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Produced by World Baseball Classic, Inc.

Designed & Edited By: Ian Johns

Editorial Assistance:

Dan Ketterer, Donald Muller and Michael Teevan

Additional assistance provided by:

Colby Auerbach, Alejandro Bermudez, Katie Carlson,

Andrew Cho, Nicholas Grant, Kyle Kempinski, Sho

Kurematsu, Nicholas Leon, Vincent Liao, Andres Loaiza,

Renier Perez, Rosemary Regan, Jake Rosner, Alison

Smith, Frank Szczepanik and Zoe Yu.

Photo Credits:

Getty Images Sport and MLB Photos

via Getty Images Sport

Special thanks to the following organizations:

Major League Baseball Offi ce of the Commissioner;

Major League Baseball Players Association; World

Baseball Softball Confederation; the 30 Major League

Baseball Clubs; and the Baseball Federation and

Professional Leagues from Austrialia, Canada, China,

Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic,

Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto

Rico, United States and Venezuela.

20171 TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

21 POOL-BY-POOL BREAKDOWN

186 FACTS & FIGURES

3 Tournament Overview

4 Executive Biographies

8 Rules & Rule Modifi cations

13 Journalist & Photographer Information

14 Accreditation Access & Pickup

16 Spring Training Exhibition Schedule

17 Facilities & Services for Journalists

18 Information Services & Team Press Offi cers

20 Media Guidelines for the World Baseball Classic

Stadium Overviews Facts & Figures Venue Schedules

21 First Round, Pool A – Seoul 21 Gocheok Sky Dome 22 Chinese Taipei 32 Israel 40 Korea 50 Kingdom of the Netherlands

100 First Round, Pool C – Miami 100 Marlins Park 101 Canada 112 Colombia 120 Dominican Republic 130 United States

184 Second Round, Pool E – Tokyo

184 Second Round, Pool F – San Diego

185 Championship Round – Los Angeles

186 Records, Leaders & All-Tournament Teams

189 Umpires

197 The World Baseball Classic Trophy

World Baseball Classic Media Guide

Team Abbreviations

AUS Australia

BRA Brazil

CAN Canada

CHN China

COL Colombia

CUB Cuba

CZE Czech Republic

DOM Dominican Republic

ESP Spain

FRA France

GBR Great Britain

GER Germany

ISR Israel

ITA Italy

JPN Japan

KOR Korea

MEX Mexico

NCA Nicaragua

NED Netherlands

NZL New Zealand

PAK Pakistan

PAN Panama

PHI Philippines

PUR Puerto Rico

RSA South Africa

TPE Chinese Taipei

USA United States

VEN Venezuela

Team Information Governing Organizations Training Camp Dates Exhibition & Game Schedules Country’s Baseball Histories Coaching Staff & Players International Competition Historical WBC Results & Stats

61 First Round, Pool B – Tokyo 61 Tokyo Dome 62 Australia 72 China 81 Cuba 90 Japan

140 First Round, Pool D – Jalisco 140 Estadio Charros de Jalisco 141 Italy 151 Mexico 162 Puerto Rico 173 Venezuela

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The World Baseball Classic returns to the international stage for the fourth time with many of the world’s best players

competing for their home countries and territories. This one-of-a-kind tournament was created to serve as a platform

for increasing baseball’s worldwide exposure, attracting new fans and players to the universal game of baseball.

The inaugural World Baseball Classic, staged in March 2006, came together through the collaborative eff orts of Major

League Baseball (MLB), the Major League Players Association (MLBPA), the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and

other professional leagues and players associations around the world, including Nippon Professional Baseball, the Korea

Baseball Organization, the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association and the Korean Professional Baseball Players

Association, among many others. These organizations joined together to form World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI), the

company responsible for controlling operations of the tournament. The dedication and hard work of MLB, the MLBPA and

their counterparts around the world made this concept a reality. The Classic is sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball

Confederation (formerly known as IBAF) and is recognized as their offi cial World Championship National Team event.

Since its debut, the World Baseball Classic has shown continued growth across the international stage, showcasing 16

diff erent countries and territories in 2009 and expanding to 28 teams in 2013, when a new Qualifi er round was introduced. A

total of 12 new countries were invited to participate in the Fall 2012 event along with four teams from the 2009 tournament

that were required to re-qualify for the 2013 Classic. The Qualifying Round returned for the 2017 edition of the WBC, leading

to the fi rst-ever WBC berths for the national teams of Colombia and Israel.

The competitive format of the 2017 World Baseball Classic will feature at least six round robin games in each pool during

the First and Second Rounds, followed by three single-elimination games in the Championship Round. The top two teams

from each pool in the fi rst two rounds will advance to the next round. For the fi rst time, potential must-win tiebreak games

will be featured during the First and Second Rounds in the event of a tie in the standings following the initial six games.

The organizing parties continue to work together with the shared vision of bringing competitive baseball to all corners of

the world.

FUTURE STARS SHINING ON A WORLDWIDE STAGE…

2016 American League All-Star Xander Bogaerts hustles

out a ball put in play for Netherlands during the 2013 World

Baseball Classic.

…AND ESTABLISHED VETERANS ADDING EXCITEMENT.

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrara, a two-time Most Valuable Player

and 11-time All-Star, plays fi rst base for Venezuela.

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Rob Manfred

Robert D. Manfred, Jr. was elected as the 10th Commissioner in the history of Major League

Baseball on August 14, 2014 by vote of the 30 Major League Clubs. He offi cially became the sport’s

leader on January 25, 2015.

The 2016 season produced a new fi ve-year collective bargaining agreement, continuing the sport’s

unprecedented era of labor peace through 2021; a record year for industry revenues and overall

business performance; and a landmark transaction in which The Walt Disney Company acquired

a 33% stake in BAMTech, a leading technology services and video streaming company previously formed by MLB. Since

beginning as Commissioner, Manfred’s goals for the industry have included the expansion of youth participation, international

growth, improved pace of game, the infusion of technology into the game, increased marketing of the game’s young stars and

furtherance of the game’s diversity goals. Manfred has made strategic decisions across technology, sponsorship and the youth

sports space that aim to reach and better align the sport with young fans.

Manfred has overseen the development of closer relationships with youth baseball organizations and has allocated new

resources toward improving MLB’s presence in the amateur ranks. He began MLB’s signature youth participation program,

PLAY BALL, which, in partnership with USA Baseball, encourages both traditional and casual play of the game in our

communities. The U.S. Conference of Mayors continues its support of the initiative and has made August “PLAY BALL Month”

across the country, with the 2016 program producing more than 200 communities hosting baseball-themed events.

Manfred has prioritized sustaining the game’s international growth. In 2016, MLB returned to Cuba for the fi rst time since

1999 as the Tampa Bay Rays played an historic exhibition game against the Cuban National Team on March 22nd at Estadio

Latinoamericano in Havana, jointly attended by President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro. In December of

2015, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association jointly staged a goodwill tour of Cuba. During 2016 Spring

Training, MLB hosted an event in Mexico City for the fi rst time since 2004, as the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres

played a two-game series. As a part of the

series, MLB announced the formation of a

new offi ce in Mexico City and an extension

of its broadcasting partnership with Televisa.

MLB reached a new strategic partnership

with Le Sports, marking the game’s fi rst

mass market media agreement in China.

Manfred has continued to focus on the issue

of pace of game. In 2015, MLB implemented

closer enforcement of the batter’s box rule

and the implementation of a between-

innings clock, and the average length of a

nine-inning game decreased by six minutes and seven seconds from 2014 to 2015. The reduction was the highest since a

similar six-minute decrease from 2002 to 2003. Prior to then, the last season to produce a more signifi cant reduction in time

of game dates back to 1963. Additional eff orts are under consideration.

As one of the key long-term eff orts to increase diversity within the game, Manfred established MLB’s new Front Offi ce and

Field Staff Diversity Pipeline Program. The new initiative, which will be led by longtime baseball operations executive

Tyrone Brooks, will identify, develop and grow the pool of qualifi ed minority and female candidates for on‐fi eld and baseball

operations positions throughout the industry.

In August 2015, MLB and the MLBPA reached an agreement on a Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse

COMMISSIONER

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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Policy applicable to Major League Players. The policy addresses these issues in a comprehensive manner: treating violations

seriously, holding players accountable through appropriate disciplinary measures and providing resources for the intervention

and care of victims, families and the Players themselves. Manfred also introduced policies to cover Minor League players, as

well as everyone employed by a Major League or Minor League club, and the Commissioner’s Offi ce.

Prior to becoming Commissioner, Manfred had served as MLB’s Chief Operating Offi cer since September 30, 2013. In this role,

Manfred managed the Commissioner’s Offi ce in New York on behalf of Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. He worked closely

with Club ownership and management executives and addressed a variety of the industry’s economic, governance and policy

issues. As COO, Manfred oversaw labor relations, baseball operations, baseball development, fi nance, administration and

other key areas.

Before becoming COO, Manfred served as MLB’s Executive Vice President for Economics & League Aff airs, reporting directly

to Commissioner Selig. In that role, he was responsible for major economic initiatives such as revenue sharing and the debt-

service rule, as well as franchise-specifi c matters involving the 30 Major League Clubs. From 1998-2012, he was Executive

Vice President for Labor Relations & Human Resources. In both capacities, Manfred directed all issues related to collective

bargaining with the MLBPA, including the successful renewals of the Basic Agreement in 2002, 2006 and 2011. Those

agreements helped realize Commissioner’s Selig’s vision of competitive balance and club fi nancial stability through reforms

such as increased revenue sharing, more aggressive payroll taxes, reform of the amateur talent acquisition process and strict

debt regulation.

The 2002 labor pact was the fi rst in more than 30 years to be settled between the two parties without incurring a work

stoppage. The sport is now in the midst of at least 26 consecutive years without a strike or a lockout. Manfred also represented

MLB on all upgrades to the game’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, which stands as the toughest and most

comprehensive in American professional sports.

Manfred is a 1980 graduate of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) at Cornell University. In 1983, he received his

law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an articles editor of the Harvard Law Review. Following

law school, Manfred served as a clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Joseph L. Tauro in the District of Massachusetts.

Following his clerkship, Manfred joined the Labor and Employment Law Section of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, resident in

the Washington, D.C., offi ce. He became a partner in the fi rm in 1992.

Active in professional organizations, Manfred is a member of the Labor Section of the American Bar Association, the

Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations and the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He also served

as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sports Lawyers Association and the Partnership for Clean Competition. Manfred

was named Labor Counsel of the Year in 2008 by the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel and was awarded an

honorary degree by LeMoyne College in 2010 and Colgate University in 2016. In November 2015, he was a guest of honor at

the New York Athletic Club’s All Sports Dinner. In April 2016, Manfred received the Judge William B. Groat Award from his alma

mater, honoring outstanding professional achievement and service to Cornell’s ILR.

Manfred, a native of Rome, New York who was born in 1958, has been married to his wife Colleen since 1982. The New York

residents have four adult children.

MANFRED, CONTINUED

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Tony Clark

Tony, 44, was unanimously named executive director of the Major League Baseball Players

Association, the collective bargaining representative of all active Major Leaguers, by the MLBPA’s

Executive Board on December 3, 2013, following the passing of former Executive Director, Michael

Weiner, in November 2013. Prior to being named executive director, Tony served as deputy executive

director since July 23, 2013, when he was promoted from his role as the union’s director of player services.

As executive director, Tony serves as the Players’ chief negotiator in collective bargaining with the Major League club owners,

and is responsible for the administration of all other aspects of the MLBPA’s operations, including contract administration,

grievance arbitration, and pension and health care matters. Clark also oversees an MLBPA staff that includes a Business Aff airs

division and a 501 (c) 3 non-profi t, the Players Trust.

Tony joined the MLBPA as director of player relations in March 2010, following a 15-year playing career. As director of player

relations, Tony was at the forefront of the Union’s eff orts to expand and improve the areas of membership communications

and education. He also played a major role during collective bargaining in 2011, as well as the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Tony, the fi rst former Player to serve as executive director, retired during the 2009 season, after spending 15 seasons with the

Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padres. Originally

drafted by the Tigers in the fi rst round (2nd overall) of the 1990 Amateur Draft, Tony made his Major League debut in

September of 1995, and fi nished third in 1996 Rookie of the Year voting. A fi rst baseman, he played in 1,559 games, appeared

in the 2001 All-Star Game and fi nished his career with 1,188 hits, 251 home runs and 824 RBI.

Tony became active in union aff airs after attending his fi rst Executive Board meeting in 1999. From there he became a team

player representative, before spending his last seven seasons as an Association Representative, one of two players to serve in

the Union’s most senior player-leadership position. As a player, Tony was actively involved in the Union’s collective bargaining

negotiations in 2002 and 2006, as well as in negotiations over the Joint Drug Agreement.

Tony was born in Newton, KS, raised in San Diego, CA, and currently resides with his family in New Jersey.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION

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Riccardo Fraccari

Riccardo Fraccari (born in Pisa, Italy in 1949) was elected fi rst-ever president of the World Baseball

Softball Confederation (WBSC) -- the world governing body for baseball and softball -- in 2014. He

led WBSC’s successful proposal for baseball and softball’s inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Fraccari was elected president of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) in 2009, and oversaw

negotiations with the International Softball Federation to merge the world governing bodies.

Under Fraccari, the world governing body established the fi rst-ever “Europe” branded baseball team and launched Baseball

World Cups in the U-12 and U-23 categories, in addition to a new major international baseball tournament, Premier12, while

continuing to sanction the World Baseball Classic as international baseball’s top national team world championship.

Fraccari dedicates his time to serve various bodies in world sport, including overseeing international relations for the Italian

National Olympic Committee (CONI) and serving as Secretary General of the Association of IOC-Recognized International Sports

Federations (ARISF).

In April 2015, in Sochi, Russia, Fraccari was elected as an executive board member of SportAccord, which has a membership of

over 100 international sports federations.

Fraccari is an advisory board member of the global sports think tank, Doha GOALS.

He began his career in sports leadership with the Italian Baseball Softball Federation (FIBS) in 1985 and served as its president

from 2001-2016.

He served in seven Olympic Games as a baseball offi cial and speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish.

PRESIDENT

WORLD BASEBALL SOFTBALL CONFEDERATION

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The 2017 World Baseball Classic, which will be played under the Offi cial Rules of Major League Baseball and will include the

use of a designated hitter, will feature the following rules:

ROSTERS

On or before February 6, 2017, each Federation Team shall submit to WBCI a proposed Final Roster of no more than 28 players, each of whom must have been on that Federation Team’s Available Player List, plus one manager and six coaches. An approved Final Roster shall include at least 13 pitchers and at least two catchers.

DESIGNATED PITCHER POOL

Each Federation Team may identify a designated pool of 10 pitchers who are eligible to participate in one or more consecutive rounds. The list is submitted to WBCI at the time the Provisional and Final rosters are due. For the Federation Team to utilize the Designated Pitcher Pool, the Federation Team’s Final Roster shall include one or two pitchers from the pool. If no pitcher is listed from the pool, on their submitted roster to WBCI, the Federation Team is prohibited from using the Designated Pitcher Pool for the remainder of the Tournament. Once the pool pitcher is named on a Tournament roster and subsequently removed prior to the next round, the pitcher is no longer eligible to participate. After each round of the Tournament, any pitcher from an advancing Federation’s Designated Pitcher Pool may be replaced on the Federation’s Final Roster with another pitcher from that Federation’s Designated Pitcher Pool, provided that no member of the Designated Pitcher Pool may be added back to his Federation’s Final Roster once he has been replaced by another member of the Designated Pitcher Pool. Affi liated members of the Designated Pitcher Pool who are not included on their federation’s Roster for a given round of the Tournament should report to or remain with their Major League Club, as directed by the Club. If the pitcher being replaced is an affi liated pitcher, he must return to his Major League Club’s spring training camp once he is no longer an active member of the Federation’s 28-man roster.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

Each player on a Federation Team’s approved Available Player List must be eligible to participate for that Federation Team. A player will be so eligible only if:

» The player previously appeared on a Federation Team’s fi nal roster at the start of either a WBC Qualifi er or Tournament round; or

» The player is a citizen of the Federation Team’s country or territory, as evidenced by a valid passport the player holds as of three months prior to the start of the Tournament; or

» The player is currently a permanent legal resident of the Federation Team’s country or territory, as evidenced by documentation satisfactory to WBCI and the World Baseball Softball Confederation (“WBSC”), or

» The player was born in the Federation Team’s country or territory, as evidenced by a birth certifi cate or its equivalent; or » The player has at least one parent who is, or if deceased was, a citizen of the Federation Team’s country or territory, as

evidenced by a passport or other documentation satisfactory to WBCI and the WBSC; or » The player has at least one parent who was born in the Federation Team’s country or territory, as evidenced by a birth

certifi cate or its equivalent; or » The player presents documentary evidence satisfactory to WBCI that he would be granted citizenship or a passport in

due course under the laws of the Federation Team’s country or territory (excluding any requirement of the Federation Team’s country that the player would need to renounce his current citizenship), if he were to apply for such citizenship or passport.

PLAYER RESTRICTIONS PER MLB CLUB

WBCI will not approve a player’s participation in the Tournament if such participation would cause an MLB Club to have more than 14 players from its organization, or more than 10 of its players who were on any MLB Club’s Major League Active or Disabled List as of August 31, 2016, participate in the Tournament, unless the MLB Club informs WBCI in writing that it has no objection to allowing additional players to participate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, WBCI will retain the discretion to determine whether an otherwise eligible Player is ineligible to participate in the Tournament on the basis that such participation would pose an undue burden on his Club (e.g., a Club has its top fi ve starting pitchers electing to participate). If limits of player participation from an MLB Club are reached, WBCI will choose which players will participate, guided by the principle that Federation Teams’ rosters that have fewer available Major League Baseball affi liated players will be given priority.

2017 World Baseball Classic Rules and Rule Modifi cations

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RULES & RULE MODIFICATIONS, CONTINUED

DISABLED PERSONNEL

A Federation Team may replace a player, manager or coach on its Final Roster if the player, manager or coach is disabled and

WBCI confi rms that the player, manager or coach has a specifi c injury or ailment that renders the player, manager or coach

unable to continue to participate in all or part of the Tournament.

A player so designated as Disabled shall be ineligible to participate in any further Tournament games. A Federation Team may

replace on its Final Roster a player designated as Disabled with another player who had appeared on that Federation Team’s

Available Player List. A pitcher designated as Disabled may be replaced only by a pitcher and a player designated as Disabled

who is other than a pitcher may be replaced only by a player other than a pitcher. A catcher who is designated as Disabled

may be replaced only by a catcher, if the Disabled catcher would otherwise cause the Federation Team to have fewer than

two catchers. A Federation Team must provide a written request for replacement, in a reasonable amount of time, to a person

designated by WBCI and receive the approval of WBCI before such replacement appears in a Tournament game. If a player

other than a catcher is injured during a round in the Tournament, no replacement for such player shall play until the beginning

of the next round. If a player is injured in the championship round, no replacement for such player shall be permitted.

BEREAVEMENT / FAMILY MEDICAL EMERGENCY / PATERNITY LEAVE

A Federation Team may request that a player be given Bereavement / Family Medical Emergency / Paternity Leave. No player

may be given Bereavement / Family Medical Emergency / Paternity Leave unless such player is unable to render services

because of the serious or severe illness or death of a member of such player’s immediate family (spouse, parent, grandparent,

sibling, child or grandchild), of such player’s spouse’s immediate family (parent, grandparent, sibling, child or grandchild) or

such other family member as WBCI determines is in keeping with the spirit of this Bereavement / Family Medical Emergency

Leave policy. No player may be given Paternity Leave unless that player is the father of a child whose delivery or adoption is

imminent or has occurred within the prior 48 hours.

The minimum period of Bereavement / Family Medical Emergency Leave shall be three consecutive days and the maximum

period of Bereavement / Family Medical Emergency Leave shall be seven consecutive days, during which time the player is not

permitted to be with the Federation Team. The minimum period of Paternity Leave shall be one day and the maximum period

of placement shall be three consecutive days, during which time the player is not permitted to be with the Federation Team.

A player given Bereavement / Family Medical Emergency / Paternity Leave may be replaced on the Final Roster by another

player who had appeared on that Federation Team’s approved Available Player List. A pitcher given Bereavement / Family

Medical Emergency / Paternity Leave may be replaced only by a pitcher and a player other than a pitcher may be replaced

only by a player other than a pitcher. Such replacement shall be subject to the same game and Final Roster restrictions above

to which the player he is replacing was subject. Upon expiration of a player’s Bereavement / Family Medical Emergency /

Paternity Leave, such player shall be reinstated to the Final Roster, the player who replaced the player given leave shall be

removed from the Final Roster and the returning player shall likewise be subject to the same game and Final Roster restrictions

to which the player who replaced him would otherwise have been subject. If replacement of a player on Bereavement / Family

Medical Emergency / Paternity Leave would otherwise cause a Federation Team’s Final Roster to have fewer than two catchers,

then any replacement shall be a catcher.

PITCHER USE LIMITATIONS

The Offi cial Baseball Rules shall be supplemented for Tournament games played by a Federation Team, as follows:

A pitcher must:

» Not pitch until a minimum of four days have passed since he last pitched, if he threw 50 or more pitches when he last pitched; » Not pitch until a minimum of one day has passed since he last pitched, if he threw 30 or more pitches when he last pitched; » Not pitch until a minimum of one day has passed since any second consecutive day on which the pitcher pitched;

The aggregate number of pitches thrown in two successive games over two days is not used to determine pitcher rest restrictions.

» Throw no more than • 65 pitches per game in the First Round of the Tournament; • 80 pitches per game in the Second Round of the Tournament; and • 95 pitches per game in the Championship Round of the Tournament;

unless the pitcher needs more to complete a batter’s plate appearance; and

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» Throw no more than • 49 pitches per exhibition game for a Federation Team, or the maximum number of pitches that WBCI sets forth

for such pitcher for such exhibition game, whichever is less, if the pitcher is under reserve to an MLB Club. WBCI may set forth such a maximum upon the written request of the pitcher’s MLB Club.

No position player (i.e., a player other than a pitcher) who is on the Reserve List of an MLB Club (within the meaning of the Major League Rules) shall be permitted to pitch for a Federation Team in (1) an exhibition game, under any circumstances, or (2) a Tournament game, unless the Game Operations Technical Committee has fi rst given such WBC Federation Team permission to do so in such Tournament game. Other than the foregoing, there shall be no restrictions on the use of position players.

For purposes of the pitcher use limitation rules, both semi-fi nal games shall be deemed to have been played on the day of the latest semi-fi nal game.

EARLY TERMINATION FOR LARGE LEADS

The umpire-in-chief shall call a regulation game in the First and Second Rounds of the Tournament and award the victory to the Federation Team that is ahead whenever:

» Such Federation Team is ahead by 10 or more runs after any complete inning, beginning with the completion of the seventh inning; or

» Such Federation Team is ahead by 15 or more runs after any complete inning, beginning with the completion of the fi fth inning.

EXTRA INNINGS

For any inning beginning with the 11th inning, the Federation Team at bat shall begin the inning with runners on fi rst and second base. The batter who leads off an inning shall continue to be the batter who would lead off the inning in the absence of this extra-innings rule. The runner on fi rst base shall be the player (or a substitute for such player) in the batting order immediately preceding the batter who leads off the inning. The runner on second base shall be the player (or a substitute for such player) in the batting order immediately preceding the runner on fi rst base.

EXAMPLE

If the #5 hitter in the batting order is due to lead off the 11th inning, the #3 player in the batting order (or a pinch-runner for such player) shall begin the inning on second base and the #4 player in the batting order (or a pinch-runner for such player) shall begin the inning on fi rst base. Any runner or batter removed from the game for a substitute shall be ineligible to return to the game, as is the case in all circumstances under the Offi cial Baseball Rules. For purposes of calculating earned runs under the Offi cial Baseball Rule 9.16(b), the runners who begin an inning on fi rst and second base pursuant to this rule each shall be deemed to be runners who have reached fi rst base because of a fi elding error, but no error shall be charged to the opposing Federation Team or to any player.

HOME / VISITOR DESIGNATIONS

In each pool in the First and Second Rounds, home team designations, for purposes of the Offi cial Baseball Rules, shall be as follows, without any regard to the sequence of games played:

» Team 2 visitor, Team 1 home; » Team 4 visitor, Team 3 home; » Team 3 visitor, Team 1 home; » Team 4 visitor, Team 2 home; » Team 1 visitor, Team 4 home; » Team 3 visitor, Team 2 home.

In each of the semi-fi nal games:

» The Federation Team that fi nishes in fi rst place in its Second Round pool shall be the home team (but in the event that a Game 6 of a Second Round pool is cancelled, called, not resumed or remains a tie game, then the Federation Team from that pool without a loss shall be deemed to be the Federation Team that won its Second Round pool, for purposes of being the home team in a Semi-fi nal game).

In the championship game:

» The Federation Team with the higher winning percentage of games in the Tournament shall be the home team. If the Federation Teams competing in the championship game have identical winning percentages in the Tournament, then WBCI shall conduct a coin fl ip or draw to determine the home team.

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For the First Round, the designated Federation Teams are determined by:

» Federation Team One represents each of the four teams that advanced to the 2013 WBC championship round. » Federation Team Two represents each of the four teams that advanced to the Second Round of the 2013 WBC

tournament. » Federation Team Three represents each of the four teams that won a game in the First Round of the 2013 WBC

tournament but did not advance to the second round. » Federation Team Four represents each of the four teams that won their respective 2016 WBC Qualifi er pools.

For the Second Round (Pool E – Tokyo), the designated Federation Teams are determined by:

» Federation Team One represents the winner of Pool B (Tokyo). » Federation Team Two represents the winner of Pool A (Seoul). » Federation Team Three represents the runner-up of Pool B (Tokyo). » Federation Team Four represents the runner-up of Pool A (Seoul).

For the Second Round (Pool F – San Diego), the designated Federation Teams are determined by:

» Federation Team One represents the winner of Pool D (Jalisco). » Federation Team Two represents the winner of Pool C (Miami). » Federation Team Three represents the runner-up of Pool C (Miami). » Federation Team Four represents the runner-up of Pool D (Jalisco).

WINNING PITCHER

Offi cial Baseball Rules 9.17(a)(1) and 9.17(b) shall not apply to Tournament games. Instead, Offi cial Baseball Rule 9.17(e) shall apply to the determination of the winning pitcher of each Tournament game.

VIDEO REPLAY REVIEW

In the First and Second Rounds, video replay review by the umpires shall be available to assist the umpires only in regard to plays involving home runs or potential home runs and, then, only in two circumstances:

1. A home run/no home run “boundary” calls involving a decision regarding: i. Whether a ball left the playing fi eld or struck an object;ii. Whether a ball struck the top of the fence, hit a railing or otherwise stayed within the fi eld of play (including “yellow line” calls); oriii. Whether a ball was interfered with by a fan reaching over the fence.

2. A decision regarding whether a potential home run ball traveling over either side of the foul pole was fair or foul. The decision to use video replay review shall be in the sole discretion of the umpire crew chief. Neither Federation Team shall have the right to insist on video replay review.

If the umpire crew chief determines that video replay review is appropriate, the umpire crew chief shall conduct the review himself with participation from at least one other member of the umpire crew.

For the Championship Round, video replay review by the umpires shall be available to assist the umpires in the same manner as used during the Major League Baseball championship season, with the exception of manager challenges.

DISPUTES

All disputes between and among players and Federation Teams (other than anti-doping disputes whose resolution is provided for in other agreements among Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association and the World Baseball Softball Confederation) shall be referred to WBCI for decision. WBCI’s decisions shall be accepted by all parties as fi nal.

POOL PLAY AND TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES

First Round:

» In the First Round, the Teams in each pool shall be ranked according to the percentages of games won in the First Round. The two teams with the highest such percentages in each pool shall advance to the Second Round.

Second Round:

» In the Second Round, the Teams in each pool shall be ranked according to the percentages of games won in the Second Round, without regard to the results of the First Round. The two Teams with the highest such percentages in each Second Round pool shall advance to the Championship Round.

» If at the end of pool play in the First and Second Rounds of the Tournament, teams within a pool are tied with an identical winning percentage, then tie shall be broken in the following order of priority. The higher ranked Federation Team will be the home team.

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Former Boston Red Sox and Team Dominican Republic star David Ortiz.


Tie-Breaking Scenarios:

» First and Second Place Teams Tied: In the event that the fi rst and second-place teams are tied for Pool Winner designation, the Team that defeated the other tied Team in that Round shall be ranked higher in the pool standings for that Round.

» Three Teams Tied 2-1: If there are three teams 2-1, then the tiebreaker rules would be applied to rank the three, and the fi rst-ranked team would advance. The second and third-ranked teams would play a game to determine who the second-place team is. The tiebreaker rules applied would be as follows:

• Step 1: The tied Teams shall be ranked in the standings for that Round according to fewest runs allowed divided by the number of innings (including partial innings) played in defense in the games in that Round between the Teams tied.• Step 2: The tied Teams shall be ranked in the standings according to fewest earned runs allowed divided by the number of innings (including partial innings) played in defense in the games in that Round between the Teams tied.

• Step 3: The tied Teams shall be ranked in the standings according to highest batting average in games in that Round between the Teams tied.

• Step 4: Standings shall be determined by the drawing of lots, conducted by WBCI.

» Three Teams Tied 1-2: If there are three teams tied 1-2, then the tiebreaker rules would be applied to rank the three, and the fi rst two ranked teams would play a tiebreaker game, the winner of which would advance. The tiebreaker rules will be applied as follows:

• Step 1: The tied Teams shall be ranked in the standings for that Round according to fewest runs allowed divided by the number of innings (including partial innings) played in defense in the games in that Round between the Teams tied.• Step 2: The tied Teams shall be ranked in the standings according to fewest earned runs allowed divided by the number of innings (including partial innings) played in defense in the games in that Round between the Teams tied.

• Step 3: The tied Teams shall be ranked in the standings according to highest batting average in games in that Round between the Teams tied.

• Step 4: Standings shall be determined by the drawing of lots, conducted by WBCI.

» Championship Round: The Semi-fi nal game and Final game of the Tournament shall be conducted in a single elimination format. Each Semi-fi nal game shall match a winner of a Second Round pool against a runner-up of the other Second Round pool. The winners of each Semi-fi nal game shall meet in the Championship game of the Tournament.

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Facilities for Journalists at the 2017 World Baseball Classic

Information current as of February 23, 2017

The fourth World Baseball Classic will be played in six cities in four countries over 17 days to crown a champion from among 16

of the best baseball-playing countries in the world. This guide previews the coverage facilities and procedures to support the

news media of many nations who will cover the event.

Please note that the protocols and procedures for this tournament vary from those used in Major League Baseball or in other

national leagues around the world, and conform more closely to those used in other international competitions, such as the

Olympic Games. For example, team clubhouses and some practices are closed (except for scheduled media-day workouts), but

a program of informal interview access after each game has been created.

An experienced staff of media operations professionals will be at each site to assist you with these procedures and in your

reporting eff orts. We are at your service to support your work in reporting on a unique international sporting event that will

crown one champion nation on March 22 in Los Angeles.

IN THIS SECTION

ACCREDITATION

Accreditation is required for all news media covering the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

The fi nal application deadline was Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Accredited media must have applied for accreditation and

received confi rmation prior to the tournament.

ACCREDITATION AND ACCESS

Each accreditation badge includes a group identifi cation, internal access code and a photograph of the person to whom it is

issued. However, the issuance of an accreditation badge does not entitle the bearer to enter any World Baseball Classic game.

IMPORTANTIMPORTANT

All news media accredited for the Classic must also obtain a game-access credential that allows entry into

specifi c stadia for specifi c games.

Based on your confi rmation letter, your credentials can be picked up at the accreditation station at each venue.

The type of game-access credential to be issued will be determined by the coverage request made in response to the round-

by-round inquiry. Those indicating interest in a specifi c round will receive “Venue” credentials and all others will be issued

passes for individual games.

Game-access credentials will be picked up on a round-by-round basis. News media holding credentials issued in Japan for First

Round or Second Round games held in Tokyo will need Major League Baseball-issued credentials for the Championship Round.

Credential details and pickup locations/times can be located on the next page.

13 Accreditation & Venue Access

16 Exhibition Schedule

17 Facilities & Services for Journalists & Photographers

18 Information Services

19 All-Time World Baseball Classic Venues

20 World Baseball Classic Media Guidelines

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Color

Gray

Description

Access for all World Baseball

Classic games

Color

Blue

Description

Access for a specifi c game

Color Venue(s)

Green Seoul, South Korea

Black Jalisco, Mexico

Orange Miami, Florida

Purple San Diego, California

Burgundy Los Angeles, California

Description

For all games played in one city (fi ve

diff erent colors, as detailed above)

Role

Color

Offi cial White

Team White

Staff Green or Red

Security Red

Guest Yellow

Media/Photo/Tech Orange or Red

Rightsholder Blue or Red

UNIVERSAL

GAME

KEY

VENUE

INDIVIDUAL

FACILITIES FOR JOURNALISTS, CONTINUED

AA

CW

F

AX

PB

BC

IR

E

ALL-ACCESS

CAMERA

WELL

FIELD

AUXILIARY

PRESS BOX

PRESS BOX

BROADCAST

COMPOUND

INTERVIEW

ROOM

ESCORT

PRIVILEGE

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ACCREDITATION PICK-UP

VENUE PICKUP LOCATION DATES & TIMES (M/DD – SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Seoul, South Korea

Gocheok Sky Dome

Accreditation Manager

Lydia Devlin

Ticket Windows

Next to Media Gate

3/1: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

3/2: 8:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m.

3/3: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

3/4: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

3/5: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

3/6: 12:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

3/7: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

3/8: 12:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

3/9: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

3/10: (if needed)

12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Jalisco, Mexico

Charros de Jalisco

Accreditation Managers

Melissa Strozza & Yolayna Alvarez

Ticket Windows 1-5

by the retail store

3/7: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

3/8: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

3/9: 1:00 p.m. – 8:30 a.m.

3/10: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

3/11: 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

3/12: 8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

3/13: (if needed)

1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Miami, Florida

Marlins Park


Alexandra Trochanowski &

Paul Koehler

West Plaza Ticket

Windows 1-3

3/7: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

3/8: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

3/9: 12:00 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.

3/10: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

3/11: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

3/12: 8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

3/13: (if needed)

12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

San Diego, California

Petco Park


Lydia Devlin & Yolayna Alvarez

Ticket Windows 16-18

on Park Blvd.

3/13: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

3/14: 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

3/15: 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

3/16: 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

3/17: 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

3/18: 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

3/19: (if needed)

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Los Angeles, California

Dodger Stadium


Lydia Devlin & Yolayna Alvarez

Media Will Call, Lot P

Top of the Park

3/18: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

3/19: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

3/20: 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

3/21: 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

3/22: 12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Note: Hours may be changed to accommodate schedule changes or special requests. Game-access passes will be distributed at the same locations.

Assignments for press box, auxiliary press seating and photo positions will be made by the Venue Press Chief for each site and

seating charts will be posted at each site. Media not assigned a seat or position may watch games in the venue media center

or workroom and attend the postgame interview sessions.

Assignments of seating positions are made with respect to the following priority list, as used at other international events:

» International news agencies (Agence France Presse, Associated Press, Thomson Reuters);

» News media from the competing teams at that site;

» News media local to the host site (generally city/county, then state);

» News media from other nations with competing teams in the tournament;

» Other news media.

Given the limited number of seats available, all technicians who do not require a seat to discharge their responsibilities will be

asked to remain in the media center or workrooms and not utilize a seat. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

SPRING TRAINING GAMES

Most of the World Baseball Classic teams will play exhibition games prior to the opening of the World Baseball Classic,

primarily between March 7-9.

Please note that World Baseball Classic credentials will not be used for these games.

Instead, all journalists covering the World Baseball Classic who wish to cover these games are asked to request credentials

through the World Baseball Classic team press offi cer of the team to be covered. Arrangements will then be made with the

host team for credentials to allow you to cover the game(s) desired.

A full schedule for each club is available on the next page.


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CLUB DATE(S) HOST & LOCATION

AUSTRALIA March 4

March 6

vs. Hanshin Tigers at Osaka, Japan

vs. Orix Buff aloes at Osaka, Japan

CANADA March 7

March 8

vs. Toronto Blue Jays at Dunedin, Florida

vs. New York Yankees at Tampa, Florida

CHINA March 4

March 6


vs. Seibu Dragons at Osaka, Japan

CHINESE TAIPEI March 3

March 5

vs. KBO Team TBD at Seoul, South Korea


COLUMBIA March 8

March 9

vs. Tampa Bay Rays at Port Charlotte, Florida

vs. Minnesota Twins at Lee County, Florida

CUBA March 3

March 5


vs. Seibu Dragons at Osaka, Japan

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC March 7

March 8

vs. Baltimore Orioles at Sarasota, Florida

vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Bradenton, Florida

ISRAEL March 2

March 4



ITALY March 7

March 8

vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Arizona

vs. Oakland Athletics at Mesa, Arizona

JAPAN March 3

March 5

vs. Hanshin Tigers at Osaka, Japan


KOREA March 2

March 4



MEXICO March 7

March 8

vs. San Diego Padres at Peoria, Arizona

vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River, Arizona

NETHERLANDS March 3

March 5



PUERTO RICO March 8

March 9

vs. San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale, Arizona

vs. Colorado Rockies at Salt River, Arizona

UNITED STATES March 8

March 9

vs. Minnesota Twins at Lee County, Florida

vs. Boston Red Sox at Lee County, Florida

VENEZUELA March 8

March 9

vs. Kansas City Royals at Surprise, Arizona

vs. Texas Rangers at Surprise, Arizona

SEMI-FINALISTS (FROM POOL E) March 18

March 18

March 19

vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Arizona

vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River, Arizona

vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Glendale, Arizona


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At each game, a full program of support services will be off ered to attending news media:

IN-GAME FACILITIES

During each game, support services will be off ered in the press box, auxiliary press seating areas and media

center or workroom as is customary for Major League Baseball games. This includes:

» In the press seating areas, most seats will be equipped with work tables with access to electricity and password-

protected WiFi Internet access; user name and password information will be available at each venue. Please note that

local access-only (charge-a-call) telephones will not be available at most sites; media are urged to bring their own

mobile telephones for voice communications.

» Statistical support will include line-ups, a full box score at the end of the game, an inning-by-inning play-by-play report

and transcripts of the post-game formal news conference. Composite statistics will be made available as soon as compiled

after each game. A press-only public address system will be used to communicate updates in most seating sections.

Seating charts for all press seating sections will be posted in the media centers or press workrooms. Inquiries about seating

availability should be made to the Venue Press Chief at each site.

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PREGAME FACILITIES

Prior to each game, news media will have access to two primary areas:

» On-fi eld access for all credentialed journalists, photographers and non-rightsholding radio and television crews, up to the

limit of space on the fi eld. All news media must stay in foul territory between the ends of the fi rst and third-base dugouts.

• Team press offi cers will be on the fi eld to assist with player availability.

• All media must leave the fi eld at the end of batting practice, expected to be approximately 45 minutes prior to

the start of each game. Team clubhouses are closed at all times.

» Media center or press box access, which varies by stadium. In all of these locations, facilities and services will include:

• Pregame line-ups and notes;

• Work stations with electrical power and password-protected WiFi Internet access; user name and password

information will be available at each venue. Please note that charge-a-call telephones will not be available at

most sites; media are urged to bring their own mobile telephones for voice communications.

• Work stations for photographers and photo editors with complimentary, hard-wired, high-speed Internet

access lines (use standard Ethernet cables to connect).

Journalists who are assigned a seat in the press box or auxiliary seating areas will cover the games from those locations.

News media who are not assigned a seat can remain in the media center or workroom, where there will be large-screen

televisions available for viewing.

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POSTGAME FACILITIES

Because team clubhouses are closed for the World Baseball Classic, postgame procedures will be diff erent than

for Major League Baseball games.

After each game, two player availabilities will be staged in diff erent locations:

» A formal news conference will be held at each site with the manager and 2-3 players from the winning team who

made a signifi cant contribution to the game. The losing team’s manager will speak fi rst and the winning team’s

manager and players will follow.

• This room will be lit for television and include a riser for television cameras and a mult (patch) box at the

back of the seating area. Simultaneous interpretation will be made into the languages of the competing

teams and into English.

• A full transcript of all of these sessions will be made available (in English only). (continued on next page)

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INFORMATION SERVICES

A full program of information services will be available to news media at World Baseball Classic games similar to

that provided at Major League Baseball postseason games.

GAME INFORMATION

For all World Baseball Classic games, a tournament-wide compilation of notes, quotes and other items of interest will be

assembled and delivered to all sites for media use. This notes pack will be available on all days on which games are played,

with additional editions issued as needed.

At each ballpark, a blank scorecard and roster of competing teams will be available prior to each game and a full box score and

play-by-play report will be distributed at the end of each game.

A transcript of all postgame news conferences will be compiled and distributed (in English only).

Copies of box scores, play-by-play reports and quotes from other World Baseball Classic sites will also be available at each

ballpark, or can be accessed by accessing www.MLBPressBox.com. This site is free, but requires registration. On it, you can

fi nd news releases, statistics and other information relating to the World Baseball Classic.

OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES

Teams are also being encouraged to hold news conferences upon arrival, or on off -days. Such events will generally take place

at the formal interview room at each park. Schedules of news conferences and other events to be held at each site will be

available in the venue media center.

TEAM PRESS OFFICERS & VENUE PRESS CHIEFS

Each team in the World Baseball Classic will have a press liaison and in some cases, more than one. The World Baseball Classic

is providing a press offi cer for each participating team.

These individuals are available to assist you with arrangements for player contacts and to arrange (within the framework of

each team’s own rules and requirements) for news conferences and other such events.

Australia Tristan Hay [email protected]

Canada Adam Morrisette [email protected]

China Crystal Tian [email protected]

Chinese Taipei Richard Wang [email protected]

Colombia Daveson Perez [email protected]

Cuba Francisco Campo [email protected]

Dominican Republic Mike Swanson [email protected]

Israel Larry Babcock [email protected]

Italy Pat O’Connell [email protected]

Japan Ryo Shinkawa [email protected]

Korea Eugene Koo [email protected]

Mexico Yvonne Carrasco [email protected]

Netherlands Dustin Morse [email protected]

Puerto Rico Jerry Romo [email protected]

United States Rob Butcher [email protected]

Venezuela Aileen Villarreal [email protected]

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» An informal player availability will be arranged in most venues, in another, nearby location (generally the team

dugout), with 2-3 players per team brought to the area based on requests from news media during the game.

» Team press offi cers will be available to facilitate interviews, but language interpretation services will NOT be available.

These availabilities are provided in place of clubhouse access and will be treated in the same manner.

First Round | Pool A Seoul

Josh Rawitch [email protected]

First Round | Pool B Tokyo

Donald Muller [email protected]

First Round | Pool C Miami

John Blundell [email protected]

First Round | Pool D Jalisco

Mike Teevan [email protected]

Second Round | Pool E Tokyo

Donald Muller [email protected]

Second Round | Pool F San Diego

Mike Teevan michael.teevan @mlb.com

Championship Round Los Angeles

John Blundell [email protected]

Venue Press Chiefs

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2006 2009 2013 2017

Round (1st, 2nd, Final) 1st 2nd Final 1st 2nd Final 1st 2nd Final 1st 2nd Final

Toronto, Canada

Rogers Centre √

Fukuoka, Japan

Yahoo! Japan Dome √

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Dome √ √ √ √ √

Jalisco, Mexico

Estadio Charros de

Jalisco √

Mexico City, Mexico

Estadio Foro Sol √

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Hiram Bithorn Stadium √ √ √ √

Taichung, Taiwan

Intercontinental

Stadium

√

Anaheim, USA

Angel Stadium √

Los Angeles, USA

Dodger Stadium √ √

Miami, USA

Dolphin Stadium

Marlins Park

√

√ √

Orlando, USA

The Ballpark at Disney √

Phoenix, USA

Chase Field

Salt River Fields

Scottsdale Stadium

√

√

√

√

San Diego, USA

Petco Park √ √ √

San Francisco, USA

AT&T Park √

Seoul, South Korea

Gocheok Sky Dome √

ALL-TIME WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC VENUES


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2017 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC MEDIA GUIDELINES

J FACILITIES FOR JOURNALISTS, CONTINUED

Following are media guidelines for the 2017 World Baseball Classic:

» Media credentials are for working media members only.

» There is no clubhouse access, pregame or postgame, for any media, including rightsholders, during the World Baseball Classic.

» Only those individuals bearing appropriate credentials issued by World Baseball Classic, Inc. will be allowed pregame

or postgame access to the dugouts or the fi eld. Pregame media access is to be allowed in foul territory, in an

unrestricted manner, in an area which is not less than the territory between fi rst and third bases and includes the area

around the batting cage, except the dirt area around the batting cage.

» Managers will appear in the Interview Room both pregame and postgame for media interviews throughout the 2017

World Baseball Classic.

» Players will be available to the media before games on the fi eld while select players will be available after games

in the formal interview room and in an informal setting in the dugout. Each team’s press offi cer will make every

reasonable attempt to secure the players requested by media members.

» Under no circumstances shall any team discriminate in any fashion against an accredited member of the media based

upon race, creed, sex or national origin.

» Physical abuse or threats directed to members of the media (and/or offi cial scorers) by baseball personnel will not be

tolerated. Disciplinary action, including fi nes and suspensions, will be considered in any such cases.

» Live TV and/or radio interviews with uniformed personnel during the course of a game are not authorized or permitted,

nor is attaching a microphone to any uniformed personnel permitted without approval from World Baseball Classic,

Inc. Microphones may not be placed in or adjacent to dugouts and/or bullpens in a manner that will allow uniformed

personnel’s remarks or conversation to be overheard during the course of a game without the prior approval of World

Baseball Classic, Inc.

» Telephones from both dugouts to the press box are to be maintained in working order for the purpose of providing

information regarding special circumstances to the media during the course of a game. Explanations of injuries should

be made as soon as possible (to both the media and fans in the stadium).

» Any member of the media who violates these regulations will lose his or her accreditation.

» Venue Press Chiefs at each site may be consulted on all questions from media members.

Following are transmission guidelines for the 2017 World Baseball Classic:

» PREGAME (UNTIL END OF BATTING PRACTICE): All rightsholders and non-rightsholders are permitted to do live

transmissions from the ballpark until the end of batting practice (or approximately one hour before the fi rst pitch if

there is no batting practice).

» PREGAME (AFTER BATTING PRACTICE): MLB Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio, World Baseball Classic

Broadcasting and approved WBC rightsholders that broadcast the game can do live transmissions from the fi eld,

booth or in-park studio position until after the game. Field interviews or interviews with uniformed personnel are

permitted only with the approval of World Baseball Classic, Inc. All other media outlets, including radio reports, are

not permitted to transmit live or taped material from the ballpark until postgame.

» IN-GAME: MLB Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio, World Baseball Classic Broadcasting and approved WBC

rightsholders that broadcast the game may transmit live. All interviews with uniformed personnel must have been

pre-taped except with prior permission of World Baseball Classic, Inc.Shooting, taping and/or radio reports of any kind

inside the ballpark by all other media outlets during network coverage of the games is prohibited.

» POSTGAME: MLB Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio, World Baseball Classic Broadcasting and approved WBC

rightsholders that broadcast the game are permitted to do live shows with on-fi eld interviews. All other television

entities are prohibited from live coverage until 15 minutes after the game’s fi nal out or when that game’s broadcaster

(MLB Network/ESPN Deportes) concludes its game broadcast, whichever comes fi rst. Radio outlets are prohibited

from live coverage until 15 minutes after the game’s fi nal out or when ESPN Radio’s network coverage has concluded,

whichever comes fi rst.

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GOCHEOK SKY DOMEYear Opened

2015

Seating Capacity

16,500

Playing Surface

Artifi cial Turf

Playing Field Distances

Left Field Line: 325 feet

Center Field: 400 feet

Right Field Line: 325 feet

FIRST ROUNDPOOL A

The Gocheok Sky Dome, located in Goncheok-dong,

Seoul, South Korea, opened on September 15,

2015. The dome, which is the largest capacity

stadium in South Korea, has a capacity of 17,000 for

baseball games. It serves as the home of the Nexen

Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).

The Sky Dome is South Korea’s fi rst of its kind with

transparent soundproof panels for keeping the noise out

from disturbing nearby residents.

Gocheok Sky Dome will serve as the fi rst venue to host

World Baseball Classic games in Korea. Since its opening,

the stadium has hosted a variety of concerts and award

ceremonies, and it was also the site of the 2016 KBO All-

Star Game.

MON, MARCH 6 TUE, MARCH 7 WED, MARCH 8 THUR, MARCH 9 FRI, MARCH 10

GAME 1

Israel vs. Korea

6:30 PM LOCAL

4:30 AM EST

GAME 3

Korea vs.

Netherlands

6:30 PM LOCAL

4:30 AM EST

GAME 2

Israel vs.

Chinese Taipei

12:00 PM LOCAL

10:00 PM EST (MON)

GAME 4

Chinese Taipei vs.

Netherlands

6:30 PM LOCAL

4:30 AM EST

GAME 5

Netherlands vs.

Israel

12:00 PM LOCAL

10:00 AM EST (WED)

GAME 6

Korea vs.

Chinese Taipei

6:30 PM LOCAL

4:30 AM EST

IF NECESSARY

Tiebreak Game

6:00 PM LOCAL

4:00 AM EST

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CHINESE TAIPEIChinese Taipei Baseball Association

9F-3, No.288, Sec. 6, Civic Blvd.,

Xinyi Dist., Taipei, Taiwan 110

P: +886-2-2747-1877

E: [email protected]

Chinese Taipei, better known as Taiwan, has had a long history in baseball. Baseball was introduced to Taiwan during

the Japanese control of the island in the early 20th century. The competitiveness of the Chinese Taipei youth teams in

international tournaments in the 60s and 70s served as the foundation of what made baseball so popular in Taiwan

today. Competing as “Chinese Taipei,” Taiwan won a record 10 Little League World Series Championships between 1969 and

1981, and its 17 titles over all made it the most of any nation outside the United States.

Reaping the benefi t of strong amateur players, Chinese Taipei won the bronze medal in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles

when baseball was a demonstration sport. The team furthered its Olympic success at the 1992 Barcelona Games by winning

the silver medal, only losing to the internationally dominant Cuban team in the championship game. Success at the Olympic

level led to the establishment of the island’s own professional baseball league, the Chinese Professional Baseball League

(CPBL), in 1989. However, the league split in 1997 following a dispute over broadcasting rights and the Taiwan Major League

(TML) was formed to compete with the CPBL. Both leagues’ popularity was subsequently aff ected by a devastating earthquake

in 1999 and a gambling scandal. This downturn in popularity continued until Taiwan hosted the 2001 IBAF Baseball World Cup,

during which the national team won the bronze medal. The success of the tournament revived baseball in Taiwan, and led to

a merger agreement in 2003 between CPBL and TML to end the bitter rivalry.

However, fi nancial hardship and off -fi eld scandals continued to plague the league, and eventually led to CPBL’s contraction to

its current 4-team system. Chinese Taipei fi nished fi fth at both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games, but the government

committed $2 billion NTD ($68 million USD) to baseball development over a four-year period starting from 2010, while CPBL

also started its inaugural Winter League in 2012.

After hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010 and a MLB All-Star Team in 2011, Taiwan hosted the 2012 World Baseball

Classic Qualifi ers as well as fi rst round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic games. Chinese Taipei advanced to the second round

President Secretary General

Cheng-Ching Liao Richard Lin

Federation Media Relations Contact

Eason Wang E: [email protected]

WBC Team Press Offi cer

Richard Wang E: [email protected]

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

GOVERNING BASEBALL ORGANIZATION

CHINESE TAIPEI’S BASEBALL HISTORY

Team Training Camps

Sunday, February 5 – Wednesday, February 15 in Brisbane, Australia

Friday, February 24 – Tuesday, February 28 in Kobe, Japan

Thursday, March 2 – Sunday, March 5 in Seoul, Korea

Exhibition Schedule

Date Local Time Eastern Time Opponent Location

Friday, March 3 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. KBO Police Gocheok Sky Dome

Tuesday, March 5 2:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. KBO Army Gocheok Sky Dome

FIRST ROUND


Tuesday, March 7 12:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. (Mon.) Israel Gocheok Sky Dome

Wednesday, March 8 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. Netherlands Gocheok Sky Dome

Thursday, March 9 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. Korea Gocheok Sky Dome

SECOND ROUND (IF QUALIFIED)

Sunday, March 12 – Thursday, March 16 in Pool E in Tokyo, Japan

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FULL ROSTER

by winning their pool, defeating Australia and the Netherlands, before losing to Korea. The appearance in the second round

was the fi rst for Chinese Taipei. The team lost to Japan in a nail-biter, and then lost to Cuba and was eliminated. Continuing

with its focus on international competition, Taiwan hosted the fi rst round and the quarter-fi nals of the 2015 WBSC Premier

12 Tournament. Although Chinese Taipei failed to advance, the tema inspired the fans with a dramatic 4-1 victory over Cuba

in group action.

