20 Ronnie Belliard (1975-04-07)April 7, 1975 (aged 30) Washington Nationals
C 22 Alberto Castillo (1970-02-10)February 10, 1970 (aged 36) Washington Nationals
IF 25 Michael Santiago-Smith (1972-08-17)August 17, 1972 (aged 33) Minnesota Twins
OF 26 Wily Mo Peña (1982-01-23)January 23, 1982 (aged 24) Washington Nationals
OF 27 Vladimir Guerrero[3] (1975-02-09)February 9, 1975 (aged 31) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
IF 29 Adrián Beltré (1979-04-07)April 7, 1979 (aged 26) Seattle Mariners
C 31 Ronny Paulino (1981-04-21)April 21, 1981 (aged 24) Pittsburgh Pirates
P 33 Jorge Sosa (1977-04-28)April 28, 1977 (aged 28) New York Mets
IF 34 David Ortiz (1975-11-18)November 18, 1975 (aged 30) Boston Red Sox
P 35 Daniel Cabrera (1981-05-28)May 28, 1981 (aged 24) Baltimore Orioles
P 38 Dámaso Marte (1975-02-14)February 14, 1975 (aged 31) New York Yankees
P 40 Bartolo Colón (1973-05-24)May 24, 1973 (aged 32) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 41 Francisco Liriano (1983-10-26)October 26, 1983 (aged 22) Minnesota Twins
P 43 Miguel Batista (1971-02-19)February 19, 1971 (aged 35) Arizona Diamondbacks
P 47 Robinson Tejeda (1982-03-24)March 24, 1982 (aged 23) Philadelphia Phillies
P 51 Eude Brito (1978-08-19)August 19, 1978 (aged 27) Philadelphia Phillies
P 52 Duaner Sánchez (1979-10-14)October 14, 1979 (aged 26) New York Mets
P 53 Julián Tavárez (1973-05-22)May 22, 1973 (aged 32) Atlanta Braves
P 55 Odális Pérez (1977-06-07)June 7, 1977 (aged 28) Los Angeles Dodgers
P 56 Fernando Rodney (1977-03-18)March 18, 1977 (aged 28) Detroit Tigers

 Italy

Manager: Matt Galante

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 53 Phil Barzilla January 25, 1979 Round Rock Express
P 43 Riccardo De Santis January 4, 1980 Prink Grosseto
P 55 Lenny DiNardo September 19, 1979 Oakland Athletics
P 22 Tony Fiore October 12, 1971 Toledo Mud Hens
P 45 Mike Gallo April 2, 1977 Houston Astros
P 49 Jason Grilli November 11, 1976 Detroit Tigers
P 38 Todd Incantalupo May 18, 1976 Italeri Bologna
P 36 Marc LaMacchia March 27, 1982 Bakersfield Blaze
P 17 Alex Maestri June 1, 1985 Boise Hawks
P 13 John Mangieri September 24, 1976 T&A San Marino
P 58 Dan Miceli September 9, 1970 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P 28 Fabio Milano Italeri Bologna
P 40 Kasey Olenberger March 18, 1978 Salt Lake Bees
P 37 David Rollandini February 6, 1979 Prink Grosseto
C 14 Matt Ceriani October 9, 1976 Caffè Danesi Nettuno
C 20 Thomas Gregorio May 5, 1977 San Antonio Missions
C 31 Mike Piazza September 4, 1968 Oakland Athletics
IF 34 Davide Dallospedale September 12, 1977 Italeri Bologna
IF 6 Tony Giarratano November 29, 1982 Erie SeaWolves
IF 42 Claudio Liverziani March 4, 1975 Italeri Bologna
IF 4 Frank Menechino January 7, 1971 Louisville Bats
IF 26 Jairo Ramos Gizzi Prink Grosseto
IF 18 Mark Saccomanno April 30, 1980 Corpus Christi Hooks
IF 1 Jack Santora October 6, 1976 Newark Bears
IF 15 Vince Sinisi November 7, 1981 Frisco RoughRiders
OF 3 James Buccheri November 12, 1968 Telemarket Rimini
OF 27 Frank Catalanotto April 27, 1974 Toronto Blue Jays
OF 24 Dustin Delucchi December 23, 1977 Mobile BayBears
OF 35 Val Pascucci November 17, 1978 Chiba Lotte Marines
OF 25 Peter Zoccolillo February 2, 1977

 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 (1973-12-29)December 29, 1973 (aged 32) Chicago White Sox
IF 2 Carlos Guillén (1975-09-30)September 30, 1975 (aged 30) Detroit Tigers
IF 9 Edgardo Alfonzo (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 32)
IF 12 Marco Scutaro (1975-10-30)October 30, 1975 (aged 30) Oakland Athletics
IF 13 Omar Vizquel (captain) (1967-04-24)April 24, 1967 (aged 38) San Francisco Giants
P 15 Víctor Moreno (1979-06-10)June 10, 1979 (aged 26)
C 19 Ramón Hernández (1976-05-20)May 20, 1976 (aged 29) Baltimore Orioles
OF 20 Juan Rivera (1978-07-03)July 3, 1978 (aged 27) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
C 21 Henry Blanco (1971-08-29)August 29, 1971 (aged 34) Chicago Cubs
P 23 Ricardo Palma (1979-09-26)September 26, 1979 (aged 26)
IF 24 Miguel Cabrera (1983-04-18)April 18, 1983 (aged 22) Florida Marlins
P 27 Carlos E. Hernández (1980-04-22)April 22, 1980 (aged 25) Houston Astros
P 28 Giovanni Carrara (1968-03-04)March 4, 1968 (aged 37) Pittsburgh Pirates
P 29 Jorge Julio (1979-03-03)March 3, 1979 (aged 27) New York Mets
OF 30 Magglio Ordóñez (1974-01-28)January 28, 1974 (aged 32) Detroit Tigers
P 31 Víctor Zambrano (1975-08-06)August 6, 1975 (aged 30) New York Mets
P 34 Freddy García (1976-06-10)June 10, 1976 (aged 29) Detroit Tigers
P 36 Tony Armas Jr. (1978-04-29)April 29, 1978 (aged 27) New York Mets
P 37 Francisco Rodríguez (1982-01-07)January 7, 1982 (aged 24) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P 38 Carlos Zambrano (1981-06-01)June 1, 1981 (aged 24) Chicago Cubs
P 39 Gustavo Chacín (1980-12-04)December 4, 1980 (aged 25) Toronto Blue Jays
C 41 Víctor Martínez (1978-12-23)December 23, 1978 (aged 27) Cleveland Indians
P 45 Kelvim Escobar (1976-04-11)April 11, 1976 (aged 29) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
OF 47 Endy Chávez (1978-02-07)February 7, 1978 (aged 28) New York Mets
OF 51 Robert Pérez (1969-06-04)June 4, 1969 (aged 36)
P 52 Carlos Silva (1979-04-23)April 23, 1979 (aged 26) Seattle Mariners
OF 53 Bobby Abreu (1974-03-11)March 11, 1974 (aged 31) New York Yankees
OF 56 Tony Álvarez (1979-05-10)May 10, 1979 (aged 26)
P 57 Johan Santana (1979-03-13)March 13, 1979 (aged 26) New York Mets
P 63 Rafael Betancourt (1975-04-29)April 29, 1975 (aged 30) Cleveland Indians

Notes and references

  1. ^ 2006 World Baseball Classic roster for China Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine at Worldbaseballclassic.com
  2. ^ 2006 World Baseball Classic roster for Chinese Taipei at Worldbaseballclassic.com
  3. ^ Guerrero missed 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". Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2006-03-05.
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