Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2023

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32 minutes ago, owenp_23 said:

Early list of players selected for Team . A lot of and as usual.

 

Pitchers

Lars Huijer (HCAW, Honkbal Hoofdklasse )

Kenley Jansen (Boston Red Sox, MLB )

Shairon Martis (Free Agent)

Pedro Strop (Free Agent)

 

Catchers

Chadwick Tromp (Atlanta Braves, MLB )

 

Infielders

Xander Bogaerts (San Diego Padres, MLB )

Didi Gregorius (Philadelphia Phillies, MLB )

Ceddanne Rafaela (Portland Sea Dogs, MiLB )

Jonathan Schoop (Detroit Tigers, MLB )

Andrelton Simmons (Chicago Cubs, MLB )

 

Outfielders

Wladimir Balentien (Free Agent)

Josh Palacios (Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB )

 

Utility

Richie Palacios (Cleveland Guardians, MLB )

Jurickson Profar (San Diego Padres, MLB )

Dang, no Ozzie Albies . Also had no idea that Pedro Strop had Dutch ancestry.

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10 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Dang, no Ozzie Albies . Also had no idea that Pedro Strop had Dutch ancestry.

I would guess Albies will be on the team at some point. This was just a first look at a preliminary roster of between 30-40 players.

 

Pedro Strop's father is from Curacao to explain the last part.

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5 hours ago, owenp_23 said:

I would guess Albies will be on the team at some point. This was just a first look at a preliminary roster of between 30-40 players.

 

Pedro Strop's father is from Curacao to explain the last part.

no, it won't happen.

 

the Braves don't want him to play the WBC because of last season's injury, they think he should focus on recovering, working with their physios rather than playing an official tournament missing some training sessions.

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On 1/6/2023 at 12:26 PM, phelps said:

first bunch of players for the  Samurai Japan team made official:

 

• Shoei Ohtani (P/OF/DH, Anaheim Angels, MLB )
• Yu Darvish (P, San Diego Padres, MLB )
• Shosei Togo (P, Yomiuri Giants Tokyo, NPB )
• Roki Sasaki (P, Chiba Lotte Marines, NPB )
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto (P, Osaka ORIX Buffaloes, NPB )
• Shota Imanaga (P, Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars, NPB )
• Takuya Kai (C, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, NPB )
• Sosuke Genda (IF, Saitama Seibu Lions, NPB )
• Shugo Maki (IF, Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars, NPB )
• Munetaka Murakami (IF, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB )
• Kensuke Kondo (OF, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, NPB )
• Seiya Suzuki (OF, Chicago Cubs, MLB )

+ 6 more additions to the roster:

 

• Yuhei Nakamura (C, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB )
• Tetsuto Yamada (IF, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB )
• Masataka Yoshida (OF, Boston Red Sox, MLB )
• Lars Nootbaar (OF, St. Louis Cardinals, MLB )
• Taisei Ota (P, Yomiuri Giants, NPB )
• Atsuki Yuasa (P, Hanshin Tigers, NPB )

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 TEAM JAPAN 

 

Manager:

Hideki Kuriyama

 

Pitchers:

Yu Darvish (San Diego Padres, MLB, )

 Shōta Imanaga (Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars, NPB, )

Hiromi Itoh (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, NPB, )

Ryoji Kuribayashi (Hiroshima Toyp Carp, NPB, )

Yuki Matsui (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, NPB, )

Hiroya Miyagi (ORIX Buffaloes, NPB, )

Taisei Ota (Yomiuri Giants, NPB, )

Rōki Sasaki (Chiba Lotte Marines, NPB, )

Hiroto Takahashi (Chunichi Dragons, NPB, )

Keiji Takahashi (Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB, )

Shosei Togo (Yomiuri Giants, NPB, )

Yuki Udagawa (ORIX Buffaloes, NPB, )

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (ORIX Buffaloes, NPB, )

Atsuki Yuasa (Hanshin Tigers, NPB, )

 

Catchers:

Takuya Kai (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, NPB, )

Yuhei Nakamura (Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB, )