What started as Little League dominance has now blossomed into an internationally competitive sport loved and followed

by much of the country. Taiwan-born Major League players such as pitchers Wei-Yin Chen of the Miami Marlins, as well as

many up and coming prospects in the minor league baseball system, continue to attract more and more fans to Major League

baseball as well.

Pitchers (21) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOHung-Wen Chen R R 5-11 214 3-Feb-86 Hualien, Twn. Chinatrust CPBL 9-2 4.87 61.0 15 53 16 58Kuan-Yu Chen L L 5-11 165 29-Oct-90 New Taipei, Twn. Chiba Lotte NPB 1-1 4.01 24.2 0 7 10 23Ping-Hsueh Chen* R R 6-2 195 8-Jul-94 Taipei, Twn. Mahoning Valley A- 2-2 5.29 32.1 1 21 19 33Yun-Wen Chen R R 6-0 214 28-Nov-95 Pintung, Twn. Uni-President CPBL 5-7 7.76 60.1 6 35 27 60Shao-Ching Chiang R R 6-0 175 10-Nov-93 Hualien, Twn. Lake County A 8-12 3.96 152.1 0 27 26 92Sheng-Hsiung Huang L L 6-2 216 3-Dec-90 Taitung, Twn. Fubon CPBL 1-4 4.91 44.0 8 47 22 31Chun-Lin Kuo R R 5-9 155 2-Feb-92 Hsinchu, Twn. Saitama Seibu NPB 0-3 8.46 22.1 0 21 4 20Hung-Cheng Lai* L L 5-11 165 26-Apr-88 Taoyuan, Twn. Fubon CBPL 4-4 4.22 59.2 2 62 30 39Chen-Hua Lin R R 6-1 203 16-Dec-88 Kaohsiung, Twn. Fubon CPBL 4-0 6.05 58.0 1 40 20 40Kuo-Hua Lo R R 5-10 214 28-Oct-92 Chiayi, Twn. Cedar Rapids A 0-2 2.60 45.0 3 25 31 42Yen-Ching Lu* L L 5-10 140 10-Mar-96 Kaohsiung, Twn. Twn. Physical Edu. Univ. - - - - - - - -Fu-Te Ni L L 6-0 198 14-Nov-82 Pintung, Twn. Fubon CPBL 6-6 4.84 96.2 8 43 22 69Wei-Lun Pan R R 6-0 216 5-Mar-82 Pintung, Twn. Uni-President CPBL 5-2 5.33 52.1 0 13 3 33Chia-Hao Sung L R 6-1 203 06-Sep-92 Taitung, Twn. Tohoku NPB Minors 6-3 2.44 62.2 0 15 10 42Ming-Chin Tsai R R 5-11 150 28-Sep-84 Tainan, Twn. Fubon CPBL 5-5 7.30 61.2 0 21 21 40Cheng-Hao Wang* R R 5-11 209 25-Sep-89 Taichung, Twn. Chii Lih Coral Baseball Indep. - - - - - - -Chien-Ming Wang* R R 6-5 185 31-Mar-80 Tainan, Twn. Kansas City MLB 6-0 4.22 53.1 0 38 18 30Ching-Ming Wang R R 5-10 205 16-Jan-86 Taitung, Twn. Uni-President CPBL 2-3 3.49 49.0 6 44 12 39Wei-Chung Wang* L L 6-2 185 25-Apr-92 Taitung, Twn. Biloxi AA 6-5 3.52 107.1 0 19 33 91 Colorado Springs AAA 1-3 4.85 26.0 0 5 2 23 Totals 7-8 3.78 133.1 0 24 35 114Chun-Chieh Wu* R R 6-2 168 07-Nov-96 Hualien, Twn. Kai-Nan University - - - - - - - -Chien-Fu Yang* R R 5-10 172 22-Apr-79 Taitung, Twn. Ehime Mandarin Indep. (Jpn.) 2-2 2.53 32.0 6 19 7 20

Catchers (2) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBTa-Hung Cheng L R 5-9 187 12-Jan-81 Taitung, Twn. Chinatrust CPBL .271 251 40 68 0 35 4Kun-Sheng Lin R R 5-10 192 08-Mar-87 Taichung, Twn. Fubon CPBL .266 218 32 58 1 27 6

Infi elders (7) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBYung-Chi Chen R R 5-11 196 13-Jul-83 Taitung, Twn. Uni-President CPBL .327 394 78 129 20 95 11Chih-Hsien Chiang L R 6-0 209 21-Feb-88 Taitung, Twn. Chinatrust CPBL .402 351 85 141 30 104 2Chi-Hung Hsu L R 6-2 227 22-Jul-92 Kaohsiung, Twn. Chinatrust CPBL .356 267 56 95 15 62 1Chih-Hsiang Lin L R 5-8 163 8-Mar-87 Taitung, Twn. Uni-President CPBL .376 435 83 139 10 75 5Chih-Sheng Lin R R 6-0 238 01-Jan-82 Taitung, Twn. Chinatrust CPBL .337 401 100 135 34 107 8Yi-Chuan Lin L R 5-11 183 11-Nov-85 Tainan, Twn. Fubon CPBL .350 417 67 146 17 81 1Sheng-Wei Wang R R 5-11 161 01-Apr-84 Taitung, Twn. Chinatrust CPBL .300 377 76 113 5 40 3

Outfi elders (6) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBCheng-Wei Chang L L 5-9 163 5-Aug-86 Taitung, Twn. Chinatrust CPBL .342 436 108 149 4 48 5Chih-Hao Chang L R 5-11 179 15-May-87 Taitung, Twn. Chinatrust CPBL .322 292 73 94 17 70 7Chin-Lung Hu R R 5-11 190 2-Feb-84 Tainan, Twn. Fubon CPBL .373 327 73 122 10 55 10Kuo-Hui Kao R R 6-3 209 26-Sep-85 Hualien, Twn. Fubon CPBL .286 392 88 112 34 104 6Che-Hsuan Lin R R 5-11 198 21-Sep-88 Hualien, Twn. Fubon CPBL .345 400 77 138 22 79 12Guo-Long Luo R R 5-10 172 24-Jun-89 Hualien, Twn. Uni-President CPBL .328 421 100 138 16 74 12

*Designated Pitcher Pool (Inactive for the First Round).

CHINESE TAIPEI’S BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED CHINESE TAIPEI

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MANAGERS AND COACHES CHINESE TAIPEI

TAI-YUAN KUO MANAGER

Born: March 20, 1962 Birthplace: Tainan City, Taiwan

Career: Managed Chinese Taipei during the WBSC Premier 12 in 2015…known as the “Oriental Express,”

Kuo is considered one of the greatest foreign players in NPB history…pitched 13 seasons from 1985-97 for

the Seibu Lions, compiling a record of 117-68 losses, and a 3.16 ERA, including 92 complete games and 24

shutouts…was the pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2012-14…also managed Chinese

Taipei in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship and the 2007 Baseball World Cup.

CHIN-FENG CHEN COACH

Career: Is the fi rst Taiwanese Major Leaguer, debuting in 2002 with the Los Angeles Dodgers…returned to

Taiwan and joined the La New Bears in 2006…retired after the 2016 season…perhaps the best pure hitter

in Taiwan’s baseball history…was the national team’s most consistent power threat for more than a decade,

playing in the Asian Games in 1998 and 2002, Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008…is making his coaching

debut as Chinese Taipei’s baserunning coach.

LIEN-HUNG CHEN COACH

Career: Played for the ChinaTrust Whales from 1997 until being traded to the Uni-President Lions in 2003,

where he continued to play until 2011…he was a national team regular from 1993-99, playing in the Asian

Games in 1994 and 1998…became the manager of the Uni-President Lions in 2013 and led the team to a

championship.

CHIN-CHIH HUANG COACH

Career: Currently the battery coach for the Chinatrust Brothers minor league team…was a member of the

2013 WBC Chinese Taipei team…became the pitching coach for the ChinaTrust Brothers in 2014 as well as

the national team pitching coach in the WBSC Premier12 in 2015.

AN-HSI LEE COACH

Career: Played for the Wei Chuan Dragons of CPBL from 1990-96 and the Taichung Agans of Taiwan Major

League from 1997-2000…He began his coaching career as the defense coach for the Agans in 2001 and

later became the manager for the dMedia T-Rex of CPBL in 2008…was a member of the ChinaTrust Brothers

coaching staff in 2015-16.

FU-LIEN WU COACH

Career: Was a veteran shortstop of the national team and played in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles…

went on to play 10 years in the professional leagues in Taiwan, and was an All-Star second baseman for the

Brothers Elephants…began his coaching career as a manager in the now-defunct Taiwan Major League,

winning two league titles in 2001 and ’02…later managed the Macoto Cobras from 2006-07, and the

ChinaTrust Brothers from 2015-16.

CHUN-CHANG YEH COACH

Career: Currently the manager of the Fubon Guardians of CPBL…is the fi rst Taiwanese professional player

to coach in the MLB minor league system with Cleveland indians’ Arizona League affi liates from 2012-15…

played 1,369 games in Taiwan as a member of the Wei Chuan Dragons, Sinon Bulls, and Brother Elephants,

making him the 3rd most in league history…was a regular on the national team from 1993-2008,

participating in 1994, 2001, and 2007 Baseball World Cup, 1994 and 2006 Asian Games, 1995 and 2006

Intercontinental Cup, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and 2006 World Baseball Classic.

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PITCHERS CHINESE TAIPEI

HUNG-WEN CHEN RHP

Career: Signed by the Chicago Cubs in 2007…pitched in the Cubs system for fi ve years, reaching Triple-A

in 2010...pitched for the Pirates de Campeche in the Mexican League in 2011, striking out 46 in 34.2

innings with a 1.82 ERA and 0.98 WHIP...returned to Taiwan and joined the Brother Elephants as the second

overall pick in the 2012 CPBL Draft. International: Participated in the 2005 and 2012 Italian Baseball

Weeks, 2005 Baseball World Cup, 2006 and 2012 Haarlem Baseball Weeks, 2009 World Baseball Classic,

2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2010 Asian Games, 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, 2012 Asian Baseball

Championship, 2013 World Baseball Classic, and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOChinatrust CPBL 9-2 4.87 61.0 15 53 16 58

KUAN-YU CHEN LHP

Career: Signed by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in 2011…after three seasons in the BayStars’ farm

system…made his NPB debut on July 16, 2014 against the Softbank Hawks…joined the Chiba Lotte Marines

in 2015…will be competing for a spot in the starting rotation this season. International: Participated in

2010 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2010 Asian Games, and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOChiba Lotte NPB 1-1 4.01 24.2 0 7 10 23

YUN-WEN CHEN RHP

Career: Drafted after high school by the Uni-President Lions as the second-overall pick in the 2014 CPBL

draft…made his CPBL debut on October 8, 2015, pitching against the Lamigo Monkeys, allowing three runs

on four hits in 2.0 innings. International: Participated in 18U Baseball World Cup.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOUni-President CPBL 5-7 7.76 60.1 6 35 27 60

SHAO-CHING CHIANG RHP

Career: Signed out of college by the Cleveland Indians in 2011…later underwent Tommy John surgery…

healthy for the fi rst full season in his career, he pitched in the Indian’s minor league system in 2016 for the

Lake County Captains in the Midwest League, making 27 starts. International: Participated in 2011 Asian

AAA Baseball Championship Champion and 2014 Asian Games.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOLake County A 8-12 3.96 152.1 0 27 26 92

SHENG-HSIUNG HUANG LHP

Career: Drafted by EDA Rhinos as the third-overall pick in 2013…made his CPBL debut against the

ChinaTrust Brothers in 2014, allowing two runs on eight hits in 6.2 innings. International: Participated in

2012 and 2013 Haarlem Baseball Weeks, 2012 Italian Baseball Weeks, and 2013 East Asian Games.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOFubon CPBL 1-4 4.91 44.0 8 47 22 31

CHUN-LIN KUO RHP

Career: Signed by the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2014 after a stellar national team career…made his debut and

collected a win on March 29, 2015 against the Orix Buff aloes, allowing three runs on six hits in 5.0 innings.

International: Participated in 2012 Haarlem Baseball Weeks, 2012 Italian Baseball Weeks, 2013 The Grand

Forks International Baseball Tournament, 2013 East Asian Games, 2014 Asian Games, 21U Baseball World

Cup and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOSaitama Seibu NPB 0-3 8.46 22.1 0 21 4 20

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CHEN-HUA LIN RHP

Career: Drafted by the Sinon Bulls as the fi rst-overall pick in the 2011 CPBL draft…fi nished rookie season

with a record of 7-10 and a 3.96 ERA …led the league in wins (15) in 2012…transitioned into a reliever

for past three seasons. International: Participated in 2010 Haarlem Baseball Weeks, 2010 World University

Baseball Championship, 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2011 World Port Tournament, 2011 The Grand Forks

International Baseball Tournament, and 2011 Baseball World Cup.


KUO-HUA LO RHP

Career: Signed out of college by the Minnesota Twins in 2011…pitched in the Twins’ farm system for fi ve

years, accumulating a record of 11-4 and a 2.23 ERA in 89 games. International: Participated in 2014 Asian

Games, 2015 Asian Baseball Championship and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOCedar Rapids A 0-2 2.60 45.0 3 25 31 42

FU-TE NI LHP

Career: Drafted by ChinaTrust Whales as the third-overall pick in 2007, and led the league the league in

strikeouts in 2008…was signed in 2009 by the Detroit Tigers, making him the fi rst CPBL player to sign

with MLB…made his MLB debut on June 30, 2009 against the Oakland Athletics, striking out three in 1.2

innings…joined the EDA Rhinos in 2015 after returning from Tommy John Surgery and became a mainstay

in the bullpen. International: Participated in 2005 Asian Championship and Italian Baseball weeks, 2007

Baseball World Cup, 2007 Asian Championship, 2008 Olympic Qualifi er, 2008 Olympic Games, 2009 World

Baseball Classic, and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOFubon CPBL 6-6 4.84 96.2 8 43 22 69 MLB Career 0-1 4.33 54.0 0 58 33 43

WEI-LUN PAN RHP

Career: Selected as the fi rst-overall pick in the 2003 CPBL draft by the Uni-President Lions…went on to

win Rookie of the Year…is the only pitcher in league history to collect double-digit wins in eight straight

seasons and is the fastest and the youngest to reach 100 career wins…he also started in the CPBL All-Star

Game for a record six times. International: Participated in the 2001 World Port Tournament, 2002 Haarlem

Baseball Week, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Asian Games, the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Intercontinental Cups, 2003

Asian Baseball Championship, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classic and 2015

WBSC Premier 12…was winning pitcher for Chinese Taipei’s fi rst World Baseball Classic victory in 2006.


CHIA-HAO SUNG RHP

Career: Signed out of college by the Tohoku Rakutten Golden Eagles in 2016…led all pitchers with the

lowest ERA in the 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup. International: Participated in the 2014 U-21 Baseball

World Cup, 2014 Asian Games, 2015 Universiade and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA IP SV G BB SOTohoku Rakuten NPB Minors 6-3 2.44 62.2 0 15 10 42

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MING-CHIN TSAI RHP

Career: Drafted by the Sinon Bulls in 2006…fi nished his rookie season with a 2-7 record and a 3.46

ERA…his 48 appearances were the most of any rookie…became a mainstay in the EDA Rhinos bullpen…

was selected to the national team for the fi rst time. International: The 2017 WBC will be his fi rst time

representing Chinese Taipei.


CHING-MING WANG RHP

Career: Drafted fourth overall in the 2008 CPBL draft by Uni-President…is the fi rst rookie in CPBL history to

record double-digit wins in his rookie campaign and was named Rookie of the Year in 2010…the fi rst pitcher

in CPBL history to collect 10 wins and 10 holds in a single season in 2011…was named MVP of the 2011

Taiwan Series after picking up three wins and one hold in four appearances. International: Participated

in the 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2006 World University Championship, 2007 World Port Tournament,

2007 Italian Baseball Week, 2009 World Port Tournament, 2009 Asian Baseball Championship, 2009 Italian

Baseball Week and 2009 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Baseball Classic and 2015 WBSC Premier12.


CATCHERS

TA-HUNG CHENG C

Career: Selected by the Sinon Bulls in the 2003 CPBL draft…was named CPBL’s Most Improved Player in

2009…was the fi rst catcher in CPBL history to lead the league in stolen bases with 31 in 2010…named

Best Catcher in the CPBL in 2010. International: Participated in the 1999 IBAF AAA Baseball World Cup,

2001 World Port Tournament, 2002 World University Championship, 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er,

2012 Asian Baseball Championship, and 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBChinatrust CPBL .271 251 40 68 0 35 4

KUN-SHENG LIN C

Career: Drafted by the Sinon Bulls in 2010…went on to win the CPBL’s Gold Glove Award in 2013…

participated in the 2014 Asian Games as the captain of team Taiwan Taipei, which eventually won the silver

medal. International: Participated in 2009 World Port Tournament, 2009 Asian Baseball Championship,

2009 Italian Baseball Week, 2009 World Baseball Championship, 2010 Haarlem Baseball Weeks, 2010

Intercontinental Cup, 2010 Asian Games, and 2014 Asian Games.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBFubon CPBL .266 218 32 58 1 27 6

INFIELDERS

YUNG-CHI CHEN INF

Career: Signed by the Seattle Mariners in 2004…played in the Mariners’ minor league system from 2004-

08…participated in the MLB All-Star Futures Games in 2006…later joined the minor league systems for

Oakland (2009) and Pittsburgh (2010)…returned to Taiwan and became the number one overall pick by the

Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions in the 2010 CPBL draft. International: Participated in the 2002 Haarlem Baseball

Week, 2002 Intercontinental Cup, 2002 World University Championship, 2003 World Port Championship, 2003

Baseball World Cup, 2003 Asian Baseball Championship, 2004 Olympics, 2005 Baseball World Cup, 2006 World

Baseball Classic, 2006 Intercontinental Cup, 2006 Asian Games, 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2010 Asian Games,

2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, 2013 World Baseball Classic, and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBUni-President CPBL .327 394 78 129 20 95 11

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INFIELDERS CHINESE TAIPEI

CHIH-HSIEN CHIANG INF

Career: Signed with the Boston Red Sox in 2005…played in the MLB All-Star Futures Games in 2011…

appeared in the Red Sox, Mariners, Rangers, and Orioles’ minor league systems before being drafted by

his current team, the ChinaTrust Brothers…is currently one of the leading hitters in the league, slugging

30 homers in 2016. International: Participate in 2007 Baseball World Cup, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009

World Baseball Classic, Baseball at the 2014 Asian Games, 2015 WBSC Premier12.


CHI-HUNG HSU INF

Career: Drafted by ChinaTrust Brothers in 2014…won Rookie of the Year honors in 2015 with a

.319/.432/.535 slash line, 13 homers and 56 RBIs. International: Participated in the 2013 World Port

Tournament, 2013 World Baseball Challenge, and 2013 East Asian Games.


CHIH-HSIANG LIN INF

Career: Drafted by Uni-President Lions in 2009, and won CPBL’s Gold Glove Award (2B) from 2014-16.

International: Participated in 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2009 World Port Tournament, 2009 Asian

Baseball Championship, 2009 Italian Baseball Week, 2009 Baseball World Cup, 2012 Asian Baseball

Championship and 2009 Asian Baseball Championship.


CHIH-SHENG LIN INF

Career: One of the most consistent power hitters in the CPBL in the last 10 years…led the league in home

runs in 2009 (31), 2010 (21), and 2012 (24) and RBIs in 2010 (79)…has reached double-digit home runs in

each of his 12 professional seasons in Taiwan…joined ChinaTrust Brothers as a free agent in 2016, signing

the biggest contract in league history. International: Participated in the 2001 World Port Tournament,

2001 Asian Baseball Championship, 2002 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2003 World Port Tournament, 2003

Baseball World Cup, 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2006 Asian Games, 2007 Baseball World Cup,

2007 Asian Baseball Championship, 2008 Olympic Qualifying and Olympics, 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2010

Asian Games, 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er and 2015 WBSC Premier 12…had the game-winning

hit in the gold medal match of the 2006 Asian Games and the home run leader in 2015 WBSC Premier12.


YI-CHUAN LIN INF

Career: Was drafted fi rst overall by the Sinon Bulls in 2007…won Regular Season MVP, Rookie of the Year,

Best First Baseman and the Gold Glove Award after his rookie season in 2009…has been league MVP in

2009, 2013-14…broke the league record with 46 doubles in 2012…fastest player to reach 1,000 career hits

in CPBL history (744 games). International: Participated in the 2005 Asian Baseball Championship, 2005

Italian Baseball Week, 2005 Baseball World Cup, 2006 Intercontinental Cup, 2007 World Port Tournament,

2007 Baseball World Cup , 2007 Italian Baseball Week, 2008 Olympic Qualifying, 2008 Haarlem Baseball

Week, 2009 World Baseball Classic, 2010 Asian Games and 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, 2013 World

Baseball Classic, and 2015 WBSC Premier12.


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INFIELDERS CHINESE TAIPEI

SHENG-WEI WANG INF

Career: Drafted by the Brothers Elephants as the fi rst-overall pick in 2006…won CPBL’s Rookie of the Year

Award in 2008…led CPBL in stolen bases in 2008 (24) and ’09 (42)…won CPBL’s Gold Glove Award (SS)

in 2008, ’10-12, ’14-16. International: Participated in 2004 Haarlem Baseball Weeks, 2005 Asia Baseball

Championships, 2007 Italian Baseball Weeks, 2008 Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 2009 World

Baseball Classics, and 2012 Asia Baseball Championships.


OUTFIELDERS

CHENG-WEI CHANG OF

Career: Drafted by the Sinon Bulls in 2008 but was released after a short minor league stint…later joined

the Brother Elephants in 2009 and won CPBL’s Top Ten Players Award from 2010-16…won CPBL’s Gold

Glove Award in 2010 and ’14…led the CPBL in hits in 2011 (170) and ‘12 (172) and in batting average in

2011 (.351). International: Participated in the 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, 2012 Asian Baseball

Championship, 2013 World Baseball Classic, and 2015 WBSC Premier 12.


CHIH-HAO CHANG OF

Career: Drafted by the ChinaTrust Brothers in 2009 and quickly established himself as the team’s leader,

winning MVP of 2011 CPBL All-Star Game and led CPBL in stolen bases in 2012 (22)…won CPBL’s Gold

Glove Award (OF) in 2013…holds the league’s record in career triples with 54. International: Participated

in 2007 Italian Baseball weeks, 2009 World Port Tournament, 2009 Asian Baseball Championship, and 2015

WBSC Premier12.


CHIN-LUNG HU OF

Career: Was signed by the Dodgers as a shortstop in 2003 and was the MVP of the 2006 MLB All-Star Futures

Game…made his MLB debut on September 1, 2007, launching a solo home run in his second at-bat, making

him the fi rst Taiwanese position player to hit a home run in the Majors…signed with EDA Rhinos of the

Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2013…is currently serving as the league’s head of the players’

union. International: Played for Chinese Taipei in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, 2006 Asian Games, 2007

Asian Baseball Championship, and 2010 Asian Games.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBFubon CPBL .373 327 73 122 10 55 10 MLB Career .176 214 193 27 2 18 4

KUO-HUI KAO OF

Career: Signed by the Seattle Mariners in 2006…returned to Taiwan after six seasons in the minor leagues…

was drafted by EDA Rhinos in 2012…led the league in homers in 2014 (18), ‘15 (39) and ‘16 (34)…was the

fastest player to reach 100 career home runs in CPBL history (364 games, 1,364 at-bats). International:

Participated in 2005 Baseball World Cup, 2007 Baseball World Cup, 2008 Olympic Qualifying and Olympics,

2010 XVII IBAF Intercontinental Cup and Asian Games, 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2012 World Baseball Classic

Qualifi er, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2012 Asian Baseball Championship and 2015 WBSC Premier12.


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OUTFIELDERS CHINESE TAIPEI

CHE-HSUAN LIN OF

Career: Signed with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 after graduating from high school…was named MVP of

the 2008 All-Star Futures Game…was rated by Baseball America as the top defensive outfi elder in the Red

Sox system from 2008-10…made his MLB debut on April 14, 2012 against the Tampa Bay Rays…returned

to Taiwan and was drafted fi rst overall by the EDA Rhinos in 2015…his fi rst hit in the league was a grand

slam…was named Taiwan Series MVP in 2015. International: Participated in the 2006 IBAF AAA Baseball

World Cup, 2008 Olympic Qualifi er, and Olympics, 2009 World Baseball Classic, 2010 Intercontinental Cup

and 2010 Asian Games, 2013 World Baseball Classic…named to the All-Tournament Team as an OF in the

2010 Intercontinental Cup…hit .429 at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.


MLB Career .250 12 1 3 0 0 0

GUO-LONG LUO OF

Career: Drafted by the Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions in 2013…won CPBL’s Gold Glove Award (OF) in

2015 and ‘16…was named the most improved player in 2015, and tied a CPBL record of six hits in one

game (July 21, 2016). International: Participated in 2011 World Port Tournament, 2011 The Grand Forks

International Baseball Tournament, 2013 World Port Tournament, 2013 The Grand Forks International

Baseball Tournament, and 2013 East Asian Games.


INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

First Half W L T PCT GB

ChinaTrust Brothers 35 23 2 .603 –

Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions 29 31 0 .483 7

Lamigo Monkeys 27 31 2 .466 8

EDA Rhinos 27 33 0 .450 9

Second Half W L T PCT GB

EDA Rhinos 34 25 1 .576 –

ChinaTrust Brothers 33 27 0 .550 1.5

Lamigo Monkeys 26 33 1 .441 8

Uni-President 7-ELEVEn Lions 26 34 0 .433 8.5

Taiwan Series

EDA Rhinos defeated ChinaTrust Brothers, 4 games to 2.

Ta

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2016 CHINESE PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS

Asian Baseball Championship

1st place: 1983 (w/Japan & South Korea),

1987, 1989 (with Japan & South

Korea), 2001

2nd place: 1955, 1969, 1985 (w/South

Korea), 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012,

2015

3rd place: 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967,

1973, 1993, 1995, 1997,1999,

2007

4th place: 1954, 1975

5th place: 1971

Asian Games

1st place: 1990 (demo sport), 2006

2nd place: 2002, 2010, 2014

3rd place: 1994, 1998

Intercontinental Cup

3rd place: 1983, 2006

4th place: 1985, 1987, 1991, 2002, 2010

5th place: 1989, 1999

7th place: 1973, 1977, 1995

Olympic Games

2nd place: 1992

3rd place: 1984 (demo sport)

5th place: 2004, 2008

World Cup of Baseball

2nd place: 1984

3rd place: 1986, 1988, 2001

4th place: 1982, 2003

5th place: 1973

6th place: 1990, 1994

World Cup of Baseball (continued)

7th place: 1976

8th place: 1972, 1974, 2007, 2009

13th place: 2011

World Baseball Classic

1st round: 2006, 2009

2nd round: 2013

WBSC Premier 12

9th place: 2015

2009 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 2013 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

First Round (0-2)

March 6 (1) Korea 9, Chinese Taipei 0

March 6 (2) China 4, Chinese Taipei 1

First Round (2-1)

March 2 Chinese Taipei 4, Australia 1

March 3 Chinese Taipei 8, Netherlands 3

March 5 Korea 3, Chinese Taipei 2

Second Round (0-2)

March 8 Japan 4, Chinese Taipei 3

March 9 Cuba 14, Chinese Taipei 0

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2006 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC CHINESE TAIPEI

NAME BA SLG OBP G GS AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP

Chan, Chih-Yao .500 .500 .500 4 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chang, Cheng-Wei .000 .000 .000 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Chang, Chia-Hao .000 .000 .000 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Chang, Chien-Ming .360 .400 .429 7 7 25 1 9 10 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 5 0 1 0

Chang, Tai-Shan .182 .182 .250 3 3 11 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0

Chen, Chiang-Ho – – 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Chen, Feng-Min .333 .333 .500 3 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

Chen, Yung-Chi .273 .485 .294 8 8 33 6 9 16 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1

Cheng, Chang-Ming .167 .333 .167 3 1 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Chiang, Chih-Hsien .286 .286 .375 2 2 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Chou, Szu-Chi .200 .267 .333 5 5 15 1 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0

Hsieh, Chia-Hsien .429 .429 .500 3 3 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Hu, Ching-Lung .417 .583 .417 3 3 12 2 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Huang, Lung-Yi .000 .000 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Kao, Chih-Kang .294 .294 .333 6 5 17 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Kao, Kuo-Ching .000 .000 .000 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Kuo, Tai-Chi .000 .000 .333 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Kuo, Yen-Wen .294 .412 .278 7 6 17 2 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

Lee, Chen-Chang – – – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lin, Che-Hsuan .280 .360 .357 7 7 25 3 7 9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 6 0 1 1

Lin, Chih-Sheng .192 .308 .344 8 8 26 4 5 8 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 5 0 0 0

Lin, Han .000 .000 .500 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Lin, Hung-Yu .333 .444 .455 5 2 9 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

Lin, Wei-Chu .211 .316 .286 5 5 19 1 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1

Lin, Yi-Chuan .083 .083 .083 5 3 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

Pan, Wu-Hsiung .500 .500 .667 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

Peng, Cheng-Min .273 .409 .407 7 7 22 3 6 9 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 0

Wang, Sheng-Wei .000 .000 .000 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Yang, Chung-Shuo .000 .000 .000 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Yang, Dai-Kang .222 .389 .286 5 5 18 3 4 7 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1

Yang, Sen .000 .000 .000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Yeh, Chun-Chang .000 .000 .000 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chinese Taipei Team .252 .340 .330 10 10 318 33 80 108 19 0 3 28 6 2 7 31 2 66 3 3 8

Chinese Taipei Opponent .283 .432 .367 10 10 315 57 89 136 15 1 10 54 8 3 7 37 1 55 13 2 6

NAME W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV INN H AB R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BA

Chen, Hung-Wen 0 1 5.40 3 0 0 2 0 1 3.1 2 12 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 .167

Cheng, Kai-Wen 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Chiang, Chien-Ming 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250

Chu, Wei-Ming 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .200

Hsu, Chu-Chien 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400

Hsu, Wen-Hsiung 0 0 108.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 4 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .667

Huang, Chun-Chung 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667

Keng, Po-Hsuan 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .111

Kuo, Hong-Chih 0 1 14.40 6 0 0 2 0 0 5.0 9 24 8 8 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 .375

Lee, Chen-Chang 0 1 162.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 6 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .667

Liao, Yu-Cheng 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 11 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .273

Lin, En-Yu 0 1 2.45 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 13 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .231

Lin, Po-Yu 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 4 13 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .308

Lin, Yi-Hao 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –

Lin, Ying-Chieh 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Lin, Yu-Ching 0 0 15.43 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 10 4 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 .300

Lin, Yueh-Ping 0 1 5.79 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 17 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .235

Lo, Ching-Lung 0 1 3.86 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 16 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .188

Ni, Fu-Te 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 3 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .429

Pan, Wei-Lun 2 0 0.00 3 1 0 0 0 0 9.1 4 30 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 .133

Tsai, Ying-Feng 0 0 3.38 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 9 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .222

Tseng, Jen-Ho 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250

Tseng, Sung-Wei 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 12 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 .417

Wang, Chien-Ming 1 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 10 40 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 .250

Wang, Ching-Ming 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .357

Wang, I-Cheng 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Wang, Yao-Lin 0 0 20.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 .000

Yang, Chien-Fu 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 .000

Yang, Yao-Hsun 0 0 11.57 5 1 0 1 0 0 4.2 7 19 6 6 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 .368

Chinese Taipei Team 3 7 6.18 10 10 0 10 0 1 83.0 89 315 57 57 10 7 37 1 55 5 1 .283

Chinese Taipei Opponent 7 3 2.22 10 10 0 10 3 4 85.0 80 318 33 21 3 7 31 2 66 3 1 .252

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS

First Round (1-2)


March 4 Japan 14, Chinese Taipei 3 (Game 1)

March 4 Chinese Taipei 12, China 3 (Game 2)

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ISRAELIsrael Association of Baseball

P.O.B. 48159

P: 053-427-9940


W: http://www.baseball.org.il/en/

American immigrants started playing baseball in Israel in the 1970s soon after arriving to this country. In December 1986, the Israel

Association of Baseball (IAB) was formed as a non-profi t organization to develop and promote baseball in Israel. The IAB works to promote

baseball throughout Israel, in all areas of the country and in all cultural and socio-economic sections of the population. Trained coaches

throughout Israel work to teach the fundamentals of baseball.

Today, baseball is thriving in Israel and is no longer a sport for Americans only. Players who not very long ago had never heard of baseball are

successfully playing in the leagues throughout Israel. This year, thousands of players are taking part in Israel’s various leagues, and this number

grows every year.

There are fi ve leagues throughout the country – minor, juveniles, junior cadets, cadets, ponies and the premier league. Teams play in 16 centers

in Israel including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ra’anana, Modiin, Bet Shmesh, Kfar Saba, Hashmonaim, Tel Mond, Ginot Shomron, Even Yehuda, Yuvalim

and more.

The Israel Baseball League started in 2007, featuring six teams: The Bet Shemesh Blue Sox, the Modi’in Miracle, the Netanya Tigers, the Petach Tikva

Pioneers, the Ra’anana Express and the Tel Aviv Lightning.

The IBL has attracted some major-league managers, including veterans Art Shamsky, Ken Holtzman and Ron Blomberg. Dan Duquette, a

former general manager of the Red Sox and the Expos and current General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles, was the league’s director of player

development.

Every year, each league has its own championship with games running from March through to the end of June.

The IAB also runs courses for coaches and umpires to ensure that the coaches in Israel are up to date with the latest coaching techniques and

approaches. Most recently, all coaches in Israel were certifi ed as Double-Goal Coaches by the US-based Positive Coaching Alliance. Every year, the

IAB off ers intensive courses to certify umpires to offi ciate at all levels of baseball.

There are approximately 6 adult teams with 100 players and 72 youth teams with 900 players participating in baseball in Israel.

Baseball in Israel is enriched every year with ongoing exchanges between Israel and the US. In 2011, a special baseball Birthright tour visited Israel.

Coaches from overseas regularly come to Israel and off er enrichment to the players. The IAB constantly works to create new opportunities for local

players to be exposed to baseball around the world.

From the Juvenile (ages 10-12) and up, there are national teams that travel to tournaments in diff erent parts of the world every year and represent

Israel with pride. In 2011, teams traveled to the Czech Republic and to Italy. In 2012, teams traveled to the

Czech Republic and to the United States. Teams are chosen from the top players in each age group. Intensive training clinics are held for each group

in the months before the tournaments.

President

Peter Kurz


Margo Sugarman E: [email protected]


Larry Babcock E: [email protected]


ISRAEL’S BASEBALL HISTORY


WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Tuesday, February 28 – Sunday, March 5 in Seoul, South Korea

Exhibition Schedule


Thursday, March 2 2:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. KBO Gocheok Sky Dome

Saturday, March 4 2:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. KBO Gocheok Sky Dome

FIRST ROUND


Monday, March 6 6:30 p.m. 4:30 a.m. at Korea Gocheok Sky Dome

Tuesday, March 7 12:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Mon.) at Chinese Taipei Gocheok Sky Dome

Thursday, March 9 6:30 p.m. 4:30 a.m. vs. Netherlands Gocheok Sky Dome


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Pitchers (24) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SODylan Axelrod R R 5-10 195 30-Jul-85 Santa Baraba, CA New Orleans AAA 9-7 4.19 0 26 133.1 33 86Corey Baker R R 6-1 170 23-Nov-89 New City, NY Springfi eld AA 4-8 4.91 0 23 99.0 42 87 Memphis AAA 1-3 8.13 0 6 31.0 10 23 Totals 5-11 5.68 0 29 130.0 52 110Jeremy Bleich L L 6-2 215 18-Jun-87 New Orleans, LA Reading AA 4-2 4.14 1 29 41.1 14 23 Lehigh Valley AAA 0-0 0.00 0 1 1.0 0 1 Totals 4-2 4.14 1 30 42.1 14 24Richard Bleier* L L 6-3 215 16-Apr-87 Davie, FL New York Yankees MLB 0-0 1.96 0 23 23.0 4 13 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre AAA 2-3 3.72 1 12 58.0 11 25 Totals 2-3 2.79 1 35 81.0 15 38Craig Breslow* L L 6-0 190 8-Aug-80 New Haven, CT Miami MLB 0-2 4.50 0 15 14.0 4 7 New Orleans AAA 1-3 6.46 2 14 23.2 11 29 Round Rock AAA 0-0 13.5 0 3 2.0 2 0 Totals 1-5 6.13 2 32 39.2 17 36Danny Burawa R R 6-3 220 30-Dec-88 Riverhead, NY Gwinnett AAA 1-0 5.14 1 7 7.0 11 5 Mississippi AA 3-0 6.75 0 9 12.0 11 4 Totals 4-0 6.16 1 16 19.0 22 9Gabe Cramer R R 6-2 205 1-Nov-94 Santa Rosa, CA Lexington A 3-2 4.12 4 27 43.2 23 57Scott Feldman* L R 6-7 207 7-Feb-83 Kailua, HI Houston MLB 5-3 2.9 0 26 62.0 13 42 Toronto MLB 2-1 8.4 0 14 15.0 6 14 Totals 7-4 3.97 0 40 77.0 19 56Jake Fishman* L L 6-3 195 8-Feb-95 Newton, MA Bluefi eld ROK 0-1 4.8 0 7 15.0 4 13Brad Goldberg* R R 6-4 220 21-Feb-90 Cleveland, OH Charlotte AAA 3-5 2.84 10 43 50.2 23 44 Birmingham AA 0-0 1.5 0 4 6.0 3 7 Totals 3-5 2.70 10 47 56.2 26 51Tyler Herron R R 6-2 210 5-Aug-86 W. Palm Beach, FL Binghamton AA 2-6 6.32 0 11 57.0 17 45 Las Vegas AAA 1-0 2.70 0 1 6.2 3 7 Totals 3-6 5.94 0 12 63.2 20 52Jake Kalish S L 6-2 210 9-Jul-91 Red Bank, NJ Lexington A 0-0 2.38 1 5 11.1 1 13 Wilmington A+ 3-0 2.48 2 18 36.1 10 35 Totals 3-0 2.45 3 23 47.2 11 48Alex Katz L L 5-11 195 12-Oct-94 Manhasset, NY Kannapolis A 0-1 3.44 1 30 49.2 19 50 Winston-Salem A-High 0-0 1.69 1 4 5.1 5 7 Totals 0-1 3.27 2 34 55.0 24 57Kenny Koplove* R R 6-2 170 2-Aug-93 Philadelphia, PA Lakewood A-Full 0-1 15.43 0 10 11.2 14 9 Williamsport A-Short 0-1 3.76 0 16 26.1 14 24 Totals 0-2 7.34 0 26 38.0 28 33Dean Kremer R R 6-3 180 7-Jan-96 Stockton, CA Ogden Rookie 0-1 3.86 0 6 16.1 3 13 Great Lakes A 2-0 0.59 0 6 15.1 4 22 Totals 2-1 2.27 0 12 31.2 7 35Jared Lakind* L L 6-2 205 9-Mar-92 Cypress, TX Altoona Curve AA 5-1 2.59 7 47 66.0 28 62Shlomo Lipetz R R 6-4 220 11-Feb-79 Tel Aviv, ISR Israel Assoc. of Baseball IAB Statistics Not Available Jason Marquis L R 6-1 220 21-Aug-78 Manhasset, NY Did not playTroy Neiman R R 6-6 230 13-Nov-90 Castaic, CA Modesto A+ 7-4 3.55 2 45 71.0 23 83RC Orlan R L 6-0 185 28-Sep-90 Glen Allen, VA Potomac A+ 5-6 3.93 9 41 52.2 46 46Ryan Sherriff * L L 6-1 185 25-May-90 Culver City, CA Memphis Redbirds AAA 7-1 2.84 3 49 66.2 23 55Zach Thornton R R 6-3 215 19-May-88 Los Angeles, CA Las Vegas AAA 0-3 7.03 0 35 39.2 15 25Joey Wagman L R 6-0 185 25-Jul-91 Danville, CA Stockton A+ 4-6 3.67 2 33 76.0 21 78 Midland AA 1-1 6.38 0 4 18.1 4 9 Totals 5-7 4.20 2 37 94.1 25 87Josh Zeid R R 6-4 220 24-Mar-87 New Haven, CT Binghamton AA 4-4 3.98 0 9 54.1 26 40 Las Vegas AAA 3-2 5.54 0 7 37.1 18 33 Totals 7-6 4.61 0 16 91.2 44 73

Catchers (2) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBRyan Lavarnway R R 6-4 240 7-Aug-87 Burbank, CA New Hampshire AA .262 233 33 61 6 38 1 Gwinnett AAA .276 98 7 27 0 10 0 Totals .269 331 40 88 6 48 1Nick Rickles R R 6-3 220 2-Feb-90 Fort Lauderdale, FL Harrisburg AA .227 88 9 20 4 10 0 Syracuse AAA .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 Totals .239 92 9 21 4 10 0

Infi elders (6) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBScott Burcham R R 5-11 185 17-Jun-93 La Quinta, CA Asheville A .271 207 25 56 2 22 7Ike Davis L L 6-4 220 22-Mar-87 Edina, MN New York (AL) MLB .214 14 2 3 0 1 0 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre AAA .217 92 11 20 5 16 0 Round Rock AAA .268 142 21 38 4 25 0 Totals .243 234 32 58 9 41 0Cody Decker R R 5-11 217 17-Jan-87 Santa Monica, CA Albuquerque AAA .208 53 6 11 2 4 0 Omaha AAA .278 18 4 5 3 5 0 Portland AA .232 233 39 54 14 37 1 Totals .239 304 49 70 19 46 1Nate Freiman R R 6-8 245 31-Dec-86 Washington, DC Syracuse AAA .154 26 3 4 0 1 0 Portland AA .277 311 39 86 11 61 0 Totals .216 337 42 90 11 62 0Ty Kelly S R 6-0 180 20-Jul-88 Dallas, TX New York MLB .241 58 9 14 1 7 0 Las Vegas AAA .328 271 45 89 2 35 5Tyler Krieger S R 6-2 170 16-Jan-94 Laguna Hills, CA Lake County A .313 262 51 82 3 35 15 Lynchburg A+ .282 220 33 62 2 23 6 Totals .299 482 84 144 5 58 21

Outfi elders (4) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBZach Borenstein L R 6-0 225 23-Jul-90 Arlington Hts, IL Reno AAA .272 357 57 97 9 57 15Blake Gailen L L 5-9 180 27-Mar-85 Verdugo Hills, CA Lancaster Indep. .280 157 25 44 4 21 1Sam Fuld L L 5-9 180 20-Nov-81 Durham, NH Did not playMike Meyers R R 6-1 190 28-Dec-93 Las Vegas, NV Salem A+ .272 419 53 114 4 66 26


FULL ROSTER

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MANAGERS AND COACHES ISRAEL

JERRY WEINSTEIN MANAGER

Born: November 9, 1943 Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA

Career: Played collegiately for UCLA…will serve as the manager of the Hartford Yard Goats (Double-A) in

the Colorado Rockies organization in 2017…was previously the head coach of Sacramento City College,

leading the school to 831 wins over 23 seasons and an NJCAA Championship…coached the United States to

a Gold Medal at the 2005 Maccabiah games…also was part of the Rockies Player Development Department

from 2012-16…managed Israel during the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er, leading the team to a

perfect 3-0 record.

TOM GAMBOA COACH

Career: Formerly coached fi rst base for the Kansas City Royals and third base for the Chicago Cubs…has also

served as Minor League Field Coordinator for the Cubs and San Diego Padres…most recently managed the

Brooklyn Cyclones (A-Short) in 2016 and was the bench coach for Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic

qualifi er.

ANDREW LORRAINE COACH

Career: Currently a pro scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates…played college baseball at Stanford University

where he was Pac-10 All Southern Pitcher of the Year his senior year…drafted in the 4th round in the

1993 Major League Baseball Draft by the California Angels…played in the Majors from 1994-2002 with

the Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and

Milwaukee Brewers…served as the pitching coach for Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er.

ALON LEICHMAN COACH

Career: Currently working for the Seattle Mariners as their Coordinator of Organizational Learning…played

collegiately at Cypress College and the University of California San Diego…was a member of Israel’s 2013

World Baseball Classic Qualifying team.

PATRICK DOYLE COACH

Career: Earned a scholarship to Fresno State and went on to play in the Boston Red Sox organization for

two years before playing another seven years for the semi-professional Lodi Guild Winemasters…was

head coach at Delta College from 1977-2000, leading them to the playoff s 17 times…worked for MLB

international from 1993-2001 as a coach, coordinator and envoy, helping construct baseball fi elds and

working with players and coaches in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa…was the regional coordinator

for Africa and Europe as well as the coordinator of International coaching programs.

NATE FISH COACH

Career: Played college baseball at the University of Cincinnati…represented the United States twice in the

Maccabiah Games, winning gold in 2005 and silver in 2009…was the bullpen catcher for Israel during the

World Baseball Classic qualifi er in 2013…served as the fi rst base coach for Israel in the 2017 World Baseball

Classic qualifi er.

DAN ROOTENBERG COACH

Career: Played college baseball at the University of Binghamton and professionally in the Frontier League

and Swiss Professional League…from 1997-2004, helped the Swiss Champion, Zurich Barracudas, win

three medals in the European Cup Championships…served as the physical therapist and strength and

conditioning coach for Israel in the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er.

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PITCHERS ISRAEL

DYLAN AXELROD RHP

Career: Former Major League pitcher, spent 2011-13 with the Chicago White Sox and 2014-15 with the

Cincinnati Reds)…drafted in the 30th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University

of California, Irvine…will be making his fi rst appearance for Team Israel in this year’s World Baseball

Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SONew Orleans AAA 9-7 4.19 0 26 133.1 33 86 MLB Career 9-15 5.27 0 59 28.2 85 164

COREY BAKER RHP

Career: Ended his career with the University of Pittsburgh as the all-time leader in wins (24)…was drafted

by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 49th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. International:

Pitched for Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, recording a win over Brazil while throwing

5.0 shutout innings.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSpringfi eld AA 4-8 4.91 0 23 99.0 42 87Memphis AAA 1-3 8.13 0 6 31.0 10 23 Totals 5-11 5.68 0 29 130.0 52 110

JEREMY BLEICH LHP

Career: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft (44th

overall) out of Stanford University…has played for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and the Philadelphia

Phillies. International: Pitched for Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOReading AA 4-2 4.14 1 29 41.1 14 23Lehigh Valley AAA 0-0 0.00 0 1 1.0 0 1 Totals 4-2 4.14 1 30 42.1 14 24

DANNY BURAWA RHP

Career: Selected by the New York Yankees in the 12th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of

St. Johns University…later appeared in games for the Yankees and Atlanta Braves in 2015.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOGwinnett AAA 1-0 5.14 1 7 7.0 11 5Mississippi AA 3-0 6.75 0 9 12.0 11 4 Totals 4-0 6.16 1 16 19.0 22 9 MLB Career 0-0 6.23 0 13 13.0 5 11

GABE CRAMER RHP

Career: Attended Stanford University before signing a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals

in 2015…pitched for the Lexington Legends (Single-A) in 2016 while recording 57 strikeouts in 43.2

innings pitched.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLexington A 3-2 4.12 4 27 43.2 23 57

TYLER HERRON RHP

Career: Was drafted in the 1st round (St. Louis Cardinals) in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft…pitched

for the Binghamton Mets (Double-A) and Las Vegas 51’s (Triple-A) in 2016…was a member of the 2017

World Baseball Classic qualifi er team for Israel.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOBinghamton AA 2-6 6.32 0 11 57.0 17 45Las Vegas AAA 1-0 2.70 0 1 6.2 3 7 Totals 3-6 5.94 0 12 63.2 20 52

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PITCHERS ISRAEL

JAKE KALISH LHP

Career: Drafted in the 32nd round out of George Mason University by the Kansas City Royals in 2015…

pitched to the tune of a 2.45 ERA with 48 strikeouts and 11 walks in 47.2 innings in 2016…brother of Ryan

Kalish, former outfi elder for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLexington A 0-0 2.38 1 5 11.1 1 13Wilmington A+ 3-0 2.48 2 18 36.1 10 35 Totals 3-0 2.45 3 23 47.2 11 48

ALEX KATZ LHP

Career: Drafted in the 27th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft out of St. Johns University…was

part of the 2015 St. Johns Big East Regular Season and Tournament Championship team…was on the roster

for Israel during the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOKannapolis A 0-1 3.44 1 30 49.2 19 50Winston-Salem A+ 0-0 1.69 1 4 5.1 5 7 Totals 0-1 3.27 2 34 55.0 24 57

DEAN KREMER RHP

Career: Israeli-American professional baseball player in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization…became

the fi rst Israeli drafted by a Major League team, going to the Dodgers in the 14th round of the 2016 Major

League Baseball Draft…pitched for Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOOgden Rookie 0-1 3.86 0 6 16.1 3 13Great Lakes A 2-0 0.59 0 6 15.1 4 22 Totals 2-1 2.27 0 12 31.2 7 35

SHLOMO LIPETZ RHP

Career: Israeli native was a member of the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifi er team for Israel…has

appeared in numerous international competition, such as the 2008 and 2011 European Championship

Qualifi ers and the 2014 and 2015 C-level and B-level European Championship series.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOIsrael Association of Baseball IAB Statistics Not Available

JASON MARQUIS RHP

Career: Amassed 124 wins over a 15-year Major League Baseball career…played for Atlanta, St. Louis,

Chicago-NL, Colorado, Washington, Arizona, Minnesota, San Diego and Cincinnati…was part of the 2006

World Series Champion Cardinals…voted a National League All-Star with Colorado in 2009…also excelled

with the bat, winning a Silver Slugger Award in 2005…was a part of the Israel 2013 and 2017 World

Baseball Classic qualifi er teams.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SO Did Not Play MLB Career 124-118 4.61 1 377 1968.1 769 1174

TROY NEIMAN RHP

Career: Spent the 2016 season with Modesto Nuts (Class A- Advanced) of the Colorado Rockies

organization…threw 71.0 innings while recording a 3.55 ERA and 83 strikeouts…was a member the 2017

World Baseball Classic Qualifi er team for Israel.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOModesto A+ 7-4 3.55 2 45 71.0 23 83

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PITCHERS ISRAEL

RC ORLAN LHP

Career: Drafted in the 32nd round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft by the Washington Nationals out

of the University of North Carolina…has pitched across three levels of the Nationals organization to date,

most recently wrapping up the 2016 season with the Potomac Nationals (A-Advanced…recorded a 3.93 ERA

across 52.2 innings…was a part of the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er for Israel.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOPotomac A+ 5-6 3.93 9 41 52.2 46 46

ZACH THORNTON RHP

Career: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of

Oregon …notched 16 saves in 48 appearances for A+ Stockton in 2012, striking out out 70 and walking

only 17 hitters in 53.2 IP...spent the 2016 season with the Las Vegas 51’s (Triple-A) of the New York Mets

organization.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLas Vegas AAA 0-3 7.03 0 35 39.2 15 25

JOEY WAGMAN RHP

Career: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 17th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft…

was a member of the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er for Israel and pitched for the Stockton Ports

(A-Advanced) and Midland RockHounds (AA) during the 2016 season.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOStockton A+ 4-6 3.67 2 33 76.0 21 78Midland AA 1-1 6.38 0 4 18.1 4 9 Totals 5-7 4.20 2 37 94.1 25 87

JOSH ZEID RHP

Career: Drafted in the 10th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies…

was named the MiLB Best Reliever (Class A – Full Season) Award in 2010…was part of the trade that sent

Outfi elder Hunter Pence to the Phillies…played professionally for the Houston Astros in 2013-14…pitched

for Israel in the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOBinghamton AA 4-4 3.98 0 9 54.1 26 40Las Vegas AAA 3-2 5.54 0 7 37.1 18 33 Totals 7-6 4.61 0 16 91.2 44 73

CATCHERS

RYAN LAVARNWAY C

Career: Won the NCAA batting title in 2007 with a .467 average … slugged .873 that season…set the Ivy

League record with a 25-game hitting streak in ‘07 and set the all-time career Ivy League home run record

with 33…was drafted out of Yale University in 2008 by the Boston Red Sox in the 6th round…played for

Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er and started three games at catcher…has played for the

Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNew Hampshire AA .262 233 33 61 6 38 1Gwinnett AAA .276 98 7 27 0 10 0 Totals .269 331 40 88 6 48 1

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CATCHERS ISRAEL

NICK RICKLES C

Career: Attended Stetson University…was drafted in the 14th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball

Draft by the Oakland Athletics…played for Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBHarrisburg AA .227 88 9 20 4 10 0Syracuse AAA .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 Totals .239 92 9 21 4 10 0

INFIELDERS

SCOTT BURCHAM INF

Career: Drafted in the 25th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft out of Sacramento State…started

at shortstop for Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er and batted .455…played for the Asheville

Tourists (Class-A) in 2016…fi nished the season on a tear, going 17-for-35 over his fi nal 10 games, good for

a .486 batting average.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBAsheville A .271 207 25 56 2 22 7

IKE DAVIS INF

Career: Drafted in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 2008 Draft by the New York Mets…was the 2009 Mets

Organizational Player of the Year batting .288 with a .371 OBP and .467 SLG…set a Mets rookie record for

total bases in 2010…was fi fth-best in the National League in 2012 with 32 home runs…has played for the

Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNew York (AL) MLB .214 14 2 3 0 1 0Scranton/Wilkes-Barre AAA .217 92 11 20 5 16 0Round Rock AAA .268 142 21 38 4 25 0 Totals .243 234 32 58 9 41 0 MLB Career .239 2076 260 496 81 291 7

CODY DECKER INF

Career: Played college baseball at UCLA…led the Pac-10 in home runs (21) during his senior year in 2009…

fi nished his college career 7th on UCLA’s all-time home run list with 47…was drafted in the 22nd round in

2009 by the San Diego Padres … played for Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er…made his

Major League debut in September of 2015…is currently a member of the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBAlbuquerque AAA .208 53 6 11 2 4 0Omaha AAA .278 18 4 5 3 5 0Portland AA .232 233 39 54 14 37 1 Totals .239 304 49 70 19 46 1 MLB Career .000 11 0 0 0 1 0

NATE FREIMAN INF

Career: Attended Duke University, graduating in 2009…was a fi rst baseman and catcher on the Duke

Blue Devils baseball team…holds the school’s all-time career home run record (43) and his .356 career

batting average is the second-highest in school history…drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round

of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft…made his Major League debut on April 3, 2013 for the Oakland

Athletics…voted American League Rookie of the Month for May 2013.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBSyracuse AAA .154 26 3 4 0 1 0Portland AA .277 311 39 86 11 61 0 Totals .216 337 42 90 11 62 0 MLB Career .256 277 22 71 9 39 0

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INFIELDERS ISRAEL

TY KELLY INF

Career: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round of the 2009 Draft…was a 2012 MiLB.com

Organization All-Star, leading all Orioles minor leaguers in hits, batting average and total bases…signed

a minor league contract with the New York Mets in 2015, making his Major League debut with the Mets on

May 24, 2016, starting at third base.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNew York (NL) MLB .241 58 9 14 1 7 0Las Vegas AAA .328 271 45 89 2 35 5 MLB Career .241 58 9 14 1 7 0

TYLER KRIEGER INF

Career: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft out of

Clemson University…made his professional debut in 2016 with the Lake County Captains (Class A) and was

promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats (A-Advanced) where he fi nished the 2016 season batting .299 with 5

home runs, 58 RBI and 21 stolen bases.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBLake County A .313 262 51 82 3 35 15Lynchburg A+ .282 220 33 62 2 23 6 Totals .299 482 84 144 5 58 21

OUTFIELDERS

ZACH BORENSTEIN OF

Career: Played collegiately at Eastern Illinois University before being drafted in the 23rd round of the 2011

Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Angels…was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in

2014…played for the Triple-A Reno Aces in 2016, batting .272 with 9 homers and 57 RBI…International:

Was a member of the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBReno AAA .272 357 57 97 9 57 15

SAM FULD OF

Career: Attended Stanford University before being drafted in the 10th round by the Chicago Cubs in 2004…

made his Major League debut with the Cubs in 2007 and was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010…has

also played for the Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SB Did Not Play

MLB Career .227 1354 177 308 12 112 67

BLAKE GAILEN OF

Career: Played for the Lancaster Barnstormers in 2016 of the Independent League, batting .280 and getting

on base at a .354 clip…previously played in Double-A in the Los Angeles Angels system and in Triple-A for

the Toronto Blue Jays. International: Was a part of the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifi er.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBLancaster Independent .280 157 25 44 4 21 1

MIKE MEYERS OF

Career: Taken in the 12th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft by the Boston Red Sox…

played the entire 2016 season with the Salem Red Sox (Advanced-A) hitting .272 with 66 RBI…went

26-for-31 in stolen base attempts. International: Played outfi eld for Team Israel during the 2017 World

Baseball Classic Qualifi er.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBSalem A-High .272 419 53 114 4 66 26

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KOREAKorea Baseball Organization

276 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu

Seoul, South Korea

P: 82-2-3460-4600

W: koreabaseball.com

Korea was fi rst introduced to baseball in 1905 through American missionary, Philip L. Gillet. Baseball was fi rst played

between schools and Christian groups as a friendly American pastime, and has now grown to be enjoyed by all Korean

social classes.

Major League Baseball toured Asia in 1922 and the city of Seoul started construction for a large baseball stadium just three

years later. Schools started using baseball as a platform to raise their image, boost morale, and promote unity throughout

the country. After World War II, competitive corporate leagues were formed along with popular high school, collegiate, and

amateur leagues.

The KBO (Korean Baseball Organization) was formed in 1981 with its fi rst season being played in 1982. The inaugural season

kicked off with six teams – Samsung, Lotte, MBC, OB, Haitai, and Sammi – in front of a sold out crowd in Dongdaemun

Stadium. Baseball’s popularity helped grow the KBO into eight teams in 1990, and again with two more expansion teams in

2011 and 2013.

Korean baseball also has a very strong presence on the international stage. Korea would win their fi rst Olympic medal in the

2000 Sydney Olympic Games by defeating Japan in the third place match. Korea’s fi rst gold medal came in the 2008 Beijing

Olympic Games after Korea defeated Cuba in the Championship round. Recently in 2015, Team Korea would defeat Team

USA in the fi nals to become WBSC Premier12 Champions. The youth level of Korean baseball also impresses with three world

championships in the Little League World series in 1984-85, and 2014.

In the fi rst World Baseball Classic, Korea would go on to win the bronze medal after falling to Team Japan in the semifi nals.

They would again perform well and win the silver medal in 2009 WBC after leading the tournament in RBI, runs, and shutouts.

Currently, two Korean players hold WBC tournament records in home runs (Seung Yeop Lee with 5 homeruns) and in RBIs(Tae-

kyun Kim with 11 RBI).

Head of Delegation

Hae Young Yang

Federation Media Relations Contacts

Jung Kyoun Moon E: [email protected]

Barney Yoo E: [email protected]


Eugene Koo E: [email protected]


KOREA’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Tuesday, February 28 – Sunday, March 5 in Seoul, South Korea

Exhibition Schedule


Thursday, March 2 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. KBO Gocheok Sky Dome

Saturday, March 4 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. KBO Gocheok Sky Dome

FIRST ROUND


Monday, March 6 6:30 p.m. 5:30 a.m. vs. Israel Gocheok Sky Dome

Tuesday, March 7 6:30 p.m. 5:30 a.m. at Netherlands Gocheok Sky Dome

Thursday, March 9 6:30 p.m. 5:30 a.m. at Chinese Taipei Gocheok Sky Dome



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FULL ROSTER

With all of the success Korea has had in baseball, the country would have its fi rst Major Leaguer in 1994 with Chan Ho Park

making his debut for the LA Dodgers. Fast forward 23 years, this past season alone there were 8 Korean players who played

in the 2016 MLB season.

Korea’s history in baseball contains over a century of events and accomplishments. After Korea’s fi rst experience with baseball

in 1905, it has now grown to become ranked third best in the world and will continue to grow in the future.

Pitchers (13) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SO

Woo-chan Cha L L 6-1 176 31-May-87 Gunsan, Korea Samsung KOR 12-6 4.73 0 24 152.1 65 120

Won-jun Chang L L 6-1 187 31-Jul-85 Seoul, Korea Doosan KOR 15-6 3.32 0 27 168.0 76 137

Sihwan Jang R R 6-1 209 1-Nov-87 Tae-an, Korea KT KOR 3-12 6.33 6 40 75.1 43 67

Hyun-seung Lee L L 5-11 192 11-Oct-83 Incheon, Korea Doosan KOR 1-4 4.84 25 56 57.2 17 41

Chang-yong Lim R R 6-0 181 4-Jun-76 Kwangju, Korea KIA KOR 3-3 4.37 15 34 35.0 10 38

Jungwoo Lim R R 6-0 198 2-Apr-91 Iksan, Korea LG KOR 3-8 3.82 28 67 70.2 36 87

Seunghwan Oh R R 5-10 202 15-Jul-82 Jeong-Eub Si, Korea St. Louis MLB 6-3 1.92 19 76 79.2 18 103

Hee-soo Park L L 6-1 207 13-Jul-83 Daejeon, Korea SK KOR 4-5 3.29 26 51 54.2 26 37

Dae-eun Rhee R R 6-2 190 23-Mar-89 Seoul, Korea Chiba Lotte NPB 0-0 7.20 0 3 5.0 4 2

Changmin Sim R R 6-1 216 1-Feb-93 Pohang, Korea Samsung KOR 2-6 2.97 25 62 72.2 26 76

Jonghyun Won R R 5-11 209 31-Jul-85 Gunsan, Korea NC KOR 3-3 3.18 3 54 70.2 18 75

Kyumin Woo R R 6-1 183 21-Jan-85 Seoul, Korea LG KBO 6-11 4.91 0 24 132.0 36 81

Hyun-jong Yang L L 6-0 201 1-Mar-88 Kwangju, Korea KIA KOR 10-12 3.68 0 31 200.1 77 146

Catchers (2) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SB

Taegun Kim R R 6-0 214 30-Dec-89 Busan, Korea NC KBO .232 340 37 79 1 30 0

Euiji Yang R R 5-11 188 5-Jun-87 Kwangju, Korea Doosan KBO .323 381 65 123 20 72 4

Infi elders (8) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SB

Kyoung-min Hur R R 5-10 152 26-Aug-90 Kwangju, Korea Doosan KBO .286 528 96 154 7 81 6

Ha-seong Kim R R 5-11 181 17-Oct-95 Bucheon, Korea Nexen KBO .281 526 92 148 20 84 28

Jaeho Kim R R 6-0 165 21-Mar-85 Seoul, Korea Doosan KBO .310 416 69 129 7 78 8

Taekyun Kim R R 6-1 243 29-May-82 Cheonan, Korea Hanhwa KBO .365 529 94 193 23 136 1

Dae Ho Lee R R 6-4 250 21-Jun-82 Busan, Korea Seattle MLB .253 292 33 74 14 49 0

Jaewon Oh L R 6-1 187 9-Feb-85 Seoul, Korea Doosan KBO .272 416 68 113 5 58 13

Suk-min Park R R 5-10 220 22-Jun-85 Daegu, Korea NC KBO .307 427 77 131 32 104 2

Geonchang Seo R R 5-10 185 22-Aug-89 Kwangju, Korea Nexen KBO .325 560 111 182 7 63 26

Outfi elders (5) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SB

Hyoung-woo Choi L R 5-11 234 16-Dec-83 Jeonju, Korea Samsung KBO .376 519 99 195 31 144 2

Yongkyu Lee L L 5-9 154 26-Aug-85 Gunsan, Korea Hanhwa KBO .352 452 98 159 3 41 21

Byung-hun Min R R 5-10 172 10-Mar-87 Seoul, Korea Doosan KBO .325 511 98 166 16 87 9

Kunwoo Park R R 6-1 176 8-Sep-90 Seoul, Korea Doosan KBO .335 484 95 162 20 83 17

Ah-seop Son L R 5-9 185 18-Mar-88 Busan, Korea Lotte KBO .323 575 118 186 16 81 42

KOREA’S BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED KOREA

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MANAGERS AND COACHES KOREA

IN SIK KIM MANAGER

Born: May 1, 1945 Birthplace: Seoul, Korea

Career: Competed under Crown Beer, Hanil Bank and South Korean Marine Corps before the Korean League

was established…managed the Doosan Bears to three Korean Series Championships…also managed for the

Raiders and Hanhwa Eagles in the KBO…led the Korean national team in the 2002 Asian Games, the 2006 and

‘09 World Baseball Classic and in the 2015 WBSC Premier12.

SOONCHUL LEE COACH

Career: Played for both Haitai Tigers and the Samung Lions…won a Rookie of the Year Award…is a fi ve-

time Golden Glove Award recipient as a third baseman and outfi elder…managed the LG Twins from 2003-

06…is currently an analyst for SBS Sports.

DONGYUL SON COACH

Career: Pitched for the Haitai Tigers and Chunichi Dragons…pitched to a career mark of 146-40 with a 1.70

ERA in the KBO…earned the pitcher’s Triple Crown (wins, strikeouts, ERA) in four separate seasons in the

KBO…managed the Samsung Lions to two Korean Series Championships.

JINWOO SONG COACH

Career: Pitched all 21 seasons under the Eagles (Binggrae and Hanhwa) while recording a league-record

210 wins, 2048 strikeouts, and 3,003.0 innings…jersey number (21) has been retired by the Eagles…

also won a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics and a gold medal in the 2002 Asian Games…is currently a

commentator for KBS N Sports.

DONG SOO KIM COACH

Career: Caught for the LG Twins (1990-99), Samsung Lions (2000-01), SK Wyverns (2002), Hyundai Unicorns

(2003-07), Woori Heroes (2008-09)…was named Rookie of the Year in 1990…was a six-time All-Star

(1991, 1995-99)…seven-time Gold Glove winner (1990, 1993-95, ‘97, ‘99, 2003)…appeared in 2,039

games as a player with a .263 batting average, 1,556 hits, 202 home runs, 871 RBI, 741 runs scored and 56

stolen bases…began his coaching career with the Nexen Heroes.

KWANGSOO KIM COACH

Career: Played all 11 professional seasons (1982-92) under the OB Bears as an infi elder…was part of the

gold medal-winning coaching staff during the 2015 WBSC Premier12 Baseball tournament and the 2008

Olympic Games in Beijing…currently coaching with the Hanhwa Eagles…previously coached with the

Doosan Bears.

PYUNG HO KIM COACH

Career: Played fi ve seasons in the KBO with the Ssangbool Raiders and the Haitai Tigers…was part of the

Championship teams in the 2015 WBSC Premier12 and with the Samsung Lions during their KBO Korean

Series championship run…is currently a coach under the NC Dinos.

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PITCHERS KOREA

WOOCHAN CHA RHP

Career: Has pitched all 11 career seasons under the Samsung Lions while winning fi ve championships…

has posted fi ve double-digit win seasons while also spending time in the bullpen recording 21 holds in

2011…led the league with 194 strikeouts in 2015…International: Asian Games 2014, 2015 WBSC

Premier12, 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSamsung KBO 12-6 4.73 0 24 152.1 65 120

WON-JUN CHANG LHP

Career: A former fi rst-round draft pick by the Lotte Giants…has posted seven double-digit win seasons

while with the Lotte Giants and Doosan Bears…started in and won back-to-back Korean Series titles (2015-

16)…International: 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2007 World Cup.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SODoosan KBO 15-6 3.32 0 27 168.0 76 137

SIHWAN JANG RHP

Career: Drafted by the Hyundai Unicorns with their fi rst-overall pick in the 2007 KBO Rookie Draft…has

also pitched for the Hyundai Unicorns and Nexen Heroes, and is now currently pitching for the KT Wiz who he

represented in the 2015 KBO All-Star Game.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOKT KBO 3-12 6.33 6 40 75.1 43 67

CHANGYONG LIM RHP

Career: Is the oldest player, at 40, to represent Korea in this year’s World Baseball Classic…pitched for the

Tigers and Samsung Lions in KBO while also spending time in NPB with Yakult Swallows, and MLB with

Chicago Cubs…led the KBO in saves in four diff erent seasons (1998-99, 2004, ‘15)…International: 2000

Olympics, Asian Games (1998, 2002, ‘14), 2009 World Baseball Classic, Asian Baseball Championship 2013.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOKIA KBO 3-3 4.37 15 34 35.0 10 38

MLB Career 0-0 5.40 0 6 5.0 7 5

JUNGWOO LIM RHP

Career: Drafted by the SK Wyverns in the fourth round of the 2011 KBO Rookie Draft…was traded to the LG

Twins where he had his breakout season in 2016 with a 3.82 ERA and recording 28 saves.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLG KBO 3-8 3.82 28 67 70.2 36 87

HYUN-SEUNG LEE LHP

Career: Started his career with the Hyundai Unicorns in 2006 and then was traded to the Doosan Bears…was

the closer for Doosan this past year and recorded 25 saves during their championship season…International:

Intercontinental Cup 2006, 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SODoosan KBO 1-4 4.84 25 56 57.2 17 41

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PITCHERS KOREA

SEUNGHWAN OH LHP

Career: Pitched nine seasons for the Samsung Lions…set the record for most saves in a season (47) and all-

time (277)…played two seasons with the Hanshin Tigers where he led the NPB league in saves twice…made

the move to MLB in 2016 where he recorded a 6-3 record with 19 saves and 14 holds out of the bullpen for the

Cardinals. International: World Baseball Classic (2006, ‘09, ‘13), 2008 Olympics, 2006 Asian Games.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSt. Louis MLB 6-3 1.92 19 76 79.2 18 103

MLB Career 6-3 1.92 19 76 79.2 18 103

HEESOO PARK LHP

Career: Made his debut in 2006 with the SK Wyverns…pitched as a relief pitcher and setup man beginning in

2011 where he had an ERA of 1.88…broke the KBO record of 32 holds in 2012, on his way to an 8-1 campaign

with 6 saves and 34 holds…International: Intercontinental Cup 2010, 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSK KBO 4-5 3.29 26 51 54.2 26 37

DAE-EUN RHEE RHP

Career: Spent seven seasons in the Chicago Cubs farm system before playing the last two seasons with the

Chiba Lotte Marines in the NPB…is currently serving his military service and pitching for the Police team…

during his 2015 season with Chiba Lotte, Rhee went 9-9 with 3.84 ERA. International: 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOChiba Lotte NPB 0-0 7.20 0 3 5.0 4 2

CHANGMIN SIM RHP

Career: Is the second-youngest player to represent Korea in a World Baseball Classic at age 23 (Haseong Kim

is the youngest)…notched a 2-6 record with 28 saves, 76 strikeouts and a 2.97 ERA in the 2016 season…

International: 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSamsung KBO 2-6 2.97 25 62 72.2 26 76

JONG-HYAN WON RHP

Career: Was drafted by the LG Twins in the 2006 KBO Rookie Draft…made fi rst-career appearance against

the KIA Tigers in 2014…posted a 3-3 mark with a 3.18 ERA, and 17 holds.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SONC KBO 3-3 3.18 3 54 70.2 18 75

KYUMIN WOO RHP

Career: Has pitched all 11 seasons with the LG Twins…was 50-47 with 65 saves and a career 3.55 ERA

while spending time as both a starter and a closer (through 2015)…broke a 10-year drought in complete

game shutouts for the LG Twins in 2014. International: Competed in Asian Games 2006 and 2015 WBSC

Premier12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLG KBO 6-11 4.91 0 24 132.0 36 81

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PITCHERS KOREA

HYUNJEONG YANG LHP

Career: Spent all 10 seasons with the KIA Tigers after being drafted with the second-overall pick in the 2007

KBO Rookie Draft…posted a 15-6 record with a league-leading 2.44 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 2015…owns

two gold medals from the Asian Games (2010, ‘14)…International: Asian Games (2010, ‘14).

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOKIA KBO 10-12 3.68 0 31 200.1 77 146

CATCHERS

TAEGUN KIM C

Career: Drafted in the fi rst round by the LG Twins during the 2008 KBO Amateur Draft…traded to NC Dinos

for expansion team in 2012…helped lead team to fi rst Korean Series birth in 2016…is a 4-time KBO All-

Star and was elected as starting catcher for the 2015 KBO All-Star Game.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNC KBO .232 340 37 79 1 30 0

EUIJI YANG C

Career: After being in the military service, Yang posted a .267 batting average with 20 home runs en route

to winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 2010…has won three Golden Glove Awards and two Korean

Series Championships…named Korean Series MVP in 2016…International: 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBDoosan KBO .323 381 65 123 20 72 4

INFIELDERS

KYOUNG-MIN HUR INF

Career: Was the 7th overall selection by the Doosan Bears in the 2009 KBO Amateur Draft…appeared in

all 144 games in 2016 season…was the starting third baseman with the Bears during two Korean Series

Championship titles…International: 2015 WBSC Premier12.


HA-SEONG KIM INF

Career: Is the youngest player to represent Korea…in his short career, he has been elected to two All-Star

teams in KBO and was the starter for both selections…had his best year in 2016 appearing in all 144 games

with a .281 batting average, 20 home runs, and 84 RBI.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNexen KBO .281 526 92 148 20 84 28

JAEHO KIM INF

Career: Spent all 11 seasons with the Doosan Bears as a shortstop while winning two Golden Glove

Awards…is the current captain of Doosan and is the national team captain for Korea in the World Baseball

Classic…led team to two Korean Series Championship victories…International: 2015 WBSC Premier12.


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INFIELDERS KOREA

TAEKYUN KIM INF

Career: Drafted in the fi rst round of Hanhwa Eagles out of high school in 2001…won the Rookie of the Year

Award with a .335 batting average and 20 home runs…played in NPB for two seasons under Chiba Lotta

Marines while helping the Marines to a Japan series Championship…returned to KBO and led the league

in average (.363) in his fi rst season back…International: World Baseball Classic (2006, ‘09, ‘13), Asian

Games 2010.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBHanhwa KBO .365 529 94 193 23 136 1

DAE HO LEE INF

Career: One of two players to win KBO Triple Crown and is the only player to win it twice (2006, ‘10)…set

a league record with nine consecutive games with a home run…signed with both the Orix Buff aloes (NPB)

and Seattle Mariners (MLB) as a free agent…signed with KBO’s Lotte Giants for 2017…International:

2008 Olympics, 2009 World Baseball Classic, Asian Games (2006, ‘10), 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBSeattle MLB .253 292 33 74 14 49 0

MLB Career .253 292 33 74 14 49 0

JAEWON OH INF

Career: Entered the KBO as a fi rst baseman drafted out of the 9th round in 2003…played all 10 of his

seasons with the Doosan Bears…took over the full-time second baseman role in 2010 and led the league in

steals in 2011 with 46…International: 2014 Asian Games, 2015 WBSC Premier12.


GEONCHANG SEO INF

Career: Debuted with LG Twins in 2008 and was later traded to the Heroes…won the Rookie of the Year

Award in 2012…is a two-time Golden Glove Award recipient…batted .370 with 201 hits and 48 stolen

bases en route to winning the KBO Most Valuable Player Award in 2014.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNexen KBO .325 560 111 182 7 63 26

SUK-MIN PARK INF

Career: Debuted with Samsung Lions in 2004…has won six Korean Series titles with the Lions…signed

with NC Dinos as free agent in 2016…is a two-time Golden Glove Award winner…was named the 2016

KBO Playoff Most Valuable Player.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNC KBO .307 427 77 131 32 104 2

OUTFIELDERS

HYOUNGWOO CHOI OF

Career: Debuted in 2002 with the Samsung Lions…departed the club in 2005 but later rejoined Samsung

in 2008…went on to win the KBO Most Valuable Player and Golden Glove during 2016 season…signed as

a free agent with the KIA Tigers for the 2017 season.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBSamsung KBO .376 519 99 195 31 144 2

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OUTFIELDERS KOREA

YONGKYU LEE OF

Career: Was drafted by the LG Twins in 2004…was traded to the Kia Tigers in 2005 to become their starting

outfi elder…won his fi rst league title with Kia in 2006, leading the league in hits (154)…also led the league

in steals (44) and runs (86)…a Gold Glove winner in 2006, ‘11-12…batted .481 with 13 hits, 4 RBIs, and

eight runs scored in nine games at the Beijing Olympics…International: 2006 and 2010 Asian Games,

2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBHanhwa KBO .352 452 98 159 3 41 21

BYUNGHUN MIN OF

Career: Has appeared in all 10 seasons with the Doosan Bears…had his best year in 2014 after posting

a .345 batting average with 12 home runs and 79 RBIs…won two Korean Series Championships (2015-

16)…won a gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games…International: Asian Games 2014, Intercontinental

Cup 2010, 2015 WBSC Premier12.


KUNWOO PARK OF

Career: A second-round draft pick in the KBO Amateur Draft…had a breakout year in his fi rst full season

this year with a .335 batting average, .394 OBP and a .550 SLG…clubbed 20 home runs over 162 hits…is

making his fi rst national team appearance in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.


AH-SEOP SON OF

Career: Is a former fourth-round draft selection…debuted with Lotte Giants in 2007…batted .326 in

2011, good for fi fth in the league…led the league with 158 hits in 2012 and was third overall with a .314

batting average…is a four-time Gold Glove Award winner…has won two Hits King Awards…was named

an All-Star in 2012 …set career highs in at-bats, games played and steals in 2016…International: 2013

World Baseball Classic, 2014 Asian Games, 2015 WBSC Premier12.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBLotte KBO .323 575 118 186 16 81 42

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TEAM W L T PCT GB

Doosan Bears 93 50 1 .650 –

NC Dinos 83 58 3 .589 9.0

Nexen Heroes 77 66 1 .538 16.0

LG Twins 71 71 2 .500 21.5

KIA Tigers 70 73 1 .490 23.0

SK Wyverns 69 75 0 .479 24.5

Hanhwa Eagles 66 75 3 .468 26.0

Lotte Giants 66 78 0 .458 27.5

Samsung Lions 65 78 1 .455 28.0

KT Wiz 53 89 2 .373 39.5

Korean Series

Doosan defeated NC Dinos, 4-0.

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION KOREA

2016 KOREAN BASEBALL ORGANIZATION FINAL STANDINGS

Asian Games

1st place: 2010


3rd place: 2009, 2012

IBAF World Cup

1st place: 1982

2nd place: 1980, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2005

3rd place: 1978, 1990

5th place: 1984, 2007

6th place: 1976, 2001, 2011

8th place: 1988, 2003

9th place: 2009


1st place: 1977

2nd place: 1985, 2002

4th place: 1981, 1989, 1995

5th place: 1983, 1991, 1993

6th place: 1975, 1987, 2010

7th place: 1999, 2006

Olympic Games

1st place: 2008

2nd place: 1996

3rd place: 2000

WBSC Premier 12

1st place: 2015


Finalist: 2009

Semi-Finalist: 2006

9th place: 2013


First Round (2-1)

March 2 Netherlands 5, Korea 0

March 4 Korea 6, Australia 0



First Round (3-1)


March 7 Japan 14, Korea 2

March 8 Korea 14, China 0

March 9 Korea 1, Japan 0

Second Round (2-1)

March 15 Korea 8, Mexico 2



Championship Round (1-1)

March 21 Korea 10, Venezuela 2



First Round (3-0)




Second Round (3-0)


March 13 Korea 7, United States 3




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Cho, In Sung .222 .222 .300 5 3 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0

Choi, Hee Seop .182 .364 .217 7 6 22 1 4 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0

Choi, Jeong .154 .154 .250 8 4 13 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0

Choo, Shin-Soo .188 .563 .409 7 6 16 5 3 9 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 1 1

Hong, Sung Heon .500 .750 .600 3 1 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jeon, Junwoo .333 .333 .333 3 2 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jeong, Keunwoo .200 .286 .282 12 11 35 9 7 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 6 2 0 1

Jeong, Seong .000 .000 .000 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

Jin, Kabyong .083 .083 .083 7 3 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

Kang, Jung Ho .222 .556 .222 3 3 9 1 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Kang, Minho .000 .000 .188 8 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0

Kim, Hyun Soo .350 .425 .458 12 12 40 6 14 17 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 1

Kim, Jae Gul – – 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0

Kim, Jong Kook .400 .600 .364 4 4 10 2 4 6 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0

Kim, Min Jae .273 .364 .333 4 3 11 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1

Kim, Sangsu .000 .000 .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kim, Taekyun .333 .611 .489 15 11 36 10 12 22 1 0 3 11 0 0 1 10 1 3 0 0 1

Ko, Young Min .308 .615 .400 7 1 13 4 4 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0

Lee, Bum Ho .297 .568 .357 14 12 37 6 11 21 1 0 3 9 0 1 1 3 0 10 0 0 1

Lee, Byung Hyu .192 .231 .207 7 7 26 4 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 0

Lee, Dae-Ho .345 .414 .474 12 9 29 3 10 12 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 8 0 2 0 0 1

Lee, Jin Young .184 .289 .262 18 10 38 3 7 11 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 4 1 9 1 0 2

Lee, Jong Beom .400 .640 .464 7 7 25 3 10 16 6 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0

Lee, Jong Wook .158 .158 .320 9 5 19 6 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 4 2 0 1

Lee, Seung .353 .882 .410 10 9 34 11 12 30 3 0 5 11 0 1 0 4 1 7 0 0 0

Lee, Taek Keun .167 .167 .444 7 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0

Lee, Yongkyu .231 .231 .417 12 9 26 5 6 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 7 0 2 2 1 1

Park, Jin Man .190 .190 .261 7 7 21 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 1

Park, Ki Hyuk .115 .192 .207 9 8 26 1 3 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 6 1 0 0

Park, Kyung Oan .087 .087 .192 9 8 23 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 1

Park, Yong Taik .250 .750 .250 4 0 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Son, Ahseop .250 .250 .400 2 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Son, Sihyun .000 .000 .000 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Song, Ji Man .400 .400 .400 3 2 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Korea Team .242 .383 .341 19 19 582 88 141 223 24 2 18 85 9 9 15 77 3 122 12 3 14

Korea Opponent .244 .327 .306 19 19 623 51 152 204 19 0 11 47 10 3 8 49 2 136 14 6 12


Bae, Yong Soo 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .286

Bong, Jung Keun 2 0 0.44 7 3 0 0 0 0 20.1 14 69 2 1 0 1 8 0 5 0 1 .203

Cha, Woochan 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Chang, Won Jun 0 0 4.91 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 17 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .353

Chong, Taehyun 0 0 2.84 8 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 5 24 2 2 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 .208

Chung, Jae Hun 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 .250

Im, Tae Hoon 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 2 0 0 3.1 5 12 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 .417

Jang, Wonsam 1 0 4.26 3 1 0 0 0 0 6.1 11 29 5 3 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 .379

Jong, Hyun Wook 1 0 1.74 5 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 8 38 2 2 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 .211

Jun, Byung Doo 0 1 4.50 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 .167

Kim, Byung-Hyun 1 0 5.79 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 18 3 3 1 1 2 0 7 1 0 .278

Kim, Kwanghyun 0 1 21.60 4 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 10 19 9 8 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 .526

Kim, Sun-Woo 0 0 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 16 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .438

Koo, Dae-Sung 1 0 1.13 5 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 6 30 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .200

Lee, Jae Woo 0 0 6.23 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.1 5 17 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 .294

Lee, Seung Ho 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .111

Lim, Chang-Yong 0 1 3.38 5 0 0 5 0 2 5.1 4 18 2 2 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 .222

Noh, Kyung Eun 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 14 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 .357

Oh, Seung Hwan 0 1 2.70 9 0 0 8 0 2 6.2 3 23 2 2 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 .130

Park, Chan Ho 0 0 0.00 4 1 0 3 0 3 10.0 7 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .200

Park, Heesoo 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .100

Park, Myung Hwan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 .000

Ryu, Hyun-Jin 1 0 2.57 5 2 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 26 2 2 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 .308

Seo, Jae 2 0 0.61 4 3 0 0 0 0 14.2 9 51 1 1 1 0 3 0 9 0 0 .176

Son, Min Han 2 0 2.45 3 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 6 27 2 2 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 .222

Son, Seunglak 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 9 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222

Song, Seung 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 14 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 1 .143

Yoon, Suk-Min 2 1 1.77 5 3 0 0 0 0 20.1 17 74 4 4 1 0 2 0 15 0 0 .230

Korea Team 14 5 2.48 19 19 0 19 5 7 167.0 152 623 51 46 11 8 49 2 136 4 2 .244

Korea Opponent 5 14 4.61 19 19 0 19 2 0 160.0 141 582 88 82 18 15 77 3 122 7 2 .242

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS KOREA

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NETHERLANDSKoninklijke Nederlandse Baseball

en Softball Bond

Postbus (P.O. Box) 2650

3430 GB Nieuwegein

P: +31 (0) 30-751-3650

W: www.knbsb.nl

The Kingdom of the Netherlands were fi rst introduced to baseball in 1905 by schoolteacher J.C. Grase upon his return from

a vacation in the United States, making it the second-oldest European baseball country behind Great Britain. Baseball’s

popularity grew steadily throughout the Netherlands. The Dutch National Team played its fi rst offi cial international

game in Heemstede on August 26, 1934, defeating Belgium by a score of 21-12.

The fi rst Haarlem Baseball Week was organized in 1961 as an ambitious marketing eff ort to bring more attention to the

sport. The tournament proved to be an overwhelming success. It has taken place on a biennial basis ever since. In July 2010 it

experienced its 25th Anniversary.

The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association KNBSB was established in 1971 with the goal of developing baseball at

all levels throughout the country. Pitcher Win Remmerswaal became the fi rst Netherlands-born player to reach the Major

Leagues, making his debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1979. Other players of Dutch ancestry to start in the Majors include Bert

Blyleven, Andruw Jones (Curaçao) and Sidney Ponson (Aruba). Since 2012, The Netherlands has up about 50 players taking

part at some level of American professional baseball.

The Dutch National team has qualifi ed for the Olympics in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. In Sydney (2000) it became the fi rst

team ever to beat Cuba at Olympic level. ‘Oranje’ (Orange) has won the European title 20 times.

The Dutch national team surprised the international baseball world by winning the gold medal during the 2011 World Cup in

Panama. The team of manager Brian Farley beat Cuba 2-1 in the fi nal.

The Netherlands participated in the fi rst two editions of the World baseball Classic. In 2006 they were eliminated in the fi rst

round, but they beat Panama 10-0 in a game that will be remembered by no-hitter of Shairon Martis. The Dutch stunned in

2009 by winning two games against favorite Dominican Republic and advancing to the second round. The Netherlands team

reached the 2013 WBC semi-fi nal after shocking the baseball world once again by beating Cuba twice to advance. Netherlands

President Federation Head

Ron Schel Gijs Selderijk


Seb Visser E: [email protected]


Dustin Morse E: [email protected]

GOVERNING BASEBALL ORGANIZATIONKINGDOM OF THE

KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS’ BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Wednesday, March 1 – March 6 in Seoul, South Korea

Exhibition Schedule


Friday, March 3 2:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. KBO Army Team Gocheok Sky Dome

Sunday, March 5 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. KBO Police Team Gocheok Sky Dome

FIRST ROUND


Tuesday, March 7 6:30 p.m. 4:30 a.m. vs. Korea Gocheok Sky Dome

Wednesday, March 8 6:30 p.m. 4:30 a.m. vs. Chinese Taipei Gocheok Sky Dome

Thursday, March 9 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Wed.) at Israel Gocheok Sky Dome



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Nelmerson Angela* L L 6-2 155 20-Feb-98 Willemstad, Cuw. DSL Mets Rookie 3-0 1.88 2 14 52.2 16 37

Mike Bolsenbroek R R 6-8 227 11-Mar-87 Apeldoorn, Ned. Buchbinder Bundesliga 4-1 1.56 1 12 63.2 12 72

Rob Cordemans R R 6-2 212 31-Oct-74 Schiedam, Ned. Amsterdam Koninklijke Did Not Play

Tom De Blok R R 6-3 227 8-May-96 Amstelveen, Ned. Amsterdam Koninklijke 5-0 0.88 5 26 41.0 11 43

Kevin Heijstek* R R 6-4 207 19-Apr-88 Dordrecht, Ned. Amsterdam Koninklijke 5-1 1.80 0 7 45.0 6 33

Lars Huijer R R 6-5 203 22-Sep-93 Haarlem, Ned. Hoofddorp Koninklijke 10-2 1.19 0 14 98.0 25 107

Kenley Jansen* S R 6-6 269 30-Sep-87 Willemstad, Cuw. Los Angeles MLB 3-2 1.83 47 71 68.2 11 104

Jair Jurrjens R R 6-1 201 29-Jan-86 San. Maria, Cuw. Uni-President CPBL 6-7 5.38 0 17 90.1 28 67

Kevin Kelly* R R 6-0 190 27-May-90 Willemstad, Cuw. Neptunus Koninklijke 2-0 0.29 4 19 31.1 7 40

Ruderly Manuel* R R 5-8 154 26-Aug-90 Curacao, Ned. Wildcats Curacao Statistics Not Available

Diegomar Markwell L L 6-1 251 8-Aug-80 Willemstad, Cuw. Neptunus Koninklijke 7-3 3.08 0 14 87.2 29 44

Shairon Martis R R 6-1 220 30-Mar-87 Willemstad, Cuw. Lincoln Indep. 9-8 3.34 0 24 121.1 31 93

Ryan Oduber* L L 5-11 140 16-Aug-97 Oranjestad, Aru. GCL Red Sox Rookie 4-1 2.43 1 12 33.1 6 30

DSL Red Sox Rookie (Dom.) 2-0 0.00 0 4 15.1 2 15

Totals 6-1 1.66 1 16 48.2 8 45

Mark Pawelek* L L 6-3 190 18-Aug-86 Springville, UT Did Not Play

Jim Ploeger L L 6-4 225 21-Jun-91 Almere, Ned. HCAW Koninklijke 6-5 3.00 0 14 84.0 37 76

Tom Stuifbergen R R 6-3 251 26-Sep-88 Breda, Ned. DSS Koninklijke 2-0 0.86 0 7 31.1 7 35

Juan Carlos Sulbaran R R 6-2 205 9-Nov-89 Willemstad, Cuw. Spring Field AA 5-10 5.24 0 28 146.0 55 116

Rick Van Den Hurk R R 6-6 231 22-May-85 Eindhoven, Ned. Fukuoka Nippon 7-3 3.84 0 13 82.0 15 92

Berry Van Driel* R R 6-6 214 26-Dec-84 ‘s-Gravenhage, Ned. Neptunus Koninklijke 0-0 2.18 1 18 20.2 7 20

Loek Van Mil R R 7-1 231 15-Sep-84 Oss, Ned. Neptunus Koninklijke 2-0 1.69 8 17 21.1 4 29

Orlando Yntema R R 6-3 180 21-Feb-86 Puerto Plata, Dom. Neptunus Koninklijke 10-1 1.20 0 13 89.2 23 75


Dashenko Ricardo R R 6-1 208 1-Mar-90 Willemstad, Cuw. Chinandega Venez. .404 94 14 38 2 26 1

Shawn Zarraga S R 6-2 255 21-Jan-89 Oranjestad, Aru. Tulsa AA .306 85 9 26 0 14 0

Oklahoma City AAA .167 48 5 8 0 2 0

Total .256 133 14 34 0 16 0


Xander Bogaerts R R 6-1 210 1-Oct-92 Oranjestad, Aru. Boston MLB .294 652 115 192 21 89 13

Yurendell Decaster R R 6-1 205 26-Sep-79 Brievengat, Cuw. Chinandega Nicaragua .328 125 33 41 7 29 4

Didi Gregorius L R 6-3 205 18-Feb-90 Amsterdam, Ned. New York (AL) MLB .276 562 68 155 20 70 7

Dwayne Kemp R R 5-8 160 22-Feb-88 Rotterdam, Ned. Neptunus Koninklijke .271 155 36 42 2 14 16

Jurickson Profar S R 6-0 190 20-Feb-93 Willemstad, Cuw. Texas MLB .239 272 35 65 5 20 2

Jonathan Schoop R R 6-1 225 16-Oct-91 Willemstad, Cuw. Baltimore MLB .267 615 82 164 25 82 1

Sharlon Schoop R R 6-2 190 15-Apr-87 Willemstad, Cuw. Bowie AA .214 140 17 30 1 7 0

Norfolk AAA .236 165 13 39 4 22 0

Total .226 305 30 69 5 29 0

Andrelton Simmons R R 6-2 200 4-Sep-89 Mondo Novo, Cuw. Los Angeles (AL) MLB .281 448 48 126 4 44 10

Curt Smith R R 5-11 205 9-Sep-86 Willemstad, Cuw. Lincoln Amer. Assoc. .331 314 50 104 17 60 0


Wladimir Balentien R R 6-1 220 2-Jul-84 Willemstad, Cuw. Tokyo Nippon .269 457 64 123 31 96 0

Christopher Garia S R 6-0 165 16-Dec-92 Willemstad, Cuw. Hickory A .238 126 19 30 4 13 11

Frisco AA .132 38 1 5 0 0 1

Total .213 164 20 35 4 13 12

Vaessen Dutch .429 14 4 6 0 2 3

Randolph Oduber R L 6-4 190 18-Mar-89 Paradera, Aru. Lincoln Amer. Assoc. .353 17 4 6 0 1 1

Kalian Sams R R 6-2 247 25-Aug-86 Den Haag, Ned. Quebec CanAm .277 224 40 62 12 41 10

Carmen Mex. .269 26 3 7 0 3 0


FULL ROSTER

manager Hensley Meulens said the game that allowed his team to advance “will go down as the biggest game in Dutch

history…so far.”

In the inaugural Premier12, Team Kingdom of the Netherlands fell to Team USA in the quarter fi nals and fi nished in 7th place,

just behind Cuba and Canada.

In the WBSC World Ranking, The Netherlands is in 7th place behind Cuba, United States, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei and

Canada.

KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS’ BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED NETHERLANDS

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MANAGERS AND COACHES NETHERLANDS

HENSLEY MEULENS MANAGER

Born: June 23, 1967 Birthplace: Willemstad, Curacao

Made his debut as manager at the 2013 World Baseball Classic…played parts of fi ve seasons with Yankees

(1989-93) before playing three seasons in Japan (1994-96)…returned to U.S. and had brief stints with

Montreal (1997) and Arizona (1998)…played with independent Newark in 1999…made Major League

debut in 1989…overall, batted .220 with 15 home runs and 53 RBI in 182 Major League contests…was

part of the coaching staff of the World Series-winning Giants three times…was the fi rst Curacaoan player to

play in Major League Baseball…speaks fi ve languages: English, Spanish, Dutch, Papiamento, and Japanese.

BERT BLYLEVEN COACH

Made his international coaching debut at the 2009 World Baseball Classic as pitching coach for the Dutch

National Team…returns for his third WBC…won two World Series as a pitcher with Pittsburgh (1979) and

Minnesota (1987) during his 22-year MLB career…compiled a 287-250 record over 692 games with a 3.31

ERA and 3,701 strikeouts in 4,970.0 innings pitched…is ranked fi fth on MLB’s career strikeout list, surpassing

200 strikeouts in a season eight diff erent times…tossed 242 complete games and 60 shutouts…inducted

to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.

SIDNEY DEJONG COACH

Won gold with the Netherlands National team at the 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2001 European Baseball

Championship, 2005 Czech Republic European Baseball Championship, and 2007 European Baseball

Championship…placed Gold in the 2006 and 2010 Intercontinental Cup, as well as the 2010 European

Baseball Championship…former catcher and fi rst baseman batted .332 lifetime in the Dutch League.

STEVE JANSSEN COACH

Former national coach of Belgium and manager of Neptunus (Rotterdam)…Dutch champion with Neptunus

in 2009…assists club manager Brian Farley as a pitching coach and was member of the coaching staff when

the Dutch national team won the Baseball World Cup in 2011 in Panama.

ANDRUW JONES COACH

A native of Willemstad, Curacao…is a fi ve-time All-Star...played for Atlanta, Los Angeles (NL), Texas,

Chicago (AL) and New York (AL)…an outstanding defender in center fi eld, winning 10 consecutive Gold

Glove Awards...was awarded the Silver Slugger Award and N.L. Hank Aaron Award in 2005 after leading the

Majors in homers and the N.L. in RBI…is currently a special assistant with the Braves.

WIM MARTINUS COACH

Came to Holland in 1984 and spent almost 25 years with Neptunus (Rotterdam)…batted .325 with 302 runs

scored and 419 RBI in 575 games with Neptunus, playing in the Holland Series 12 times…was head coach

of Sparta/Feyenoord in 2004…coached ADO (The Hague) in 2007 and returned to Neptunus as an assistant

coach in 2008…has been a coach for the Netherlands since 2006.

BEN THIJSSEN COACH

Has been on the Dutch National Team staff for numerous events such as the 2006, 2009 and 2013 World

Baseball Classics, the 2005, 2007 and 2009 World Cup and the 2006 Intercontinental Cup. Head coach of

Kinheim (Haarlem) from 2006-08, guiding them to back-to-back Holland Series titles in 2006 and 2007…is

a two-time Coach of the Year…coached third base during the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

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PITCHERS NETHERLANDS

MIKE BOLSENBROEK RHP

Career: Played in the Dutch Major League before playing for Santa Ana College in California…signed with

the Philadelphia Phillies after the team selected him in the 42nd round of the MLB Draft…played in the

minor league rookie and single-A levels from 2008-10…currently plays for the Buchbinder Legionaire

Regensburg in Germany…has won fi ve German championships with the Rosenberg Legionaires…threw

a perfect game against Greece in the European Championships in 2014.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOBuchbinder Bundesliga 4-1 1.56 1 12 63.2 12 72

ROB CORDEMANS RHP

Career: Made his pitching debut in 1994 in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse…has been tabbed the Hoofdklasse

Pitcher of the Year Award nine times (1999, 2002-03, ’05, ’08, ’11-13, ‘15)…has participated in the World

Baseball Classic in 2006, 2009, and 2013…is playing in his fourth WBC…is currently with Amsterdam

Pirates since 2010…helped the Netherlands beat Italy in the Premier 12 in 2015…was the fi rst four-time

baseball Olympian with appearances in 1996, 2000, ‘04, and ‘08.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SO

Did Not Play

TOM DE BLOK RHP

Career: Participated in the MLB European Academy in 2013, as well as the 2013 European Junior

Championship…was signed by the Seattle Mariners in August of that year…participated in the team’s

extended spring training in 2014, before voluntarily retiring a couple weeks later…has played for the

Amsterdam Pirates since 2015…served as a closer during the 2016 season in which he made 26 appearances

with fi ve saves and recorded a 0.88 ERA.


Amsterdam Koninklijke 5-0 0.88 5 26 41.0 11 43

LARS HUIJER RHP

Career: Was signed by the Seattle Mariners in 2011…played fi ve games in the Arizona League for the AFL

Mariners…played in the Rookie Appalachian League and the Everett AquaSox (Northwest League)…was

named Best Pitcher with Everett…joined the Vaessen Pioniers from Hoofddorp, where brother Swen plays…

has played for the team since 2015.


Hoofddorp Koninklijke 10-2 1.19 0 14 98.0 25 107

JAIR JURRJENS RHP

Career: Was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 2003…participated in the 2006

World Baseball Classic…became the fi rst pitcher from Curacao to reach the Major Leagues in 2007 while

with the Tigers…was traded to the Atlanta Braves and fi nished third in the voting for the 2008 N.L. Rookie

of the Year…signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Baseball League on February 13, 2016.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOUni-President CPBL 6-7 5.38 0 17 90.1 28 67

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DIEGOMAR MARKWELL LHP

Career: Pitched for seven years in the Toronto Blue Jays system from 1997-03…signed with the team for

$750,000 at the age of 16…is a cousin of Andruw Jones…participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics…

played in the 2006, 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics, as well as four World Cups…also participated

in the 2013 World Port Tournament, 2014 France International Baseball Tournament, 2014 Baseball

Championship, 2015 World Port Tournament, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2016

France International Baseball Tournament and the 2016 European Baseball Championship…has been

playing with the Curacao Neptunus since 2013.


Neptunus Koninklijke 7-3 3.08 0 14 87.2 29 44

SHAIRON MARTIS RHP

Career: Made his major league debut with the Washington Nationals on September 4, 2008 against the Atlanta

Braves…participated in the 2008 Olympics, 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classics and the 2011 World Cup…

made his debut in the Dutch national team with a no-hitter against Panama during the 2006 WBC.


Lincoln Indep. 9-8 3.34 0 24 121.1 31 93

JIM PLOEGER RHP

Career: Attended Laney College (2011-12) and the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2013-14)…has

played in the Dutch Major League since 2010…spent the 2016 season with the HCAW.


HCAW Koninklijke 6-5 3.00 0 14 84.0 37 76

TOM STUIFBERGEN RHP

Career: Signed with the Minnesota Twins in 2016…played in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics…

played in the Twins minor league system from 2007-13…has played for the Corendon Kinheim since 2014.


DSS Koninklijke 2-0 0.86 0 7 31.1 7 35

JUAN CARLOS SULBARAN RHP

Career: Signed with the Minnesota Twins as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dutch League in 2006…

started in 14 games for Fort Myers (Class A) in 2012 and posted a 6-7 record with 5.09 ERA. International:

Debuted with the Dutch national team in 2006…participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and 2009

and 2011 World Cups…pitched 4.0 shutout innings with three strikeouts against the Dominican Republic to

help the Netherlands advance to the second round of the 2009 Classic.


Spring Field MLB 5-10 5.24 0 28 146.0 55 116

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RICK VAN DEN HURK RHP

Career: Signed with the Florida Marlins as an international free agent in 2002…made his Major League

debut for the team in 2007, the same year he was selected to the All-Star Futures Game (receiving the

win)…signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) in 2013…in 2014, he

fi nished with a 13-4 win-loss record, a 3.18 ERA (lowest in the KBO that year) and a league high 80 strikeouts

over 152.2 innings pitched.


Fukuoka Nippon 7-3 3.84 0 13 82.0 15 92

LOEK VAN MIL RHP

Career: Debuted with the Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar in 2005 at the age of 20…signed a seven-year deal

as a non-drafted free agent in 2005 with the Minnesota Twins…spent time in their minor league system

before being traded to the Los Angeles Angels and later the Cleveland Indians in 2012…at 7 feet 1 inch, is

the tallest player in professional baseball…played in the 2013 World Baseball Classic along with the 2015

Premier 12 and 2016 European Baseball Championship.



ORLANDO YNTEMA RHP

Career: Signed by the San Francisco Giants when he was a 17-year-old…played fi ve years in the Minor

Leagues…was released in 2009 and played one season in the Italian League…played for UVV Utrecht from

2010-12 in the Dutch League before signing with Neptunus Rotterdam for 2013…debuted with the Dutch

national team in 2010…participated in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 France International Baseball

Tournament, 2014 European Baseball Championship, 2015 World Port Tournament, 2015 WBSC Premier12,

and 2016 France International Baseball Tournament.



CATCHERS

DASHENKO RICARDO C

Career: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Orioles in 2007…played in several minor league

systems through 2013 before moving to the Dutch Major League in 2014...spent last year with the Curacao

Neptunus…played in the 2009 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 France International

Baseball Tournament, 2014 European Championship, 2015 World Port Tournament, 2015 WBSC Premier12,

2016 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2016 France International Baseball Tournament, and 2016 European Baseball

Championship.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SB

Chinandega Venez. .404 94 14 38 2 26 1

SHAWN ZARRAGA C

Career: Was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 44th round of the 2007 MLB Draft…played for the

Netherlands National Team in the WBSC Premier12…was with the L.A. Dodgers in their minor league

system from 2014-16 before electing for free agency…is currently in the Cincinnati Reds system.


Tulsa AA .306 85 9 26 0 14 0


Total .256 133 14 34 0 16 0

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INFIELDERS NETHERLANDS

XANDER BOGAERTS INF

Career: Signed with the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 2009…played in the 2011 Baseball World

Cup and helped the Dutch National Team win the gold medal…made his Major League debut in 2013,

appearing in 30 games (regular season and postseason combined) and helped the Red Sox in their World

Series run…participated in the 2013 World Baseball Classic…won the American League Silver Slugger

award at shortstop in 2015 and ‘16.


Boston MLB .294 652 115 192 21 89 13

MLB Career .286 1847 266 528 41 221 26

YURENDELL DE CASTER INF

Career: Signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Rays in 1996…Pirates selected him in the 2000 Rule

5 draft…represented the Netherlands in the 2006, 2009, and 2013 World Baseball Classics…was also a

part of the Dutch roster for the 2014 France International Baseball Tournament, 2014 European Baseball

Championship, 2015 World Port Tournament, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2016

France International Baseball Tournament and the 2016 European Baseball Championship.


Chinandega Nicaragua .328 125 33 41 7 29 4

DIDI GREGORIUS INF

Career: Signed with the Reds as an amateur free agent in 2007…remained in the Reds minor league

system until being traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012…was acquired by the Yankees in 2014…

played for the Dutch National Team in the 2011 Baseball World Cup…was unable to participate in the 2013

World Baseball Classic after he strained the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow while preparing for the

tournament…had a career-high 20 home runs and 70 RBIs in the 2016 season with the Yankees.