Takumi Ohshiro (Yomiuri Giants, NPB, )

 

Infielders:

Sōsuke Genda (Saitama Seibu Lions, NPB, )

Shugo Maki (Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars, NPB, )

Munetaka Murakami (Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB, )

Takumu Nakano (Hanshin Tigers, NPB, )

Kazuma Okamoto (Yomiuri Giants, NPB, )

Ukyo Shuto (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, NPB, )

Tetsuto Yamada (Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB, )

Hotaka Yamakawa (Saitama Seibu Lions, NPB, )

 

Outfielders:

Kensuke Kondoh (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, NPB, )

 Lars Nootbaar (St. Louis Cardinals, MLB, )

Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs, MLB, )

Masataka Yoshida (Boston Red Sox, MLB, )

 

Pitcher/Hitter:

Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels, MLB, )

Edited February 10, 2023 by Topicmaster1010

[phelps 7,677]

important news for  Italy.

 

it looks that Brandon Nimmo (OF, New York Mets) will return for the second time in a row to play with the "Azzurri" 

 

 

 

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Unfortunately, one of the flaws of this tournament compared with other prestigious international tournaments is that there's a lot of players that don't take it seriously (especially Americans) and that teams can block players from participating that have recently been hurt.

 

So far, the following notable players have decommitted from playing because of the reasons above.

 

 Curtis Mead

 Josh Naylor

 Yoan Lopez

 Jazz Chisholm

 Trey Mancini

 Roberto Osuna

 Nick Martinez

 Ronald Acuna

 

Ronald Acuna is definitely the biggest name on here. Huge loss for the tournament and for Venezuela's chances of winning.

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 TEAM CUBA 

 

Manager:

Armando Johnson

 

Pitchers:

Frank Abel Álvarez (Chunichi Dragons, NPB, )

Ronald Bolaños (Omaha Storm Chasers - KC AAA, IL, )

Naykel Cruz (Piratas de Campeche, LMB, )

Roenis Elias (Iowa Cubs - CHC AAA, IL, )

Onelki García (Leones de Yucatán, LMB, )

Elian Leyva (Leones de Yucatán, LMB, )

Raidel Martínez (Chunichi Dragons, NPB, )

Liván Moinelo (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, NPB, )

Yeudis Reyes (Indios de Guantánamo, SNB, )

Jose Ramon Rodriguez (Toros de Camagüey, SNB, )

Yariel Rodríguez (Chunichi Dragons, NPB, )

Miguel Romero (Las Vegas Aviators - OAK AAA, PCL, )

Carlos Juan Viera (Saraperos de Saltillo, LMB, )

Yoennis Yera (Olmecas de Tabasco, LMB, )

 

Catchers:

Ariel Martínez (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, NPB, )

Andrys Perez (Cocodrilos de Matanzas, SNB, )

Lorenzo Quintana (Unattached, )

 

Infielders:

Erisbel Arruebarrena (Cocodrilos de Matanzas, SNB, )

Dayán García (Cazadores de Artemisa, SNB, )

Yurisbel Gracial (Unattached, )

Andy Ibáñez (Toledo Mud Hens - DET AAA, IL, )

Luis Mateo (Elefantes de Cienfuegos, SNB, )

Yoán Moncada (Chicago White Sox, MLB, )

Yadil Mujica (Cocodrilos de Matanzas, SNB, )

 

Outfielders:

Yoenis Céspedes (Unattached, )

Alfredo Despaigne (Unattached, )

Yadir Drake (Leones de Yucatán, LMB, )

Yoelkis Guibert (Avispas de Santiago de Cuba, SNB, )

Luis Robert (Chicago White Sox, MLB, )

Roel Santos (Olmecas de Tabasco, LMB, )

Edited February 10, 2023 by Topicmaster1010

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Final rosters will be finalized on February 7th and MLB Network will have a roster reveal show on February 9th at 7:00 pm (19:00) EST

[phelps 7,677]

very good late addition to  Team Italy 

 

 

 

can't wait...I'm missing top tier Baseball too much...