New York (AL) MLB .276 562 68 155 20 70 7

MLB Career .260 1734 208 451 42 183 15

DWAYNE KEMP INF

Career: Played for the Netherlands National Team in the 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2010 European Baseball

Championship, 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Port Tournament, 2015 World Port Tournament, 2016

Haarlem Baseball Week, 2016 France International Baseball Tournament and the 2016 European Baseball

Championship…signed with the Chicago Cubs in 2007…has played for the DOOR Neptunus since 2010.


Neptunus Koninklijke .271 155 36 42 2 14 16

JURICKSON PROFAR INF

Career: Participated in the 2004 and ‘05 Little League World Series, winning in ’04…signed with the Texas

Rangers in 2009 as a shortstop…made his Major League debut in 2012 at the age of 19, making him the

youngest active player in the Majors at the time…appeared in 88 games at second base for the Rangers

in 2013 before becoming their starting second baseman in 2014…was added to the Netherlands World

Baseball Classic roster in 2013 after the team made it to the semifi nals…younger brother was signed by

the Rangers in 2012.


Texas MLB .239 272 35 65 5 20 2

MLB Career .235 575 67 135 12 48 4

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INFIELDERS NETHERLANDS

JONATHAN SCHOOP INF

Career: Played in the 2003 and ’04 Little League World Series…was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as

a free agent 2008…won the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year Award in 2011 as the best

player in the Orioles minor league system…played for the Netherlands National Team in the 2011 World

Cup and the 2013 World Baseball Classic.


Baltimore MLB .267 615 82 164 25 82 1

MLB Career .251 1389 169 348 57 167 5

SHARLON SCHOOP INF

Career: Signed with the San Francisco Giants in 2004 as an undrafted free agent…played for the Netherlands

in the 2009 World Baseball Classic…was also on the Dutch roster for the 2014 France International Baseball

Tournament and 2014 European Baseball Championship…signed a minor league contract with the Orioles

in 2013…is a brother of teammate Jonathan Schoop.


Bowie AA .214 140 17 30 1 7 0

Norfolk AAA .236 165 13 39 4 22 0

Total .226 305 30 69 5 29 0

ANDRELTON SIMMONS INF

Career: Was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft

out of Western Oklahoma State College…won a National League Rawlings Platinum Glove Award (2013),

two Rawlings Gold Glove awards for shortstops (2013, ’14), a Wilson MLB Overall Defensive Player of the

Year Award and four Fielding Bible Awards…debuted for the Netherlands in the 2013 WBC…was traded

from the Braves to the Los Angeles Angels in 2015…won his fourth straight Fielding Bible Award in 2016.


Los Angeles (AL) MLB .281 448 48 126 4 44 10

MLB Career .261 2295 245 598 35 212 26

CURT SMITH INF

Career: Was named America East Player of the Year in 2008….was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals out

of the University of Maine in the 39th round that same year…currently plays in the Independent League

for the Lincoln Salt Dogs.


Lincoln Amer. Assoc. .331 314 50 104 17 60 0

OUTFIELDERS

WLADIMIR BALENTIEN OF

Career: Was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Mariners in 2000…spent fi ve seasons in the minor

league system for Seattle…was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 2009…signed with the Tokyo Yakult

Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2010…broke the NPB single season home run record

in 2013 with 60 round trippers, breaking the former record of 55…represented the Netherlands at the 2004

Summer Olympics and 2013 World Baseball Classic.


Tokyo Nippon .269 457 64 123 31 96 0

MLB Career .221 511 54 113 15 52 2

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OUTFIELDERS NETHERLANDS

CHRISTOPHER GARIA OF

Career: Played for the Netherlands Little League squad in 2004…signed with the Texas Rangers as an

international free agent in 2009…led the Carolina League in stolen bases in 2014…played for the Vaessen

Pioniers in 2016.


Hickory A .238 126 19 30 4 13 11

Frisco AA .132 38 1 5 0 0 1

Total .213 164 20 35 4 13 12

Vaessen Dutch .429 14 4 6 0 2 3

RANDOLPH ODUBER OF

Career: Was drafted in the 48th round of the 2009 draft by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign…

the Nationals drafted him out of the Western Oklahoma State College in the 32nd round of the 2010 MLB

Draft…played in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 European Baseball Championship, 2014 France

International Baseball Tournament, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2016 France

International Baseball Tournament and the 2016 European Baseball Championship.


Lincoln Amer. Assoc. .353 17 4 6 0 1 1

KALIAN SAMS OF

Career: Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on July 2, 2006…participated in the 2011

World Cup and 2013 World Baseball Classic…spent time in the Mariners minor league system before being

released by the team in 2013.


Quebec CanAm .277 224 40 62 12 41 10

Carmen Mex. .269 26 3 7 0 3 0

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REGULAR SEASON W L T

Neptunus Rotterdam 34 7 1

Amsterdam Pirates 31 11 0

Hoofddorp Pioniers 27 15 0

Kinheim Haarlem 24 17 1

HCAW Bussum 19 23 0

Twins Oosterhout 16 26 0

UVV Utrecht 9 33 0

DSS Haarlem 7 35 0

POSTSEASON W L

Neptunus Rotterdam 6 3

Hoofddorp Pioniers 6 3

Amsterdam Pirates 5 4

Kinheim Haarlem 1 8

HOLLAND SERIES

Neptunus Rotterdam defeated Amsterdam Pirates, 4 games to 2.

2016 DUTCH LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS



First Round (2-1)

March 2 Netherlands 5, Korea 0

March 3 Chinese Taipei 8, Netherlands 3

March 5 Netherlands 4, Australia 1


March 18 Dominican Republic 4, Netherlands 1

First Round (2-2)

March 7 Netherlands 3, Dominican Republic 2

March 9 Puerto Rico 3, Netherlands 1

March 10 Netherlands 2, Dominican Republic 1


Second Round (2-2)

March 8 Netherlands 6, Cuba 2

March 10 Japan 16, Netherlands 4

March 11 Netherlands 7, Cuba 6


Second Round (0-2)

March 14 Venezuela 3, Netherlands 1

March 15 United States 9, Netherlands 3


First Round (1-2)


March 9 Cuba 11, Netherlands 2

March 10 Netherlands 10, Panama 0

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION NETHERLANDS

IBAF World Cup

1st place: 2011

4th place: 2005, 2007

6th place: 1982, 1998, 2001

7th place: 1978

8th place: 1973 (2)

9th place: 1986, 1990

10th place: 1988,1994

11th place: 1976

12th place: 1970, 1980

13th place: 1984


2nd place: 2006

4th place: 1983

7th place: 1995 (tied)

8th place: 1999, 2002

Olympic Games

5th place: 1996, 2000

6th place: 2004

7th place: 2008


1st round: 2006

2nd round: 2009

Final round: 2013

European Championship

22 total championships, with the last

coming in 2016.

WBSC Premiere12

7th place: 2015

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Adriana, Sharnol .273 .318 .273 8 5 22 0 6 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

Balentien, Wladimir .304 .435 .360 7 7 23 1 7 10 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0

Balentina, Johnny .000 .000 .000 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Benner, Maikel .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Bernadina, Roger .136 .182 .208 6 6 22 1 3 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0

Bogaerts, Xander .263 .368 .364 7 6 19 1 5 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1

Coffi e, Ivanon .167 .167 .231 3 3 12 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

DeCaster, Yurendell .200 .257 .282 10 9 35 1 7 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 1 1

De Cuba Quintin .500 .500 .500 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

DeJong, Sidney .476 .524 .500 7 5 21 3 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0

Duursma, Michael .214 .214 .267 6 3 14 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1 0

Engelhardt, Bryan .294 .529 .294 6 5 17 2 5 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2

Halman, Gregory .091 .182 .091 4 3 11 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1

Isenia, Chairon .333 .333 .333 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Isenia, Percy .400 .400 .500 2 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

Jansen, Kenley .077 .077 .143 5 5 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0

Jones, Andruw .273 .303 .405 10 10 33 3 9 10 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 7 0 8 0 0 2

Kingsale, Gene .250 .250 .314 9 8 32 3 8 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 1 0

Legito, Raylinoe .400 .600 .571 2 2 5 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Monte, Harvey .286 .286 .286 2 2 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Nooij, Sebastiaan .000 .000 .000 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Oduber, Randolph .100 .200 .167 4 3 10 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 0

Profar, Jurickson .000 .000 .250 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Ricardo, Dashenko .227 .227 .292 8 8 22 2 5 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 1

Rombley, Danny .125 .125 .300 7 2 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

Rooi, Vince .143 .143 .143 4 3 14 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1

Sams, Kalian .238 .381 .393 7 7 21 7 5 8 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 5 0 6 1 1 0

Schoop, Jonathan .214 .464 .313 8 8 28 3 6 13 1 0 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 8 0 1 0

Schoop, Romans .048 .048 .087 6 6 21 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 2

Simmons, Andrelton .333 .633 .382 8 8 30 10 10 19 3 0 2 6 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1

Simon, Randall .194 .194 .265 9 9 31 2 6 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 1

Smith, Curt .273 .394 .359 12 9 33 4 9 13 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 5 0 7 0 0 0

Statia, Hainley .222 .222 .300 8 4 18 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

van Klooster Dirk .286 .357 .333 6 4 14 1 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0

Netherlands Team .233 .309 .305 17 17 553 61 129 171 24 0 6 52 9 6 9 51 1 142 4 5 14

Netherlands Opponent .280 .461 .372 17 17 557 89 156 257 27 4 22 86 2 7 12 74 5 76 8 7 17


Balentina, Johnny 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000

Bergman, David 0 1 11.17 6 1 0 0 0 0 9.2 18 45 12 12 1 2 4 0 5 0 0 .400

Boyd, Leon 1 0 1.69 9 0 0 3 0 1 10.2 11 40 3 2 2 1 6 1 6 0 0 .275

Cordemans, Robbie 1 1 4.02 6 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 13 61 8 7 4 0 6 0 11 0 0 .213

van Doornspeek, Robin 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000

Draijer, Dave 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .250

Heijstek, Kevin 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 8 24 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333

Isenia, Jonatan 0 0 2.45 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.2 2 13 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 .154

Jurrjens, Jair 0 1 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .750

Maduro, Calvin 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 13 6 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .538

Markwell, Diegomar 2 2 4.19 6 4 0 0 0 0 19.1 24 75 9 9 2 0 5 0 4 1 0 .320

Martis, Shairon 1 0 2.57 3 1 1 0 1 0 14.0 7 46 7 4 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 .152

Neuman, Dennis 0 1 7.36 5 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 1 12 3 3 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 .083

Pawelek, Mark 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 .000

Ponson, Sidney 1 1 4.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 7 33 4 4 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 .212

Smit, Alex 0 0 2.08 5 0 0 1 0 0 4.1 4 14 1 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 .286

Stuifbergen, Nick 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Stuifbergen, Tom 0 1 6.97 4 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 16 46 9 8 2 1 6 2 7 2 0 .348

Sulbaran, J.C. 0 0 10.13 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 13 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .385

van den Hurk, Rick 0 1 1.69 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 21 3 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 .333

Van Driel Berry 0 0 23.14 3 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 6 13 6 6 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 .462

van Kampen Michael 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 1 0 0 4.2 2 16 2 2 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 .125

Van Mil Loek 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 4 0 1 4.0 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250

Walsma, Pim 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 7 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 .143

Yntema, Peña 0 0 2.70 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 23 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 .261

Netherlands Team 7 10 4.94 17 17 1 16 2 2 144.0 156 557 89 79 22 12 74 5 76 7 0 .280

Netherlands Opponent 10 7 2.85 17 17 0 17 1 4 148.1 129 553 61 47 6 9 51 1 142 3 0 .233

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS NETHERLANDS

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TOKYO DOME Year Opened

1988

Seating Capacity

45,000

Playing Surface

FieldTurf





FIRST ROUNDPOOL B

SECOND ROUNDPOOL E

The Tokyo Dome, Japan’s fi rst domed stadium,

opened on March 17, 1988. Known as the “Big

Egg,” the park is the home of the Yomiuri Giants of

the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Central League.

The structure is 503,267 square feet (46,755 kilos) with

an air-supported dome. Centrally located in downtown

Tokyo, the Tokyo Dome is also home to the Japan

Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which houses the

inaugural World Baseball Classic Championship Trophy,

presented to Team Japan on March 20, 2006.

The Tokyo Dome has hosted many major events in both

sports and music. Major League Baseball has opened its

regular season with games at the Tokyo Dome in 2000 (Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets), 2004 (New York Yankees vs. Tampa

Bay Rays), 2008 (Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics) and 2012 (Oakland vs. Seattle Mariners). In addition, several games of

the All-Star Series – which is held every other year – between the MLB and NPB All-Stars are played in the facility. The venue,

being the biggest concert venue in Japan and has hosted numerous events.

The Tokyo Dome has hosted play in each of the fi rst three World Baseball Classics. In 2006 and 2009, the Tokyo Dome hosted

Pool A in Round 1 featuring the international powerhouse teams from China, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, and two-time World

Baseball Classic Champion Team Japan. In 2013, the venue hosted second-round play for the fi rst time. Over the course of 18

games, the stadium has accommodated nearly 450,000 excited fans from across the globe cheering on their favorite teams

and players.

TUE, MARCH 7 WED, MARCH 8 THUR, MARCH 9 FRI, MARCH 10 SAT, MARCH 11

GAME 1

Cuba vs. Japan

7:00 PM LOCAL

5:00 AM EST

GAME 3

Japan vs.

Australia

7:00 PM LOCAL

5:00 AM EST

GAME 2

China vs. Cuba

12:00 PM LOCAL

10:00 PM EST (TUE)

GAME 4

Australia vs. China

7:00 PM LOCAL

5:00 AM EST

GAME 5

Australia vs. Cuba

12:00 PM LOCAL

10:00 PM EST (THUR)

GAME 6

China vs. Japan

7:00 PM LOCAL

5:00 AM EST

IF NECESSARY

Tiebreak Game

7:00 PM LOCAL

5:00 AM EST

FIRST ROUND SCHEDULE

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AUSTRALIABaseball Australia

Suite 5, 65-67 Thomas Drive

Chevron Island, QLD 4217

P: +61 (07) 5510 6800


Baseball fi rst arrived in Australia in the 1850s with American gold miners who played while not working. The fi rst offi cial

baseball game was played in 1878 between Surry Baseball Club and the New South Wales Cricket Association.

Since that time, multiple tours by MLB teams have helped to promote the game throughout Australia. Australia’s fi rst

professional league was established in the early 20th century; however, the game’s popularity truly exploded in the 1980s,

when the country’s professional league began nationally broadcasting games on television. Along with this popularity,

players like Dave Nilsson and Graeme Lloyd found success at the Major League level.

In 2004, the Australian national team continued to promote the game’s growth by winning a Silver Medal at the Olympics. The

“Southern Thunder” has competed in each World Baseball Classic tournament, with an overall record of 1-8.

The sport is currently experiencing a huge growth in popularity among youths; Australia trails only Canada, the United States,

and Mexico in its total number of Little League participants. In total, an estimated 62,000 people play baseball in Australia,

and more than 50% of primary schools have youth programs. Major League Baseball opened its own academy in 2001, and

currently helps fund the Australian Baseball League.

In 2014, Sydney hosted MLB’s season-opening series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2016, a

World Baseball Classic Qualifi er was held in Western Sydney resulting in Team Australia’s 12 -5 win over South Africa and their

qualifi cation for the 2017 Tournament. A total of 31 Australian players have played in the Major Leagues.

President

David Hynes


Clinton Bown E: [email protected]

Sam Finn E: sam.fi [email protected]


Tristan Hay E: [email protected]

WORKOUT SCHEDULE


AUSTRALIA’S BASEBALL HISTORY

Team Training Camp

Wednesday, March 1 – Tuesday, March 7 in Osaka, Japan

Exhibition Schedule


Saturday, March 4 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. Hanshin Kyocera Dome

Monday, March 6 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. Orix Kyocera Dome

FIRST ROUND


Wednesday, March 8 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. vs. Japan Tokyo Dome

Thursday, March 9 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. at China Tokyo Dome

Friday, March 10 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Thur.) at Cuba Tokyo Dome



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Tim Atherton R R 6-2 224 7-Nov-89 Kempsey, NSW Canberra AUBL 3-0 1.37 0 16 26.1 6 29

Tom Bailey* R R 6-4 190 15-Aug-92 Duncraig, Aus. Perth Heat AUBL 1-6 4.97 0 10 54.1 23 62

Travis Blackley L L 6-3 200 4-Nov-82 Melbourne, Aus. Puebla MEX 8-8 3.92 0 19 110.1 48 62

Justin Erasmus* R R 6-0 229 22-Jan-90 Sandton, Aus. Brisbane AUBL 3-1 4.89 0 14 42.1 17 36

De Glaskoning DUTM 2-2 0.55 0 5 32.2 18 20

Joshua Guyer* R R 6-0 205 27-May-94 Tamworth, Aus. Sydney AUBL 2-1 3.63 1 17 17.1 9 21

Liam Hendriks R R 6-0 200 10-Feb-89 Perth, Aus. Oakland MLB 0-4 3.76 0 53 64.2 14 71

Samuel Holland* R R 6-5 190 20-Feb-94 Brisbane, Aus. Burlington A 3-1 0.57 8 19 31.1 3 24

Inland Empire A+ 0-0 1.50 2 10 12.0 4 12

Total 3-1 .83 10 29 43.1 7 36

Jon Kennedy L L 6-6 215 20-Sep-94 Melbourne, Aus. Danville ROK 0-0 4.76 0 4 5.2 1 7

Rome A 0-0 2.74 0 14 23.0 3 18

Carolina A (Adv) 0-0 0.00 0 1 2.0 0 4

Total 0-0 2.93 0 19 30.2 4 29

Melbourne AUBL 2-3 3.86 1 11 35.0 9 31

Steven Kent L L 6-1 200 8-May-89 Canberra, Aus. Gwinnett AAA 0-0 36.00 0 1 1.0 2 0

Mississippi AA 2-3 3.36 2 41 56.1 19 61

Total 2-3 3.92 2 42 57.1 21 61

Canberra AUBL 0-1 2.08 7 14 17.1 8 18

Daniel McGrath* R L 6-3 185 7-Jul-94 Mitcham, Aus. Salem A+ 8-6 4.11 0 19 103.0 43 62

Peter Moylan R R 6-3 220 2-Dec-78 Attadale, Aus. Kansas City MLB 2-0 3.43 0 50 44.2 16 34

Melbourne AUBL 2-0 0.00 2 9 9.2 1 11

Ryan Rowland-Smith L L 6-3 250 26-Jan-83 Sydney, Aus. Brisbane AUS 1-0 6.35 0 4 17.0 9 15

Dushan Ruzic R R 6-6 246 5-Jan-82 Darwin, Aus. Melbourne AUS 4-2 2.96 0 11 45.2 15 29

Chris Oxspring* L R 6-2 221 13-May-77 Ipswich, Aus. Sydney AUBL 0-2 8.05 0 4 19.0 10 17

Warwick Saupold R R 6-1 195 16-Jan-90 Perth, Aus. Toledo AAA 7-2 2.30 0 18 74.1 22 50

Lakeland A (Adv) 0-0 1.59 0 2 5.2 4 1

Total 7-2 2.25 0 20 80.0 26 51

Detorit MLB 1-1 7.45 0 6 9.2 3 10

Perth AUBL 0-2 7.36 4 8 7.1 1 5

Ryan Searle R R 6-0 220 22-Jun-89 Brisbane, Aus. Unipol ITBL 1-0 0.00 0 3 9.2 2 12

Brisbane AUBL 3-2 2.63 9 18 24.0 9 33

Samuel Street* R R 6-3 209 18-Mar-92 E. Melbourne, Aus. Bradenton A+ 3-2 2.26 1 27 55.2 23 38

Josh Tols L L 5-7 185 6-Oct-89 Adelaide, Aus. Kansas City AA 5-4 4.18 0 27 60.1 30 60

Melbourne AUBL 3-2 .91 2 16 29.2 13 42

Todd Van Steensel R R 6-1 215 14-Jan-91 Sydney, Aus. Chattanooga AA 1-0 2.25 0 5 8.0 2 7

For Myers A(Adv) 4-2 3.46 5 39 54.2 27 50

Total 5-2 3.30 5 44 62.2 29 57

Sydney AUBL 0-1 1.42 3 7 6.1 4 8

Alexander Wells* R L 6-2 197 27-Feb-97 Ne. Lambton Hts., Aus. Aberdeen A- 4-5 2.15 0 13 62.2 9 50

Lachlan Wells L L 6-1 190 27-Feb-97 Newcastle, Aus Cedar Rapid A (Full) 6-4 1.77 0 12 71.1 16 63

Matt Williams R R 6-1 178 28-Feb-87 Camden, Aus Adelaide AUBL 4-2 3.86 0 20 37.1 10 50


Allan De San Miguel R R 5-9 205 1-Feb-88 Perth, Aus Northwest Arkansas AA .180 61 5 11 1 5 0

Omaha Storm AAA .200 30 6 6 0 2 0

Total .187 91 11 17 1 7 0

Melbourne AUBL .214 117 18 25 6 26 2

Mitchell Nilsson S R 5-11 195 24-May-91 Brisbane, Aus. Brisbane ABL .317 126 25 40 7 24 2

Robert Perkins R R 6-1 175 29-May-94 Canberra, Aus. Modesto A (Adv) .238 42 4 10 0 1 0

Canberra ABL .331 121 16 40 5 21 1


James Beresford L R 6-1 170 19-Jan-89 Mt. Waverley, Aus. Rochester AAA .269 465 63 125 0 35 2

Minnesota MLB .227 22 0 5 0 0 0

Melbourne AUBL .266 64 9 17 0 3 0

Brad Harman R R 6-1 205 19-Nov-85 Melbourne, Aus. Melbourne AUBL .198 86 16 17 2 9 0

Luke Hughes R R 5-11 204 2-Aug-84 Perth, Aus. Perth AUBL .313 128 21 40 6 15 3

Logan Wade S R 6-1 190 13-Nov-91 Brisbane, Aus. Fort Myers A+ .209 201 14 42 1 19 4

Brisbane AUBL .280 164 33 46 3 22 8

Mike Walker L R 6-1 240 12-Jun-88 Marysville, CA Melbourne AUBL .277 130 21 36 7 26 1

Stefan Welch L R 6-3 190 12-Aug-88 Alice Springs, Aus. Adelaide AUBL .266 109 21 29 2 17 1


Mitchell Dening L R 6-1 209 17-Aug-88 Gosford, Aus. Adelaide AUBL .340 147 21 50 6 27 1

David Kandilas R R 6-2 195 14-Sep-90 Greenacre, Aus. Canberra AUBL .264 148 24 39 4 24 3

Timothy Kennelly R R 6-0 180 5-Dec-86 E. Fremantle, Aus. Perth AUBL .323 124 23 40 6 17 6

Trent Oeltjen L L 6-1 205 28-Feb-83 Sydney, Aus. Brisbane AUBL .167 54 10 9 5 11 0

Aaron Whitefi eld R R 6-4 200 2-Sep-96 Brisbane, Aus. GCL Twins Rookie .298 191 30 57 2 17 31

Brisbane AUBL .338 157 34 53 4 15 20


FULL ROSTER AUSTRALIA

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MANAGERS AND COACHES AUSTRALIA

JON DEEBLE MANAGER

Born: May 18, 1962 Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Career: Leads Australia for the fourth time at the World Baseball Classic…took Australia to a Silver Medal at

the 2004 Athens Olympics as well as overseeing the Australian team that defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks

at the 2014 MLB Opening Series…spent 2016 as heavily involved as ever in national team programs, with the

World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, the Honkbalweek tournament in The Netherlands as well as a coach of the

Silver medal winning U23 World Cup team.

MICHAEL COLLINS COACH

Career: Has gained experience in various roles with the Australian National Team and in U.S. minor league

baseball…reached AAA-level as a player in 2009…was immediately touted as a manager, and took control

of his fi rst minor league team as a 27-year-old…led the Canberra Cavalry to the 2012/13 ABL Championship

as well as a historic title in the 2013 Asia Series.

PHIL DALE COACH

Career: Returns to Team Australia as the pitching poach…began his tenure as pitching coach at the 1999

Intercontinental Cup, where Australia claimed the Gold Medal…has been the Pitching Coach at the last

three World Baseball Classic’s, as well as the silver medal-winning 2004 Olympic baseball team.

ANDREW GRAHAM COACH

Career: Spent four seasons in the Detroit Tigers Minor League system where he reached the Triple-A level…

also played for the Sydney Blue Sox between 2010-2012…has had signifi cant experience playing on the

international stage, with three consecutive World Cup appearances between 2005 and 2009, as well as

playing for Australia at the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics.

TONY HARRIS COACH

Career: Returns for his fourth World Baseball Classic…roles have varied in his 17 years involved with the

national team, including On-Field Coordinator at three World Cups…was an integral part of the National

Team setup in 2016, having coached at the 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, 2016 Honkbalweek and the

2016 ABL All-Star Game…lead the U23 World Cup team to a silver medal at the 2016 World Cup in Mexico.

KEVIN JORDAN COACH

Career: Served as the Hitting Coach for Australia’s 2016 Honkbalweek campaign in The Netherlands…was

a feature in the Philadelphia Phillies infi eld for six years after making his debut in 1995…has spent time as

a hitting coach in the Phillies organization…was a part of Jon Deeble’s staff at the 2016 ABL All-Star Game

and the 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, and is a career .258 hitter in the MLB.

GRAEME LLOYD COACH

Career: A two-time World Series winner with the New York Yankees…will make his third appearance as

a coach at the World Baseball Classic…was a member of the 2004 silver medal winning Athens Olympic

baseball team…has spent time at the highest level both as a player and a coach and continues his time with

the Australian National Team following the World Baseball Classic Qualifi er in February 2016.

CRAIG SHIPLEY COACH

Career: Has become one of the most infl uential and well-known fi gures in Australian baseball…is currently

based in the United States as the Special Assistant to the GM at the Arizona Diamondbacks (four seasons)…

was an assistant coach at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

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PITCHERS AUSTRALIA

TIM ATHERTON RHP

Career: Underwent shoulder surgery in October 2015…bounced back strong with a 3-0 record

and a 1.37 ERA in 2016…was awarded the win in Australia’s exhibition match against the Arizona

Diamondbacks in 2014.


Canberra AUBL 3-0 1.37 0 16 26.1 6 29

TRAVIS BLACKLEY LHP

Career: Made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners as a 21-year-old in 2004…integral member of

the Brisbane Bandits ABL Championship in 2015…represented Pericos de Puebla in the Mexican League in

2016, where he won a championship and was also named MVP of the Championship Series…has made over

200 starts in minor league baseball…recently signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOPuebla MEX 8-8 3.92 0 19 110.1 48 62

MLB Career 9-9 5.23 0 82 192.2 81 5

LIAM HENDRIKS RHP

Career: Made his MLB debut as a 22-year-old in 2011…is the only Australian to have played MLB every

year since 2011…native of Perth, WA…over the last two seasons, has become a vital piece in the bullpens

of the Toronto Blue Jays (2015) and Oakland Athletics (2016)…was the youngest member of the Australian

team at the World Baseball Classic in 2009.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOOakland MLB 0-4 3.76 0 53 64.2 14 71

MLB Career 8-19 4.87 0 150 318.0 78 265

JON KENNEDY LHP

Career: Is making his debut both at the World Baseball Classic and on the Australian Men’s Senior Team after

two solid seasons in the ABL for the Melbourne Aces…participated in the 2014 21U World Cup where the

team fi nished sixth…is currently affi liated with the Atlanta Braves and is the nephew of Australia pitching

coach Phil Dale.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SODanville Rookie 0-0 4.76 0 4 5.2 1 7Rome A 0-0 2.74 0 14 23.0 3 18Carolina A (Adv) 0-0 0.00 0 1 2.0 0 4 Total 0-0 2.93 0 19 30.2 4 29Melbourne AUBL 2-3 3.86 1 11 35.0 9 31

STEVEN KENT LHP

Career: Posted a 2.08 ERA in the ABL in 2016 and a 3.36 ERA with Double-A Mississippi Braves in his fi rst

season back in the minor leagues since 2011…underwent Tommy John surgery in 2015 and has been one

of the outstanding arms in the ABL in the past two years.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOGwinnett AAA 0-0 36.00 0 1 1.0 2 0Mississippi AA 2-3 3.36 2 41 56.1 19 61 Total 2-3 3.92 2 42 57.1 21 61Canberra AUBL 0-1 2.08 7 14 17.1 8 18

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PITCHERS AUSTRALIA

PETER MOYLAN RHP

Career: Has undergone two Tommy John surgeries in his career…just wrapped up his 10th season in the

Majors after a successful career in Australian baseball…has 24 career wins in the Major Leagues along with

a career 2.91 ERA, and with a career ERA of 2.91, the 38-year-old appeared with Australia in the 2006 World

Baseball Classic and was signed by Atlanta after the tournament.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOKansas City MLB 2-0 3.43 0 50 44.2 16 34Melbourne AUBL 2-0 0.00 2 9 9.2 1 11 MLB Career 24-9 2.91 4 381 331.0 137 255

RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH LHP

Career: Has appeared in 121 games at Major League Baseball level…versatile left-hander who has started

games along with appearing in middle relief and as a closer…was the fi rst player with a hyphenated name

to play in Major League Baseball…is playing in his third World Baseball Classic with Australia.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOBrisbane AUS 1-0 6.35 0 4 17.0 9 15

MLB Career 12-17 4.57 2 121 370.0 138 229

DUSHAN RUZIC RHP

Career: Spent four years in affi liated minor league baseball, reaching Double-A within the Cincinnati Reds

system (2007)…since then, has split his time between the Australian Baseball League and the Dutch

Professional League where he played for the Curaçao Neptunus for fi ve seasons…was a starter for Jon

Deeble’s 2016 Honkbalweek team and is playing in his second World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOMelbourne AUS 4-2 2.96 0 11 45.2 15 29

WARWICK SAUPOLD RHP

Career: One of four Australians to see time in the Majors in 2016…the Western Australian native had an

outstanding season with Triple-A Toledo (Detroit)…made his MLB debut in May 2016…was a member of

the four Perth Heat Championship teams…was the ABL Pitcher of the Year in 2011-12.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOToledo AAA 7-2 2.30 0 18 74.1 22 50Lakeland A (Adv) 0-0 1.59 0 2 5.2 4 1 Total 7-2 2.25 0 20 80.0 26 51Detorit MLB 1-1 7.45 0 6 9.2 3 10Perth AUBL 0-2 7.36 4 8 7.1 1 5

MLB Career 1-1 7.45 0 6 9.2 3 10

RYAN SEARLE RHP

Career: Has been a premier closer in the Australian Baseball League for the last two years…picked up 26

saves in 29 opportunities…reached the Triple-A level with the Chicago Cubs in 2012…won championships

with the Brisbane Bandits in the ABL and with the Fortitudo Bologna in the Italian Serie A1 Baseball League

in 2016…was named Reliever of the Year in the ABL in 2016.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOUnipol ITBL 1-0 0.00 0 3 9.2 2 12Brisbane AUBL 3-2 2.63 9 18 24.0 9 33

JOSH TOLS LHP

Career: Will be appearing in his fi rst World Baseball Classic…has been one of the outstanding pitchers in the

ABL over the past three seasons with 16 wins and a career 1.89 ERA…is a former Rookie of the Year and Reliever

of the Year…claimed the ABL wins record (9) in the 2014-15 season despite not starting in any ballgames.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOKansas City AA 5-4 4.18 0 27 60.1 30 60Melbourne AUBL 3-2 0.91 2 16 29.2 13 42

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PITCHERS AUSTRALIA

TODD VAN STEENSEL RHP

Career: A member of the 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er…has been a consistent member of the

Sydney Blue Sox since 2010-11…is in his second stint within the Minnesota Twins organization, reaching

Double-A for the fi rst time…has posted an ERA of under 3.50 in each of his last three seasons of affi liated

baseball…making his team debut in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOChattanooga AA 1-0 2.25 0 5 8.0 2 7For Myers A(Adv) 4-2 3.46 5 39 54.2 27 50 Total 5-2 3.30 5 44 62.2 29 57Sydney AUBL 0-1 1.42 3 7 6.1 4 8

LACHLAN WELLS LHP

Career: Is the only teenager on Australia’s World Baseball Classic team…signed with the Minnesota Twins

in 2014…represented Australia at the U18 World Cup in 2015…twin brother Alex is affi liated with the

Baltimore Orioles.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOCedar Rapids A (Full) 6-4 1.77 0 12 71.1 16 63

MATT WILLIAMS RHP

Career: A former single-season saves record holder in the ABL has over 200 games of minor league

experience, including fi ve-plus years in the Minnesota Twins organization…has made the most appearances

of any pitcher in the ABL since 2010 (120)…appeared for the national team three times in 2016 – at the

World Baseball Classic Qualifi er, Honkbalweek and the 2016 ABL All-Star Game.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOAdelaide AUBL 4-2 3.86 0 20 37.1 10 50

CATCHERS

ALLAN DE SAN MIGUEL C

Career: A four-time ABL Champion with the Perth Heat…made the move to the Melbourne Aces for the

2016-17 ABL season…has had stints with the Triple-A affi liates of Baltimore, Minnesota and Kansas City…

has been a feature on the Australian team for six years after making his debut in 2011.


Northwest Arkansas AA .180 61 5 11 1 5 0

Omaha AAA .200 30 6 6 0 2 0

Total .187 91 11 17 1 7 0

Melbourne AUBL .214 117 18 25 6 26 2

MITCHELL NILSSON C

Career: Is the nephew of former Major League standout Dave Nilsson…is one of the most consistent hitters

in the ABL…former Cleveland Indians farmhand…has batted .284 and .317 in each of his past two seasons

with the Brisbane Bandits…fi rst World Baseball Classic but has spent time in the national team setup, most

recently in the 2016 ABL All-Star Game and 2016 Honkbalweek in The Netherlands.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBBrisbane ABL .317 126 25 40 7 24 2

ROBERT PERKINS C

Career: A top prospect with the Colorado Rockies…was named the 2016-17 Canberra Cavalry MVP after the

22-year-old hit .331 with 5 home runs and 21 RBI in 32 games for the Cavalry…was a member of the WBC Qualifi er

in February 2016 and was an integral part of the U23 World Cup team that won a silver medal in Mexico 2016.


Modesto A (Adv) .238 42 4 10 0 1 0

Canberra ABL .331 121 16 40 5 21 1

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INFIELDERS AUSTRALIA

JAMES BERESFORD INF

Career: Spent 10 seasons in the Minnesota Twins farm system before making his Major League debut in

September 2016…played 1,070 games in the minors…his inaugural appearance made him Australia’s

33rd Major Leaguer all-time…appeared with Australia in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBRochester AAA .269 465 63 125 0 35 2Minnesota MLB .227 22 0 5 0 0 0Melbourne AUBL .266 64 9 17 0 3 0

MLB Career .227 22 0 5 0 0 0

BRAD HARMAN INF

Career: Will be one of just two Australian players to appear in four World Baseball Classics…debuted for

his home country in 2005 at the Baseball World Cup…has had an extensive career in the minor leagues,

briefl y appearing in the Majors in 2008…has played in over 200 games in the ABL…once held the home

run record for four seasons.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBMelbourne AUBL .198 86 16 17 2 9 0

MLB Career .100 10 1 1 0 1 0

LUKE HUGHES INF

Career: Has over 100 games of Major League experience with the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland

Athletics…is one of two Team Australia players that has been selected in four consecutive World Baseball

Classic teams (Brad Harman the other)…began his international career in 2005…hit .333 with a game-

tying RBI against the Netherlands and an 11th inning walk-off three-run home run against Venezuela in

2007.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBPerth AUBL .313 128 21 40 6 15 3

MLB Career .218 317 32 69 8 33 4

LOGAN WADE INF

Career: One of the stars of the 2015-16 ABL Champions Brisbane Bandits…has been a constant in the

middle infi eld of Team Australia…participated in the 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er and the 2016

Honkbalweek tournament…batted .315 with fi ve home runs and 20 RBI in the Bandits’ championship

season…father Greg is an Australian baseball legend, winning National Championships with Queensland

as well as playing and coaching the Australian National team.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBFort Myers A+ .209 201 14 42 1 19 4Brisbane AUBL .280 164 33 46 3 22 8

MIKE WALKER INF

Career: Debuted in the ABL in 2016-17…will suit up for the second time at the World Baseball Classic…

led Team Australia in hitting at the 2013 WBC, going 5-for-11 across three games…is both an American

and Australian citizen, and returned to professional baseball after two years off pursuing a coaching career.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBMelbourne AUBL .277 130 21 36 7 26 1

STEFAN WELCH INF

Career: One of the mainstays in the National team setup for the past eight years…won a Double-A

Championship with the Portland Sea Dogs (Red Sox affi liate) in 2014…has held down third base for the

Adelaide Bite in the ABL and the national team for over fi ve years…is one of few professional baseball players

born in Darwin, NT…hit the fi rst of back-to-back-to-back home runs in the 2015 ABL Championship Series.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBAdelaide AUBL .266 109 21 29 2 17 1

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OUTFIELDERS AUSTRALIA

MITCH DENING OF

Career: Is leading the ABL in batting average (.340), RBI (27) and total bases (77)…plays an outstanding

center fi eld… appearing in his third World Baseball Classic for Team Australia after making his debut as a

20-year-old during the 2009 WBC.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBAdelaide AUBL .340 147 21 50 6 27 1

DAVID KANDILAS OF

Career: Represented Team Australia in the World Baseball Classic Qualifi er and also at Honkbalweek…

fi nished the year with the Canberra Cavalry, hitting .264 with 24 RBI (tied for 6th in the ABL)…aims to

rebound in the minor leagues after suff ering a serious knee injury that sidelined him in early 2016.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBCanberra AUBL .264 148 24 39 4 24 3

TIMOTHY KENNELLY OF

Career: Suiting up for his second World Baseball Classic (also 2009)…is one of four brothers that have

signed a professional baseball contract…played his fi rst full year as a professional as an 18-year-old in

2005…went on to play over 550 games over 10 years in the Philadelphia Phillies organization…was

awarded the Helms Award as Most Valuable Player of the ABL in 2011-12 after hitting .374 with 10 home

runs and 39 RBI.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBPerth AUBL .323 124 23 40 6 17 6

TRENT OELTJEN OF

Career: Returns for his third World Baseball Classic…spent time in the Major Leagues with Arizona (2009)

and Los Angeles (NL) (2010-11)…began MLB career with 12 hits in his fi rst fi ve games played…was a

member of the 2004 Silver Medal-winning team at the Athens Olympics.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBBrisbane AUBL .167 54 10 9 5 11 0

MLB Career .220 164 26 36 5 11 9

AARON WHITEFIELD OF

Career: Began playing baseball full-time just three years ago…a feature of the Brisbane Bandits outfi eld

for the past two seasons…was an integral member of the U23 World Cup team in 2016 that brought home

a silver medal…signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins organization in 2014…hit .297 in his fi rst full

season of professional baseball in 2016.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBGCL Twins ROK .298 191 30 57 2 17 31Brisbane AUBL .338 157 34 53 4 15 20

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TEAM W L PCT GB

Melbourne Aces 26 14 .650 –

Adelaide Bite 23 17 .575 3

Brisbane Bandits 21 18 .538 4.5

Canberra Cavalry 20 20 .500 6

Sydney Blue Sox 15 24 .385 10.5

Perth Heat 14 26 .350 12

Australian Baseball League Championship

Brisbane defeated Melbourne, 2 games to 0 in a

best-of-three series.

A

B

b

First Round (1-2)

March 8 Australia 17, Mexico 7

March 10 Cuba 5, Australia 4

March 11 Mexico 16, Australia 1

First Round (0-3)

March 2 Chinese Taipei 4, Australia 1

March 4 Korea 6, Australia 0

March 5 Netherlands 4, Australia 1

AUSTRALIA IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AUSTRALIA

2016 AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS




1st place: 1999

3rd place: 1997

5th place: 2006

7th place: 1993

8th place: 1981, 1985

Olympic Games

2nd place: 2004

7th place: 1996, 2000

World Cup of Baseball

2nd place: 2016 (23U)

5th place: 2009, 2011

6th place: 2007

7th place: 1998

9th place: 1982, 1994, 2001, 2005

10th place: 1978, 1980


1st round: 2006, 2009, 2013

First Round (0-3)

March 7 Italy 10, Australia 0

March 9 Venezuela 2, Australia 0

March 10 Dominican Republic 6, Australia 4


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Adamson, Corey .667 .667 .750 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Beresford, James .300 .350 .318 6 5 20 0 6 7 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

Berg, Daniel .000 .000 .000 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Brice, Thomas .000 .000 .000 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Collins, Mike .143 .143 .250 5 2 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Davies, Josh .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Dening, Mitch .083 .083 .154 5 3 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

de San Miguel Allan .000 .000 .000 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Durrington, Trent .182 .273 .250 3 3 11 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0

Fingleson, Gavin .200 .200 .200 2 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Graham, Andrew .333 .333 .385 5 4 12 2 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0

Harman, Brad .269 .308 .345 9 9 26 4 7 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 1 0

Huber, Justin .103 .103 .212 9 9 29 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 13 0 0 0

Hughes, Luke .154 .308 .267 8 7 26 3 4 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 1

Kandilas, David .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kennelly, Matt .000 .000 .000 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Kennelly, Tim .400 .600 .500 3 2 5 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kent, Mat .000 .000 .000 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Kingman, Brendan .200 .200 .200 2 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Naughton, Joel .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nilsson, David .000 .000 .000 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Oeltjen, Trent .333 .333 .400 5 5 18 1 6 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 0

Risinger, Ben .400 .700 .500 3 3 10 2 4 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0

Roberts, Joshua .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Roneberg, Brett .417 .750 .467 6 5 12 3 5 9 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0

Snelling, Chris .308 .769 .400 5 4 13 3 4 10 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

Van Buizen Rodney .000 .000 .000 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Walker, Mike .455 .455 .455 3 3 11 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1

Welch, Stefan .300 .800 .364 4 3 10 2 3 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Williams, Glenn .000 .000 .000 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Australia Team .225 .319 .292 9 9 276 28 62 88 8 0 6 26 1 2 9 18 0 83 6 2 8

Australia Opponent .299 .515 .409 9 9 291 60 87 150 23 2 12 58 4 1 6 49 0 46 4 3 8


Anderson, Craig 0 0 32.40 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.2 8 14 7 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 .571

Blackley, Travis 0 0 1.59 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 5 20 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 .250

Brassington, Phil 0 1 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 13 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 .154

Bright, Adam 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 10 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .400

Burnside, Adrian 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .200

Crawford, Tristan 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 1 9 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 .111

Erasmus, Justin 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 12 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .417

Gahan, Matt 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .000

Hendriks, Liam 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 8 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .375

Hill, Joshua 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000

Kent, Steven 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167

Lindsay, Shane 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .500

Lundgren, Wayne 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Mildren, Paul 0 0 10.13 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 10 23 6 6 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 .435

Mitchinson, Scott 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Moss, Damian 1 1 9.53 3 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 24 6 6 1 0 6 0 3 0 0 .292

Moylan, Peter 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 6 1 1 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 .167

Naylor, Drew 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667

Oxspring, Chris 0 1 3.52 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 6 26 3 3 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 .231

Rowland-Smith, Ryan 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.2 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286

Russell, Andrew 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143

Ruzic, Dushan 0 1 10.80 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 16 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .438

Saupold, Warwick 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667

Searle, Ryan 0 1 12.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 13 4 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 .308

Stephens, John 0 1 16.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 8 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250

Stockman, Phil 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000

Tanner, Clayton 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000

Thomas, Brad 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000

Thompson, Richard 0 1 8.31 3 0 0 1 0 0 4.1 6 18 4 4 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 .333

Welch, David 0 1 12.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 13 4 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .308

Williams, Matthew 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Wise, Brendan 0 0 20.25 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 .400

Australia Team 1 8 7.41 9 9 0 9 0 0 71.2 87 291 60 59 12 6 49 0 46 8 1 .299

Australia Opponent 8 1 2.88 9 9 0 9 3 4 75.0 62 276 28 24 6 9 18 0 83 4 3 .225

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS AUSTRALIA

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CHINAChinese Baseball Association

No. 2 Tiyuguan Rd, Beijing 100763

Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

P: +86 (10) 6711-7596


China has seen a very palpable growth of its baseball in the past decade and is currently ranked No. 18 in the world,

according to the IBAF. The 2006 World Baseball Classic was regarded as a major stepping stone for the Chinese national

team in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Chinese catcher Wei Wang became the fi rst player to hit

a home run in the World Baseball Classic in Team China’s fi rst round game against eventual champion Japan. In 2009, China

experienced a breakthrough by eliminating Chinese Taipei from the World Baseball Classic with their fi rst and only victory in

the tournament. This was the second year in a row China beat baseball rivals Chinese Taipei on an international stage. China’s

strongest performance came while hosting the 16th Asian Games in 2010, as they reached the semi-fi nals by going 2-1 in

pool play. China again fi elds a team in the World Baseball Classic and looks to grow under the tutelage of veteran coach John

McLaren, who is at the helm for the second time.

The sport fi rst became a part of Chinese culture more than 100 years ago when introduced by missionaries and students

who had spent time in Japan and America. The sport fl ourished before China’s Cultural Revolution in the 1960’s spurned the

growing national interest long enough to set China behind its Asian counterparts in growth and popularity of the sport.

A baseball resurgence began in earnest in the 1970’s with grassroots eff orts rapidly developing public interest and popularity

once more. A number of international organizations supported these eff orts with fi nancial contributions. One such donation

came from former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley, who funded the construction of China’s Tianjin Dodger Stadium

in 1986.

The China Baseball League (CBL) was formed in 2002 to elevate the sport as part of China’s successful bid for the 2008 Summer

Olympics. The CBL was formed with four teams based in major metropolitan areas in China – Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and

Guangzhou. The addition of teams in Sichuan, Jiangsu came in 2005. Seven teams, including a new contender from Shandong

Province, are now preparing for the 2013 National Games in Dalian.

China’s Ministry of Education Jiaowei has supported grassroots baseball eff orts since 2009, when Major League Baseball

President Secretary General

Jun Lei Xu Chen


Wei Shen E: [email protected]


Crystal Tian E: [email protected]


CHINA’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Wednesday, March 1—Monday, March 6 in Osaka, Japan

Exhibition Schedule


Saturday, March 4 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Fri.) Orix Kyocera Dome

Monday, March 6 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Sun.) Seibu Kyocera Dome

FIRST ROUND


Wednesday, March 8 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Tue.) at Cuba Tokyo Dome

Thursday, March 9 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. vs. Australia Tokyo Dome

Friday, March 10 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. at Japan Tokyo Dome



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FULL ROSTER

started building its relationship with the government arm. Programs such as Playball! and College Club introduce baseball

to students across all levels of education nationwide and create some of the most fervent baseball fans in the world. As the

government continues to integrate baseball in more schools, independent pockets of baseball development have sprouted

across China. This type of organic growth has provided the off -shoots for a burgeoning new fan base in the world’s most

populated nation.

In spite of the national team’s breakthroughs and increasing number of baseball players in China, baseball is still in the youth

stages of its development. However, as more Chinese people turn to baseball for opportunity and recreation, the international

baseball community will soon benefi t from a new group of professionals hailing from the Middle Kingdom.

MLB built three development centers in Wuxi, Changzhou and Nanjing in order to produce the fi rst-ever Chinese Major

League player.

CHINA’S BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED CHINA

Pitchers (15) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOBruce Chen L L 6-2 215 19-Jun-77 Panama City, Pan. Did Not Play Kun Chen R R 6-2 198 05-Mar-80 Sichuan, China Sichuan CBL Did Not Play Andrew Chin L L 6-1 180 22-Sep-92 Newton, MA Did Not Play Quan Gan R R 6-1 172 17-Jun-96 Sichuan, China Sichuan CBL 5-6 3.72 0 20 72.2 26 52Haicheng Gong R R 6-2 165 28-Dec-98 Anhui, China Did Not Play Kwon Ju R R 5-11 180 31-May-95 Jilin, China KT KBL 6-8 5.10 0 28 134.0 44 63Xin Li L L 6-1 165 10-Apr-92 Tianjin, China Tianjin CBL 5-0 1.91 0 16 33.0 8 24Yu Liu R R 5-11 165 15-Sep-91 Beijing, China Henan CBL 0-1 4.05 0 4 13.1 11 14Chao Lu R R 6-4 204 09-Oct-88 Guangdong, China Guangdong CBL 3-1 6.45 0 15 44.2 19 38Yusong Lu R R 6-0 210 06-Feb-92 Henan, China Shanghai CBL 8-2 1.99 0 18 63.1 19 42Xia Luo R R 6-0 182 14-Jul-92 Sichuan, China Sichuan CBL Did Not Play Jiping Qi R R 5-11 159 05-Dec-95 Shanghai, China Shanghai CBL 5-1 2.66 0 16 47.1 17 48Menghao Wang R R 6-1 154 25-Sep-92 Sichuan, China Sichuan CBL 3-4 5.34 0 17 59.0 26 42Yanyong Yang R R 5-10 144 05-May-94 Shanghai, China Beijing CBL 3-3 3.62 0 14 27.1 8 20Chaoqun Zheng R R 6-0 192 09-Feb-93 Jiangsu, China Jiangsu CBL 2-4 5.54 0 12 39.0 14 24

Catchers (3) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNing Li L R 5-8 133 12-Nov-94 Shanghai, China Shanghai CBL .280 93 20 26 0 14 2Weiqiang Meng R R 6-1 187 31-May-89 Guangdong, China Guangdong CBL .458 96 29 44 6 31 3Wei Wang R R 6-1 198 25-Dec-78 Beijing, China Beijing CBL .440 50 23 22 2 17 7

Infi elders (6) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBRay Chang R R 6-1 195 24-Aug-83 Kansas City, MO Louisville AAA .236 72 3 17 0 6 1 Pensacola AAA .269 119 13 32 0 14 0 Totals .257 191 16 49 0 20 1Fujia Chu L L 6-3 220 10-Sep-89 Jiangsu, China Jiangsu CBL .323 99 22 32 0 24 8Xiaolei Du R R 5-11 154 25-May-90 Jiangsu, China Jiangsu CBL .295 105 26 31 3 27 5Zeyuan Li R R 6-1 198 23-Apr-86 Beijing, China Beijing CBL .299 87 15 26 3 21 3Joey Wong L R 5-10 185 12-Apr-88 Salem, OR Albuquerque AAA .233 258 26 60 1 28 1Guiyuan Xu L L 6-0 187 29-Jan-96 Guangdong, China GCL Orioles Rookie .247 81 11 20 0 9 2

Outfi elders (4) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBYanpeng Chen R R 6-1 176 26-Mar-96 Guangdong, China Did Not Play Zhenghong Lu R R 5-11 168 15-Apr-91 Jiangsu, China Jiangsu CBL .347 118 23 41 1 24 13Chuang Na L L 6-1 200 15-May-87 Guangdong, China Guangdong CBL .432 37 8 16 0 14 0Shunyi Yang R R 5-11 176 01-Jan-93 Tianjin, China Tianjin CBL .337 101 26 34 0 16 22

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MANAGERS AND COACHES CHINA

JOHN McLAREN MANAGER

Born: September 29, 1951 Birthplace: Galveston, Texas

Career: A former Major League Baseball coach and manager…began his playing career as a catcher in the

Houston Astros minor league system from 1970-76…became a Major League coach with the Blue Jays

in 1986 and has held Major League coaching positions with the Marienrs, Red Sox, Reds, Devil Rays, and

nationals…Managed the Seattle Mariners from 2007-08…was a coach for Team USA during the 2006 World

Baseball Classic…managed Team China during the 2012 Asia Championships and the 2013 World Baseball

Classic…was the catching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies for the 2016 season.

DAVE BUSH COACH

Career: Is a former Major League player…Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 2002

amateur draft…made his debut with the Blue Jays in 2004, starting 16 games while going 5-4 with a 3.69

ERA…led the National League with a 4.368 strikeout/walk ratio in 2006 as a member of the Milwaukee

Brewers…last pitched in 2013 as a member of the Blue Jays.

JIM JOHNSON COACH

Career: Is a former infi elder and manager in the minor leagues… signed with the Astros in 1969…played

shortstop and third base while batting .252 in 577 minor league games…became a minor league manager

in the Astros organization, where he coached the Double-A Columbus Astros (1978-79, 1984) and the

Triple-A Tucson Toros (1980-82, 1985)…also coached the Norwich Navigators (AA), San Antonio Missions

(AA), and the St. Paul Saints (Independent).

WEIJUN LUO COACH

Career: Is a former catcher who played for the Chinese National Team in the 1993, 1995, and 1997 Asian

Championship, as well as the 1998 Baseball World Cup…coached for the Beijing Tigers in the Chinese

Baseball League starting in 2003…coached for Team China in the 2005 Asian Championship and the 2006

and 2014 Asian Games.

SHENG YI COACH

Career: Coached for Team China during the 2006, 2009, and 2013 World Baseball Classics…also coached

Team China during the 2002 Asia Games, 2005 Asian Championships, and 2012 Asia Games…has also

coached for the Beijing Tigers of the Chinese Baseball League.

XIAOTIAN ZHANG COACH

Career: Infi elder in the China Baseball League…in 2008, while playing for the Jiangsu Hopestars, he led

the CBL in home runs…was on China’s roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic…coaches in the MLB

China Development Center…has also coached in the 2014 Taiwan Summer Camp, 2015 European Summer

Camp, 2016 Reds Spring Training Camp, and 2016 BAF U18 Baseball Championship.

WANBI ZHOU COACH

Career: Coached the Chinese National Team in the 2013 East Asian Games, 2014 Asian Games, 2015

Universiade, and 2015 Asian Championship…has also coached the Jiangsu Hopestars of the Chinese

Baseball League.

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PITCHERS CHINA

BRUCE CHEN LHP

Career: Played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals among nine other

MLB teams from 1998-2015…has a career 82-81 record in 400 appearances. International: Competed for

Panama at the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic tournaments.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SO Did Not Play MLB Career 82-81 4.62 1 400 1532.0 546 1140

KUN CHEN RHP

Career: Was a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics…currently playing for the Sichuan

Dragons of China Baseball League. Chen participated in the 1999 Asian Baseball Championships, 2005

Konami Cup Asia Series, 2006 Asian Games, and 2006, 2009 and 2013 WBC.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSichuan CBL Did Not Play

ANDREW CHIN LHP

Career: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft, but elected to

attend Boston College…drafted by the New York Yankees in the 15th round after his sophomore year in

2014…pitched to a 2.92 ERA through 14 appearances in the Florida Gulf Coast League in 2015.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SO Did Not Play

QUAN GAN RHP

Career: Currently playing for Sichuan Dragons of China Baseball League…led the China Baseball League in

strikeouts in 2016. International: First international tournament.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSichuan CBL 5-6 3.72 0 20 72.2 26 52

HAICHENG GONG RHP

Career: Joined MLB China Baseball Development Center in 2012. International: Represented China in

2012 PONY baseball, 2016 LLB Little League Baseball Big League Asia-Pacifi c Tournament, 2016 U18 Asian

Baseball Tournament.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SO Did Not Play

KWON JU RHP

Career: Born in China and naturalized to Korea in 2006…was drafted by the KT Wizards as the fi rst-

overall pick of 2015 KBO Draft…was the fi rst rookie to complete a shutout without issuing a walk in KBO.

International: The 2017 WBC will be his fi rst international tournament.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOKT KBO 6-8 5.1 0 28 134.0 44 63

XIN LI LHP

Career: Currently playing for Tianjin Lions…was named Rookie of the Year of China Baseball League in

2011. International: Represented China in 2012 Asia Series, 2012 and 2015 Asian Baseball Championships,

2013 WBC, 2013 East Asian Games and 2014 Asian Games.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOTianjin CBL 5-0 1.91 0 16 33.0 8 24

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PITCHERS CHINA

YU LIU RHP

Career: Currently playing for Beijing Tigers. International: Represented China in the 2012 Asia Series,

2012 and 2015 Asian Baseball Championships, 2013 WBC, 2013 East Asian Games, 2014 Asian Games and

2015 Summer Universidad.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOHenan CBL 0-1 4.05 0 4 13.1 11 14

CHAO LU RHP

Career: Currently playing for Guangdong Leopards.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOGuangdong CBL 3-1 6.45 0 15 44.2 19 38

YUSONG LU RHP

Career: Currently playing for Henan Elephants.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOShanghai CBL 8-2 1.99 0 18 63.1 19 42

XIA LUO RHP

Career: Currently playing for Sichuan Dragons of China Baseball League, where he signed in 2009.

International: Represented China in the 2012 Asia Series, 2012 and 2015 Asian Baseball Championships,


2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSichuan CBL Did Not Play

JIPING QI RHP

Career: Currently playing for Sichuan Dragons of China Baseball League.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOShanghai CBL 5-1 2.66 0 16 47.1 17 48

MENGHAO WANG RHP

Career: Currently playing for Sichuan Dragons of China Baseball League.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSichuan CBL 3-4 5.34 0 17 59.0 26 42

YANYONG YANG RHP

Career: Currently playing for Shanghai Golden Eagles of China Baseball League…led the China Baseball

League in ERA in 2016. International: Represented China 2013 WBC.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOBeijing CBL 3-3 3.62 0 14 27.1 8 20

CHAOQUN ZHENG RHP

Career: Currently playing for Jiangsu of China Baseball League. Represented China in the 2015 Asian

Championship.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOJiangsu CBL 2-4 5.54 0 12 39.0 14 24

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CATCHERS CHINA

NING LI C

Career: Currently playing for Shanghai Golden Eagles of China Baseball League. International:

Represented China in the 2015 Asian Championship as the second-youngest player on the team.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBShanghai CBL .280 93 20 26 0 14 2

WEIQIANG MENG C

Career: Currently playing for Guangdong Leopards…won a Triple Crown for the 2016 China Baseball League.

International: Represented China in the 2012 Asia Series, 2012 and 2015 Asian Baseball Championships,


2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBGuangdong CBL .458 96 29 44 6 31 3

WEI WANG C

Career: Hit the fi rst-ever home run in the World Baseball Classic, when China played eventual champion

Japan in the fi rst round…signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners in 2007. International:

Represented China in the 1998, ‘06, ‘10 and ‘14 Asian Games; 2012 Asia Series; 2003, ‘05, ‘12 and ‘15 Asian Baseball

Championships; 2008 Olympics; 2009 and ‘13 WBC; 2013 and ‘16 East Asian Games and 2014 Asian Games.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBBeijing CBL .440 50 23 22 2 17 7

INFIELDERS

RAY CHANG INF

Career: Chinese American background…graduated from Rockhurst University in 2005 and signed with the

San Diego Padres as a non-drafted free agent on July 4, 2005...was named Best Defensive Third Baseman

in the Eastern League by Baseball America following the 2010 season. International: Played for China in

2009 and 2013 WBC.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBLouisville AAA .236 72 3 17 0 6 1Pensacola AAA .269 119 13 32 0 14 0 Totals .257 191 16 49 0 20 1

FUJIA CHU INF

Career: Infi elder for the Jiangsu Hopestars. International: Represented China in the 2009 and 2013 WBC,

2012 Asia Series, 2012 and 2015 Asian Baseball Championships, 2013 East Asian Games and 2014 Asian

Games.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBJiangsu CBL .323 99 22 32 0 24 8

XIAOLEI DU INF

Career: Plays for the Jiangsu Pegasus…MVP of 2015 China Baseball League. International: Represented

China in the 2012 Asia Series, 2012 and 2015 Asian Baseball Championships, 2013 WBC, 2013 East Asian

Games and 2014 Asian Games.


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INFIELDERS CHINA

ZEYUAN LI INF

Career: Currently playing for Beijing Tigers…made history as the fi rst Chinese player in the Shikoku-Kyūshū

Island League, appearing for the 2009 Kagawa Olive Guyners. International: Represented China in 2012

Asia Series and 2015 Asian Baseball Championships.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBBeijing CBL .299 87 15 26 3 21 3

JOEY WONG INF

Career: Enters his 7th season in the Rockies organization…drafted by the Houston Astros in the 46th round

of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Sprague High School…also selected by the Colorado Rockies in

the 24th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of Oregon State University.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBAlbuquerque AAA .233 258 26 60 1 28 1

GUIYUAN XU INF

Career: First baseman and outfi elder who currently plays within the Baltimore Orioles organization…hit

.247 with 9 RBI across 33 games in the Gulf Coast League in 2016…is the fi rst player to be signed out of one

of the MLB Development Centers in China.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBGCL Orioles Rookie .247 81 11 20 0 9 2

OUTFIELDERS

YANPENG CHEN OF

Career: Began playing baseball at 10 years old…was recruited into MLB China Baseball Development

Center in 2011 as a pitcher before moving to the outfi eld…played in the Australian Baseball League in 2013.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SB Did Not Play

ZHENGHONG LU OF

Career: Currently playing for Jiangsu Hopestars of China Baseball League…led the China Baseball

League in steals in 2015. International: Represented China in the 2012 Asia Series, 2012 Asian Baseball

Championships, and the 2013 WBC.


CHUANG NA OF

Career: Currently playing for Guandong Leopards. International: Represented China in the 2013 East

Asian Games, 2014 Asian Games, 2015 Summer Universiade, and 2015 Asian Championship, where he led

the Chinese team in batting average.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBGuangdong CBL .432 37 8 16 0 14 0

SHUNYI YANG OF

Career: Currently playing for Guandong Leopards. International: Represented China in the 2014 Asian

Games and 2015 Asian Baseball Championships.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBTianjin CBL .337 101 26 34 0 16 22

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CHINA


4th place: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015

IBAF World Cup



12th place: 1998


11th place: 2005

Olympic Games

8th place: 2008


1st round: 2006, 2009, 2013

First Round (1-2)

March 3 Japan 5, China 2

March 4 Cuba 12, China 0

March 5 China 5, Brazil 2

First Round (1-2)


March 6 China 4, Chinese Taipei 1



First Round (0-3)

March 3 Japan 18, China 2 (Game 1)

March 3 Korea 10, China 1 (Game 2)

March 4 Chinese Taipei 12, China 3


2016 CHINESE PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS

FIRST HALF W L T PCT

Chinatrust Brother Elephants 35 27 2 .603

Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 29 31 0 .483

Lamigo Monkeys 27 31 2 .466

EDA Rhinos 27 33 0 .450

SECOND HALF W L T PCT

EDA Rhinos 34 25 1 .575

Chinatrust Brother Elephants 33 27 0 .550

Lamigo Monkeys 26 33 1 .442

Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 26 34 0 .433

PLAYOFFS

The EDA Rhinos defeated the Chinatrust Brother Elephants,

4 games to 2.

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An, Xu .286 .286 .375 3 3 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Chang, Ray .409 .636 .409 6 6 22 1 9 14 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Chen, Hao .000 .000 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chen, Qi .000 .000 .000 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Chen, Zhe .091 .091 .091 3 3 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Chu, Fujia .118 .118 .167 6 6 17 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 1 0

Cui, Xiao .111 .111 .273 3 3 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0

Dong, Wei .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Feng, Fei .222 .333 .200 3 3 9 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Feng, Yi .429 .429 .556 3 3 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

Guo, Tao .000 .000 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Hou, Fenglian .273 .273 .273 3 3 11 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

Jia, Delong .000 .000 .000 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

Jia, Yubing .000 .000 .000 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Lai, Jingfeng .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Li, Lei .167 .333 .231 5 3 12 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Liu, Guangbiao .222 .278 .263 6 6 18 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0

Liu, Yaqing .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Lu, Zhenhong .000 .000 .333 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0

Meng, Weiqiang .333 .333 .429 3 2 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Okamura, Shu 1.000 1.000 1.000 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pan, Wenbin – – – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sun, Lingfeng .158 .158 .304 6 6 19 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 0

Wang, Jingchao .500 .500 .500 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Wang, Wei .111 .333 .238 6 6 18 1 2 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 0

Yang, Gougang .333 .444 .455 3 3 9 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

Yang, Shuo .111 .444 .111 3 2 9 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Yang, Yang .500 .500 .500 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Zhang, Fujia – – – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Zhang, Hongbo .100 .100 .182 3 3 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Zhang, Yufeng .000 .000 .167 3 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 1

Zhang, Zhenwang .000 .000 .000 4 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

China Team .174 .240 .246 9 9 258 17 45 62 8 0 3 15 1 1 5 20 0 82 5 5 3

China Opponent .319 .526 .407 9 9 304 78 97 160 23 5 10 71 2 7 9 41 1 39 9 4 4


Bu, Tao 0 0 5.59 5 1 0 0 0 0 9.2 11 45 12 6 0 4 3 0 4 2 1 .244

Chen, Junyi 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 0 8 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .000

Chen, Kun 0 1 6.75 3 1 0 1 0 1 5.1 11 25 4 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .440

Huang, Quan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Lai, Guojun 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Li, Chenhao 0 1 6.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 21 5 4 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 .238

Li, Hongrui 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000

Li, Shuai 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 9 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333

Li, Weiliang 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Li, Xin 0 1 10.80 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 8 19 5 4 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 .421

Liu, Kai 0 0 33.75 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 3 6 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500

Liu, Yu 0 0 37.80 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 5 10 7 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500

Lu, Jiangang 2 0 1.00 3 1 0 2 0 0 9.0 5 30 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 .167

Luo, Xia 0 1 2.45 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 13 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 .231

Meng, Qingyuan 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Ran, Song 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Sun, Guoqiang 0 1 6.00 3 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 4 22 4 4 1 1 5 0 7 1 2 .182

Wang, Nan 0 1 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 15 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .400

Xu, Zheng 0 0 8.10 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 12 6 3 2 0 4 0 3 1 0 .250

Yang, Haifan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000

Zhang, Jun 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400

Zhang, Li 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 14 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .429

Zhao, Bo 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500

Zhao, Quansheng 0 1 21.60 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 6 11 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .545

Zhu, Dawei 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 6 5 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 .500

China Team 2 7 7.86 9 9 0 9 0 1 71.0 97 304 78 62 10 9 41 1 39 8 3 .319

China Opponent 7 2 2.07 9 9 0 9 3 1 74.0 45 258 17 17 3 5 20 0 82 5 0 .174

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS CHINA

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CUBAFederacíon Cubana de Béisbol

Estadio Latinomericana,

Calle Pedro Perez No. 302,

Entre Patria y Sarabia, Cerro, Habana

P: +53 7 6487066

W: www.beısbolcubano.cu

The fi rst offi cial game held in Cuba took place in the city of Matanzas, capital of the Matanzas province roughly 100 km

from Havana, on December 27, 1874. The Habana B.B.C. defeated the Matanzas Club 51-42 at the Palmar de Junco

Stadium, the oldest stadium of the world still in operation. That event set a precedent for what would shortly become

the nation’s sport passion.

Baseball was brought into the island by Cuban students coming back from the United States and was popularized by U.S. sailors

in ports such as that of Matanzas. The passion grew and the magnitude of the spiritual support baseball received by the Cuban

people was confi rmed by each and every one of the awards reached. Stadiums were built, although fans continued to play in

improvised fi elds.

The championships held before 1960 produced stars such as Mike González, Adolfo Luque, Cristóbal Torriente, Alejandro Oms,

Héctor Rodríguez, Orestes Miñoso, Camilo Pascual, Cookie Rojas, Armando Marsans, Mike Fornieles, Martin Dihigo, centenarian

Conrado Marrero, and many others. Many of them played in the United States and in the Mexican and Colombian paid baseball.

Teams such as the Almendares, Habana, Marianao and Cienfuegos gathered the best of the local talent, who turned the Grand

Stadium del Cerro, today Latin American Stadium, into the capital and the home of baseball in the island since October 26, 1946.

The National League was created in 1962. Today, the 56th edition of the League is being played with 16 teams that, in the fi rst

round, are striving to be included in the select 8-team group of the second round, to fi nish with a 4-team playoff .

Some teams are famous within the Cuban Baseball family, like Los Leones de Industriales, the capital city team; Las Avispas de

Santiago de Cuba, from eastern Cuba; Los Naranjas de Villa Clara, from central Cuba and the green-legged Pinar del Río, from

western Cuba. These are known as the Four Great because they have won the highest number of titles.

At the international arena, the Cubans have won 25 World Cups in 32 appearances and three Olympic Games – Barcelona ’92,

Atlanta ’96 and Athens ’04, in addition to a silver medal in Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008. In December 2014, MLB Commissioner

President

Higinio Velez Carrion


Roberto Ramirez E: [email protected]


Francisco Campo E: [email protected]


CUBA’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Wednesday, March 1 – Sunday, March 5 in Osaka, Japan

Exhibition Schedule


Friday, March 3 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Thur.) Orix Kyocera Dome

Sunday, March 5 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Sat.) Seibu Kyocera Dome

FIRST ROUND


Tuesday, March 7 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. at Japan Tokyo Dome

Wednesday, March 8 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Tue.) vs. China Tokyo Dome

Friday, March 10 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Thur.) vs. Australia Tokyo Dome



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FULL ROSTER

Rob Manfred entered into discussions to hold an exhibition game between a MLB Club and the Cuban National team in 2016. The

Tampa Bay Rays played the Cuban National Baseball team on March 22, 2016 in Havana’s Estadio Latinoamericano. The Rays won

4-1. The Game was attended by U.S. President Barack Obama, Cuban President Raul Castro and Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie

Robinson.

The Cubans, currently 5th in the world ranking according to the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), were the runner-ups

of the 2016 World Baseball Classic, ranked sixth in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and placed fi fth in the 2013 tournament.

Pitchers (20) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016-17 Club W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOBladimir Baños R R 6-0 195 17-Jan-83 Pinar del Rio, Cuba Pinar Del Rio 7-4 3.98 0 14 74.2 20 49Lazaro Blanco R R 6-4 200 23-Feb-86 Granma, Cuba Granma 14-3 1.63 0 21 143.1 39 79Erly Casanova* R R 6-0 235 25-Jul-85 Pinar del Rio, Cuba Pinar Del Rio 2-5 2.27 0 17 95.1 47 62Yoalkis Cruz* R R 6-2 200 26-May-79 Las Tunas, Cuba Las Tunas 10-7 3.75 0 22 120.0 22 50Dachel Dequesne* R R 6-2 190 9-Aug-87 Ciego de Avila, Cuba Ciego De Avila 6-4 3.81 0 13 80.1 24 30Noervys Entenza R R 6-2 210 13-Jul-85 Cienfuegos, Cuba Habana 7-3 3.80 1 17 97.0 46 44Jose Garcia R R 6-2 185 23-Feb-81 La Habana, Cuba Artemisa 3-2 1.31 15 32 34.1 22 31Vladimir Garcia R R 6-2 270 24-May-88 Ciego de Avila, Cuba Ciego De Avila 12-6 2.78 0 20 152.0 47 105Leomil González* R R 5-9 175 17-Mar-93 Ciego de Avila, Cuba Ciego De Avila 7-3 2.44 9 33 59.0 28 28Yasmany Hernández* R R 6-4 195 22-Apr-85 Villa Clara, Cuba Villa Clara 4-3 2.95 12 35 42.2 21 27Miguel Lahera R R 6-4 260 24-Jan-85 La Habana, Cuba Artemisa 5-4 2.15 9 26 88.0 22 52Jonder Martinez R R 5-11 185 22-Jun-78 La Habana, Cuba Matanzas 12-3 2.77 0 20 120.1 26 58Leandro Martinez L L 5-9 200 28-Jun-79 Granma, Cuba Granma 9-5 4.79 0 21 109.0 25 47Raidel Martinez R R 5-11 175 11-Oct-96 Pinar del Rio, Cuba Pinar Del Rio 1-1 6.23 0 15 26.0 9 13Frank Medina* R R 6-1 197 1-Oct-87 Pinar del Rio, Cuba Pinar Del Rio 1-1 6.23 0 15 26.0 9 13Livan Moinelo L L 5-9 140 8-Dec-95 Pinar del Rio, Cuba Pinar Del Rio 12-9 3.11 4 28 66.2 37 63José Rodríguez* R R 6-1 200 18-Aug-92 Camaguey, Cuba Camaguey 8-7 2.77 0 22 110.1 51 53Alain Sanchez R R 6-2 195 9-Mar-86 Villa Clara, Cuba Villa Clara 10-5 2.02 0 20 120.1 39 79Yosbany Torres R R 6-3 235 14-Jun-80 Pinar del Rio, Cuba Pinar Del Rio 7-7 3.63 0 18 124.0 18 53Yoennis Yera L L 5-7 165 18-Oct-89 Las Tunas, Cuba Matanzas 13-2 2.41 0 20 119.1 26 123

Catchers (3) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016-17 Club AVG AB R H HR RBI SBYosvany Alarcon R R 6-1 210 15-Oct-84 Las Tunas, Cuba Las Tunas .365 52 10 19 6 13 4Frank Morejon R R 5-10 200 25-Jan-86 La Habana, Cuba Industriales .263 171 16 45 1 18 1Osvaldo Vazquez R R 5-9 230 20-May-90 Ciego de Avila, Cuba Ciego De Avila .330 270 47 89 17 72 2

Infi elders (7) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016-17 Club AVG AB R H HR RBI SBGuillermo Aviles L L 6-0 190 20-Jan-93 Granma, Cuba Granma .306 281 43 86 6 47 0Alexander Ayala R R 6-1 205 31-Dec-81 Camaguey, Cuba Camaguey .382 304 48 116 12 57 2Carlos Benitez R R 5-9 200 11-Jan-87 Granma, Cuba Granma .312 269 40 84 8 54 1Jeferson Delgado R R 6-1 205 3-Jan-83 Villa Clara, Cuba Matanzas .403 283 59 114 4 51 3Yurisbel Gracial R R 6-1 190 14-Oct-85 Matanzas, Cuba Matanzas .317 164 33 52 3 19 10Yordan Manduley R R 5-9 190 9-Feb-86 Holguin, Cuba Quebec Capitales1 .326 92 12 30 5 17 1Willian Saavedra R R 6-0 225 23-Oct-81 Pinar del Rio, Cuba Pinar Del Rio .378 288 53 109 9 50 3

Outfi elders (5) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016-17 Club AVG AB R H HR RBI SBFrederich Cepeda S R 5-11 205 8-Apr-80 Sancti Spiritus, Cuba Sancti Spiritus .373 134 18 50 6 22 0Yoelqui Céspedes R R 6-0 200 24-Sep-97 Granma, Cuba Granma .297 313 58 93 6 45 6Alfredo Despaigne R R 5-9 230 17-Jun-86 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Chiba Lotte Marines2 .280 496 81 139 24 92 0Victor Mesa R R 5-10 165 20-Jul-95 Villa Clara, Cuba Matanzas .354 254 55 90 7 44 40Roel Santos L R 5-8 175 15-Sep-87 Granma, Cuba Granma .297 185 33 55 0 17 20


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CUBA’S BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED CUBA

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MANAGERS AND COACHES CUBA

CARLOS MARTI MANAGER

Born: Febraury 16, 1949 Birthplace: Buey Arriba, Granma, Cuba

Career: Has 39 years of experience in Cuban Baseball…coached in 24 National Baseball Series, 17

consecutively…won the 2004 World Youth Baseball Championship in Chinese Taipei and the 2005 Youth

Pan-American Championship in Mexico…currently acts as the manager for the Granma Alazanes…won the

2016-2017 National Series Title…will manage the Cuban team participating in the Caribbean Series.

ORELVIS AVILA COACH

Career: Spent 13 seasons in the league as a pitcher...was crowned a championship for the fi rst time in

Holguin history in 2002…earned a gold medal in the 2003 Pan American Games and in the 2002 Cup of the

Americas…began as a pitching coach for his local province and in 2011 was the fi rst Holguin champion as

both a player and coach.

ORESTES KINDELAN COACH

Career: Recorded more than 2,000 hits, 487 home runs and 330 doubles in his career…won the Triple Crown

in 1989…was a member of the gold medal-earning Cuban National team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta…

won gold at the 1999 Pan American Games, 1998 Central American and Carribbean Games, and the 1998

World Championship…was inducted in the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.

CIRO LICEA COACH

Career: Was a standout pitcher in the Cuban National Series…represented the Cuban National team in

the 2009 World Baseball Classic…pitched 18 seasons in the National Series, winning over 130 games…is

currently the pitching coach for the Cuban team Granma.

CARLOS LOUIS COACH

Career: Currently serves as the Technical Head of the Cuban National Commission.

RAMON RODRIGUEZ COACH

Career: Won championships in 2002 and ‘06 as the manager of Bayamo in the Campeonato Provincial…

currently serves as an assistant coach for the recently crowned Cuban National Series champion Granma

Alazanes.

MARIO VEGA COACH

Career: Was the fi rst player from Ciego de Avila to reach 1,500 hits in the National Series…was also an

outstanding defensive second baseman…set a National Series record in 2010 for consecutive errorless

innings by an infi elder other than a fi rst baseman (721)…announced retirement as a player in 2013 after

21 seasons.

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PITCHERS CUBA

BLADIMIR BAÑOS RHP

Career: An 11-year veteran in the Cuban National Series…won the Series in the 2010-11 season.

International: 2007 World Cup of Baseball in Chinese Taipei and various friendlies in Ecuador and

Venezuela…also participated in both the 2016 and 2017 Caribbean Series.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOPinar Del Rio Cuban National 7-4 3.98 0 14 74.2 20 49

LAZARO BLANCO RHP

Career: Right-handed pitcher for the recently crowned Cuban National series team, Granma…made his

professional debut in 2005. International: Friendlies against Nicaragua and the United States…shut out

the Puerto Rican team over 3.0 innings with fi ve strikeouts at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOGranma Cuban National 14-3 1.63 0 21 143.1 39 79

NOERVYS ENTENZA RHP

Career: Is a 12-year veteran of the Cuban National Series…best season came in 2013 when he fanned 53

batters to the tune of a 2.97 ERA…joined the Kithener Panthers of the Intercounty Baseball League in 2016

where he went 9-4 with 82 strikeouts in 15 appearances.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOHabana Cuban National 7-3 3.80 1 17 97.0 46 44

JOSE GARCIA RHP

Career: Is a 19-year veteran of the Cuban National Series…won a Cuban National Series Championship

with La Habana in 2009...currently hurls for Artemisa.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOArtemisa Cuban National 3-2 1.31 15 32 34.1 22 31

VLADIMIR GARCIA RHP

Career: Member of the Ciego de Ávila team in the Cuban National Series, was one of the best right-handed

pitchers in the league during the 2011-12 season, leading them to a Cuban Championship…initially a reliever

when he joined Ciego de Avila in 2006-07 as a 17-year-old rookie, he has recently been converted to a starter

and excelled in the role. International: Won a title in the World University Baseball Championship in Tokyo in

2010 as well as the Intercontinental Cup Championship in the Netherlands that same year…made his National

Team debut for Cuba in the 2009 World Baseball Classic …participating in his third World Baseball Classic overall.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOCiego De Avila Cuban National 12-6 2.78 0 20 152.0 47 105

MIGUEL LAHERA LHP

Career: Right-handed pitcher for the Cuban National Series team, Artemisa. International: Was a part of

the silver medal-earning Cuban team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2009 World Baseball Classic and Bronze

medal in the 2011 Pan-American Games.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOArtemisa Cuban National 5-4 2.15 9 26 88.0 22 52

JONDER MARTINEZ RHP

Career: Right-handed pitcher for the Cuban National Series team, Matanzas…has more than 100 wins in

the Series…was part of the Cuban National team that silvered in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was part of

the team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOMatanzas Cuban National 12-3 2.77 0 20 120.1 26 58

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PITCHERS CUBA

LEANDRO MARTINEZ LHP

Career: Left-handed pitcher for the Cuban National Series team, Granma. International: Friendlies in

China and Japan prior to the World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOGranma Cuban National 9-5 4.79 0 21 109.0 25 47

RAIDEL MARTINEZ RHP

Career: Made his Cuban National Series debut in 2015 at the age of 18…posted a 1.45 ERA over 11

appearances (5 starts) that season.


LIVAN MOINELO LHP

Career: Left-handed pitcher for Cuban National Series team, Pinar del Rio…made his debut in 2013.

International: Represented the National Team in the 2015 Caribbean series.


ALAIN SANCHEZ RHP

Career: Right-handed pitcher for Cuban National Series team, Villa Clara…was a starting pitcher for Villa

Clara on the 2012-13 Cuban National Series champion.


YOSBANY TORRES RHP

Career: Right-handed pitcher for Cuban National Series team, Pinar del Rio. International: Carribean

Series…friendlies in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Panama…was the starting pitcher in this year’s

Cuban-Major League Baseball exhibition with the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing one run on two hits with two

strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work.


YOENNIS YERA LHP

Career: Left-handed pitcher for Cuban National Series team, Matanzas. International: 2014 Centennial

Tournament in Colombia, 2015 Caribbean Series and friendlies against Nicaragua and the United States.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOMatanzas Cuban National 13-2 2.41 0 20 119.1 26 123

CATCHERS

YOSVANY ALARCON C

Career: A member of Las Tunas of the Cuban National Series. International: Was selected to the Cuban

National Team in 2011 that faced Team Puerto Rico in Latinoamericano Stadium.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBLas Tunas Cuban National .365 52 10 19 6 13 4

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CATCHERS CUBA

FRANK MOREJON C

Career: Right-handed-hitting backstop…known for his defensive prowess, has played for Havana’s

Industriales club since the 2007-08 seasons…during the 2009-10 campaign, threw-out 23 of 33 would-be

base stealers. International: Won the 2010 World University Championship as part of the Cuban National

squad and was named to the all-tournament team…was a participant in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBIndustriales Cuban National .263 171 16 45 1 18 1

OSVALDO VAZQUEZ C

Career: Has won two Cuban National Series titles as a catcher for Ciego de Avila. International: Was

selected to the Cuban National team in 2015, winning the 2015 Rotterdam International Tournament…was

selected to the Cuban squad for the Premier12 tournament that same year.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBCiego De Avila Cuban National .330 270 47 89 17 72 2

INFIELDERS

GUILLERMO AVILES INF

Career: Won a Series championship with Granma in 2016-17. International: Was a U16 National Champion

in 2008…was a member of the gold medal-winning Cuban National team in the 2010 Pan-American Games.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBGranma Cuban National .306 281 43 86 6 47 0

ALEXANDER AYALA INF

Career: Is a shortstop for the Cuban National Series team, Camaguey. International: Was selected to be a

part of the Cuban National Team for the Tournament of the Century in 2014 in Colombia.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBCamaguey Cuban National .382 304 48 116 12 57 2

CARLOS BENITEZ INF

Career: Posted a .428 OBP and 11 RBI in 11 playoff games in 2017, leading Granma to the franchise’s fi rst-

ever Cuban National Series championship.


JEFERSON DELGADO INF

Career: Played for the Cuban National Team through its tour in the independent Can-Am League in 2016.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBMatanzas Cuban National .403 283 59 114 4 51 3

YURISBEL GRACIAL INF

Career: Was among the top 10 in runs, triples, total bases and RBI in 2012 and was put on Cuba’s preliminary

roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic…played for the Cuban National Team through its tour in the

Independent Can-Am League in 2016.


YORDAN MANDULEY INF

Career: is a shortstop for the Cuban National Team, Holguin. International: Represented the Cuban

National Team at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBQuebec Capitales Can-American .326 92 12 30 5 17 1

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INFIELDERS CUBA

WILLIAN SAAVEDRA INF

Career: Is a fi rst baseman for the Cuban National Series team, Pinar del Rio…has won two national

titles in his career and has been selected to the Cuban National Team various times…was selected by

the Cuban press and National Department of Baseball as an off ensive all-star in the 55th National Series.

International: Appearances include the Caribbean and International Series.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBPinar Del Rio Cuban National .378 288 53 109 9 50 3

OUTFIELDERS

FREDERICH CEPEDA OF

Career: Sancti Spíritus star…posted a .345 average with 74 runs scored and 24 homers along with 82 RBI

in 83 contests during the 2009-10 campaign…posted a .373 average in 134 at-bats for Sancti in 2016-

17. International: A veteran National Team member, has represented Cuba in three World Baseball Classic

tournaments…hit .308 with 10 walks, 11 runs scored and a pair of homers in nine games during the 2008

Olympics in Beijing…helped Cuba win gold at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, batting

.400 with three homers and eight RBI.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBSancti Spiritus Cuban National .373 134 18 50 6 22 0

YOELQUI CÉSPEDES OF

Career: Is the younger half-brother of Mets outfi elder Yoenis Céspedes…was a member of the Cuban National

Series Champion Matanzas team and continued on to participate in the Caribbean series where he made a

splash with excellent defensive play. He is considered one of the top prospects in Cuba.


ALFREDO DESPAIGNE OF

Career: Clubbed a National Series-record 36 homers in the 2011-12 season while hitting .326 with 105

RBI…earned his third league MVP honor, among the most by a player in the Cuban league… named to

the All-Star team in 2010-11 and hit .356 with 27 homers in 67 games…made his National Series debut

in 2004-05. International: Led Cuba to a silver medal fi nish in the 2011 IBAF World Cup…hit .474 during

Cuba’s gold medal-winning Intercontinental Cup eff ort in 2010…went 13-for-24 with four homers and

12 RBI in six games during the 2010 World University Championship…set an IBAF record with 11 homers

during the 2009 World Cup tournament…represented Cuba in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics

and 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBChiba Lotte Marines Nippon .280 496 81 139 24 92 0

VICTOR MESA OF

Career: Outfi elder for the recently crowned Cuban National Series Champion, Matanzas…is the son of

longtime Cuban National Team coach, Victor Mesa.


ROEL SANTOS OF

Career: Outfi elder for Granma. International: Was a member of the Cuban National Team for the 2014

Tournament of the Century in Colombia…also assisted the Cuban team Pinar de Rio in winning the 2015

Caribbean Series gold medal.


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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CUBA

IBAF World Cup

1st place: 2005, 2003, 2001, 1998, 1994, 1990, 1988,

1986, 1984, 1980, 1978, 1976, 1973(2),

1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1961, 1953, 1952,

1951, 1950, 1944, 1943, 1942, 1940, 1939

2nd place: 2011, 2009, 2007

3rd place: 1951, 1944


1st place: 2010, 2006, 2002, 1995, 1993, 1991, 1989,

1987, 1985, 1983, 1979

2nd place: 1999, 1997, 1981

Olympic Games

1st place: 2004, 1996, 1992

2nd place: 2008, 2000

Pan Am Games

1st place: 2007, 2003, 1999, 1999, 1995, 1991, 1987,

1983, 1979, 1975, 1971, 1963, 1951

2nd place: 1967

3rd place: 2011, 2015


Finalist: 2006

2nd round: 2009, 2013

WBSC Premiere12

6th place: 2015

2016-17 SERIE NACIONAL FINAL STANDINGS

REG. SEASON (2ND RD.) W L PCT GB

Matanzas 28 17 .622 –

Ciego De Avila 27 18 .600 1

Villa Clara 25 20 .556 3

Granma 23 22 .511 5

Holguin 17 28 .378 11

Camaguey 15 30 .333 13

REGULAR SEASON W L PCT GB

Matanzas 42 3 .933 –

Ciego De Avila 29 16 .644 13

Villa Clara 27 18 .600 15

Granma 27 18 .600 15

Holguin 26 19 .578 16

Camaguey 24 21 .533 18

Las Tunas 23 22 .511 19

Isla de la Juventud 23 22 .511 19

Guantanamo 23 22 .511 19

Industriales 21 23 .477 20.5

Pinar del Rio 18 25 .419 23

Cienfuegos 18 27 .400 24

Artemisa 18 27 .400 24

Santiago de Cuba 14 30 .318 27.5

Sancti Spiritus 13 31 .295 28.5

Mayabeque 11 33 .250 30.5

PLAYOFFS

Granma defeated Ciego de Avila 4 games to 0.

First Round (3-0)

March 3: Cuba 5, Brazil 2

March 4: Cuba 12, China 0

March 6: Cuba 6, Japan 3

Second Round (1-2)

March 8: Netherlands 6, Cuba 2

March 9: Cuba 14, Chinese Taipei 0

March 11: Netherlands 7, Cuba 6


First Round (3-0)

March 8 Cuba 8, South Africa 1

March 10 Cuba 5, Australia 4

March 12 Cuba 16, Mexico 4

Second Round (1-2)

March 15 Japan 6, Cuba 0




First Round (2-1)

March 8 Cuba 8, Panama 6

March 9 Cuba 11, Netherlands 2

March 10 Puerto Rico 12, Cuba 2

Second Round (2-1)

March 12 Cuba 7, Venezuela 2

March 13 Dominican Republic 7, Cuba 3

March 15 Cuba 4, Puerto Rico 3


March 18 Cuba 3, Dominican Republic 1



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Abreu, Jose .360 .760 .385 6 6 25 6 9 19 1 0 3 9 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 2

Anderson, Leslie .143 .214 .200 11 3 14 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1

Arruebarrena, Erisbel .375 .375 .444 6 6 16 4 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0

Bell, Alexeis .308 .538 .400 5 3 13 3 4 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1

Borrero, Ariel .318 .364 .375 8 7 22 2 7 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0

Cepeda, Frederich .449 .855 .548 20 20 69 17 31 59 8 1 6 23 1 0 0 15 2 11 0 2 2

Céspedes, Yoennis .458 1.000 .480 6 6 24 5 11 24 1 3 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 2

Despaigne, Alfredo .314 .686 .429 11 11 35 6 11 24 1 0 4 10 0 0 3 4 0 5 0 1 0

Enriquez, Michel .241 .333 .388 14 14 54 8 13 18 3 1 0 8 0 0 5 8 0 4 0 0 4

Fernandez, Jose .524 .667 .545 6 6 21 7 11 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Garlobo, Yoandy .480 .640 .536 8 7 25 4 12 16 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 1

González, Raul .250 .500 .250 5 0 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gurriel, Yulieski .293 .537 .330 20 20 82 16 24 44 5 0 5 16 0 1 1 4 0 10 2 0 1

Heredia, Guillermo .167 .167 .318 6 6 18 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

Ibanez, Andy .000 .000 .000 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Morejon, Frank .500 .500 .600 6 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Moreno, Juan – – 1.000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Olivera, Hector .313 .500 .389 4 4 16 4 5 8 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1

Paret, Eduardo .182 .295 .265 12 12 44 6 8 13 2 0 1 5 1 0 1 4 0 7 3 1 1

Pedroso, Joan .100 .100 .182 11 1 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0

Peraza, Yosbany .308 .538 .308 7 2 13 3 4 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Pestano, Ariel .227 .432 .261 14 12 44 4 10 19 3 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 3

Ramirez, Alexei .375 .500 .389 6 4 16 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1

Reyes, Rudy .000 .000 .000 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Rivera, Luis .250 .250 .250 5 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Sanchez, Eriel .250 .250 .235 9 4 16 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Tabares, Carlos .231 .231 .286 7 5 13 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Tomas, Yasmany .375 .813 .412 6 3 16 3 6 13 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0

Urrutia, Osmany .345 .448 .387 8 8 29 3 10 13 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2

Cuba Team .310 .507 .379 20 20 681 125 211 345 34 5 30 120 7 3 18 60 2 115 9 7 24

Cuba Opponent .240 .346 .340 20 20 641 85 154 222 21 1 15 76 8 8 17 84 1 145 17 10 16


Alvarez, Freddy 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 20 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .150

Betancourt, Danny 2 0 0.00 4 2 0 1 0 0 12.0 5 39 0 0 0 1 4 0 12 0 0 .128

Borroto, Luis 0 1 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 13 4 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .231

Castillo, Diosdany 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2 0 0 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Chapman, Alberti 0 1 5.68 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 23 4 4 0 0 4 0 8 1 1 .261

Folch, Maikel 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000

Garcia, Vladimir 0 0 5.40 3 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 7 19 4 3 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 .368

Garcia, Vladimir 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 2 0 0 2.2 3 10 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 .300

González, Norberto 0 0 2.65 11 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 14 57 5 5 1 0 8 0 14 1 1 .246

González, Yulieski 1 0 2.57 6 1 0 1 0 0 7.0 2 23 2 2 0 0 10 0 6 0 2 .087

Guevara, Yander 0 1 2.70 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 17 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 .294

Iglesias, Raisel 0 0 3.86 5 0 0 2 0 1 4.2 3 17 2 2 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 .176

Jimenez, Ismel 2 1 3.29 6 2 0 1 0 0 13.2 15 51 5 5 1 4 3 0 14 0 0 .294

Lahera, Miguel 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000

Lazo, Pedro 1 0 4.02 5 1 0 3 0 2 15.2 19 64 8 7 3 2 5 0 13 0 0 .297

Licea, Ciro 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .200

Marti, Yadel 1 0 0.00 4 2 0 2 0 2 12.2 6 42 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 0 0 .143

Martinez, Jonder 0 0 9.82 3 0 0 2 0 0 3.2 6 16 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .375

Maya, Yunieski 1 1 0.87 6 1 0 0 0 0 10.1 9 40 3 1 1 1 4 0 6 0 0 .225

Nunez, Darien 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 ---

Odelin, Vicyohandri 0 1 6.48 4 1 0 1 0 1 8.1 7 32 7 6 1 2 4 0 7 0 0 .219

Palma, Adiel 0 0 6.14 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 6 26 8 5 0 0 5 1 3 1 0 .231

Pedroso, Yadier 0 0 4.05 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 26 5 3 1 2 3 0 6 0 1 .308

Perez, Wilber 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .250

Perez, Yosvany 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667

Rodriguez, Alexander 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Rodriguez, Luis 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667

Romero, Ormari 2 1 4.15 3 3 0 0 0 0 8.2 7 31 4 4 1 0 4 0 9 0 0 .226

Suarez, Dennis 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500

Ulacia, Yolexis 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500

Vera, Norge 2 0 1.69 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 5 35 2 2 0 1 3 0 11 0 0 .143

Cuba Team 13 7 3.58 20 20 0 20 2 7 173.2 154 641 85 69 15 17 84 1 145 6 7 .240

Cuba Opponent 7 13 6.32 20 20 0 20 2 3 169.1 211 681 125 119 30 18 60 2 115 8 1 .310

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS CUBA

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JAPANNippon Professional Baseball (NPB)

Mita Bellju BLDG, 11F

5-36-7 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

108-0014

P: +81-3-6400-1189

F: +81-3-6400-1190

W: http://npb.jp/

Japan is a two-time World Baseball Classic Champion with pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka being named Tournament MVP in both 2006 and 2009. Team Japan defeated Cuba 10- 6 in 2006 with Ichiro Suzuki scoring three of Japan’s runs. In 2009, Japan faced Korea in the Final and had a 3-2 lead in the ninth when the Koreans scored a run off Yu Darvish to send the

game into extra innings. In the 10th, Ichiro drove in two on a single to give Japan a 5-3 win. In 2013, Japan reached the fi nal round but fell to Puerto Rico, 3-1, at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

Japan was fi rst introduced to baseball in the 1870’s by the United States. It has since gone on to become a premier sport in Japan, and the nation has long held the attention of the international baseball community.

Major professional teams were fi rst formed as a branch of the public relations function of companies. This movement was fi rst led by Yomiuri in 1934 after friendship games against a United States squad led by Babe Ruth. Yomiuri is a major Japanese newspaper that founded Dai-Nihon Tokyo Yakyu Club (All Japan Tokyo Baseball Club; presently the Yomiuri Giants).

Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) – the nation’s fi rst professional league – was formed two years later and currently features the Central League and Pacifi c League divisions each made up of six clubs all governed by NPB. in 2016, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, led by players including Sho Nakata, Shohei Ohtani and Hirotoshi Masui, won the Nippon Series (equivalent to the World Series in Japan).

The Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA) represents Japan as a member of the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) and the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). Japan’s strong amateur-level foundation frequently sends players with a high skill set to the professional level. JABA presently oversees more than 300 non-professional company teams and local clubs nationwide as part of an eff ort to further develop baseball in Japan.

One of Japan’s most popular sporting events is the National High School Baseball Tournament held each spring and summer since 1915. High school players across Japan compete for spots at Koshien Stadium, considered the gateway to the professional level.

Commissioner Executive Secretary

Katsuhiko Kumazaki Atsushi Ihara


Shinichi Takanashi P: +81-3-6400-1189



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JAPAN’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Thursday, March 2 – Sunday, March 5 in Osaka, Japan

Exhibition Schedule


Friday, March 3 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. Hanshin Tigers Kyocera Dome

Sunday, March 5 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. ORIX Buff aloes Kyocera Dome

FIRST ROUND


Tuesday, March 7 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. vs. Cuba Tokyo Dome

Wednesday, March 8 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. at Australia Tokyo Dome

Friday, March 10 7:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. vs. China Tokyo Dome



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The Olympics have been another outlet for Japan to showcase talent with appearances in each Olympics since baseball became an offi cially recognized event. Japan has fi ve medals in seven appearances, capturing gold in the 1984 demonstration tournament in Los Angeles, silver in the 1988 demonstration tournament in Seoul and 1996 Atlanta and bronze in 1992 Barcelona and 2004 Athens.

Japan also has a community-based Little League system to support player development and fundamentals at the junior level, and each community selects their prominent player to enroll in special training programs as part of a bid to win the national championship. The nation has won eight Little League World Series titles.

Japan’s baseball legends include Shigeo Nagashima (known as “Mr. Giant”) and Sadaharu Oh, the home run king of the world. Both men made signifi cant contributions to the Giants dynasty by leading their team to nine consecutive NPB titles between 1965 and 1973.

MLB has taken note of Japanese players with exceptional talent, which has also garnered a signifi cant amount of attention from MLB scouts and fans alike. There were eight Japanese-born players on Opening Day rosters in 2016. Notably, Kenta Maeda debuted with the Los Angeles Dodgers, going 16-11 with a 2.48 ERA, 50 walks and 179 strikeouts over 175.2 innings (32 starts) last season.

Popularity of other sports such as soccer and basketball have grown steadily over the years; however, baseball remains steadfastly secure as the nation’s primary sport. A passion and skill for the game has kept Japan at the forefront of the international baseball community, and expectations for future success are as high now as they have ever been.

Pitchers (21) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SORyo Akiyoshi R R 6-0 161 21-Mar-89 Tokyo, Jpn. Tokyo NPB 3-4 2.19 19 70 70.0 15 68Shintaro Fujinami R R 6-5 196 12-Apr-94 Osaka, Jpn. Hanshin NPB 7-11 3.25 0 26 169.0 70 176Yoshihisa Hirano R R 6-2 185 8-Mar-84 Kyoto, JpnT. ORIX NPB 4-4 1.92 31 58 61.0 16 57Kenta Ishida* L L 5-11 187 1-Mar-93 Horoshima, Jpn. Yokohama NPB 9-4 3.12 0 25 153.0 36 132Ayumu Ishikawa R R 6-2 176 11-Apr-88 Toyama, Jpn. Chiba NPB 14-5 2.16 0 23 162.1 22 104Yuta Iwasada* L L 6-0 174 5-Sep-91 Kumamoto, Jpn. Hanshin NPB 10-9 2.90 0 25 158.1 55 156Kazuhisa Makita R R 5-10 183 10-Nov-84 Shizuoka, Jpn. Saitama NPB 7-1 1.60 0 50 78.2 16 43Tatsuhi Masuda* R R 5-11 187 23-Apr-88 Hyogo, Jpn. Saitama NPB 3-5 1.66 28 53 54.1 15 53Hirotoshi Masui R R 6-0 154 26-Jun-84 Shizuoka, Jpn. Hokkaido NPB 10-3 2.44 10 30 81.0 26 71Yuki Matsui L L 5-8 163 30-Oct-95 Kanagawa, Jpn. Tohoku NPB 1-4 3.32 30 58 62.1 40 75Naoki Miyanishi L L 5-11 165 2-Jun-85 Hyogo, Jpn. Hokkaido NPB 3-1 1.52 2 58 47.1 22 36Masahiko Morifuku* L L 5-8 145 29-Jul-86 Aichi, Jpn. Fukuoka NPB 2-1 2.00 0 50 27.0 2 23Yusuke Nomura* R R 5-10 181 24-Jun-89 Okayama, Jpn. Hiroshima NPB 16-3 2.71 0 25 152.2 37 91Takahiro Norimoto L R 5-10 181 17-Dec-90 Shiga, Jpn. Tohoku NPB 11-11 2.91 0 28 195.0 50 216Daichi Ohsera* R R 6-2 205 17-Jun-91 Nagasaki, Jpn. Hiroshima NPB 3-1 3.32 0 17 21.2 6 24Toshiya Okada L L 5-11 143 5-Dec-91 Wakayama, Jpn. Chunichi NPB 3-1 3.20 0 57 64.2 18 66Hirokazu Sawamura* R R 6-1 220 3-Apr-88 Tochigi, Jpn. Yomiuri NPB 6-4 2.66 37 63 64.1 22 55Kodai Senga L R 6-2 190 30-Jan-93 Aichi, Jpn. Fukuoka NPB 12-3 2.61 0 25 169.0 53 181Tomoyuki Sugano R R 6-1 198 11-Oct-89 Kanagawa, Jpn. Yomiuri NPB 9-6 2.01 0 26 183.1 26 189Shota Takeda R R 6-1 187 3-Apr-93 Miyazaki, Jpn. Fukuoka NPB 14-8 2.95 0 27 183.0 70 144Yasuaki Yamasaki* R R 5-10 183 2-Oct-92 Tokyo, Jpn. Yokohama NPB 2-5 3.59 33 59 57.2 23 61

Catchers (3) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBSeiji Kobayashi R R 5-11 176 7-Jun-89 Osaka, Jpn. Yomiuri NPB .204 398 27 81 4 35 2Shota Ohno R R 5-10 172 13-Jan-87 Gifu, Jpn. Hokkaido NPB .245 282 26 69 5 35 1Motohiro Shima R R 5-10 181 13-Dec-84 Gifu, Jpn. Tohoku NPB .271 199 26 54 2 17 4

Infi elders (6) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBRyosuke Kikuchi R R 5-7 152 11-Mar-90 Tokyo, Jpn. Hiroshima NPB .315 574 92 181 13 56 13Nobuhiro Matsuda R R 5-11 196 17-May-83 Shiga, Jpn. Fukuoka NPB .259 548 79 142 27 85 6Sho Nakata R R 6-0 220 22-Apr-89 Hiroshima, Jpn. Hokkaido NPB .250 569 61 142 25 110 2Hayato Sakamoto R R 6-1 183 14-Dec-88 Hyogo, Jpn. Yomiuri NPB .344 488 96 168 23 75 13Kosuke Tanaka L R 5-8 179 3-Jul-89 Kanagawa, Jpn. Hiroshima NPB .265 581 102 154 13 39 28Tetsuto Yamada R R 5-11 167 16-Jul-92 Hyogo, Jpn. Tokyo NPB .304 481 102 146 38 102 30

Outfi elders (6) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBShogo Akiyama L R 6-0 187 16-Apr-88 Kanagawa, Jpn. Saitama NPB .296 578 98 171 11 62 18Norichika Aoki L R 5-9 180 5-Jan-82 Miyazaki, Jpn. Seattle MLB .283 417 63 118 4 28 7Ryosuke Hirata R R 5-10 194 23-Mar-88 Osaka, Jpn. Chunichi NPB .248 416 61 103 14 73 4Seiya Suzuki R R 6-0 192 18-Aug-94 Tokyo, Jpn. Hiroshima NPB .335 466 76 156 29 95 16Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh L R 6-1 214 26-Nov-91 Wakayama, Jpn. Yokohama NPB .322 469 89 151 44 110 0Seiichi Uchikawa R R 6-1 205 4-Aug-82 Oita, Jpn. Fukuoka NPB .304 556 62 169 18 106 3


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MANAGERS AND COACHES JAPAN

HIROKI KOKUBO MANAGER

Born: October 8, 1971 Birthplace: Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Career: Played a total of 2,057 games over 18 seasons as an infi elder in the NPB, starting his career with the

Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 1994…earned various awards and titles over his career including the Home Run Title

(1995), RBI Title (1997), the Golden Glove Award (1995, 2010, 2011) and Nippon Series MVP (2011)…played

for the Yomiuri Giants mid-career (2004-06) but returned to the Hawks (now the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks)

in 2007, fi nishing his career with the team in 2012…appointed manager for team Japan in 2013, and has

accumulated experience in multiple international competitions including the MLB-NPB Japan Tour in 2014.

HIROSHI GONDOH COACH

Career: Played eight seasons in the NPB, starting and ending his career with the Chuunichi Dragons…

began his career as a pitcher in 1961, earning the most coveted pitching titles in his fi rst two seasons

including the Sawamura Award (given to the top starter, 1961), Rookie of the Year (1961), Most Wins (1961,

‘62), Most Strikeouts (1961) and Best ERA (1961)…became an infi elder mid-career and retired in 1968 at

the age of 30…moved on to become a baseball commentator and coach, coaching four diff erent teams…

won the Nippon Series in 1997, as manager for the Yohokama Baystars.

ATSUNORI INABA COACH

Career: Played in a total of 20 seasons as an outfi elder and fi rst baseman in the NPB, spending 10 seasons

each with the Yakult Swallows (1994-2004) and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (2005-14)…earned top

honors with the most hits (2007) and best batting average (2007) while earning the Golden Globe Award

four times (2006-09)…former captain for team Japan, including during the 2009 WBC, leading to team to its

second championship…appointed coach for team Japan in 2013.

YOSHINORI MURATA COACH

Career: Played in 13 seasons as a catcher in the NPB for the Yomiuri Giants…was drafted by the Giants out

of the 1992 draft and began playing for the team in 1995, in a back-up catcher role…spent his entire career

with the team before retiring in 2008…was appointed catching coach for the Yomiuri Giants in 2016 and

was also appointed as the catching coach for team Japan the same year.

HIROSHI NARAHARA COACH

Career: Played in 16 seasons as an infi elder in the NPB, starting his career with the Seibu Lions in 1991…

also played for the Nippon Ham Fighters and Chuunichi Dragons before retiring…began coaching for

Chuunichi the next year from 2007-11, and has been a coach for the Saitama Seibu Lions since 2012…

appointed coach for team Japan in 2013.

TOSHIHISA NISHI COACH

Career: Played in 14 seasons as an infi elder in the NPB, starting his career with the Yomiuri Giants in

1996…spent 11 years with the Giants, being recognized for Rookie of the Year in 1996 and winning the

Golden Globe Award four times (1999-2002)…spent his fi nal three seasons with the Yokohama Baystars…

was an NPB All-Star selection fi ve times (1998, 2000-01, ‘04, ‘07)…appointed coach for team Japan in 2013.

TAKAYUKI OHNISHI COACH

Career: Played in 11 seasons as an outfi elder in the NPB, starting his career with the Chuunichi Dragons

in 1996…spent 10 years with the Dragons before playing with the Yomiuri Giants in his fi nal season in

2006…began coaching for the Giants in 2009 and is now the outfi eld coach for the team…appointed

coach for team Japan in 2015.

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PITCHERS JAPAN

RYO AKIYOSHI RHP

Career: Is a side-slinging reliever for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, the 2015 Central League champions…

pitched at least 60 games for three straight years since his rookie campaign…was selected All-Central for

the fi rst time in 2016…recorded 19 saves and 10 holds in 2016. International: Participated in the March

2016 International Reinforcement Match against Chinese Taipei and in the November match against Mexico

and Netherlands.


Tokyo NPB 3-4 2.19 19 70 70.0 15 68

SHINTARO FUJINAMI RHP

Career: Was selected by Tigers in the fi rst round of 2012 draft…led the Central League with 221 strikeouts

in 2015. International: Participated in the 2014 All-Star Series against MLB, the March 2015 International

Reinforcement Match against Europe and in November 2016 against Mexico and Netherlands.


Hanshin NPB 7-11 3.25 0 26 169.0 70 176

YOSHIHISA HIRANO RHP

Career: Led the Pacifi c League with 40 saves in 2014. . . ranked second in the Pacifi c League with 31 saves in

2016. . . began his career as a starter and pitched 10 complete games in his rookie season in 2006…switched

to a reliever role in 2010…appeared in at least 60 games per season every year of his career up until 2014…a

six-time NPB All-Star selection. International: Participated in the March 2012 charity match against Chinese

Taipei.


ORIX NPB 4-4 1.92 31 58 61.0 16 57

AYUMU ISHIKAWA RHP

Career: Won the Rookie of the Year in 2014, going 10-8 with a 3.43 ERA…led the Pacifi c League with 2.16

ERA in 2016…was the only pitcher to record multiple shutouts (3) in 2016 in the Pacifi c League…became the

fi rst pitcher in team history to mark 10 or more wins for three straight years…was drafted by the Chiba Lotte

Marines in the fi rst round of 2013 draft. International: Participated in the November 2016 International

Reinforcement Match against Mexico and Netherlands.


Chiba NPB 14-5 2.16 0 23 162.1 22 104

KAZUHISA MAKITA RHP

Career: Played in Nittsu Company’s baseball club for four years and was selected by Seibu Lions in the second

round of the 2010 Draft…began as a starting pitcher but switched to a closer during his fi rst professional

season in 2011…won the Rookie of the Year and participated in the All-Star Game in 2011…played as a

setup man out of the bullpen for the fi rst time in 2016. International: Participated in the Japan-USA

University Baseball Championship Series in 2004, 2013 WBC, the 2014 All-Star Series against MLB, the March

2015 International Reinforcement Match against Europe and the 2015 WBSC Premier12.


Saitama NPB 7-1 1.60 0 50 78.2 16 43

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PITCHERS JAPAN

HIROTOSHI MASUI RHP

Career: Started the season as a starter and converted to a closer role in August, going on to record a 1.19

ERA in nine appearances…was the fi rst pitcher to record 10 wins and 10 saves in a season since Masahide

Kobayashi in 2000 (11 wins, 14 saves)…selected by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the 2009 draft…

received the Pacifi c League’s Best Setup Man Award in 2012 recording 45 holds and 7 saves during the season.

International: Participated in the 2015 WBSC Premier12; the March 2016 International Reinforcement

Match against Taiwan; and a November match against Mexico and Netherlands.


Hokkaido NPB 10-3 2.44 10 30 81.0 26 71

YUKI MATSUI LHP

Career: Has recorded 30 or more saves for two straight years…was awarded as the August MVP with nine

saves…fanned 22 batters in a high school championship match (Koshien)…selected as an All-Star by fan

votes in 2015. International: Participated in the March 2015 International Reinforcement Match against

Europe and the 2015 WBSC Premier12.


Tohoku NPB 1-4 3.32 30 58 62.1 40 75

NAOKI MIYANISHI LHP

Career: Won the Pacifi c League’s Best Setup Man Award in 2016…has 232 career holds, second all-time

in NPB history…has pitched more than 50 games for nine successive years since his rookie year in 2008.

International: Participated in the November 2016 International Reinforcement Match against Mexico and

Netherlands.


Hokkaido NPB 3-1 1.52 2 58 47.1 22 36

TAKAHIRO NORIMOTO RHP

Career: Has pitched in every opening day game since his rookie season…has led the Pacifi c League with

200 or more strikeouts for three straight seasons…won the Rookie of the Year, going 15-8 with a 3.34 ERA in

2013…was selected by Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in the fi rst round of 2012 draft. International: Participated

in the 2014 All-Star Series against Major League Baseball and the 2015 WBSC Premier12.


Tohoku NPB 11-11 2.91 0 28 195.0 50 216

TOSHIYA OKADA LHP

Career: Was drafted by Chunichi Dragons in the fi rst round of 2009 Draft…debuted in 2013, appearing in

66 games with a 2.79 ERA. International: Participated in the November 2016 International Reinforcement

Match against Mexico and Netherlands.


Chunichi NPB 3-1 3.20 0 57 64.2 18 66

KODAI SENGA RHP

Career: Led the Pacifi c League with an .800 winning average in 2016…tallied 181 strikeouts, good for

second-best in the Pacifi c League in 2016…joined the Soft Bank Hawks under a trainee contract in the 2010

Draft…recorded 12 wins in 2016, the best record all-time for a player who was once a trainee. International:

Participated in the November 2016 International Reinforcement Match against Mexico and Netherlands.


Fukuoka NPB 12-3 2.61 0 25 169.0 53 181

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PITCHERS JAPAN

TOMOYUKI SUGANO RHP

Career: Was named the Central League’s MVP in 2014, going 12-5 with a 2.33 ERA…led the Central League

with 189 strikeouts and a 2.01 ERA in 2016…won an NPB Gold Glove for the fi rst time in 2016. International:

Participated in the 2015 WBSC Premier12; the March 2016 International Reinforcement Match against Chinese

Taipei and in November against Mexico and Netherlands.


Yomiuri NPB 9-6 2.01 0 26 183.1 26 189

SHOTA TAKEDA RHP

Career: Marked 14 wins for the second-best total in the Pacifi c League in 2016. . . played in the 2015 NPB All-

Star Game…was selected by the Soft Bank Hawks in the fi rst round of 2011 Draft. International: Participated

in the 2014 All-Star Series against Major League Baseball; the March 2015 International Reinforcement Match

against Europe; the 2015 WBSC Premier12 and the March 2016 match against Chinese Taipei and November

against Mexico and Netherlands.


Fukuoka NPB 14-8 2.95 0 27 183.0 70 144

CATCHERS

SEIJI KOBAYASHI C

Career: Played on the Nippon Life Insurance Company’s baseball club for two years and was selected

by Yomiuri Giants in the fi rst round of the 2013 Draft…led both leagues with a .356 opposition caught

stealing percentage. International: Participated in the 2014 All-Star Series against Major League Baseball;

the March 2015 International Reinforcement Match against Europe and in November against Mexico and

Netherlands.


Yomiuri NPB .204 398 27 81 4 35 2

SHOTA OHNO C

Career: Appeared in 109 games in 2016, winning his fi rst NPB Gold Glove Award…led the Hokkaido Nippon

Ham Fighters as they took the Nippon Series crown in 2016…served as the team’s captain that season…

was selected by Fighters in the fi rst round of the 2008 Draft. International: Participated in the November

2016 International Reinforcement Match against Mexico and Netherlands.


Hokkaido NPB .245 282 26 69 5 35 1

MOTOHIRO SHIMA C

Career: Captain of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles since 2015…acts as the head of the team’s player’s

association since 2012…won both Best-Nine and Gold Glove Awards in 2010 and in ’13…decided against

free agency in 2016 off season. International: Participated in the March 2012 charity match against Chines

Taipei; the November 2012 International Reinforcement Match against Cuba; the November 2013 against

Chinese Taipei; the 2014 All-Star Series against Major League Baseball; the March 2015 match against

Europe; the 2015 WBSC Premier12; the March 2016 match against Chinese Taipei and the November 2016

against Mexico and Netherlands.


Tohoku NPB .271 199 26 54 2 17 4

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INFIELDERS JAPAN

RYOSUKE KIKUCHI INF

Career: Won the Gold Glove Award from 2013-16…led the entire NPB with 181 hits in 2016…was

selected by Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the second round of the 2011 Draft. International: Participated in the

November 2013 International Reinforcement Match against Chinese Taipei; the 2014 All-Star Series against

Major League Baseball; the March 2015 match against Europe; the March 2016 against Chinese Taipei and

November against Mexico and Netherlands.


Hiroshima NPB .315 574 92 181 13 56 13

NOBUHIRO MATSUDA INF

Career: Hit 27 homers in 2016, third-best in the Pacifi c League and the best among Japanese players in the

league…won the Gold Glove as a third baseman fi ve times (2011, 2013-16)…has been named All-Pacifi c

for six straight years since, fi ve of which were by fan voting. International: Participated in the November

2012 International Reinforcement Match against Cuba; the 2013 World Baseball Classic; the 2014 All-Star

Series against Major League Baseball; the March 2015 match against Europe; the 2015 WBSC Premier12;

the March 2016 match against Chinese Taipei and the November game against Mexico and Netherlands.


Fukuoka NPB .259 548 79 142 27 85 6

SHO NAKATA INF

Career: Is the cleanup hitter for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the 2016 Nippon Series champions…won

Best-Nine from 2013-16 and the Gold Glove Award from 2015-16…led the Pacifi c League in RBI in 2014 and again

in ’16…has tallied more than 100 RBI three years straight. International: Participated in the March 2012 charity

match against Chinese Taipei; the 2013 World Baseball Classic; the November 2013 International Reinforcement

Match against Chinese Taipei; the 2014 All-Star Series against Major League Baseball; the 2015 WBSC Premier12;

the March 2016 match against Chinese Taipei and the November 2016 against Mexico and Netherlands.


Hokkaido NPB .250 569 61 142 25 110 2

HAYATO SAKAMOTO INF

Career: Led the 2016 Central League with a .344 batting average and a .433 on-base percentage…won the

Best-Nine Award as a shortstop in 2009, ’12 and ’16…won the Gold Glove Award in 2016…led the NPB with

173 hits in 2012…has been the Yomiuri Giants’ captain since 2015…selected as All-Central eight times, fi ve by

fan voting. International: Participated in the March 2012 charity match against Chines Taipei; the November

2012 International Reinforcement Match against Cuba; the 2013 World Baseball Classic; the 2014 All-Star Series

against Major League Baseball; the March 2015 match against Europe; the 2015 WBSC Premier12; the March

2016 match against Chinese Taipei and the November 2016 match against Mexico and Netherlands.


Yomiuri NPB .344 488 96 168 23 75 13

KOSUKE TANAKA INF

Career: Was the second stage of the 2016 Climax Series MVP with an .833 average (10-for-12)…stole 28

bases in 2016, second-best in the Central League…played every inning in every game in 2016 and also

tallied 679 plate appearances, most in the NPB. International: Participated in the 2012 BFA Asian Baseball

Championship and the 2013 East Asian Games.


Hiroshima NPB .265 581 102 154 13 39 28

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INFIELDERS JAPAN

TETSUTO YAMADA INF

Career: The fi rst player to achieve the “Triple Three” (.300 average, 30 homers, 30 stolen bases) two years

in a row…marked 193 hits in 2014, the highest for a Japanese right-handed hitter…won the Central

League MVP in 2015 with 38 homers, 34 steals and a .416 on-base percentage, all of which were top among

the league and his .329 batting average ranked second. International: Participated in the 2014 All-Star

Series against Major League Baseball; the March 2015 International Reinforcement Match against Europe;

the 2015 WBSC Premier 12; the March 2016 against Chinese Taipei and the November against Mexico and

Netherlands.


Tokyo NPB .304 481 102 146 38 102 30

OUTFIELDERS

SHOGO AKIYAMA OF

Career: Has the single-season hits record with 216 base knocks in 2015…has won the Gold Glove Award

three times (2013, ’15-’16)…also won the Best-Nine in 2015…played every inning in every game in 2015-

16…ranked third in the 2016 Pacifi c League with 171 hits…selected All-Pacifi c in 2015 and ‘16 by both

fan votes and player votes. International: Participated in the November 2012 International Reinforcement

Match against Cuba; the November 2013 match against Chinese Taipei; the 2015 WBSC Premier12; the March

2016 game against Chinese Taipei and the November contest against Mexico and Netherlands.


Saitama NPB .296 578 98 171 11 62 18

NORICHIKA AOKI OF

Career: Is one of the most experienced players among Samurai Japan playing in Major League Baseball

since the 2012 season…used the posting system, he signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2011…later

helped the Kansas City Royals reach the 2014 World Series…recorded 202 hits in 2005 and was awarded

Rookie of the Year as the fi rst player to collect 200 hits in one season after Ichiro Suzuki…has won the

Leading Hitter Award three times…has twice won Hit Leader and On-Base Percentage Leader Awards…

has won seven Best-Nine Awards…is a six-time Gold Glove Award winner. International: Participated in

the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


Seattle MLB .283 417 63 118 4 28 7

MLB Career .286 2380 329 681 28 184 88

RYOSUKE HIRATA OF

Career: Has hit at least 10 homers in a season for six straight years…was selected by Chunichi Dragons in

the fi rst round of the 2005 Draft…won the Best-Nine Award in 2015 with 13 homers and 53 RBI…was the

Dragons’ captain in 2016. International: Participated in the November 2013 International Reinforcement

Match against Chinese Taipei; the 2015 WBSC Premier12 and the March 2016 match against Chinese Taipei.


Chunichi NPB .248 416 61 103 14 73 4

SEIYA SUZUKI OF

Career: Had walk-off homers over two straight days in June 2016…ranked second in the league with a

.335 batting average…was 5th with 29 homers and 95 RBI in the Central League in 2016…won Best-Nine

and the Gold Glove last year…was selected by Carp in the second round of 2013 Draft. International:

Participated in the November 2016 International Reinforcement Match against Mexico and Netherlands.


Hiroshima NPB .335 466 76 156 29 95 16

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OUTFIELDERS JAPAN

YOSHITOMO TSUTSUGOH OF

Career: Two-time home run king of the Central League with 44 homers and 110 RBI in 2016…was the

fi rst hitter ever to have multi-homer performances over three straight games (7/19-7/22/16)…launched

16 homers in July, the best-ever monthly mark for any Japanese hitter…has been the Bay Stars’ captain

since 2015…won the Best-Nine Award in 2015 and ‘16. International: Participated in the November 2012

International Reinforcement Match against Cuba; the 2014 All-Star Series against Major League Baseball;

the March 2015 match against Europe; the 2015 WBSC Premier12; the 2016 match against Chinese Taipei

and the November matchup against Mexico and Netherlands.


Yokohama NPB .322 469 89 151 44 110 0

SEIICHI UCHIKAWA OF

Career: Has 1,896 career hits so far since being selected by Bay Stars in the 2001 Draft…has tallied eight

seasons with a .300 batting average…won the Pacifi c League’s MVP in 2011 with a .338 average…has won

the Best-Nine Award fi ve times (2008-09, ’11-‘13)…won the Leading Hitter Award in 2008 (Central League)

and ’11 (Pacifi c League). International: Participated in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics; the

March 2012 charity match against Chines Taipei; the 2014 All-Star Series against Major League Baseball and

the November 2016 International Reinforcement Match against Mexico and Netherlands.


Fukuoka NPB .304 556 62 169 18 106 3

CENTRAL LEAGUE W L T PCT GB

Hiroshima 89 52 2 .631 –

Yomiuri 71 69 3 .507 17.5

DeNA 69 71 3 .493 19.5

Hanshin 64 76 3 .457 24.5

Yakult 64 78 1 .451 25.5

Chunichi 58 82 3 .414 30.5t

PACIFIC LEAGUE W L T PCT GB

Nippon-Ham 87 53 3 .621 –

SoftBank 83 54 6 .606 2.5

Lotte 72 68 3 .514 15

Seibu 64 76 3 .457 23

Rakuten 62 78 3 .443 25

ORIX 57 83 3 .407 30

First Round (2-1)




First Round (2-1)

March 2 Japan 5, Brazil 3


March 6 Cuba 6, Japan 3

Second Round (3-1)





Second Round (3-0)


March 10 Japan 16, Netherland 4



March 22 Japan 9, United States 4



March 17 Puerto Rico 3, Japan 1


2016 JAPANESE BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS



IBAF World Cup

2nd place: 1982

3rd place: 1976, 1980, 1994, 2003, 2007

4th place: 1972, 1978, 1984, 1988, 2001

5th place: 1986, 1990, 1998, 2005,

10th place: 2009

12th place: 2011


1st place: 1973, 1997

2nd place: 1975, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1995

3rd place: 1977, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1999

4th place: 2006

5th place: 2002, 2010

6th place: 1981


Final round: 2013

Champions: 2006, 2009

Olympic Games

Demo Sport: 1984, 1988

2nd place: 1996

3rd place: 1992, 2004

4th place: 2000, 2008

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3rd place: 2015

Japan Series

Nippon-Ham defeated Hiroshima, 4 games to 2.

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Second Round (1-2)

March 12 United States 4, Japan 3

March 14 Japan 6, Mexico 1





2006 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC JAPAN

NAME BA SLG OBP G GS AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDPAbe, Shinnosuke .241 .483 .267 11 7 29 5 7 14 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0Aikawa, Ryoji .400 .400 .571 5 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0Aoki, Norichika .310 .333 .375 15 11 42 5 13 14 1 0 0 8 2 1 0 5 2 5 1 1 0Arai, Takahiro .333 .333 .333 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0Chono, Hisayoshi .222 .278 .364 7 4 18 2 4 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 1 0Fukudome, Kosuke .190 .333 .327 15 13 42 8 8 14 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 9 0 9 0 0 0Honda, Yuichi .000 .000 .500 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Ibata, Hirokazu .556 .611 .652 6 5 18 6 10 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 0Imae, Toshiaki .200 .200 .200 5 2 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1Inaba, Atsunori .302 .465 .333 15 10 43 7 13 20 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 1Ishihara, Yoshiyuki – – – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Itoi, Yoshio .286 .524 .500 7 7 21 4 6 11 2 0 1 7 1 0 3 6 0 2 2 0 0Iwamura, Akinori .326 .413 .421 15 15 46 11 15 19 0 2 0 6 0 2 0 9 0 10 3 0 0Johjima, Kenji .333 .467 .353 9 9 30 4 10 14 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 2Kakunaka, Katsuya .111 .111 .200 5 3 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0Kamei, Yoshiyuki 1.000 1.000 1.000 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0Kataoka, Yasuyuki .308 .308 .400 7 4 13 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 1Kawasaki, Munenori .294 .412 .351 13 9 34 9 10 14 1 0 1 6 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 0Kinjoh, Tatsuhiko .200 .200 .333 5 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Kurihara, Kenta .000 .000 .000 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1Matsuda, Nobuhiro .333 .571 .391 7 6 21 5 7 12 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0Matsui, Kazuo .000 .000 .083 6 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0Matsunaka, Nobuhiko .433 .567 .528 8 8 30 11 13 17 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0Miyamoto, Shinya .667 1.000 .667 3 0 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Murata, Shuichi .320 .560 .379 7 7 25 4 8 14 0 0 2 7 0 1 2 1 0 6 0 0 0Nakajima, Hiroyuki .364 .545 .516 7 7 22 4 8 12 4 0 0 6 3 1 2 6 1 5 1 0 1Nakata, Sho .286 .286 .385 6 6 21 3 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0Nishioka, Tsuyoshi .355 .613 .447 8 8 31 7 11 19 0 1 2 8 0 1 0 6 0 4 5 2 0Ogasawara, Michihiro .241 .293 .303 17 15 58 7 14 17 1 1 0 10 1 2 1 5 0 16 0 0 0Sakamoto, Hayato .240 .360 .231 6 6 25 2 6 9 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0Satozaki, Tomoya .409 .591 .458 8 7 22 6 9 13 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0Sumitani, Ginjiro .000 .000 .000 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Suzuki, Ichiro .312 .416 .354 17 17 77 14 24 32 3 1 1 10 2 0 1 4 1 3 5 0 0Tamura, Hitoshi .259 .593 .412 8 8 27 6 7 16 0 0 3 9 1 0 1 6 0 9 0 0 2Tanishige, Motonobu .000 .000 .000 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1Toritani, Takashi .267 .667 .400 7 4 15 4 4 10 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1Uchikawa, Seiichi .341 .561 .400 12 11 41 7 14 23 1 1 2 8 0 0 1 3 0 4 1 3 2Wada, Kazuhiro .000 .000 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Japan Team .297 .433 .378 24 24 811 154 241 351 30 7 22 142 22 14 16 98 5 129 31 10 13Japan Opponent .212 .315 .278 24 24 753 64 160 237 28 2 15 62 8 3 13 57 2 211 8 3 21

NAME W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV INN H AB R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BADarvish, Yu 2 1 2.08 5 2 0 2 0 0 13.0 7 45 4 3 0 0 6 0 20 0 0 .156Fujikawa, Kyuji 0 1 0.00 8 0 0 6 0 0 6.2 7 25 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 .280Fujita, Soichi 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250Imamura, Takeru 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 3 9 3 3 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 .333Ishii, Hirotoshi 0 1 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500Iwakuma, Hisashi 1 1 1.35 4 3 0 0 0 0 20.0 12 66 3 3 1 0 6 0 15 0 0 .182Iwata, Minoru 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 .000Kobayashi, Hiroyuki 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 .429Komatsu, Satoshi 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .000Maeda, Kenta 2 1 0.60 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 6 48 1 1 0 0 3 0 18 0 0 .125Mahara, Takahiro 0 0 3.60 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 19 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .316Makita, Kazuhisa 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 2 0 1 3.0 4 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .333Matsuzaka, Daisuke 6 0 1.95 6 6 0 0 0 0 27.2 22 100 6 6 3 2 8 0 23 1 1 .220Morifuku, Masahiko 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286Nomi, Atsushi 0 0 5.79 3 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 6 19 3 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 .316Otonari, Kenji 1 1 3.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 21 2 2 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 .143Otsuka, Akinori 0 0 1.59 5 0 0 5 0 1 5.2 2 19 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 1 0 .105Sawamura, Hirokazu 0 0 2.70 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .231Settsu, Tadashi 1 0 3.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 23 2 2 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 .217Shimizu, Naoyuki 0 0 4.15 2 0 0 1 0 1 4.1 3 15 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 .200Sugiuchi, Toshiya 0 1 2.03 10 0 0 2 0 2 13.1 5 44 3 3 0 0 6 0 9 0 0 .114Tanaka, Masahiro 0 0 2.89 8 1 0 1 0 0 9.1 13 40 4 3 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 .325Uehara, Koji 2 0 1.59 3 3 0 0 0 0 17.0 17 66 3 3 2 1 0 0 16 2 0 .258Utsumi, Tetsuya 0 0 9.00 3 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 18 5 5 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 .278Wada, Tsuyoshi 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143Wakui, Hideaki 1 0 1.80 7 0 0 1 0 0 5.0 6 19 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 .316Watanabe, Shunsuke 0 0 1.72 5 2 0 0 0 0 15.2 8 54 4 3 0 3 4 0 7 0 0 .148Yabutu, Yasuhiko 0 0 2.08 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 2 15 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .133Yamaguchi, Tetsuya 0 0 7.11 9 0 0 2 0 0 6.1 6 23 5 5 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 .261 Japan Team 17 7 2.59 24 24 0 24 4 5 208.2 160 753 64 60 15 13 57 2 211 8 2 .212Japan Opponent 7 17 5.83 24 24 0 24 1 5 207.0 241 811 154 134 22 16 98 5 129 16 6 .297

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS

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MARLINS PARKYear Opened

2012

Seating Capacity

36,742

Playing Surface

Natural Grass





Completed in 2012, Marlins Park is a state-of-the-

art retractable roof ballpark, located less than

two miles from downtown Miami. It will play

host to the Second Round of the 2017 World Baseball

Classic, as it also did in 2013.

Built on the site of the historic Miami Orange Bowl,

Marlins Park is a testament to modern engineering and

architecture. The fi rst LEED Gold certifi ed retractable

roof professional sports venue in the world and the fi rst

LEED Gold ballpark in Major League Baseball; it employs

multiple sustainable processes, including pollution

prevention and an indoor air quality plan. In fact, more

than 98% of the construction waste used to build the facility was diverted to a recycling center. The facility carries on the

legacy of the Miami Orange Bowl as both a host to a multitude of sporting events, and as an anchor of redevelopment and

community-building in Miami-Dade County.

Marlins Park is committed to bringing fans the most exceptional baseball experience possible. The seats are among the

closest ever to the action, the temperature is consistently maintained at 75°F when the roof is closed, and a wide selection

of food items are available to fans at concessions locations throughout the ballpark. In addition, home plate is fl anked by

two 450-gallon salt-water aquariums, and an operable wall in left fi eld reveals breathtaking views of Downtown Miami.

THUR, MARCH 9 FRI, MARCH 10 SAT, MARCH 11 SUN, MARCH 12 MON, MARCH 13

GAME 1

Canada vs.

Dominican Republic

6:00 PM LOCAL

6:00 PM EST

GAME 4

United States vs.

Dominican Republic

6:30 PM LOCAL

6:30 PM EST

GAME 2

Colombia vs.

United States

6:00 PM LOCAL

6:00 PM EST

GAME 3

Colombia vs.

Canada

12:00 PM LOCAL

12:00 PM EST

GAME 5

Dominican Republic

vs. Colombia

12:30 PM LOCAL

12:30 PM EST

GAME 6

Canada vs.

United States

7:00 PM LOCAL

7:00 PM EST

IF NECESSARY

Tiebreak Game

6:00 PM LOCAL

6:00 PM EST

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Canada has one of the oldest relationships with baseball in the world. The fi rst baseball game recorded in the country was

played in Beachville, Ontario on June 14, 1838. Jimmy Wood became the fi rst Canadian to ever play in the Majors in 1871

as a member of the National Association’s Chicago White Stockings. In 1914, Babe Ruth hit his fi rst professional home

run at Hanlan’s Point Stadium on Toronto Island. Baseball Canada became federally incorporated in 1964 as the Canadian

Federation of Amateur Baseball. Baseball Canada is a member of the World Baseball Softball Confederation and the Canadian

Olympic Committee. It is funded and recognized by Sport Canada and Heritage Canada, and is recognized by Revenue Canada

as having a charitable status.

Baseball Canada’s regulations, programs and policies are implemented by 10 provincial and territorial associations, and their

broad coverage of the large nation has assisted in developing baseball into one of the most popular sports in the country.

Baseball Canada continues to provide the youth of Canada opportunities to play baseball. Development programs are available

for youth as young as fi ve years old and continue through elite level programs and academies. More than 400,000 players of all

ages play organized baseball in Canada, and there are more than 62,000 coaches, 11,000 umpires and 13,000 teams registered

across the country. The country hosts 11 national championships annually for each level of its youth programs and competes

regularly in the Canadian Games and Provincial Championships. Canada’s amateur and youth programs continue to place

athletes in a position to succeed on the professional level. Baseball Canada also runs “Challenger Baseball”, a program for

children with physical and/or cognitive disabilities.

Strong participation numbers and development programs in the country are producing 25-30 MLB Draft picks annually. In

2016, there were 25 Canadians selected in the MLB Draft, including Cal Quantrill who was selected in the fi rst round (8th

overall) by the San Diego Padres. In 2016, there were 13 Canadians appearing on MLB rosters.

Canada is the only country outside of the United States with a Major Leagueteam. The Toronto Blue Jays became the fi rst non-

American team to win a World Series in 1992 and went on to defend their title in 1993, making them one of just two teams

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CANADA’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Monday, March 6 – Wednesday, March 8 in Dunedin, Florida

Exhibition Schedule


Tuesday, March 7 1:07 p.m. 1:07 p.m. Toronto Blue Jays Florida Auto Exchange Stadium

Wednesday, March 8 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. New York Yankees George M. Steinbrenner Field

FIRST ROUND


Thursday, March 9 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Dominican Republic Marlins Park

Saturday, March 11 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Colombia Marlins Park

Sunday, March 12 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. United States Marlins Park


Tuesday, March 14 – Saturday, March 19 in Pool F in San Diego, California

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since 1978 to successfully defend their title. The Blue Jays have continued their success in recent years, reaching the American

League Championship Series in both 2015 and 2016.

Canada is internationally represented by three National Teams (Junior, Senior and Women’s) which compete regularly

in international events against national and professional clubs from around the world. Baseball Canada teams have been

competing internationally since 1967 when the Pan Am Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Canada competed

in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea when baseball was a demonstration sport and later qualifi ed for the 2004 Olympics

in Athens where they lost a heartbreaker to Cuba in the semi-fi nals before bowing out to Japan in the bronze medal game.

The Senior National Team claimed the bronze medal in the 2009 and 2011 IBAF World Championships. Canada won the gold

medal at the 2011 Pan-American Games in Mexico, defeating the United States 2-1. Canada won its second gold medal when

they defeated the United States 7-6 in extra innings at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto. This will be Canada’s fourth

time competing in the World Baseball Classic.

CANADA’S BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED CANADA,

Pitchers (14) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOAndrew Albers R L 6-1 200 6-Oct-85 N. Battleford, SK Minnesota MLB 0-0 5.82 0 6 17.0 6 16 Rochester AAA 10-6 3.69 0 21 124.1 30 84John Axford R R 6-5 220 1-Apr-83 Simcoe, ON Oakland MLB 6-4 3.97 3 68 65.2 30 60Kevin Chapman L L 6-3 230 19-Feb-88 Coral Springs, FL Houston MLB 0-0 9.00 0 9 8.0 4 6 Fresno AAA 3-3 4.87 0 51 61.0 27 76Shane Dawson R L 6-1 200 9-Sep-93 Drayton Valley, AB New Hampshire AA 10-4 4.22 0 26 134.1 72 95Ryan Dempster R R 6-2 215 3-May-77 Gibson, BC Did not play Eric Gagne R R 6-2 240 7-Jan-76 Montreal, QC Ottawa Indep. 0-0 1.80 0 1 5.0 0 6Jim Henderson L R 6-5 220 21-Oct-82 Calgary, BC New York Mets MLB 2-2 4.11 0 44 35.0 14 40Chris Leroux L R 6-6 225 14-Apr-84 Montreal, QC Buff alo AAA 8-11 4.87 0 26 140.1 46 93Adam Loewen L L 6-6 245 9-Apr-84 Surrey, BC Arizona MLB 1-0 15.00 0 8 6.0 6 3 Reno AAA 5-3 3.91 0 40 46.0 31 54Scott Mathieson R R 6-3 230 27-Feb-84 Vancouver, BC Yomiuri Japan 8-4 2.36 1 70 80.0 22 98Dustin Molleken L R 6-4 230 21-Aug-84 Regina, SK Detroit MLB 0-0 4.32 0 4 8.1 5 8 Toledo AAA 2-4 3.58 1 42 60.1 30 56Nick Pivetta R R 6-5 220 14-Feb-93 Victoria, BC Lehigh Valley AAA 1-2 2.55 0 5 24.2 10 27 Reading AA 11-6 3.41 0 22 124.0 41 111 Totals 12-8 3.27 0 27 148.2 51 138Scott Richmond R R 6-5 220 30-Aug-79 Vancouver, BC EDA Rhinos TPE 9-9 4.78 0 29 152.2 61 117Rowan Wick L R 6-3 220 9-Nov-92 N. Vancouver, BC Springfi eld AA 0-0 4.12 0 21 19.2 14 20 Palm Beach A+ 2-0 1.09 6 23 24.2 6 37 Totals 2-0 2.44 6 44 44.1 20 57

Catchers (2) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBKellin Deglan L R 6-2 205 3-May-92 Langley, BC Frisco AA .194 268 24 52 9 27 1George Kottaras L R 6-0 200 10-May-83 Scarborough, ON Gwinnett AAA .196 51 5 10 1 8 0 Sacramento AAA .155 58 10 9 1 6 0 Totals .174 109 15 19 2 14 0

Infi elders (8) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBFreddie Freeman L R 6-5 220 12-Sep-89 Fountain Valley, CA Atlanta MLB .302 589 102 178 34 91 6Jon Malo R R 6-2 180 29-Sep-83 Joliette, QC Quebec Indep. .283 364 65 103 6 42 12Justin Morneau L R 6-4 220 15-May-81 New Westminster, BC Chicago White Sox MLB .261 203 16 53 6 25 0Josh Naylor L L 6-0 225 22-Jun-97 Mississauga, ON Lake Elsinore A+ .252 139 17 35 3 21 1 Greensboro A .269 342 42 92 9 54 10 Totals .264 481 59 127 12 75 11Pete Orr L R 6-1 195 8-Jun-79 Richmond Hill, ON Did not play Daniel Pinero R R 6-5 210 2-May-94 Toronto, CAN GCL Tigers Rk. .333 24 6 8 2 6 0 Connecticut A- .261 142 20 37 0 16 2 Totals .271 166 26 45 2 22 2Jamie Romak R R 6-3 225 30-Sep-85 London, ON Yokohama Japan .113 71 7 8 0 2 0Eric Wood R R 6-2 195 22-Nov-92 Oshawa, ON Altoona AA .249 402 63 100 16 50 5

Outfi elders (4) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBMichael Crouse R R 6-4 215 22-Nov-90 New Westminster, BC Lancaster Indep. .268 71 12 19 0 7 10 New Britain Indep. .291 382 62 111 10 60 51 Totals Indep. .287 453 74 130 10 67 61Tyler O’Neill R R 5-11 210 22-Jun-95 Burnaby, BC Jackson AA .293 492 68 144 24 102 12Dalton Pompey S R 6-2 195 11-Dec-92 Mississauga, ON Toronto MLB .000 2 3 0 0 0 2 Buff alo AAA .270 337 48 91 4 28 18Rene Tosoni L R 6-0 200 2-Jul-86 Toronto, ON Sugar Land Indep. .301 356 49 107 7 41 14

FULL ROSTER CANADA

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MANAGER AND COACHING STAFF CANADA

ERNIE WHITT MANAGER

Born: June 13, 1952 Hometown: Detroit, MI

Career: Managing Team Canada for the 15th time in international competition and his fourth World Baseball

Classic…has a 65-27 record…secured gold medal victories at the 2011 and ‘15 Pan-American Games and

bronze medals at the 2009 and ‘11 IBAF Baseball World Cup…also managed Canada to a fourth-place fi nish at

the 2004 Olympics in Athens…played 15 years in the Majors with Boston, Toronto, Atlanta and Baltimore…

was an All-Star in 1985 with Toronto…is currently a roving catching instructor with Philadelphia.

DENIS BOUCHER COACH

Career: Coaching with Team Canada for the 17th time in international competition…is his 4th time serving

as Canada’s pitching coach in the World Baseball Classic…was a member of the coaching staff that led Canada

to gold medals at the 2011 and ‘15 Pan-American Games and bronze medals at the 2009 and ‘11 IBAF World

Cups…also coached for Canada at the 2004 and ‘08 Olympics…played parts of four years in the Major

Leagues with Toronto, Cleveland and Montreal…also represented Canada at the 1987 Pan-American Games.

GREG HAMILTON COACH

Career: Involvement with Baseball Canada’s National Teams program spans two decades…joined Baseball

Canada full time in 1998 as the Director of National Teams and head coach of the Junior National Team (U-18),

positions he still holds today…has been a member of the Team Canada coaching staff for all three World

Baseball Classics, two Olympics (2004, ‘08) and two Pan-American Games (2011, ‘15) … after a four-year

playing career at Princeton University, where he also spent one season on the Tigers’ hockey team, Hamilton

began a coaching career that has brought him to Princeton University, Montpelier France, and the University

of Maine.

TIM LEIPER COACH

Career: Will join Canada’s coaching staff for the 12th time in international…is his 4th appearance as a coach

for Canada in the World Baseball Classic…was a member of the coaching staff for the gold medal-winning

Canadian team at the 2011 Pan-American Games, the bronze medal winning 2009 and 2011 IBAF Baseball

World Cup teams and the 2004 Canadian Olympic team…enjoyed a 12-year playing career in the minor

leagues, reaching the Triple-A level and spent another 17 seasons coaching in the minors…is currently the

fi rst base coach for Toronto, a position he has held since the 2014 season.

RUSSELL MARTIN COACH

Career: Is a four-time All-Star, winner of the 2007 Gold Glove Award and 2007 Silver Slugger Award, and a

two-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year (2013-14)…is an 11-year MLB veteran and current member of

the Toronto Blue Jays…played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates before

joining the Blue Jays in 2015…this will be his fi rst time coaching, after participating as a player in the 2009

World Baseball Classic with Canada.

PAUL QUANTRILL COACH

Career: Made his international debut as a member of Team Canada at the 2006 World Baseball Classic…

enjoyed a 14-year Major League career…moved over to a coaching role in 2009…was a member of the

coaching staff for the 2015 Gold Medal-winning Canadian team at the Pan-American Games and was the

pitching coach for Baseball Canada’s Junior National Team (U-18) in 2009 and ’10…pitched for Boston,

Philadelphia, Toronto, Los Angeles (NL), New York (AL), San Diego and Florida during his career.

LARRY WALKER COACH

Career: Has been on Canada’s coaching staff for all three World Baseball Classics and is his 8th time overall

in international competition…was on the coaching staff for the gold medal-winning Pan-Am Games team

in 2015 and the bronze medal-winning IBAF Baseball World Cup team in 2009…enjoyed a 17-year MLB

career…won the 1997 National League MVP Award with Colorado…retired at the end of the 2005 season

with fi ve All-Star appearance, seven Gold Gloves and three Silver Slugger Awards.

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PITCHERS CANADA

ANDREW ALBERS LHP

Career: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 10th Round of the 2008 Amateur Draft…spent 2014 with the

Hanwha Eagles in Korea…played the 2015 season in the Toronto Blue Jays organization before resigning with

the Twins for 2016 where he appeared in six games including two starts…signed with the Atlanta Braves

this off season as a free agent…inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of

the Team Canada 2011 Senior Team. International: Pitched for Team Canada in the 2013 World Baseball

Classic…won two gold medals with Canada at the Pan Am games in 2011 and 2015…won bronze at the

Baseball World Cup in 2011.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOMinnesota MLB 0-0 5.82 0 6 17.0 6 16Rochester AAA 10-6 3.69 0 21 124.1 30 84 MLB Career 2-5 4.41 0 17 79.2 15 42

JOHN AXFORD RHP

Career: Eight-year veteran in the Major Leagues with the Brewers, Cardinals, Indians, Pirates, Rockies and

Athletics…awarded the 2011 Rolaids Relief Man Award for leading the National League in saves…had a

3.97 ERA over 65.2 innings pitched with the Oakland A’s in 2016. International: Played for Team Canada in

the 2013 World Baseball Classic…was a member of 2001 Canadian Junior National Team and 2003 World Cup

Qualifi er team.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOOakland MLB 6-4 3.97 3 68 65.2 30 60 MLB Career 34-32 3.58 144 471 449.2 221 514

KEVIN CHAPMAN LHP

Career: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 2010 Amateur Draft…traded to the

Houston Astros in 2012, and has played four seasons in the Majors with them…split the 2016 season

between AAA Fresno and Houston…has a career 4.09 ERA in the Major Leagues.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOHouston MLB 0-0 9.00 0 9 8.0 4 6Fresno AAA 3-3 4.87 0 51 61.0 27 76 MLB Career 3-1 4.09 1 58 55.0 31 48

SHANE DAWSON LHP

Career: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 17th round of the 2012 Amateur Draft…has spent fi ve

seasons in their minor league system, most recently with Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats…had a 4.22

ERA over 134.1 innings pitched in 2016. International: Won a gold medal with Canada during the 2015

Pan American Games in Toronto.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SONew Hampshire AA 10-4 4.22 0 26 134.1 72 95

RYAN DEMPSTER RHP

Career: A two-time All-Star (2000, ‘08) and World Series Champion (2013)…enjoyed a 16 year Major

League career with the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox…

has a career 4.35 ERA and 132 wins…received the Tip O’Neill Award in 2000, given to a Canadian baseball

player who is “judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to

the highest ideals of the game of baseball.” International: Represented Canada as an amateur in the World

Youth Baseball Championships (18U) in 1993 and 1994.


Did Not Play MLB Career 132-133 4.35 87 579 2387.0 1071 2075

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PITCHERS CANADA

ERIC GAGNE RHP

Career: Won the 2003 Cy Young Award…is a three-time All-Star (2002-04), two-time N.L. Rolaids Relief

Pitcher (2003-04) and World Series Champion (2007)…pitched 10 years in the Majors for the L.A. Dodgers,

Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers…led the National League in saves in 2003 with

55…totaled 187 career saves and a 3.47 ERA. International: Represented Canada as an amateur in the

World Youth Baseball Championships (18U) in 1993 and 1994…pitched for Team Canada in 1995 at the

Americas Olympic Qualifi er.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOOttawa Indep. 0-0 1.80 0 1 5.0 0 6 MLB Career 33-26 3.47 187 402 643.2 226 718

JIM HENDERSON RHP

Career: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 26th round of the 2003 Amateur Draft…spent 10 seasons in

the minor leagues before making his MLB debut with the Brewers on July 26, 2012…pitched for the Brewers

from 2012-14 before signing with the New York Mets for the 2016 season…signed a minor league deal with

the Chicago Cubs for 2017. International: Member of the 2011 gold medal winning Canadian National Team

at the Pan American Games…inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of the

Team Canada 2011 Senior Team…represented Canada in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SONew York Mets MLB 2-2 4.11 0 44 35.0 14 40 MLB Career 10-11 3.61 31 155 137.0 55 177

CHRIS LEROUX RHP

Career: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 7th Round of the 2005 Amateur Draft…made his Major League

debut on May 26, 2009 with the Marlins…pitched six seasons in the Major Leagues with the Marlins, Pirates

and Yankees…spent the 2016 season playing for Toronto’s Triple-A affi liate in Buff alo, N.Y. International:

Signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan…represented

Canada in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics…helped Canada win a gold medal at the 2015 Pan

American Games.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOBuff alo AAA 8-11 4.87 0 26 140.1 46 93 MLB Career 1-3 6.03 0 65 71.2 35 66

ADAM LOEWEN LHP

Career: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st Round (4th overall pick) of the 2002 Amateur Draft…

made his Major League debut as a pitcher on May 23, 2006 with the Orioles…pitched for the O’s from 2006-

08 before deciding to convert to a position player…signed a Minor League contract with the Toronto Blue

Jays for the 2009 season…was called back up to the Majors in 2011, making his debut as a position player

and recording his fi rst hit and home run…decided to convert back to a pitcher in 2014 with the Philadelphia

Phillies…pitched the 2014 season in the minors and was recalled by the Phillies in August 2015 where he

appeared in 20 games as a reliever. International: Won a bronze medal with the Canadian team in the 2009

Baseball World Cup…pitched for Team Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and was part of Team

Canada’s outfi eld in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOArizona MLB 1-0 15.00 0 8 6.0 6 3Reno AAA 5-3 3.91 0 40 46.0 31 54 MLB Career 10-8 5.85 0 63 189.1 129 159

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PITCHERS CANADA

SCOTT MATHIESON RHP

Career: Drafted in the 17th round of the 2002 Amateur Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies…made his MLB

debut in 2006 with the Phillies…had Tommy John surgery in late 2006 and struggled with injuries through

2007…returned to the Major Leagues with the Phillies for parts of 2010 and 2011. International: Signed

with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan after the 2011 season where he has now pitched for the last fi ve seasons…

had a 2.36 ERA over 80.0 innings pitched in 2016…also pitched for Team Canada in the 2006 and 2013

World Baseball Classics.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOYomiuri Japan 8-4 2.36 1 70 80.0 22 98 MLB Career 1-4 6.75 0 15 44.0 21 34

DUSTIN MOLLEKEN RHP

Career: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 15th round of the 2003 Amateur Draft…played in the

minor leagues with the Pirates and Rockies before signing a contract with the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan

for the 2012-13 seasons…returned to the United States in 2013, signing a minor league contract with the

Milwaukee Brewers partway through the season…signed with the Detroit Tigers in 2016 and made his MLB

debut in on July 4. International: Won a gold medal as a member of the 2011 Canadian team at the Pan

American Games…won a bronze medal at the 2011 Baseball World Cup…played for Team Canada in the

2013 World Baseball Classic…inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of the

Team Canada 2011 Senior Team.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SODetroit MLB 0-0 4.32 0 4 8.1 5 8Toledo AAA 2-4 3.58 1 42 60.1 30 56

MLB Career 0-0 4.32 0 4 8.1 5 8

NICK PIVETTA RHP

Career: Drafted in the 4th round of the 2013 Amateur Draft by the Washington Nationals…was traded

from the Nationals to the Phillies in 2015 for RHP Jonathan Papelbon and cash…was added to the

Phillies 40-man roster heading into the 2017 season…earned Mid-Season All-Star honors in 2016 for the

Double-A Eastern League in 2016. International: Represented Canada at the World Junior (18U) Baseball

Championships in 2010.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLehigh Valley AAA 1-2 2.55 0 5 24.2 10 27Reading AA 11-6 3.41 0 22 124.0 41 111 Totals 12-8 3.27 0 27 148.2 51 138

SCOTT RICHMOND RHP

Career: Started his professional career in 2005, playing for the Edmonton Cracker-Cats in the independent

Northern League…made his Major League debut on July 30, 2008…split time between the minor leagues

and Blue Jays from 2009-2012 when he elected free agency and signed with the Lotte Giants of the Korean

Baseball Organization…spent 2015 in Independent Baseball with the Wichita Wingnuts. In 2016 he signed

with the EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. International: Played for Team Canada

in the 2009 World Baseball Classic…member of the gold medal-winning Canadian team at the 2011 and

2015 Pan American Games…inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of the

Team Canada 2011 Senior Team.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOEDA Rhinos CPBL 9-9 4.78 0 29 152.2 61 117

MLB Career 9-14 5.27 0 36 169.0 61 139

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PITCHERS CANADA

ROWAN WICK RHP

Career: Drafted in the 9th round of the 2012 Amateur Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals…started his career

as an outfi elder, but converted to pitcher in 2015…has a career 2.72 ERA across three levels of the minor

leagues…reached Double-A Springfi eld in 2016 and was added to the Cardinals 40-man roster following

the completion of the season. International: Represented Canada at the World Junior (18U) Baseball

Championships in 2010.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOSpringfi eld AA 0-0 4.12 0 21 19.2 14 20Palm Beach A+ 2-0 1.09 6 23 24.2 6 37 Totals 2-0 2.44 6 44 44.1 20 57

CATCHERS

KELLIN DEGLAN C

Career: Drafted in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2010 Amateur Draft by the Texas Rangers…spent

seven seasons in the Rangers organization, working his way up to Double-A Frisco…signed a minor league

contract with the New York Yankees for 2017. International: Played in the Australian Baseball League

during the winter of 2014…was also a member of the Canadian World Baseball Classic Qualifying team in

2012…won a gold medal with Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto…represented Canada

at the World Junior (18U) Baseball Championships in 2010.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBFrisco AA .194 268 24 52 9 27 1

GEORGE KOTTARAS C

Career: Has played parts of seven seasons in the Majors with the Red Sox, Brewers, Athletics, Royals,

Indians, Cardinals and Blue Jays…was drafted by the Padres in the 20th round of the 2002 Amateur Draft…

split the 2016 season between the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves organizations, playing for both

organizations’ Triple-A affi liates. International: Played for Greece in the 2004 Olympics (both parents are

Greek immigrants to Canada).

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBGwinnett AAA .196 51 5 10 1 8 0Sacramento AAA .155 58 10 9 1 6 0 Totals .174 109 15 19 2 14 0 MLB Career .215 722 92 155 32 101 3

INFIELDERS

FREDDIE FREEMAN INF

Career: Is a two-time National League All-Star (2013-14) with the Atlanta Braves…was drafted by Atlanta

in the 2nd round of the 2007 Amateur Draft…made his MLB debut on September 1, 2010…fi nished

second in the N.L. Rookie of the Year voting in 2011 after hitting 21 homers with 76 RBI…was 5th in the

N.L. Most Valuable Player voting in 2013 (23 HR, 109 RBI, .319 batting average) and was 6th in the MVP

voting in 2016 after batting .302 with 34 homers with 91 RBI…has played seven seasons in the Majors with

the Braves with a .288 career batting average.


Atlanta MLB .302 589 102 178 34 91 6 MLB Career .288 3298 507 949 138 515 19

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INFIELDERS CANADA

JONATHAN MALO INF

Career: Signed with the New York Mets as an undrafted free agent in 2004…played in the Mets organization

through the 2011 season, reaching Triple-A Buff alo…has played with the Quebec Capitales of the CamAm

Independent League since 2012. International: Has won two bronze medals with Canada at the Baseball

World Cup in 2009 and ‘11…was a member of the 2011 gold medal team at the Pan American Games…

was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of that team…played for Canada in the

2013 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBQuebec CanAm .283 364 65 103 6 42 12

JUSTIN MORNEAU INF

Career: Is a four-time All-Star (2007-10)…was voted the 2006 A.L. MVP…won thte 2014 N.L. batting

title…has earned two Silver Slugger Awards (2006, ‘08) and won the 2008 Home Run Derby…had the best

fi elding percentage for fi rst basemen in both 2013 and ’14…has enjoyed a 14-year Major League career

with the Twins, Pirates, Rockies and White Sox. International: Represented Canada in the 2006, ‘09 and ‘13

World Baseball Classics…also helped Canada qualify for the Athens Olympics with a standout performance

at the 2003 Americas Olympic Qualifi er in Panama.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBChicago White Sox MLB .261 203 16 53 6 25 0 MLB Career .281 5699 772 1603 247 985 5

JOSH NAYLOR INF

Career: Was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2015 Amateur Draft…

started the 2016 season in the South Atlantic League (Single-A) with Greensboro, but was traded to the

San Diego Padres in July…fi nished the season in the California League (A+) with the Lake Elsinore Storm.

International: Competed with the Canadian Junior National Team, winning a silver medal at the U-18

Baseball World Cup in 2012 and a bronze medal at the 18U COPABE Pan Am Championships in 2014…is

the only Canadian to play in three 18U Baseball World Cups (2012-13, ‘15)…was chosen to play in the 2016

All-Star Futures Game as a member of the World Team.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBLake Elsinor A+ .252 139 17 35 3 21 1Greensboro A .269 342 42 92 9 54 10 Totals .264 481 59 127 12 75 11

PETE ORR INF

Career: Signed as an amateur free agent by the Atlanta Braves in 1999…spent three seasons with the

Braves before signing a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals for the 2008 season…

played three seasons with the Nationals organization, splitting his time between Triple-A Syracuse and the

Majors…played the 2014-15 seasons with the AAA affi liates of the Milwaukee Brewers. International:

Played for Team Canada in the 2006, ‘09, and ‘13 World Baseball Classics…represented Canada in the 2004

Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece…won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games representing

Canada.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SB Did Not Play MLB Career .257 689 94 177 3 46 19

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INFIELDERS CANADA

DANIEL PINERO INF

Career: Drafted in the 9th round of the 2016 Amateur Draft by the Detroit Tigers…played his fi rst

professional season in 2016 with the Rookie GCL Tigers and Short-Season Connecticut Tigers…played

college baseball at the University of Virginia, where he had a career .302 batting average over three seasons

with the Cavaliers. International: Played on Canada’s Junior National Team in 2011-12, winning a silver

medal at the 18U World Baseball Championships in Seoul, South Korea.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBGCL Tigers Rookie .333 24 6 8 2 6 0Connecticut A- .261 142 20 37 0 16 2 Totals .271 166 26 45 2 22 2

JAMIE ROMAK INF

Career: Spent 12 seasons in the minor leagues with the Braves, Pirates, Royals, Cardinals and Dodgers…

played for the Yokohama BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan in 2016.

International: Represented Canada in several international events, winning a bronze medal at the 2011

Baseball World Cup and a gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games…was inducted into the Canadian

Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2011 Canadian team.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBYokohama Japan .113 71 7 8 0 2 0 MLB Career .167 36 4 6 0 4 0

ERIC WOOD INF

Career: Drafted in the 6th round of the 2012 Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates…has spent fi ve seasons

in the minors for the Pirates, most recently with Double-A Altoona…was selected as a postseason All-Star in

2016 for the Eastern League, and was selected as a member of the 2016 Arizona Fall League All-Prospect Team

after leading the AFL in RBIs (20).

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBAltoona AA .249 402 63 100 16 50 5

OUTFIELDERS

MICHAEL CROUSE OF

Career: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 16th round of the 2008 Amateur Draft…split 2016 between

Lancaster and the New Britain Bees. International: Crouse played for Canada in the 2008 World Junior Baseball

Championship and was named to the tournament’s All-Star Team…won a bronze medal with Canada at the

2011 Baseball World Cup…won a gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games and was inducted into the

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of that team.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBLancaster Indep. .268 71 12 19 0 7 10New Britain Indep. .291 382 62 111 10 60 51Totals Indep. .287 453 74 130 10 67 61

TYLER O’NEILL OF

Career: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 2013 Amateur Draft…helped Double-A

Jackson win the Southern League Championship…earned the Championship Series MVP…was an MiLB.com

Organizational All-Star in 2015-16, Baseball America Double-A All-Star (2016), Baseball America Minor League

All-Star (2016), and Post-Season All-Star (2015-16)…International: Represented Canada at the 2013 18U

Baseball World Cup where he was a tournament All-Star…won a gold medal with Canada at the 2015 Pan

American Games…played in the 2016 All-Star Futures Game as a member of the World Team.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBJackson AA .293 492 68 144 24 102 12

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OUTFIELDERS CANADA

DALTON POMPEY OF

Career: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 16th round of the 2010 Amateur Draft…split the 2015

and ‘16 seasons between Triple-A Buff alo and the Majors…is a three-time MiLB.com Organization All-

Star (2013-15) and won an MiLB Gold Glove in 2013…was also named to the 2014 All-Star Futures Game.

International: Represented Canada at the World Junior (18U) Baseball Championships in 2010.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBToronto MLB .000 2 3 0 0 0 2Buff alo AAA .270 337 48 91 4 28 18 MLB Career .222 135 25 30 3 10 8

RENE TOSONI OF

Career: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 36th round of the 2005 Amateur Draft…played four seasons in

the minors with the Twins before making his MLB Debut on April 28, 2011…has since played for the Sioux City

Explorers and Sugar Land Skeeters. International: Selected to play for the World Team at the 2009 All-Star

Futures Game…won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2009 Baseball World Cup and a gold medal at the

2015 Pan American Games…played for Canada in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBSugar Land Indep. .301 356 49 107 7 41 14 MLB Career .203 172 20 35 5 22 0

CANADA IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION


First Round (1-2)

March 8 Italy 14, Canada 4

March 9 Canada 10, Mexico 3

March 10 United States 9, Canada 4

First Round (0-2)

March 7 USA 6, Canada 5


IBAF World Cup

3rd place: 2009, 2011

4th place: 1970

5th place: 1980, 1982, 1988

6th place: 1971, 1974

7th place: 1973 (1)

8th place: 1990

9th place: 1972, 1978, 2005, 2007

11th place: 1998, 2001

14th place: 1994


4th place: 1975

5th place: 1973, 1981, 1985, 1987

6th place: 1983

8th place: 1977

Olympic Games

Demo Sport: 1984, 1988

4th place: 2004

6th place: 2008

Pan Am Games

1st place: 2011, 2015

3rd place: 1999


1st round: 2006, 2009, 2013

WBSC Premier12

5th place: 2015


First Round (2-1)

March 7 Canada 11, South Africa 8

March 8 Canada 8, USA 6

March 9 Mexico 9, Canada 1

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Barnwell, Chris .000 .000 .125 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Bay, Jason .467 .600 .652 5 5 15 6 7 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 4 0 0 0

Boucher, Sebastien 1.000 2.000 1.000 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clapp, Stubby .143 .286 .250 4 3 14 3 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1

Gillies, Tyson .000 .000 .000 3 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Green, Taylor .286 .357 .333 3 3 14 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Guiel, Aaron .222 .556 .364 3 3 9 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0

Iorg, Cale .091 .091 .083 3 3 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 1

Koskie, Corey .182 .455 .400 3 3 11 1 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 0

Laforest, Pete .300 .500 .417 3 3 10 1 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

Lawrie, Brett – – – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Malo, Jonathan – – 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Martin, Russell .222 .667 .300 2 2 9 3 2 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Morneau, Justin .455 .697 .526 8 8 33 8 15 23 8 0 0 6 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 0

Nicholson, Kevin .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Orr, Pete .103 .138 .212 8 8 29 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 6 1 0 2

Radmanovich, Ryan 1.000 3.000 1.000 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Robinson, Chris .500 .500 .545 4 3 10 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Rogelstad, Matt – – – 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Saunders, Michael .727 1.273 .769 3 3 11 4 8 14 3 0 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0

Smith, Tim .000 .000 .000 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Stairs, Matt .133 .200 .409 5 5 15 0 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 2

Stern, Adam .545 1.091 .615 5 3 11 3 6 12 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0

St. Pierre Maxim-Good .000 .000 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Suomi, John – – – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Teahen, Mark .167 .333 .375 2 2 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

Thorman, Scott .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tosoni, Rene – – 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Van Ostrand Jimmy .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Votto, Joey .389 .667 .542 5 5 18 7 7 12 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 1

Weglarz, Nicholas .000 .000 .375 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0

Canada Team .273 .450 .398 8 8 271 45 74 122 25 4 5 41 5 1 7 50 2 63 3 2 8

Canada Opponent .314 .477 .395 8 8 287 61 90 137 26 0 7 58 4 5 3 39 0 51 5 3 7


Albers, Andrew 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .462

Aumont, Phillippe 0 0 10.13 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 7 15 3 3 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 .467

Axford, John 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286

Bedard, Erik 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 .167

Begg, Chris 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 12 7 7 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 .500

Burton, T.J. 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333

Cormier, Rheal 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .200

Crain, Jesse 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2 0 1 3.1 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .091

Cyr, Eric 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125

Davidson, David 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200

Diamond, Scott 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300

Francis, Jeff 0 1 40.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 6 10 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .600

Green, Steve 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 1 0 1 1.2 3 8 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375

Henderson, Jim 0 1 45.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 8 5 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .625

Hill, Shawn 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 10 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200

Johnson, Mike 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 15 4 4 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 .267

Leroux, Chris 1 0 0.00 3 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 20 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 .150

Loewen, Adam 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 14 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .214

Magnuson, Trystan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000

Mathieson, Scott 0 0 21.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 16 7 7 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 .438

Meyers, Mike 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 12 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .333

Molleken, Dustin 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .182

Myette, Aaron 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Perkins, Vince 0 1 6.00 2 1 0 1 0 0 3.0 3 13 3 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 .231

Quantrill, Paul 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 13 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .462

Reitsma, Chris 1 0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 8 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250

Swindle, R.J. 0 0 – 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 4 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000

Taillon, Jameson 0 0 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 15 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .267

Canada Team 3 5 7.43 8 8 0 8 0 2 69.0 90 287 61 57 7 3 39 0 51 3 0 .314

Canada Opponent 5 3 5.20 8 8 0 8 0 2 71.0 74 271 45 41 5 7 50 2 63 11 0 .273

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS CANADA

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COLOMBIAFederación Colombiana de Béisbol

La Matuna, Edifi co Concasa

Piso 4, Ofi cina 404

Cartagena 2253, Colombia

P: +57-5-664-2566, +57-5-668-5127

W: federacioncolombianadebeisbol.com

Respectable historians date back to the later years of the previous century acknowledging the origin of baseball in the

settlement of San Agustin-Hulia, where local tribes practiced a sport with similar characteristics to what we now know today.

At the University of Cartagena, one of the oldest in America, there are statues that portray various native tribes with

attributes that resemble a batter holding his bat properly. However, all historians agree in the legacy of the Zuñiga brothers,

who while studying in the United States, brought back to Cartagena the fi rst implements of the game, sparking a curiosity

which later turned into a passion for the game. The Zuñiga brothers ignited the fi re for baseball in 1903 which lead the game

to be played across the socialites of Cartagena, and later the fi rst stadiums be built within what is now the colonial center of

the walled city. The strength of Colombian Baseball can be found in the Costa del Caribe regions, more specifi cally in Atlántico,

Bolivar, Cordoba and Sucre, while in Valle del Cauca, Bogota, and Antioquia are located in the heart of the country.

Although there are not many references, it’s an incontrovertible fact that the fi rst Latin player to make it to the big leagues

was the Colombian Luis Castro, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1904. After Luis Castro, when it relates to the Big

Leagues, some of Colombia’s most noticeable players are Orlando Ramirez, Joaquin “Jackie” Gutierrez, Edgar Renteria, Orlando

Cabrera, Jolber Cabrera, Ernesto Frieri, Julio Teheran, and Jose Quintana among others. Colombia currently has more than 80

signed players who participate in organized baseball who play in the USA, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic along with

future prospects who are currently in the diff erent baseball academies.

Colombia is also home to a Professional Baseball League, the Colombian Professional Baseball League is owned by the Renteria

Foundation, the former MLB all-star Edgar Renteria, and currently has 6 teams in the league. These teams are the Caimanes

de Barranquilla, Leones de Montería, Indios de Cartagena, and Sucre Toros de Sincelejo. The 2016 champions were the Leones

de Monteria. Also, there was a summer league (Liga Manzana Postobon-Coors de Verano) for the fi rst time ever where four

teams participated: Gigantes de Monteria, Tiburones de Barranquilla, Mariscales de Sucre, and Torices de Cartagena. Gigantes

de Monteria were the champions.

After failing to reach the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Colombia qualifi ed for their fi rst-ever Classic after Dilson Herrera hit a

solo home run in the 8th inning of the qualifying championship game against Panama on March 20, 2016.

President

Jaime Char Navas


Fredis Jinete E: fj [email protected]


Daveson Perez E: [email protected]


COLOMBIA’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Tuesday, March 7 – Thursday, March 9 in Fort Myers, Florida

Exhibition Schedule


Wednesday, March 8 6:35 p.m. 6:35 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte Sports Park

Thursday, March 9 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium

FIRST ROUND


Friday, March 10 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. at United States Marlins Park

Saturday, March 11 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. at Canada Marlins Park

Sunday, March 12 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m.* vs. Dominican Republic Marlins Park*Daylight Savings begins


Tuesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 19 in Pool F in San Diego, California

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Pitchers (23) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOHoracio Acosta R R 5-11 194 24-Oct-90 Santa Ana, CA Normal Indep. 9-4 3.64 0 26 96.1 17 67Kendy Batista* R R 6-2 165 5-Jul-81 Santa Barbara, Ven. Statistics Not AvailableRandy Consuegra* R R 6-2 210 14-Oct-89 Barranquilla, Col. Lorica COL 1-4 4.76 0 - 28.1 11 19Nabil Crismatt R R 6-1 200 25-Dec-94 Barranquilla, Col. Binghampton AA 0-1 1.50 0 1 6.0 1 7 Columbia A 1-2 1.88 0 4 28.2 2 32 Brooklyn A- 0-1 3.19 1 8 31.0 4 35 Totals 1-4 2.47 1 13 65.2 7 74William Cuevas R R 6-2 215 14-Oct-90 Caracas, Ven. Boston MLB 0-1 3.60 0 3 5.0 6 3 Pawtucket AAA 6-8 4.19 0 25 131.0 45 85Dayan Diaz R R 5-10 195 10-Feb-89 Cartagena, Col. Cincinatti MLB 0-0 9.45 0 6 6.2 7 3 Louisville AAA 7-1 3.05 1 40 56.0 16 46Luis Escobar* R R 6-1 155 30-May-96 Cartagena, Col. West Virginia A- 6-5 2.93 0 15 67.2 28 61Ernesto Frieri R R 6-0 205 19-Jul-85 Bolivar, Col. Tayron Guerrero R R 6-8 210 9-Jan-91 Bocachica, Col. San Diego MLB 0-0 4.50 0 1 2.0 1 0 El Paso AAA 0-0 6.00 0 13 12.0 9 11 San Antonio AA 0-3 9.94 0 19 23.2 10 25 Jacksonville AA 1-1 1.93 4 12 14.0 3 15 Totals 1-4 4.35 4 44 49.2 22 51Sugar Ray Marimon R R 6-1 195 30-Sep-88 Cartagena, Col. KT KBO 6-4 5.23 0 12 62.0 29 45Erling Moreno R R 6-3 200 13-Jan-97 Cartagena, Col. Eugene A- 2-1 0.90 0 6 30.0 5 22 AZL Cubs Rookie 2-2 2.78 0 6 32.1 4 33 Totals 4-3 1.88 0 12 62.1 9 55Guillermo Moscoso R R 6-1 200 14-Nov-83 Maracay, Ven. Yokohama Japan 5-7 5.18 0 13 80.0 19 65Greg Nappo L L 5-10 195 25-Aug-88 Madison, CT New Orleans AAA 5-6 4.63 0 26 68.0 33 60Javier Ortiz R R 6-3 233 28-Nov-79 Cartagena, Col. Monteria COL 6-2 1.35 0 - 66.2 8 30Dewin Perez* L L 6-0 175 29-Sep-94 Cartagena, Col. State College A- 3-5 5.02 1 14 52.1 35 43Yohan Pino R R 6-2 190 26-Dec-83 Aragua, Ven. KT KBO 2-3 7.15 0 12 39.0 15 23Jaider Rocha* L L 6-1 205 23-May-93 Cartagena, Col. Kannapolis A 0-3 4.05 0 10 13.1 17 12 Great Falls Rookie 0-3 2.55 6 20 24.2 16 24 Totals 0-6 3.08 6 30 38.0 33 36Jose Quintana R L 6-1 220 24-Jan-89 Arjona, Col. Chicago (AL) MLB 13-12 3.20 0 32 208.0 50 181Reiver SanMartin* L L 6-2 160 15-Apr-96 Cartagena, Col. DSL Rangers Rookie 7-2 2.35 0 12 61.1 6 56Julio Teheran R R 6-2 205 27-Jan-91 Cartagena, Col. Atlanta MLB 7-10 3.21 0 30 188.0 41 167Karl Triana R R 6-0 180 7-Oct-92 Cartagena, Col. Gary SouthShore Indep. 4-4 3.50 0 17 105.1 39 79Angel Vilchez* R R 6-0 180 28-Dec-90 Barranquilla, Col. Lorica COL 4-2 1.45 1 - 18.2 7 11Ezequiel Zabaleta* R R 6-0 175 20-Aug-95 Bolivar, Col. GCL Mets Rookie 0-2 3.28 1 9 24.2 2 20 DSL Mets Rookie 2-0 0.60 0 3 15.0 3 12 Totals 2-2 2.27 1 12 39.2 6 35

Catchers (3) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBJorge Alfaro R R 6-2 225 11-Jun-93 Sincelejo, Col. Philadelphia MLB .125 16 0 2 0 0 0 Reading AA .285 404 68 115 15 67 3Jhonatan Solano R R 5-9 205 12-Aug-85 Barranquilla, Col. Syracuse AAA .225 173 8 39 0 22 0Meibrys Viloria L R 5-11 175 15-Feb-97 Cartagena, Col. Idaho Falls Rookie .376 226 54 85 6 55 1

Infi elders (6) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBDilson Herrera R R 5-10 210 3-Mar-94 Cartagena, Col. Louisville AAA .266 64 10 17 2 9 1 Las Vegas AAA .276 359 61 99 13 55 6 Totals .274 423 71 116 15 64 7Mauricio Ramos R R 6-1 185 2-Feb-92 Cartagena, Col. Northwest Arkansas AA .288 483 41 139 9 60 5Reynaldo Rodriguez R R 6-0 195 2-Jul-86 Cartagena, Col. Rochester AAA .220 173 21 38 4 12 3 Fort Myers A+ .308 13 2 4 2 2 0 Totals .226 186 23 42 6 14 3Adrian Sanchez R R 6-0 160 16-Aug-90 Maracaibo, Ven. Syracuse AAA .216 51 4 11 0 3 1 Harrisburg AA .254 299 24 76 0 25 6 Totals .249 350 28 87 0 28 7Donovan Solano R R 5-10 205 17-Dec-87 Barranquilla, Col. New York (AL) MLB .227 22 5 5 1 2 0 Scranton AAA .319 511 64 163 7 67 2Giovanny Urshela R R 6-0 215 11-Oct-91 Cartagena, Col. Columbus AAA .274 468 54 128 8 57 0

Outfi elders (4) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBEfrain Contreras R R 6-1 165 10-Jul-02 Maracay, Ven. Lorica COL .324 136 18 44 1 16 8Oscar Mercado R R 6-2 175 16-Dec-94 Tampa, FL Palm Beach A+ .215 442 50 95 0 27 33Tito Polo R R 5-9 185 23-Aug-94 San Andres Islas, Col. Tampa A+ .250 8 2 2 0 1 0 Bradenton A+ .276 214 40 59 4 28 17 West Virginia A .302 225 46 68 12 37 20 Totals .289 447 88 129 16 66 37Jesus Valdez R R 6-2 170 2-Nov-84 San Cristobal, DR Yucatan MEX .308 386 69 119 18 83 2


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MANAGERS AND COACHES COLOMBIA

LUIS URUETA MANAGER

Born: January 9, 1981 Birthplace: Barranquilla, Colombia

Career: Former minor league infi elder for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals…won

the 2005 Italian Baseball League Serie A1 League as a member of Fortitudo Bologna…has been a coach

or coordinator in the Diamondbacks organization since 2007…was the coach for the Reno Aces in 2015…

coached for Colombia in the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifi ers and managed Colombia in the 2017 World

Baseball Classic Qualifi ers.

JOLBERT CABRERA COACH

Career: Has played parts of eight seasons in the Major Leagues…hit .282 with six home runs and six stolen

bases through 128 games for the Dodgers in 2003…is the brother of tOrlando Cabrera and the son of scout

Jolbert Cabrera…the two Cabrera brothers were originally signed by the Montreal Expos…was initially a

middle infi elder in the minor leagues but became a utility player in the Majors.

JAIR FERNANDEZ COACH

Career: Played 10 minor league seasons in the Mariners, Twins, Astros, and Cubs farm systems…was

named a 2008 Mid-Season All-Star as a member of the Beloit Snappers in the Twins organization…coached

for Colombia in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifi ers.

NEDER HORTA COACH

Career: Played in the Yankees and Astros minor league systems from 1985-88…career .213 hitter through

330 minor league games…was named Manager of the Year of the Colombian League in 2005…was the

manager of the DSL Astros in 2015.

WALTER MIRANDA COACH

Career: Played in the minor leagues in the Florida Marlins organization from 1994-97…posted a career

3.80 ERA through 227.1 minor league innings…worked as a pitching coach for the Lowell Spinners, GCL

Red Sox, and Greenville Drive…was also Colombia’s pitching coach during the 2013 World Baseball Classic

Qualifi ers.

EDGAR RENTERIA COACH

Career: Nicknamed “The Barranquilla Baby”…was signed by the Florida Marlins in 1992…debuted with

them in 1996, and fi nished second to Todd Hollandsworth in Rookie of the Year Award voting...in 1997, his

RBI single off of Charles Nagy in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series won the fi rst title in

Marlins history…was selected to his fi rst All-Star Game in 1998 and was selected again in 2000, ’03-‘04,

and ‘06…in the 2010 World Series, Rentería won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award as a member

the Giants after he hit game-winning home runs in Game 2 and Game 5.

LUIS SIERRA COACH

Career: Played in the minor leagues for the Reds and the White Sox for 12 seasons…career .257 hitter with

225 RBI in the minor leagues…is the Chicago White Sox Cultural Development Assistant Coach.

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PITCHERS COLOMBIA

HORACIO ACOSTA RHP

Career: Played independent ball in the Frontier League with the Normal CornBelters…went 9-4 with a 3.64

ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 2016.


Normal Indep. 9-4 3.64 0 26 96.1 17 67

NABIL CRISMATT RHP

Career: Signed in 2012 with the New York Mets…was called up to the Double-A Binghamton Mets in 2016…

across Single-A and Double-A he went 1-4 with a 2.47 ERA with 74 strikeouts to only seven walks in 2016.


Binghamton AA 0-1 1.50 0 1 6.0 1 7

Columbia A 1-2 1.88 0 4 28.2 2 32

Brooklyn A- 0-1 3.19 1 8 31.0 4 35

Totals 1-4 2.47 1 13 65.2 7 74

WILLIAM CUEVAS RHP

Career: Signed by the Red Sox as a free agent in 2009 where he began in the Dominican Summer League …

was promoted to the Majors in 2016 where he made fi ve appearances totaling an 0-1 record and 3.60 ERA…

has a career minor league record of 44-38, 3.60 ERA, and 1.22 WHIP.


Boston MLB 0-1 3.60 0 3 5.0 6 3

Pawtucket AAA 6-8 4.19 0 25 131.0 45 85

MLB Career 0-1 3.60 0 3 5.0 6 3

DAYAN DIAZ RHP

Career: Began his career in 2006 for the Houston Astros organization with their Venezuelan Summer League

squad...has climbed through the ranks of the minor leagues posting career stats of 26-17, 2.19 ERA, and 1.18

WHIP…was called up to the Majors by the Cincinnati Reds on May 22, 2016 where he appeared in games with

a 0-0 record with a 9.45 ERA…elected to become a free agent and was signed by the Astros in February 2017.


Cincinatti MLB 0-0 9.45 0 6 6.2 7 3

Louisville AAA 7-1 3.05 1 40 56.0 16 46

MLB Career 0-0 9.45 0 6 6.2 7 3

ERNESTO FRIERI RHP

Career: Signed with the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent in 2003…has played for four diff erent

MLB teams throughout his career as a relief pitcher...saved 37 games as the Angels closer in 2013…sports

an 11-12 record with a 3.55 ERA and 73 saves in his career.


MLB Career 11-13 3.55 73 298 296.1 137 382

TAYRON GUERRERO RHP

Career: The 26-year-old from Bolivar, Colombia was signed by the San Diego Padres in 2010…made his

MLB debut on May 17, 2016…was traded to Miami in July…posted a 1-4 record, 4.35 ERA and 1.31 WHIP

in the minors in 2016.


San Diego MLB 0-0 4.50 0 1 2.0 1 0

El Paso AAA 0-0 6.00 0 13 12.0 9 11

San Antonio AA 0-3 9.94 0 19 23.2 10 25

Jacksonville AA 1-1 1.93 4 12 14.0 3 15

Totals 1-4 4.35 4 44 49.2 22 51

MLB Career 0-0 4.50 0 1 2.0 1 0

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PITCHERS COLOMBIA

SUGAR RAY MARIMON RHP

Career: Originally signed by the Kansas City Royals in 2006…reached Triple-A with the Royals in 2014…

signed a minor league contract as a free agent with the Braves following the 2014 season…called up to the

Majors on April 14, 2015 where he played 16 games and had a 0-1 record with 7.36 ERA and 1.71 WHIP…

played for the KT Wiz in Korea and had a 6-4 record with 5.52 ERA and 1.44 WHIP last season.


KT KBO 6-4 5.23 0 12 62.0 29 45

MLB Career 0-1 7.36 0 16 25.2 14 14

ERLING MORENO RHP

Career: A top international prospect…was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 2014...worked his way up to the

Single-A Eugene Emeralds in 2016…has a career minor league record of 5-5 with a 1.72 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP.


Eugene A- 2-1 0.90 0 6 30.0 5 22

AZL Cubs Rk 2-2 2.78 0 6 32.1 4 33

Totals 4-3 1.88 0 12 62.1 9 55

GUILLERMO MOSCOSO RHP

Career: Made his Major League debut in 2009 for the Texas Rangers…has also played for the Oakland

Athletics, Colorado Rockies, and San Francisco Giants…has a career MLB record of 13-14 record with a 4.28

ERA and a 1.31 WHIP…played for the Yokohama Bay Stars in Japan in 2016…had a 5-7 record and a 5.18

ERA…threw a perfect game on July 15, 2007 for the Oneonta Tigers, was the second perfect game in New

York-Penn League history.


Yokohama Japan 5-7 5.18 0 13 80.0 19 65

MLB Career 13-14 4.28 0 70 222.2 86 166

GREG NAPPO LHP

Career: Selected in the 18th round of the 2011 Draft by the Florida Marlins...played as high as Triple-A for

the New Orleans Zephyrs (Marlins)…has a career minor league record of 26-15, 2.86 ERA, and a 1.09 WHIP.


New Orleans AAA 5-6 4.63 0 26 68.0 33 60

JAVIER ORTIZ RHP

Career: Played with the Leones de Monteria in the Colombian Professional Baseball League in 2016 where

he went 6-2 with a 1.35 ERA.


Monteria COL 6-2 1.35 0 - 66.2 8 30

YOHAN PINO RHP

Career: Made his MLB debut on June 26, 2014 for the Minnesota Twins and has played in the Majors for

the Kansas City Royals as well...has posted a 2-7 record with a 4.63 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP in his MLB career...

played for the KT Wiz in Korea for the 2016 season, but recently signed a minor league contract with the

Minnesota Twins for the 2017 season.


KT KBO 2-3 7.15 0 12 39.0 15 23

MLB Career 2-7 4.63 0 18 79.2 17 63

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PITCHERS COLOMBIA

JOSE QUINTANA LHP

Career: Originally signed by the New York Mets in 2006…made his Major League debut for the Chicago

White Sox on May 7, 2012…he has a career MLB record of 46-46 with a 3.41 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP…was

named to the MLB All-Star Game in 2016 and fi nished tied for 10th in the A.L. Cy Young Award voting.


Chicago (AL) MLB 13-12 3.20 0 32 208.0 50 181

MLB Career 46-46 3.41 0 154 951.0 244 781

JULIO TEHERAN RHP

Career: The Cartagena native was signed by the Atlanta Braves at the age of 16 in 2007…named a starting

pitcher on Baseball America’s 2011 Minor League All-Star team…made his Major League debut on May 7,

2011 at the age of 20...he has a 47-40 record with a 3.39 ERA and 1.16 WHIP for his career…was selected to

the MLB All-Star Game in 2014 and 2016.


Atlanta MLB 7-10 3.21 0 30 188.0 41 167

MLB Career 47-40 3.39 0 133 821.1 219 709

KARL TRIANA RHP

Career: Signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010…played in the Dbacks organization from 2011-13,

reaching the Single-A level…is 10-12 with a 4.29 ERA, and 1.31 WHIP in his minor league career...played

independent ball for the Gary SouthShore RailCats in 2016.


Gary SouthShore Indep. 4-4 3.50 0 17 105.1 39 79

CATCHERS

JORGE ALFARO C

Career: Originally signed with the Texas Rangers but was traded to the Phillies in 2015…is ranked as

Baseball America’s 41st best prospect entering 2017…was promoted to the parent club on August 25,

2016…batted .285 with 15 homers and 67 RBI last year with the Reading Fightin Phils.


Philadelphia MLB .125 16 0 2 0 0 0

Reading AA .285 404 68 115 15 67 3

MLB Career .125 16 0 2 0 0 0

JHONATAN SOLANO C

Career: Signed with the Nationals as an international free agent...made his MLB debut on May 29, 2012,

hitting a double in his fi rst at-bat…has played between Triple-A and the Majors since 2012.


Syracuse AAA .225 173 8 39 0 22 0

MLB Career .184 103 9 19 2 10 1

MEIBRYS VILORIA C

Career: Signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in 2013…was named the Pioneer

League MVP in 2016, hitting .376/.436/.606 with six home runs and 28 doubles in 58 games.


Idaho Falls Rookie .376 226 54 85 6 55 1

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INFIELDERS COLOMBIA

DILSON HERRERA INF

Career: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010...represented the Pirates in the 2013 All-Star Futures

Game...was traded to the New York Mets in 2013 and called up to the Majors on August 29, 2014…has

a .215 average with six home runs and 17 RBI in 49 games at the Major League level…was traded to the

Cincinnati Reds last year…hit .274 with 15 homers in 110 Triple-A games in 2016.


Louisville AAA .266 64 10 17 2 9 1

Las Vegas AAA .276 359 61 99 13 55 6

Totals .274 423 71 116 15 64 7

MLB Career .215 149 13 32 6 17 2

MAURICIO RAMOS INF

Career: Signed by the Royals as an international free agent in 2010...reached Double-A and played for the

Northwest Arkansas Naturals in the 2016 season…he batted .288 with nine homers, 60 RBI and a .326 OBP.


Northwest Arkansas AA .288 483 41 139 9 60 5

REYNALDO RODRIGUEZ INF

Career: Originally signed by the New York Yankees in 2003…has also played with the Red Sox and is

currently signed to a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins...named 2009 Rookie of the Year in

the Independent Golden League after hitting .335 with six homers, 48 RBIs and 18 stolen bases in 74 games

for Yuma…played in Advanced Single-A for the Fort Myers Miracle and in Triple-A for the Rochester Red

Wings in 2016.


Rochester AAA .220 173 21 38 4 12 3

Fort Myers A+ .308 13 2 4 2 2 0

Totals .226 186 23 42 6 14 3

ADRIAN SANCHEZ INF

Career: Started in the Nationals organization as a 16-year-old in 2007…is a career .264 hitter with 21 homers

and 117 stolen bases through 842 minor league games...reached Triple-A in 2016 with the Syracuse Chiefs.


Syracuse AAA .216 51 4 11 0 3 1

Harrisburg AA .254 299 24 76 0 25 6

Totals .249 350 28 87 0 28 7

DONOVAN SOLANO INF

Career: Signed as an international free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005...spent seven seasons in

the Cardinals organization…received his fi rst promotion to MLB by the Marlins on May 20, 2012, becoming

the 12th Colombian-born player to reach the Majors…signed with the New York Yankees in January 2016

and was called up to the Majors that September.


New York (AL) MLB .227 22 5 5 1 2 0

Scranton AAA .319 511 64 163 7 67 2

MLB Career .257 1068 99 274 9 99 11

GIOVANNY URSHELA INF

Career: Signed by the Cleveland Indians in July 2008 and played one season at each level until reaching

Triple-A in 2014…made his Major League debut on June 9, 2015…has a .225 average with six homers, 21

RBI and a .279 on-base percentage in 81 Major League games.


Columbus AAA .274 468 54 128 8 57 0

MLB Career .225 267 25 60 6 21 0

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OUTFIELDERS COLOMBIA

EFRAIN CONTRERAS OF

Career: Reached Advanced Single-A with the Dayton Dragon in the Cincinnati Reds organization in 2010...has

career minor league stats of a .269 average, 25 home runs and 157 RBI…played for the Caimanes de Lorica

in the Colombian Professional Baseball League where he had a .324 average with one homer and 16 RBI.


Lorica COL .324 136 18 44 1 16 8

OSCAR MERCADO OF

Career: Was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2013 Draft out of Gaither High School

in Tampa, Florida…has compiled a .230 batting average with 60 doubles, eight homers, 110 RBI and 121

stolen bases through 2016…swiped a career-best 50 stolen bases in 2015 while with Peoria.


Palm Beach A+ .215 442 50 95 0 27 33

TITO POLO OF

Career: Signed by the Pirates in 2012…played for four years in the Pittsburgh minor league system before

being traded to the Yankees in 2016…played on two diff erent levels in Single-A, ending the 2016 season

with a .289 average, 16 homers, 66 RBI and a .359 on-base percentage.


Tampa A+ .250 8 2 2 0 1 0

Bradenton A+ .276 214 40 59 4 28 17

West Virginia A .302 225 46 68 12 37 20

Totals .289 447 88 129 16 66 37

JESUS VALDEZ OF

Career: Worked his way up to Triple-A in 2011, playing for the Syracuse Chiefs of the Washington

Nationals…played in the Mexican league for the Leones de Yucatan for the last two seasons...batted .308

with 18 homers, 83 RBI and a .365 on-base percentage for the Leones in 2016.


Yucatan MEX .308 386 69 119 18 83 2

TEAM W L PCT GB

Toros de Sincelejo 23 19 .547 –

Leones de Montería 22 19 .536 0.5

Caimanes de Barranquilla 22 20 .524 1

Indios de Cartagena 16 25 .390 6.5

TEAM W L PCT GB

Gigantes de Montería 31 17 .646 –

Tiburones de Barranquilla 27 21 .563 4

Mariscales de Sucre 22 26 .458 9

Torices de Cartagena 16 32 .333 15


2016 LIGA COLOMBIANA DE BEISBOL PROFESIONAL (WINTER LEAGUE)

2016 COLOMBIA SUMMER LEAGUE

IBAF World Cup

1st place: 1947, 1965

2nd place: 1945, 1971

3rd place: 1948, 1974

4th place: 1944, 1970, 1973

5th place: 1969

6th place: 1950

7th place: 1953, 1980

8th place: 1951, 1952, 1976

IBAF World Cup (continued)

10th place: 1986

12th place: 1994

16th place: 2005


6th place: 1977

8th place: 1975

Pan-American Games

3rd place: 1971

7th place: 2015

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Monteria defeated Sincelejo, 4 games to 2.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Monteria defeated Tiburones, 3 games to 1.

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DOMINICAN REPUBLICFederacion Dominicana de Beisbol

(FEDOBE)

Ave. V Centenario casi esq. Av. Duarte,

Villa Consuelo, Distrito Nacional, R.D.

P: (809) 622-5425

Many people originally thought it was United States Army soldiers who fi rst brought baseball to the Dominican Republic;

however, it was actually neighboring Cuba that introduced them to the sport that would become a considerable infl uence

on the people, their culture and their livelihood.

The Ten Years War and War of Independence wreaked havoc in Cuba toward the end of the 19th century, and many Cubans fl ed to

other areas in Latin America. Cubans introduced the island’s natives to the game in the late 1880’s and early 1890’s.

Cuban eff orts proved successful, and organized games and tournaments were being held across the country soon after. The

founding teams of the island’s fi rst professional baseball league – Tigers, Eastern Stars, Eagles and Lions of the Chosen One – were

all in place by 1921.

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo gained control of the country in a 1930 coup and took a keen interest in using the league as a strong

nationalist and political platform. He opted to merge the Tigers and Lions into one team renamed the Trujillo Dragons for the 1937

season. The team merger was successful, and the Dragons won the championship that year; however, the infl ation of salaries

caused by Trujillo’s actions irreparably crippled the league, and it was forced to fold.

Baseball on the island continued to thrive after the dissolution of the professional league. A 1948 plane crash killed half of the

team, but a talented and determined Dominican Republic squad went on to dominate its international competition and took

home its fi rst amateur championship at the IBAF World Cup that same year.

The 1948 championship set the wheels in motion for the restoration of the Dominican Winter Professional League (DWPL) three

years later, featuring the original four teams with two more teams added later. Top DWPL teams have experienced a great deal of

success in the Caribbean World Series, winning the championship a remarkable 17 times since 1971. The 17 championships are

the most by any country in the event’s history.

The Dominican Republic has competed in the 2006, 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classic tournaments. They fi nished 4th in

the inaugural event in 2006. In 2009, Ubaldo Jimenez set a new record for strikeouts by a starter during Round One against

the Netherlands when he struck out 10 batters over four innings in Team Dominica’s 2-1 loss to the Netherlands, however the

President

Hector (Tito) Pereyra


Leo Lopez E: [email protected]

WBC Team Press Liason

Mike Swanson E: [email protected]


DOMINICAN REPUBLIC’S BASEBALL HISTORY


WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Monday, March 6 – Wednesday, March 8 in Sarasota & Bradenton, Florida

Exhibition Schedule


Tuesday, March 7 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. Baltimore Orioles Ed Smith Stadium

Wednesday, March 8 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh Pirates LECOM Park

FIRST ROUND


Thursday, March 9 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. vs. Canada Marlins Park

Saturday, March 11 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. vs. United States Marlins Park

Sunday, March 12 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m.* vs. Colombia Marlins Park

* Daylight savings begins


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Dominican Republic was eliminated in the opening round. The team bounced back in 2013 and went on to win its fi rst ever World

Baseball Classic after defeating Team Puerto Rico 3-0. The Dominican Republic is currently ranked 7th overall by the IBAF.

A total of 472 Dominican-born players have gone on to play in the Majors. With more than a 100 players with Major League Clubs,

the Dominican Republic contributes the most players in Major League Baseball. This includes 2008 NL MVP Albert Pujols and

Manny Ramírez. The country has sent more foreign-born players to the Majors than any other country. There were 88 Dominican-

born players on Opening Day rosters in 2008.

Major League scouts have readily acknowledged the deep pool of talent thriving in the Dominican. 28 of 30 Major League teams

already own and run baseball academies in the country with the New York Mets and San Diego Padres opening theirs during the

2008 season. The Pittsburgh Pirates also broke ground on their academy early in 2008 with a projected opening in the summer of

2009.. Recently, the Dominican Republic National Team earned a spot in the 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup by winning the 2010

Pan American Qualifying Tournament. However, the side failed to advance to the second round after a 3-4 record. Nevertheless it is

estimated that $84 million (U.S.) enters the country annually as a result of baseball’s presence.

Baseball culture is rich in the Dominican Republic, and they never fi eld a team that would be wise to overlook. The presence of

Major League academies combined with the success and notoriety of Dominican-born players who go on to fame and fortune in

Major League Baseball proves to make the country more of a baseball powerhouse than ever in the years to come.

Pitchers (22) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOFernando Abad* R R 6-1 220 17-Dec-85 La Romana, DR Boston MLB 1-6 3.66 1 57 46.2 22 41Dellin Betances R R 6-8 265 23-Mar-88 New York, NY New York (AL) MLB 3-6 3.08 12 73 73.0 28 126Santiago Casilla R R 6-0 211 25-Jul-80 San Cristobal, DR San Francisco MLB 2-5 3.57 31 62 58.0 19 65Alex Colome R R 6-2 220 31-Dec-88 Santo Domingo, DR Tampa Bay MLB 2-4 1.91 37 57 56.2 15 71Bartolo Colon* R R 5-11 285 24-May-73 Altamira, DR New York (NL) MLB 15-8 3.43 0 34 191.2 32 128Johnny Cueto R R 5-11 220 15-Feb-86 San Pedro, DR San Francisco MLB 18-5 2.79 0 32 219.2 45 198Samuel Deduno R R 6-3 210 2-Jul-83 La Romana, DR GCL Orioles Rookie 3-1 1.50 0 10 18.0 3 23Jumbo Diaz R R 6-4 278 27-Feb-84 La Romana, DR Cincinnati MLB 1-1 3.14 0 45 43.0 19 37Jeurys Familia R R 6-3 240 10-Oct-89 Santo Domingo, DR New York (NL) MLB 3-4 2.55 51 78 77.2 31 84Edgar Garcia* R R 6-2 190 20-Sep-87 Las Matas de Farfan, DR Reno AAA 3-6 7.59 0 12 61.2 29 37 Mobile AA 4-3 2.77 1 14 61.2 20 56 Totals 7-9 5.18 1 26 123.1 49 93Carlos Martinez R R 6-0 190 21-Sep-91 Puerto Plata, DR St. Louis MLB 16-9 3.04 0 31 195.1 70 174Hector Neris R R 6-2 215 14-Jun-89 Villa Altagracia, DR Philadelphia MLB 4-4 2.58 2 79 80.1 30 102Ivan Nova* R R 6-5 235 12-Jan-87 Palenque, DR Pittsburgh MLB 12-8 4.17 1 32 162.0 28 127Wily Peralta R R 6-1 255 8-May-89 Samana, DR Milwaukee MLB 7-11 4.86 0 23 127.2 43 93Alex Reyes* R R 6-3 175 29-Aug-94 Elizabeth, NJ St. Louis MLB 4-1 1.57 1 12 46.0 23 52Hansel Robles R R 5-11 185 13-Aug-90 Bonao, DR New York (NL) MLB 6-4 3.48 1 68 77.2 36 85Fernando Rodney R R 5-11 230 18-Mar-77 Samana, DR Miami MLB 2-4 3.44 25 67 65.1 37 74Bryan Rodriguez* R R 6-5 180 6-Jul-91 San Pedro de Macoris, DR El Paso AAA 4-8 5.11 0 16 86.1 26 51 San Antonio AA 3-5 3.51 0 10 59.0 18 32 Totals 7-13 4.46 0 26 145.1 44 83Enny Romero L L 6-3 215 24-Jan-91 Santo Domingo, DR Tampa Bay MLB 2-0 5.91 1 52 45.2 28 50Luis Severino* R R 6-2 215 20-Feb-94 Sabana de la Mar, DR New York (AL) MLB 3-8 5.83 0 22 71.0 25 66Cesar Valdez* R R 6-2 200 17-Mar-85 Santo Domingo, DR Fresno PCL 12-1 3.12 0 30 138.1 13 114Edinson Volquez R R 6-0 220 3-Jul-83 Barahona, DR Kansas City MLB 10-11 5.37 0 34 189.1 76 139

Catchers (2) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBWelington Castillo R R 5-10 220 24-Apr-87 San Isidro, DR Arizona MLB .264 416 41 110 14 68 2Alberto Rosario R R 5-10 190 10-Jan-87 Bonao, DR St. Louis MLB .184 38 3 7 0 2 0

Infi elders (7) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBAdrian Beltre R R 5-11 220 7-Apr-79 Santo Domingo, DR Texas MLB .300 583 89 175 32 104 1Robinson Canó L R 6-0 200 22-Oct-82 San Pedro, DR Seattle MLB .298 655 107 195 39 103 0Manny Machado R R 6-3 185 6-Jul-92 Miami, FL Baltimore MLB .294 640 105 188 37 96 0Hanley Ramirez R R 6-2 235 23-Dec-83 Samana, DR Boston MLB .286 549 81 157 30 111 9Jose Reyes S R 6-0 195 11-Jun-83 Santiago, DR New York (NL) MLB .267 255 45 68 8 24 9Carlos Santana S R 5-11 210 8-Apr-86 Santo Domingo, DR Cleveland MLB .259 582 89 151 34 87 5Jonathan Villar S R 6-1 215 2-May-91 La Vega, DR Milwaukee MLB .285 589 92 168 19 63 62 Outfi elders (5) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBJose Bautista R R 6-0 204 19-Oct-80 Santo Domingo, DR Toronto MLB .234 423 68 99 22 69 2Nelson Cruz R R 6-2 230 1-Jul-80 Las Matas de Santa Cruz, DR Seattle MLB .287 589 96 169 43 105 2Starling Marte R R 6-1 185 9-Oct-88 Santo Domingo, DR Pittsburgh MLB .311 489 71 152 9 46 47Gregory Polanco L L 6-5 230 14-Sep-91 Santo Domingo, DR Pittsburgh MLB .258 527 79 136 22 86 17Mel Rojas Jr. S R 6-2 225 24-May-90 Indianapolis, IN Gwinett AAA .253 379 43 96 12 46 12


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MANAGER AND COACHING STAFF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

TONY PEÑA MANAGER

Born: June 4, 1957 Hometown: Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

Career: Entering his ninth season with the Yankees in 2017…on the Yankees’ Major League staff , serving as

fi rst base coach from 2006-08 and catching instructor over the entire span…managed the Kansas City Royals

(2002-05), compiling a record of 198-285 over four seasons…was awarded Manager of the Year in 2003 after

leading the Royals to a record of 83-79, good enough for 3rd place in the A.L. Central Division…became only

the third Dominican-born manager in Major League history, joining Felipe Alou and Luis Pujols…spent 18

seasons as a catcher with the Pirates, Cardinals, Red Sox, Indians, White Sox, and Astros…fi ve-time All-Star

and four-time Gold Glove Winner.

JOSE CANÓ COACH

Career: Cano pitched for the Astros in 1989, going 1-1 with a 5.09 ERA in 23.0 innings pitched…only Major

League pitcher to throw a complete game in his fi nal major league appearance (which was his only win)…

is the father of Seattle Mariners and Dominican Republic second baseman Robinson Canó.

WILLIAM (BILL) CASTRO COACH

Career: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers, Castro is a former pitcher with 10 years of Major League

experience played for the Brewers, Yankees and Royals…compiled a career record of 31-26, with a 3.33

ERA and 203 strikeouts in 546.1 innings…former pitching coach with the Milwaukee Brewers, is now the

bullpen coach of the Baltimore Orioles.

DENIO GONZÁLEZ COACH

Career: Denio Gonzalez has fi ve years of Major League experience…played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and

Cleveland Indians…over his career he batted .206, with four home runs and 18 RBI.

ALFREDO GRIFFIN COACH

Career: Griffi n returns for his fourth WBC…is entering his 17th season in the Angels organization as their

fi rst base coach…began his coaching career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1996-97…has 18 years of Major

League experience, splitting time with the Blue Jays, Dodgers, Athletics and Indians…was A.L. Rookie of

the Year in 1979 with Toronto, an an All-Star in 1984 and a Gold Glove Winner in 1985.

JUNIOR NOBOA COACH

Career: Is currently the Vice President of Latin Operations for the Arizona Diamondbacks…a versatile fi elder

when he played in part of eight seasons with the Indians (1984-87), Angels (1988), Expos (1989-1991), Mets

(1992), Athletics (1994) and Pirates (1994)…has participated in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics

as the hitting coach for team Dominican Republic.

JUAN SAMUEL COACH

Career: Currently the third base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies…is a retired second baseman with 16

years of Major League experience, splitting time with the Phillies, Mets, Dodgers, Royals, Reds, Tigers and

Blue Jays…previously coached with the Tigers from 1999-2005…spent 2007-10 as the third base coach of

the Orioles…Samuel has been with the Phillies since the 2011 season.

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PITCHERS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DELLIN BETANCES RHP

Career: Has amassed a 2.16 ERA with 404 strikeouts in just 254.2 innings pitched, all with the Yankees…

made the A.L. All-Star team in all three of his full seasons and claimed the Yankees’ closer role down the

stretch after the team traded Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller in 2016…one of three pitchers in A.L.

history to record 100 strikeouts in relief in three consecutive seasons (Andrew Miller, Dick Adatz, Duane

Ward)…leads all Major League relievers with 392 strikeouts over the last three seasons (2014-16)…

leads the Majors with 142 multi-strikeout appearances since 2014…owns the two highest single-season

strikeout totals as a reliever in Yankees history (135 in 2014 and 131 in ‘15)


New York (AL) MLB 3-6 3.08 12 73 73.0 28 126

MLB Career 14-10 2.16 22 225 254.2 100 404

SANTIAGO CASILLA RHP

Career: Went 2-5 with a 3.57 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 58.0 innings pitched for the Giants in 2016…three-

time World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants (2010, ‘12, ‘14)…ranks sixth on the Giants’ all-

time saves list with 92. International: Won the 2013 World Baseball Classic as a member of Dominican

Republic…pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in the 2013 WBC with four strikeouts.


San Francisco MLB 2-5 3.57 31 62 58.0 19 65

MLB Career 38-26 3.19 127 566 555.0 235 504

ALEX COLOME RHP

Career: Was named to his fi rst All-Star Team in 2016…was fourth in the A.L. in saves (37) and fi fth in the

Majors in save percentage (92.5%)…just the third pitcher in Rays history to record 35+ saves and a sub-2.00

era (Fernando Rodney and Rafael Soriano)…did not allow a run in any of his 37 appearances that ended with a

save, the fi rst pitcher to record that many saves without yielding a run in those outings since Craig Kimbrel (46)

in 2011…converted his fi rst 21 consecutive save opportunities, a club record to begin a season……will be his

fi rst WBC participation for Team Dominican Republic.


Tampa Bay MLB 2-4 1.91 37 57 56.2 15 71

MLB Career 13-10 3.10 37 108 206.0 65 184

JOHNNY CUETO RHP

Career: Finished second in Cy Young voting in 2014, fourth in 2012, and sixth in 2016…won the Wilson

Defensive Player of the Year award in 2014…led the Major Leagues with 5 complete games in 2016…was

the starting pitcher for the National League in the 2016 All-Star Game…since 2011, has the second lowest

ERA of all pitchers with at least 500 innings pitched (Clayton Kershaw). International: Won his only WBC

start in 2009, pitching 4.2 scoreless innings with fi ve strikeouts.



MLB Career 114-75 3.23 0 258 1640.0 455 1369

SAMUEL DEDUNO RHP

Career: Among AL pitchers with at least 100.0 innings, ranked fi fth in groundball-to-fl y ball ratio in 2014

(2.42)…led the Majors with fi ve relief appearances of at least 4.0 innings in 2014…named Texas League

Pitcher of the Year in 2009, going 12-4 with a league-leading 2.57 ERA and 123 strikeouts for Double-A

Tulsa. International: Went 2-0 with a 0.69 with 17 strikeouts in three starts for Dominican Republic’s

Championship Team in the 2013 WBC…tied for fourth among all pitchers with 17 strikeouts in the WBC.


GCL Orioles Rookie 3-1 1.50 0 10 18.0 3 23

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JUMBO DIAZ RHP

Career: Was a 2004 South Atlantic League All-Star and a 2009 mid-season Texas League All-Star…posted

11 consecutive scoreless appearances in 2015…earned his fi rst MLB save on September 15, 2015…this will

be his fi rst WBC participation for Team Dominican Republic.


Cincinnati MLB 1-1 3.14 0 45 43.0 19 37

MLB Career 3-3 3.65 1 142 138.0 51 144

JEURYS FAMILIA RHP

Career: Led the Majors with 51 saves in 2016…was the fi rst Mets reliever to lead the Majors in saves and

set a franchise record for saves in a single season…the fi rst Dominican-born reliever to notch 50+ saves in a

season…recorded 52 straight saves from August 1, 2015 – July 26, 2016, the longest streak in Mets history

and the third-longest streak in MLB history…his 94 saves since 2015 are the second-most in the Majors

(Mark Melancon)…was named to his fi rst All-Star team in 2016.


New York (NL) MLB 3-4 2.55 51 78 77.2 31 84

MLB Career 7-11 2.46 100 247 256.0 100 261

HECTOR NERIS RHP

Career: His 102 strikeouts in 2016 were the 5th most among N.L. Relievers and second-most in Phillies

history…ranked third amongst N.L. Relievers in innings (80.1) and games (79).


Philadelphia MLB 4-4 2.58 2 79 80.1 30 102

MLB Career 7-6 2.96 2 112 121.2 40 144

CARLOS MARTINEZ RHP

Career: Ranked second among Major League pitchers with 33 double plays induced in 2016…ranked fi fth

in the NL in wins (16), 9th in ERA (3.04) and 6th in quality starts (20)…his 30 wins over the past two

seasons rank 5th among National League pitchers, while his .652 winning percentage (30-16) ranks 7th…

has recorded the lowest ERA (1.41) in Interleague play since 2014 (44.2 IP).


St. Louis MLB 16-9 3.04 0 31 195.1 70 174

MLB Career 34-21 3.32 2 140 492.2 178 466

WILY PERALTA RHP

Career: Was the Brewers’ Opening Day Starter in 2016 against San Francisco…fi nished the season with a

2.92 era through his fi nal 10 starts…was tied for 5th in the NL in wins in 2014 (17)…led the Brewers in

wins (17), innings (198.2), strikeouts (154) and quality starts (22) in 2014..was named the top prospect in

the Brewers’ organization in 2012 and 2013.


Milwaukee MLB 7-11 4.86 0 23 127.2 43 93

MLB Career 42-48 4.20 0 113 647.1 225 459

HANSEL ROBLES RHP

Career: His 85 strikeouts ranked 9th among N.L. relievers…six relief wins led the Mets bullpen and was

tied for fourth in the N.L…did not allow a run through three postseason appearances during the Mets 2015

World Series run…posted the 12th-lowest batting average against (.190) among N.L. pitchers in 2015.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SONew York (NL) MLB 6-4 3.48 1 68 77.2 36 85 MLB Career 10-7 3.55 1 125 131.2 54 146

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FERNANDO RODNEY RHP

Career: Led the Majors in saves in 2014 (48)…three-time All-Star (2012, ‘14, ‘16)…since 2012, his 174

saves are 4th most in MLB…won Delivery Man of the Year Award (2012) and A.L. Comeback Player of the

Year (2012). International: Hasn’t allowed a run in 13 appearances in the 2006 and 2013 WBC (13.0 IP)…

leads all players with 8 career WBC saves…is second amongst all WBC players in games pitched.


Miami MLB 2-4 3.44 25 67 65.1 37 74

MLB Career 39-59 3.69 261 767 765.2 378 759

ENNY ROMERO RHP

Career: Appeared in 52 games from the bullpen in 2016, seventh most among A.L. rookies…retired his fi rst 17

batters faced in 2016, the longest streak to start a season in franchise history…made 14 consecutive scoreless

appearances from 7/7-8/30, and the last eight of those were hitless (8/3-8/30)…the last Rays pitcher with a

longer streak of hitless, scoreless appearances was Joaquin Benoit (10) in 2010…pitched for the World team in

the Futures Game in three consecutive seasons from 2012-14.


Tampa Bay MLB 2-0 5.91 1 52 45.2 28 50

MLB Career 2-2 5.27 1 76 80.1 45 81

EDINSON VOLQUEZ RHP

Career: His 34 starts tied for second in the Majors in 2016, behind David Price…made at least 31 starts for

the last fi ve seasons, joining James Shields, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester, and Madison Bumgarner as the only

other pitchers with at least 31 starts each season since 2012…was an N.L. All-Star in 2008.


Kansas City MLB 10-11 5.37 0 34 189.1 76 139

MLB Career 89-79 4.44 0 259 1432.1 668 1229

CATCHERS

WELINGTON CASTILLO C

Career: Ranks third among N.L. catchers with 32 homers since 2015, trailing Yasmani Grandal (43) and

Wilson Ramos (37)…threw out 34.4% of attempted base stealers (21-for-61) in 2016, the best percentage

among N.L. catchers and the third-best mark in Diamondbacks history…collected 38 RBI after the All-Star

Break, tied for third among all catchers (Gary Sanchez and Jonathan Lucroy)…led all N.L. catchers with 18

homers in 2015.


Arizona MLB .264 416 41 110 14 68 2

MLB Career .255 1721 171 438 60 230 4

ALBERTO ROSARIO C

Career: Led the California league in 2009 in runners caught stealing (56) and caught stealing percentage

(44.4%)…rated as the “Best Defensive Catcher” in the Angels organization in 2010 and ‘11 by Baseball

America…has thrown out 41.9% of attempted base stealers in his minor league career.


St. Louis MLB .184 38 3 7 0 2 0

MLB Career .184 38 3 7 0 2 0

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INFIELDERS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ADRIAN BELTRE INF

Career: One of fi ve third basemen to hit 400 home runs…four-time All-Star…four-time Silver Slugger

(2004, ’10, ‘11, ‘14)…has fi nished in the top-10 in MVP voting six times...fi ve-time Gold Glove Winner…

one of six MLB players with 2,900+ hits, 440+ HR, 1500+ RBI and 580+ doubles…19th all-time doubles

(591), 35th in hits (2942) and 22nd in total bases (4940)…all-time hits leader among Dominican-born

players…one of fi ve major leaguers to hit at least 100 home runs for three diff erent teams. International:

Hit .300 in the 2006 WBC, launching four homers with nine RBI in 20 at-bats.


Texas MLB .300 583 89 175 32 104 1

MLB Career .286 10295 1428 2942 445 1571 119

ROBINSON CANÓ INF

Career: Is a seven-time All-Star…fi ve-time Silver Slugger Award winner…two-time Gold Glove…his 39

home runs in 2016 were the most by a Mariners second-basemen in a single season…has the American

League record for home runs as a second baseman with 247...is the only player in MLB history to record 30+

doubles in each of his fi rst 11 seasons…won the 2011 Home Run Derby. International: Hit .375 in the 2009

and 2013 WBC…was named MVP of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, hitting .469 (15-for-32) with four

doubles, two home runs, and six RBI in eight games…set the record for most hits in a WBC tournament.


Seattle MLB .298 655 107 195 39 103 0

MLB Career .307 7210 1065 2210 278 1086 50

MANNY MACHADO INF

Career: Three-time All-Star…two-time Gold Glove Award winner…led the MLB with 51 doubles in 2013…

fi nished in the top fi ve of A.L. MVP Voting in 2015 and ’16…his 78 extra-base hits were the fourth most in the

A.L. in 2016…led all third basemen in assists in 2013…led all third basemen in Double Plays Turned in 2013

and ’15…his 37 home runs in 2016 were tied for second among A.L. third basemen (Todd Frazier).


Baltimore MLB .294 640 105 188 37 96 0

MLB Career .284 2458 357 699 105 311 30

HANLEY RAMIREZ INF

Career: Won the N.L. Rookie of the Year in 2006…led the Majors with 125 runs in 2008…won the N.L.

batting title in 2009 with a .342 average…is a three-time All-Star (2008-10)…is a two-time Silver Slugger

Award recipient. International: Hit .227/.400/.500 to help the Dominican Republic win the 2013 WBC.


Boston MLB .286 549 81 157 30 111 9

MLB Career .295 5627 962 1660 240 818 276

JOSE REYES INF

Career: Led the Majors in triples in 2005-06, ‘08, and ’11…led the N.L. in stolen bases in 2005-06, and

’07…won the N.L. Batting Title in 2011 with a .337 average…led the National League in hits in 2008 with

204...is a four-time All-Star (2006-07, 2010-11). International: One of six players to participate in all four

WBC Tournaments.


New York (NL) MLB .267 255 45 68 8 24 9

MLB Career .289 6823 1075 1972 126 645 488

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CARLOS SANTANA INF

Career: Finished third in the A.L. with 99 walks in 2016…led the A.L. with 113 walks in 2014…his 34

home runs in 2016 were the most by a switch hitter since Mark Teixeira hit 39 in 2011…set the Indians

record for home runs by a switch hitter…is 13th in the American League in RBI since 2011. International:

Hit .250/.471/.542 with two home runs for Team Dominican Republic in the 2013 WBC.


Cleveland MLB .259 582 89 151 34 87 5

MLB Career .247 3423 483 847 151 508 35

JONATHAN VILLAR INF

Career: Led the Majors with 62 steals in 2016…fi rst player with 15 home runs and 60 steals in a season

since Carl Crawford in 2009…his 79 walks were eighth most in the N.L., and his 38 doubles were ninth most

in the N.L…led the Brewers in at-bats (589), runs (92), hits (168), doubles (38), walks (79), stolen bases

(62) and on-base percentage (.369) in 2016.


Milwaukee MLB .285 589 92 168 19 63 62

MLB Career .261 1178 167 307 29 109 104

OUTFIELDERS

JOSE BAUTISTA OF

Career: Is a six-time All-Star (2010-2015)…led the Majors in home runs in 2010-11…topped all Major

League hitters in RBI in 2011 and ’15…led the Majors in walks in 2015…is a three-time Silver Slugger

Award winner…is the recipient of two Hank Aaron Awards (2010 and ’11)…only Blue Jay to be named

an All-Star starter fi ve straight seasons…one of two Blue Jays to have three 40+ home run seasons (Carlos

Delgado).


Toronto MLB .234 423 68 99 22 69 2

MLB Career .255 5139 878 1311 308 862 60

NELSON CRUZ OF

Career: One of 6 players with 100+ home runs and 300+ RBI over the last 3 years…four-time All-Star

(2009, ‘13-‘15)…is one of three players to hit 20 or more home runs in each of the last 8 seasons…leads the

Majors in homers since the start of 2014 with 125…led the A.L. with 40 home runs in 2014…was named

MVP of the ALCS as a member of the Texas Rangers in 2011. International: Hit .292 with 7 RBI for Team

Dominican Republic during their 2013 WBC Championship run.


Seattle MLB .287 589 96 169 43 105 2

MLB Career .275 4683 677 1287 284 795 74

STARLING MARTE OF

Career: Was named to the N.L. All-Star team in 2016…ranked third in the N.L. with 47 stolen bases in

2016…fi nished sixth in the N.L. batting race with a .311 average in 2016…is a two-time Gold Glove Award

winner (2015-16)…led the N.L. with 17 outfi eld assists in 2016…has been hit by a pitch an MLB-leading

76 times since the start of the 2013 season.


Pittsburgh MLB .311 489 71 152 9 46 47

MLB Career .289 2240 329 648 58 235 160

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OUTFIELDERS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

GREGORY POLANCO OF

Career: Led the Pirates in RBI in 2016…tied for eighth among N.L. outfi elders with 58 extra-base hits…

ranked seventh among N.L. batters with a .347 average during Interleague play…fi nished eighth in the N.L.

in stolen bases in 2015 with 27…fi nished sixth in the N.L. with six triples in 2015…led N.L. right fi elders

with 13 assists in 2015…led all N.L. outfi elders with Double Plays Turned in 2015 (5) and ‘16 (4).


Pittsburgh MLB .258 527 79 136 22 86 17

MLB Career .253 1397 212 353 38 171 58

MEL ROJAS JR. OF

Career: Cousin of Moises Alou…led the nation with 61 stolen bases while attending Wabash Valley CC…

named the 2010 Great Rivers Athletic Conference Freshman-of-the-Year…selected by the Pirates in the

third round of the 2010 MLB draft.


Gwinett AAA .253 379 43 96 12 46 12


IBAF World Cup

1st place: 1948, 1951,

2nd place: 1942, 1950, 1952

3rd place: 1943, 1969

4th place: 1953, 1973

5th place: 1941, 1944, 1965

6th place: 1970, 1971

7th place: 1972

8th place: 1974, 1976, 1982,

1998, 2001

12th place: 1984

13th place: 1994


2nd place: 1981

3rd place: 2002

Olympic Games

Demo Sport: 1984

6th place: 1992


Champions: 2013

Semi-Finals: 2006

1st round: 2009

WBSC Premier12

11th place 2015


First Round (3-0)

March 7 DR 9, Venezuela

March 8 DR 6, Spain 3

March 10 DR 4, Puerto Rico 2

Second Round (3-0)

March 12 DR 5, Italy 4

March 14 DR 3, USA 1



March 18 DR 4, Netherlands 1



First Round (1-2)

March 7 Netherlands 3, DR 2

March 8 DR 9, Panama 0

March 10 Netherlands 2, DR 1


First Round (3-0)

March 7 DR 11, Venezuela 5

March 9 DR 8, Italy 3

March 10 DR 6, Australia 4

Second Round (2-1)

March 12 Puerto Rico 7, DR 1

March 13 DR 7, Cuba 3

March 14 DR 2, Venezuela 1


March 18 Cuba 3, DR 1

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Alou, Moises .308 .423 .357 8 6 26 4 8 11 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2

Aybar, Erick .375 .458 .375 7 6 24 6 9 11 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0

Aybar, Willy .500 .750 .600 2 1 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Bautista, Jose .333 .333 .333 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Belliard, Ron .429 .571 .500 5 1 7 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Beltre, Adrian .300 .900 .391 6 6 20 4 6 18 0 0 4 9 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0

Brito, Juan .250 .250 .250 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Canó, Robinson .375 .583 .434 12 12 48 9 18 28 4 0 2 6 0 0 0 5 4 8 0 0 0

Castillo, Alberto .300 .400 .462 5 4 10 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0

Cruz, Nelson .292 .458 .333 12 12 48 5 14 22 5 0 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 0 0

De Aza Alejandro .222 .296 .300 9 9 27 2 6 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 10 1 0 0

Encarnacion, Edwin .250 .313 .324 9 9 32 3 8 10 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 3 1 9 0 0 0

Encarnacion, Juan .150 .200 .227 6 5 20 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

Feliz, Pedro .000 .000 .000 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Garcia, Leury .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Guillen, Jose .083 .083 .083 3 3 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Nanita, Ricardo .077 .077 .143 5 5 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2

Olivo, Miguel .273 .818 .273 3 3 11 3 3 9 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

Ortiz, David .179 .536 .410 10 10 28 4 5 15 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 11 2 3 0 0 1

Paulino, Ronny .333 .500 .556 3 2 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1

Peña, Francisco .500 .500 .500 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Peña, Wily Mo .400 .400 .455 3 3 10 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0

Perez, Eury .000 .000 .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Polanco, Placido .500 .500 .500 4 4 18 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Polonia, Luis .667 .667 .667 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pujols, Albert .286 .429 .483 7 7 21 5 6 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0

Ramirez, Hanley .242 .424 .386 12 11 33 3 8 14 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 9 0 3 0 2 1

Reyes, Jose .278 .444 .339 16 12 54 11 15 24 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 5 2 7 2 0 0

Santana, Carlos .250 .542 .471 9 9 24 5 6 13 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 10 1 7 0 1 1

Sierra, Moises .143 .214 .143 7 4 14 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0

Soriano, Alfonso .000 .000 .200 4 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1

Tatis, Fernando .000 .000 .000 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Taveras, Willy .172 .207 .351 10 9 29 3 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 5 1 2 0

Tejada, Miguel .286 .411 .328 17 12 56 6 16 23 4 0 1 4 0 1 1 3 0 8 0 0 2

Dominican Republic Team .266 .415 .356 19 19 631 87 168 262 30 2 20 77 6 4 8 82 10 108 8 8 16

Dominican Republic Opponent .188 .250 .274 19 19 612 45 115 153 21 1 5 38 6 3 11 63 2 165 3 6 17


Barcelo, Lorenzo 1 0 2.08 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 2 14 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .143

Batista, Miguel 1 0 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 14 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .357

Brito, Eude 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000

Cabrera, Daniel 1 0 1.23 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 3 22 1 1 0 1 2 0 9 1 0 .136

Casilla, Santiago 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 1 17 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 .059

Castro, Angel 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200

Cedeno, Juan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000

Colon, Bartolo 1 0 0.64 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.0 13 49 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 .265

Cueto, Johnny 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 16 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 .188

Deduno, Samuel 3 0 0.50 4 4 0 0 0 0 18.0 13 64 1 1 0 0 8 0 22 4 0 .203

Dotel, Octavio 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 4 21 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 .190

Herrera, Kelvin 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 3 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .176

Jimenez, Ubaldo 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 .154

Liriano, Francisco 0 0 1.69 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 20 2 1 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 .150

Marmol, Carlos 0 1 5.40 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 2 8 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 .250

Marte, Damaso 0 1 8.10 5 0 0 1 0 1 3.1 5 15 4 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .333

Martinez, Pedro 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 1 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .056

Peña, Tony 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143

Perez, Odalis 2 1 5.63 3 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 31 5 5 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 .290

Perez, Rafael 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000

Rodney, Fernando 0 0 0.00 13 0 0 13 0 9 13.0 3 42 0 0 0 0 6 1 17 0 0 .071

Rodriguez, Wandy 1 0 0.96 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 5 30 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 .167

Sanchez, Duaner 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 2 0 1 4.0 2 15 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 .133

Severino, Atahualpa 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500

Simon, Alfredo 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 12 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 .250

Sosa, Jorge 0 0 1.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 22 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 .227

Strop, Pedro 3 0 0.00 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 3 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .115

Tavarez, Julian 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 8 21 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .381

Tejeda, Robinson 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 6 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 .167

Torres, Salomon 0 0 2.45 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214

Veras, Jose 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 7 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .286

Viola, Pedro 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000

Volquez, Edinson 1 1 3.38 4 4 0 0 0 0 13.1 7 45 8 5 1 0 8 0 12 2 0 .156

Dominican Republic Team 15 4 1.72 19 19 0 19 4 11 172.2 115 612 45 33 5 11 63 2 165 10 0 .188

Dominican Republic Opponent 4 15 4.09 19 19 0 19 0 1 163.0 168 631 87 74 20 8 82 10 108 10 1 .266

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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UNITED STATESUSA Baseball

1030 Swabia Ct., Suite 201

Durham, NC 27703

P: (919) 474-8721


W: USABaseball.com

The sport commonly referred to as “America’s National Pastime” originated in the United States in the early 19th century,

evolving from colonial bat and ball games with European roots. The country’s fi rst professional teams were formed in 1869

and have since evolved to a professional league of 30 Major League teams with one in Canada and more than 220 minor

league teams together attracting more than 120 million fans each year. Approximately 10 million American youth play the game

at an amateur level each year.

By an Act of Congress in 1978, USA Baseball is the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport and represents baseball in

America as a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). Nearly

every major national amateur baseball organization in the United States is linked together as a USA Baseball National Member.

USA Baseball is responsible for promoting and developing baseball at the grassroots level nationally and internationally. The

organization selects and trains national teams of amateur and professional players to represent the United States in international

competitions such as the Pan Am Games, IBAF World Cup and Olympic Games.

Baseball was offi cially granted Olympic medal status in 1992, and Team USA secured their fi rst offi cial baseball medal in the

1996 Atlanta Games, defeating Nicaragua for the bronze. Professional-level minor league players were fi rst selected to teams

representing the United States in international competition in 1999. Team USA, managed by Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda,

captured the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Ben Sheets’ 4-0 shutout over the two-time defending Olympic

champions from Cuba in the deciding game. The United States won gold at both the 2007 and 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cups,

and fi nished 4th in 2011. They have fi nished 2nd in the past four editions of the Pan-American Games.

The 2006 World Baseball Classic was the fi rst time American Major League players had an opportunity to compete in an

international tournament. Team USA advanced out of Round One by going 2-1 including a 17-run victory over South Africa. They

were knocked out in Round Two, but not before earning a dramatic win over eventual champion Japan, in which Alex Rodriguez

drove in the winning run on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 9th inning.

Executive Director & CEO President

Paul Seiler Mike Gaski


Brad Young E: [email protected]


Rob Butcher E: [email protected]


THE UNITED STATES’ BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Tuesday, March 7 – Thursday, March 9 in Fort Myers, Florida

Exhibition Schedule


Wednesday, March 8 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium

Thursday, March 9 1:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. Boston Red Sox JetBlue Park

FIRST ROUND


Friday, March 10 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. vs. Colombia Marlins Park

Saturday, March 11 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. at Dominican Republic Marlins Park

Sunday, March 12 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.* vs. Canada Marlins Park * Daylight savings begins



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In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, David Wright drove in the winning run on a walk-off single to reach the Semi-Finals where

they were knocked out of the tournament by eventual champion Japan. They are currently ranked No. 2 in the IBAF World

Rankings.

In the 2013 installment, The United States fared well in the group stages, advancing from Phoenix on to the second round after

convincing wins over Italy and Canada. Unfortunately, they were eliminated in the second round after back to back tough losses

against the champions Dominican Republic, and runner-up Puerto Rico.

USA Baseball continues to annually select and train national teams at the collegiate, 18-under, 15-under and 12-under levels.

The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team is made up of the top collegiate baseball players in the country, and the team plays a

series of exhibition games across the country and around the world each summer.

FULL ROSTER


Chris Archer R R 6-3 190 26-Sep-88 Raleigh, NC Tampa Bay MLB 9-19 4.02 0 33 201.1 67 233

Brett Cecil* R L 6-3 235 2-Jul-86 Dunkirk, MD Toronto MLB 1-7 3.93 0 54 36.2 8 45

Tyler Clippard R R 6-3 200 14-Feb-85 Lexington, KY Arizona MLB 2-3 4.30 1 40 37.2 15 46

New York (AL) MLB 2-3 2.49 2 29 25.1 11 26

Totals 4-6 3.57 3 69 63.0 26 72

Danny Duff y L L 6-3 205 21-Dec-88 Goleta, CA Kansas City MLB 12-3 3.71 0 42 179.2 42 188

Sam Dyson R R 6-1 205 7-May-88 Tampa, FL Texas MLB 3-2 2.43 38 53 70.1 23 55

Michael Fulmer* R R 6-3 210 15-Mar-93 Oklahoma City, OK Detroit MLB 11-7 3.06 0 26 159.0 42 132

Mychal Givens R R 6-0 210 13-May-90 Tampa, FL Baltimore MLB 8-2 3.13 0 66 104.2 36 96

Sonny Gray* R R 5-10 190 7-Nov-89 Nashville, TN Oakland MLB 5-11 5.69 0 22 117.0 42 94

Luke Gregerson L R 6-3 205 14-May-84 Park Ridge, IL Houston MLB 4-3 3.28 15 59 57.2 18 67

J.A. Happ* L L 6-5 205 19-Oct-82 Peru, IL Toronto MLB 20-4 3.18 0 32 195.0 60 163

Nate Jones R R 6-5 220 28-Jan-86 Butler, KY Chicago (AL) MLB 5-3 2.29 3 71 70.2 15 80

Jake McGee L L 6-3 230 6-Aug-86 San Jose, CA Colorado MLB 2-3 4.73 15 57 45.2 16 38

Andrew Miller L L 6-7 205 21-May-85 Gainesville, FL New York (AL) MLB 6-1 1.39 9 44 45.1 7 77

Cleveland MLB 4-0 1.55 3 26 29.0 2 46

Totals 10-1 1.45 12 70 74.1 9 123

Pat Neshek S R 6-3 220 4-Sep-80 Madison, WI Houston MLB 2-2 3.06 0 60 47.0 11 43

Tanner Roark R R 6-2 235 5-Oct-86 Wilimington, IL Washington MLB 16-10 2.83 0 34 210.0 73 172

David Robertson R R 5-11 180 9-Apr-85 Birmingham, AL Chicago (AL) MLB 5-3 3.47 37 62 62.1 32 75

Drew Smyly* L L 6-3 190 13-Jun-89 Little Rock, AK Tampa Bay MLB 7-12 4.88 0 30 175.1 49 167

Marcus Stroman R R 5-8 180 1-May-91 Medford, NY Toronto MLB 9-10 4.37 0 32 204.0 54 166

Alex Wilson* R R 6-0 215 3-Nov-86 Dharan, Sau. Arabia Detroit MLB 4-0 2.96 0 62 73.0 5 49


A.J. Ellis R R 6-2 225 9-Apr-81 Cape Girardeau, MO Philadelphia MLB .313 32 3 10 1 9 1

Jonathan Lucroy R R 6-0 200 13-Jun-86 Eustis, FL Milwaukee MLB .299 338 48 101 13 50 5

Texas MLB .276 152 19 42 11 31 0

Totals .292 490 67 143 24 81 5

Buster Posey R R 6-1 215 27-Mar-87 Leesburg, GA San Francisco MLB .288 539 82 155 14 80 6


Nolan Arenado R R 6-2 205 16-Apr-91 Newport Beach, CA Colorado MLB .294 618 116 182 41 133 2

Alex Bregman R R 6-0 180 30-Mar-94 Albuquerque, NM Houston MLB .264 201 31 53 8 34 2

Matt Carpenter L R 6-3 205 26-Nov-85 Galveston, TX St. Louis MLB .271 473 81 128 21 68 0

Brandon Crawford L R 6-2 215 21-Jan-87 Mountain View, CA San Francisco MLB .275 553 67 152 12 84 7

Paul Goldschmidt R R 6-3 225 10-Sep-87 Wilmington, DE Arizona MLB .297 579 106 172 24 95 32

Eric Hosmer L L 6-4 225 24-Oct-89 South Miami, FL Kansas City MLB .266 605 80 161 25 104 5

Ian Kinsler R R 6-0 200 22-Jun-82 Tucson, AZ Detroit MLB .288 618 117 178 28 83 14

Daniel Murphy L R 6-1 220 1-Apr-85 Jacksonville, FL Washington MLB .347 531 88 184 25 104 5


Adam Jones R R 6-2 215 1-Aug-85 San Diego, CA Baltimore MLB .265 619 86 164 29 83 2

Andrew McCutchen R R 5-10 195 10-Oct-86 Fort Meade, FL Pittsburgh MLB .256 598 81 153 24 79 6

Giancarlo Stanton R R 6-6 240 8-Nov-89 Panorama, CA Miami MLB .240 413 56 99 27 74 0

Christian Yelich L R 6-3 195 5-Dec-91 Thousand Oaks, CA Miami MLB .298 578 78 172 21 98 9


UNITED STATES’ BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED UNITED STATES

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MANAGER AND COACHING STAFF UNITED STATES

JIM LEYLAND MANAGER

Born: December 15, 1944 Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio

As a manager: Led the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 1997…won three straight division

titles while managing the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1990-92…became the 7th manager in Major League

history to win pennants in both the National and American Leagues when the Tigers clinched the 2006 A.L.

Championship Series…is a three-time Manager of the Year Award winner, twice in the National League (1990

and ‘92) and once in the American League (2006).

TOM BROOKENS COACH

As a player: Drafted 4th overall by the Detroit Tigers in 1975…spent 10 years with the organization, playing

over 1,000 games at third base…known as a standout defender…retired at the end of the 1990 season,

playing his fi nal 2 seasons with the Indians and Yankees respectively…won a World Series as a member of

the 1984 Tigers. As a coach: Was on the Detroit Tigers staff from 2009-13 after serving as both a fi rst base

and third base coach.

JEFF JONES COACH

As a player: Spent fi ve seasons with the Oakland Athletics as a relief pitcher, posting a 9-9 career record

with 128 Strikeouts over 205.0 innings. As a Coach: Began in the minor leagues in 1989 as a pitching coach

for the London Tigers and Toledo Mud Hens…began coaching with the Detroit Tigers in 2007, spending fi ve

seasons as the bullpen coach before becoming the pitching coach in 2011…retired in 2015 after 38 years in

baseball…coached a pair of Cy Young Award winners (Scherzer, Verlander) in his fi nal fi ve years.

RICH DONNELLY COACH

As a player: Appeared in the minor leagues in both the Minnesota Twins and Washington Senators systems.

As a coach: Started coaching in the Rangers farm system in 1972, and stayed in the organization until

1985…spent 14 years on Jim Leyalnd’s staff with three organizations (Pirates, Marlins and Rockies) and

won a World Series ring with the Marlins in 1997…spent time as a third base coach with the Brewers and

Dodgers and was a manager of the Mets affi liate Brooklyn Cyclones for three seasons.

TINO MARTINEZ COACH

As a player: Was a fi rst-round draft pick for the Seattle Mariners in 1988 out of the University of Tampa...

began his Major League career in 1990 and played for the Mariners, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and

Tampa Bay Devil Rays before rejoining the Yankees in 2005...a four-time World Series champion (Yankees)…

had 100 or more RBI in six diff erent seasons and was twice named to the All-Star team. As a coach: Spent

the 2013 season with the Miami Marlins as their hitting coach, and has also spent time as a special assistant

and special instructor with the Yankees.

WILLIE RANDOLPH COACH

As a coach/manager: Won four World Series championships with the New York Yankees while coaching

bases from 1994-2004…was bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers for the 2009-10 seasons…served as

the bench coach and third base coach for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2011 season…managed the New

York Mets from 2005-08…was the fi rst manager in Major League history to have his team’s record improve

by at least 12 games in each of his fi rst two seasons. As a player: Six-time All-Star selection…two-time

World Series champion…Silver Slugger Award winner…elected the team captain for the New York Yankees

from 1986-1988. International: Third Base Coach for Team USA in 2013 World Baseball Classic.

ALAN TRAMMELL COACH

As a player: Spent his entire 19-year playing career was with the Detroit Tigers…won a World Series

championship in 1984 over his hometown San Diego Padres…also helped Detroit clinch the 1987 A.L. East

division title…known for great defense at shortstop…won four Gold Glove Awards…won three Silver

Slugger Awards. As a coach: Served as Detroit’s manager from 2003-05…was the interim manager for the

Arizona Diamondbacks during the fi nal three games of the 2014 season.

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PITCHERS UNITED STATES

CHRIS ARCHER RHP

Career: Was with USA Baseball when he helped defeat Cuba in the 2011 Pan-American Games qualifi er and

earned the International Performance of the Year Award…was ranked by Baseball America as the 3rd best

prospect in the game prior to the 2012 season and made his debut in June of that season…considered the

face of the franchise of the Tampa Bay Rays and was named an American League All-Star in 2015.


Tampa Bay MLB 9-19 4.02 0 33 201.1 67 233

MLB Career 41-51 3.51 0 128 766.0 256 795

TYLER CLIPPARD RHP

Career: Made his debut with the Yankees in 2007 originially as a starting pitcher…has since found his

calling as a reliever, making two All-Star Games and leading the National League in holds in 2014 as a

member of the Nationals…was traded last year from Arizona back to the Yankees…has also spent time

with the Athletics and Mets.


Arizona MLB 2-3 4.30 1 40 37.2 15 46

New York (AL) MLB 2-3 2.49 2 29 25.1 11 26

Totals 4-6 3.57 3 69 63.0 26 72

MLB Career 46-35 2.95 56 558 625.0 256 684

DANNY DUFFY LHP

Career: Originally drafted by the Royals in 2008…has been a key member of the organization and made

his MLB debut for KC in 2011…was a member of the 2015 World Champion Royals, making three relief

appearances in the Fall Classic.


Kansas City MLB 12-3 3.71 0 42 179.2 42 188

MLB Career 36-33 3.71 1 134 623.0 231 540

SAM DYSON RHP

Career: Spent time with the Marlins and Blue Jays before being traded to the Rangers during the 2015

season…started to make a name for himself midway through the 2016 season after taking over the full

time closer role…fi nished the year with 38 saves and a 2.43 ERA.


Texas MLB 3-2 2.43 38 53 70.1 23 55

MLB Career 11-9 2.93 40 186 199.1 66 165

MYCHAL GIVENS RHP

Career: Hard-throwing righty originally drafted as a shortstop out of high school in 2008…struggled

to break through after spending time in the minors and the Australian Baseball League…made his fi rst

pitching appearance in 2015 and fi nished the year with 38 strikeouts compared to 6 walks…made 66

appearances for Baltimore in 2016 fi nishing with a 3.24 ERA.


Baltimore MLB 8-2 3.13 0 66 74.2 36 96

MLB Career 10-2 2.75 0 88 104.2 42 134

LUKE GREGERSON RHP

Career: Was traded to the Padres in 2009 after a tour through the minor leagues with the Cardinals

organization…became the regular 7th inning reliever in 2010 and remained one of the club’s top bullpen

options through 2013…after spending 2014 with Oakland, signed with the Astros in 2015 where he currently

serves as a middle reliever.


Houston MLB 4-3 3.28 15 59 57.2 18 67

MLB Career 33-33 2.84 65 558 538.0 150 537

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NATE JONES RHP

Career: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 2007…made his Major League debut in 2012 as a relief pitcher

and has since stayed in that role…underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014…has since regained form over the

last two years…hard-throwing righty has a career record of 19-10 with an ERA of 3.16.


Chicago (AL) MLB 5-3 2.29 3 71 70.2 15 80

MLB Career 19-10 3.16 3 227 239.1 82 261

JAKE MCGEE LHP

Career: Lefty reliever made his MLB debut in 2010 as a member of the Rays, the team that originally drafted

him in the 5th round in 2004…was traded to Colorado prior to the 2016 season to take over as the primary

left-handed reliever out of the Rockies bullpen…went 2-3 with a 4.73 ERA over 45.2 innings in 57 appearances.


Colorado MLB 2-3 4.73 15 57 45.2 16 38

MLB Career 23-14 3.07 41 354 305.1 88 357

ANDREW MILLER LHP

Career: Coming off a dominant 2016 season in which he made his fi rst All-Star appearance…was named

the MVP of the 2016 ALCS and was a key factor in the Cleveland Indians making it to the World Series…

started his career primarily as a starter…found success as a reliever where he started full-time in 2012…

won a World Series title with Boston in 2013…has also played for Detroit, Miami and Baltimore…was one

of fi ve Detroit players sent to Florida as part of a seven-player trade that brought slugger Miguel Cabrera to

Detroit.


New York (AL) MLB 6-1 1.39 9 44 45.1 7 77

Cleveland MLB 4-0 1.55 3 26 29.0 2 46

Totals 10-1 1.45 12 70 74.1 9 123

MLB Career 43-41 4.22 49 389 628.2 298 713

PAT NESHEK RHP

Career: A 12-year veteran in the Majors…has spent the past two seasons with Houston…made the N.L.

All-Star team in 2014 as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals…has also spent time with Minnesota and

Oakland…is joining Philadelphia for the 2017 season.


Houston MLB 2-2 3.06 0 60 47.0 11 43

MLB Career 28-19 2.93 7 423 383.1 120 378

TANNER ROARK RHP

Career: Made his Major League debut on August 7, 2013 with the Nationals…spent the remainder of the

season with the parent club as a reliever…has posted a 42-28 record and has solidifi ed himself as one of the

best sinkerball pitchers in the game.


Washington MLB 16-10 2.83 0 34 210.0 73 172

MLB Career 42-28 3.01 1 119 573.1 149 420

DAVID ROBERTSON RHP

Career: Coming off of a 37-save season…has been one of the better and more consistent relievers in the game

since making his debut with the Yankees in 2008…known for his high strikeout rate…was named to the A.L.

All-Star squad in 2011 and won a World Series with the Yanks in 2009…signed a four-year contract with Chicago

(AL) prior to the 2015 season…has logged 71 saves since joining the White Sox.


Chicago (AL) MLB 5-3 3.47 37 62 62.1 32 75

MLB Career 36-27 2.97 118 524 519.0 211 685

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MARCUS STROMAN RHP

Career: Drafted in the 1st round (22nd overall selection) in the 2012 Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays…spent

collegiate career at Duke University…hard-throwing right-hander went 11-6 with a 3.65 ERA, 28 walks and 111

strikeouts over 130.2 innings (20 starts, 26 appearances) during his rookie season in 2014…hurled a career-best

204.0 innings over 32 starts for the Jays in 2016, fanning 166 hitters while issuing just 54 free passes.


Toronto MLB 9-10 4.37 0 32 204.0 54 166

MLB Career 24-16 3.91 1 62 361.2 88 296

CATCHERS

A.J. ELLIS C

Career: Was an 18th-round pick of the Dodgers in the 2003 draft out of Austin Peay University…was fi rst

called up by the Dodgers in 2008…spent nearly six full seasons with the Dodgers before being traded to

Philadelphia In August 2016…signed a one-year contract with the Miami Marlins for the 2017 season.



MLB Career .239 1654 158 395 37 200 2

JONATHAN LUCROY C-1B

Career: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 2007 draft out of University of Louisiana-

Lafayette…became the team’s everyday starting catcher during his rookie season, later becoming a staple

in the Milwaukee lineup…a two-time All-Star…was traded on August 1, 2016 to the Texas Rangers,

helping them reach the American League Division Series.


Milwaukee MLB .299 338 48 101 13 50 5

Texas MLB .276 152 19 42 11 31 0

Totals .292 490 67 143 24 81 5

` MLB Career .284 2990 365 848 90 418 29

BUSTER POSEY C

Career: Winner of the Golden Spikes Award in 2008…was selected by San Francisco as the 5th overall

selection in the 2008 Draft out of Florida State…made his Major League debut on September 11, 2009…

is a four-time National League All-Star…has been a part of three World Series championships with the

Giants…has garnered Rookie of the Year honors along with an N.L. MVP Award, the 2012 Batting Title, three

Silver Slugger Awards and a Gold Glove Award as a catcher.


San Francisco MLB .288 539 82 155 14 80 6

MLB Career .307 3278 443 1005 116 527 14

INFIELDERS

NOLAN ARENADO INF

Career: Signed with the Rockies out of high school in 2009…made his Colorado debut in April 2013 and

became the fi rst rookie third baseman since 1957 to win a Gold Glove Award…has four Gold Gloves, one for

each of his seasons in the Majors…was an N.L. All-Star and Silver Slugger Award winner in 2015-16…led

the N.L. in homers both seasons also (42 and 41 respectively).


Colorado MLB .294 618 116 182 41 133 2

MLB Career .285 2152 320 613 111 376 8

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INFIELDERS UNITED STATES

ALEX BREGMAN INF

Career: The 22-year-old made his big league debut with the Houston Astros in July 2016…was the fi rst

high school player to ever win USA Baseball’s Player of the Year Award…played college baseball at LSU…

was drafted as the second overall selection in the 1st round of the 2015 draft...launched 8 homers with 34

RBI in 49 games for the Astros in his rooking season in 2016.


Houston MLB .264 201 31 53 8 34 2

MLB Career .264 201 31 53 8 34 2

MATT CARPENTER INF

Career: Had a standout collegiate career at TCU…entrenched himself as a star in St. Louis ever since being

called up in 2011…has been named to three All-Star Games in the last four seasons…led the National

League in hits in 2013...hit 21 homers with 68 RBI during the 2016 campaign.


St. Louis MLB .271 473 81 128 21 68 0

MLB Career .284 2579 451 733 74 335 13

BRANDON CRAWFORD INF

Career: California native…played collegiately at UCLA…was drafted by the Giants in the 4th round of the

2008 Draft…had 10 triples and 10 homers in 2014…nearly achieved the same feat in 2016 with a league-

leading 11 triples and 12 home runs…was an N.L. All-Star in 2015…is a two-time Gold Glove Award winner

and was a Silver Slugger Award recipient in 2015.



MLB Career .252 2681 304 675 59 346 21

PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT INF

Career: Was fi rst called up to the Majors in 2011…became the third rookie in Major League history to

launch a grand slam in the postseason…is a four-time All-Star, all consecutively…has been awarded two

Gold Gloves, two Silver Sluggers and nearly took home the N.L. Triple Crown in 2013…fi nished 2nd in the

MVP voting that season...fi nished second in the MVP voting in 2015 after hitting 33 homers with 110 RBI.


Arizona MLB .297 579 106 172 24 95 32

MLB Career .299 2824 497 844 140 507 99

ERIC HOSMER INF

Career: A highly touted prospect coming out of high school…has won three Gold Glove Awards…a former

A.L. All-Star MVP…was a clutch contributor in the Royals’ 2015 World Series championship run…broke the

franchise record for RBI in a single postseason…will be participating in his second WBC for Team USA after

representing in 2013.


Kansas City MLB .266 605 80 161 25 104 5

MLB Career .277 3388 449 940 102 472 54

IAN KINSLER INF

Career: Was a 17th-round pick by the Texas Rangers in the 2003 Draft…one of the best all-around

infi elders in the Majors…has twice reached the 30-30 Club…is a former Gold Glove Award winner…a

four-time All-Star…has had at least 10 homers in a season in 10 of his 11 seasons in the Majors.


Detroit MLB .288 618 117 178 28 83 14

MLB Career .277 6127 1059 1696 212 787 211

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INFIELDERS UNITED STATES DANIEL MURPHY INF

Career: Was drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 2006 Draft…is a two-time All-Star

(2014, ’16)…fi nished second in the N.L. Most Valuable Player voting in 2016 after hitting .347 with 47

doubles, 25 homers and 104 RBI in 142 games with the Nationals…collected his fi rst-career Silver Slugger

Award in 2016.


Washington MLB .347 531 88 184 25 104 5

MLB Career .296 3885 510 1151 87 506 62

OUTFIELDERS

ADAM JONES OF

Career: Represented the United States in the 2013 World Baseball Classic…broke into the Majors with

Seattle before moving over to Baltimore…has tallied fi ve A.L. All-Star appearances…is a four-time Gold

Glove Award winner and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2013.


Baltimore MLB .265 619 86 164 29 83 2

MLB Career .277 5347 761 1480 225 742 86

ANDREW MCCUTCHEN OF

Career: Is making his World Baseball Classic debut…is a fi ve-time N.L. All-Star…has tallied four Silver

Slugger Awards and a Gold Glove Award…was named the N.L. MVP in 2013 after hitting .317 with 21 homers

and 84 RBI…won the Roberto Clemente Award in 2015, given to the player who “best exemplifi es the game

of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team.”


Pittsburgh MLB .256 598 81 153 24 79 6

MLB Career .292 4463 720 1304 175 637 160

GIANCARLO STANTON OF

Career: California native who hails from the Panorama neighborhood of Los Angeles…was taken in the 2nd

round of the 2007 Draft by the Florida Marlins…debuted as a 20-year-old, going 3-for-5 against Philadelphia

on June 8, 2010…went on to hit 22 homers with 59 RBI that rookie season…had a league-leading 37

homers in 2014, fi nishing second in the MVP voting that year…is a three-time N.L. All-Star and garnered a

Silver Slugger Award in 2014.


Miami MLB .240 413 56 99 27 74 0

MLB Career .266 2980 453 792 208 540 34

CHRISTIAN YELICH OF

Career: The Thousand Oaks, California native was taken by the Marlins with the 23rd overall pick in the 1st

round of the 2010 Draft…debuted as a rookie in 2013 when the speedy outfi elder batted .288 with four

homers, 16 RBI and 10 stolen bases…won a Gold Glove Award in his sophomore season in 2014…launched

a career-best 21 homers and 98 RBI in 2016, winning his fi rst-career Silver Slugger Award.


Miami MLB .298 578 78 172 21 98 9

MLB Career .293 1876 269 549 41 212 56

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION UNITED STATES

IBAF World Cup 1st place: 1973 (1), 1974, 2007,

2009

2nd place: 1938, 1940 (tied), 1969,

1970, 1972,1978, 1988,

2001

3rd place: 1939, 1982, 1984

4th place: 1980, 1986, 2011

5th place: 1942, 2003

6th place: 1941

7th place: 2005

8th place: 1990, 1994

9th place: 1998

Olympic Games Demo Sport: 1984, 1988

1st place: 2000

3rd place: 1996, 2008

4th place: 1992

Intercontinental Cup 1st place: 1975

2nd place: 1977, 1983, 1987, 1993

3rd place: 1973, 1979

4th place: 1997, 1999

6th place: 1981, 1985, 1989

Pan-Am Games 2nd place: 2015

World Baseball Classic Semi-Finalist: 2009

2nd round: 2006, 2013

WBSC Premier 12 2nd place: 2015



First Round (2-1)


March 8 United States 15, Venezuela 6

March 11 Venezuela 5, United States 3

First Round (2-1)

March 8 Mexico 5, United States 2

March 9 United States 6, Italy 2


Second Round (1-2)

March 12 United States 7, Puerto Rico 1

March 14 Dominican Republic 3, United States 1

March 15 Puerto Rico 4, United States 3


March 22 Japan 9,United States 4

Second Round (2-2)


March 15 United States 9, Netherlands 3


March 18 Venezuela 10, United States 6


First Round (2-1)

March 7 United States 2, Mexico 0

March 8 Canada 8, United States 6

March 10 United States 17, South Africa 0

Second Round (1-2)

March 12 United States 4, Japan 3

March 13 Korea 7, United States 3

March 16 Mexico 2,United States 1

2016 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS

2016 WORLD SERIES

A.L. East W L PCT GBBoston Red Sox 93 69 .574 –

Baltimore Orioles 89 73 .549 4

Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 4

New York Yankees 84 78 .519 9

Tampa Bay Rays 68 94 .420 25

A.L. CENTRAL W L PCT GBCleveland Indians 94 67 .584 –

Detroit Tigers 86 75 .534 8

Kansas City Royals 81 81 .500 13.5

Chicago White Sox 78 84 .481 16.5

Minnesota Twins 59 103 .364 35.5

A.L. WEST W L PCT GBTexas Rangers 95 67 .586 –

Seattle Mariners 86 76 .531 9

Houston Astros 84 78 .519 11

L.A. Angels of Anaheim 74 88 .457 21

Oakland Athletics 69 93 .426 26

N.L. EAST W L PCT GBWashington Nationals 95 67 .586 –

New York Mets 87 75 .537 8

Miami Marlins 79 82 .491 15.5

Philadelphia Phillies 71 91 .438 24

Atlanta Braves 68 93 .422 26.5

N.L. CENTRAL W L PCT GBChicago Cubs 103 58 .640 –

St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531 17.5

Pittsburgh Pirates 78 83 .484 25

Milwaukee Brewers 73 89 .451 30.5

Cincinnati Reds 68 94 .420 35.5

N.L. WEST W L PCT GBLos Angeles Dodgers 91 71 .562 –

San Francisco Giants 87 75 .537 4

Colorado Rockies 75 87 .463 16

Arizona Diamondbacks 69 93 .426 22

San Diego Padres 68 94 .420 23

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3.

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NAME BA SLG OBP G GS AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDPArencibia, J.P. .200 .200 .200 2 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0Barrett, Michael .000 .000 .143 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Bloomquist, Willie .000 .000 .000 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Braun, Ryan .326 .478 .367 12 11 46 7 15 22 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 1 1 2Damon, Johnny .143 .429 .333 5 2 7 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0DeRosa, Mark .316 .632 .364 6 5 19 3 6 12 1 1 1 9 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0Dunn, Adam .304 .739 .515 8 8 23 9 7 17 1 0 3 4 0 0 1 9 0 10 0 0 0Francoeur, Jeff .167 .333 .167 4 1 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0Granderson, Curtis .235 .235 .316 7 4 17 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0Griff ey, Jr. Ken .524 1.048 .583 6 6 21 4 11 22 2 0 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0Holliday, Matt .000 .000 .000 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Hosmer, Eric .200 .240 .231 6 6 25 1 5 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0Iannetta, Chris .462 .769 .588 4 3 13 4 6 10 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0Jeter, Derek .347 .429 .439 14 13 49 7 17 21 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 2 0 1 2Jones, Adam .182 .227 .240 6 6 22 2 4 5 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 6 2 0 0Jones, Chipper .222 .481 .344 9 8 27 6 6 13 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 0 2Lee, Derrek .357 1.071 .438 4 4 14 6 5 15 1 0 3 8 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0Longoria, Evan .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Lucroy, Jonathan .400 .400 .500 3 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Mauer, Joe .429 .619 .538 6 6 21 4 9 13 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0McCann, Brian .333 .750 .444 6 5 12 2 4 9 2 0 1 6 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0Pedroia, Dustin .125 .250 .125 3 3 16 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Phillips, Brandon .269 .308 .269 6 6 26 5 7 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0Roberts, Brian .438 .875 .526 4 4 16 6 7 14 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0Rodriguez, Alex .333 .381 .391 6 5 21 3 7 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 1Rollins, Jimmy .365 .538 .424 14 12 52 8 19 28 2 2 1 4 0 1 1 5 0 7 5 2 1Schneider, Brian .000 .000 .000 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Stanton, Giancarlo .235 .235 .381 5 5 17 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0Teixeira, Mark .000 .000 .000 4 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1Utley, Chase .385 .385 .385 4 3 13 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Varitek, Jason .286 .714 .375 3 2 7 1 2 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Victorino, Shane .233 .233 .258 12 7 30 3 7 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0Wells, Vernon .250 .333 .412 5 4 12 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1Winn, Randy .273 .273 .273 4 3 11 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Wright, David .333 .458 .400 12 12 48 7 16 22 3 0 1 15 0 1 0 6 0 8 1 0 1Youkilis, Kevin .182 .591 .357 6 6 22 9 4 13 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0Young, Michael .267 .267 .267 4 3 15 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Zobrist, Ben .273 .273 .429 4 3 11 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0

United States Team .288 .451 .368 20 20 685 111 197 309 32 7 22 108 6 7 7 84 1 122 13 5 12United States Opponent .272 .427 .335 20 20 661 93 180 282 37 7 17 87 10 6 6 59 6 135 11 3 15

NAME W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV INN H AB R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BAAff eldt, Jeremy 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .182Bell, Heath 1 0 4.76 6 0 0 1 0 0 5.2 5 21 3 3 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 .238Boggs, Mitchell 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200Broxton, Jonathan 1 0 2.25 4 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 3 15 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .200Cishek, Steve 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 0 7 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 .000Clemens, Roger 1 1 2.08 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 7 31 2 2 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 .226Collins, Tim 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 .500Cordero, Chad 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000Detwiler, Ross 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 1 4.0 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .077Dickey, R.A. 0 1 5.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 11 36 5 5 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 .306Fuentes, Brian 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .125Gonzalez, Gio 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .167Grabow, John 0 0 2.08 6 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 17 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .235Gregerson, Luke 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000Guthrie, Jeremy 0 2 14.73 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 14 25 10 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .560Hanrahan, Joel 0 0 1.80 6 0 0 1 0 0 5.0 3 18 3 1 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 .167Hawkins, LaTroy 1 0 7.36 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 14 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214Hernandez, David 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .444Holland, Derek 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 19 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .211Howell, J.P. 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 .182Jones, Todd 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .429Kimbrel, Craig 0 1 4.91 4 0 0 3 0 0 3.2 5 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .357Leiter, Al 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600Lidge, Brad 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 .000Lilly, Ted 0 0 5.68 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 5 22 4 4 3 0 3 0 5 1 0 .227Lindstrom, Matt 1 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 7 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286Majewski, Gary 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.2 5 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .417Nathan, Joe 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 .200Oswalt, Roy 1 1 5.56 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.1 17 51 9 7 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 .333Peavy, Jake 0 1 7.62 4 4 0 0 0 0 13.0 14 49 11 11 3 1 6 0 11 0 0 .286Perkins, Glen 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 7 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .429Pestano, Vinnie 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 9 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .333Putz, J.J. 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 1 0 1 3.0 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250Shields, Scot 0 0 2.25 8 0 0 1 0 0 8.0 8 31 2 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 .258Street, Huston 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000Thornton, Matt 0 0 7.71 5 0 0 1 0 0 4.2 4 17 4 4 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 .235Timlin, Mike 1 0 3.86 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .300Vogelsong, Ryan 1 1 3.72 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 10 38 4 4 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 .263Wheeler, Dan 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 11 3 3 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 .182Willis, Dontrelle 0 2 12.71 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.2 10 25 8 8 1 1 6 0 4 0 0 .400Ziegler, Brad 0 0 8.10 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 8 17 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .471

United States Team 10 10 4.46 20 20 0 20 2 3 169.2 180 661 93 84 17 6 59 6 135 3 1 .272United States Opponent 10 10 5.64 20 20 0 20 0 6 169.0 197 685 111 106 22 7 84 1 122 5 1 .288

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS UNITED STATES

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ESTADIO CHARROS DE JALISCO

Year Opened

2011

Seating Capacity

16,000

Playing Surface

Artifi cial Turf





FIRST ROUNDPOOL D

The Estadio Beisbol Charros de Jalisco

opened on October 19, 2011, to host

athletics during the 2011 Pan-American

Games in Guadalajara.

This stadium hosted the Opening Ceremony and

Closing Ceremony during 2011 Parapan American

Games in addition to multiple concerts.

In 2014, the stadium was adapted to receive Liga

Mexicana del Pacifi co (Winter League in Mexico)

and become the house of Charros de Jalisco,

arriving in the fi rst season at the fi nal against

Tomateros de Culiacan.

After being designated for the World Baseball Classic in 2017, the capacity of the stadium was extended to 16,000, being one

of the most modern stadiums in Mexico.

Daylight Savings Begins

THUR, MARCH 9 FRI, MARCH 10 SAT, MARCH 11 SUN, MARCH 12 MON, MARCH 13

GAME 1

Mexico vs. Italy

8:00 PM LOCAL

9:00 PM EST

GAME 4

Puerto Rico vs.

Mexico

8:30 PM LOCAL

9:30 PM EST

GAME 2

Venezuela vs.

Puerto Rico

8:00 PM LOCAL

9:00 PM EST

GAME 3

Venezuela vs.

Italy

2:00 PM LOCAL

3:00 PM EST

GAME 5

Italy vs. Puerto Rico

1:30 PM LOCAL

3:30 PM EST

GAME 6

Mexico vs.

Venezuela

8:00 PM LOCAL

10:00 PM EST

IF NECESSARY

Tiebreak Game

7:00 PM LOCAL

9:00 PM EST

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ITALYFederazione Italiana Baseball Softball

Viale Tiziano 74, 00196 Roma

P: +39 06 32297201

E: segreteria@fi bs.it

W: www.fi bs.it/it

Although the very fi rst baseball game was played in the country (1884 in Livorno) by American sailors in the 19th

century, baseball was actually introduced to Italy in 1919 and developed into one of the country’s premier sports. The

fi rst offi cial exhibition game was played in Rome in 1920 in an eff ort to promote the sport, and the success of that event

culminated in the Academy of Physical Education in Farnesina sending a group of students to the United States to learn and

explore the game. The marketing eff orts were well received in Italy, and baseball gained signifi cant attention.

The sport became increasingly popular in towns and communities of all shapes and sizes when United States soldiers taught

the game to locals during World War II. Fields were built at a fi erce pace to accommodate the upsurge of interest. A professional

baseball league was established on March 12, 1948 in Milan with 18 pro Italian teams located as far north as Trieste and as far

south as Rome by the end of 1949.

An Italian baseball federation was created around the same time to oversee the sport. The federation governed the league and

also took on the task of integrating Italy into international competition. The Italian national team made its international debut

when it competed against the Spanish national team in Rome on August 31, 1952. In 1954 Italy won the fi rst ever European

Championship, played in Belgium.

Focus on Italian baseball continued to intensify throughout the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. National television network RAI

aired the live broadcast of the international baseball game played in Rome between Italy and Holland in September 1967. In

1969 Italy appeared for the fi rst time in the IBAF World Cup, played in Colombia.

Italy has experienced a great deal of success in their comparatively brief history with international competitions. They have

been contending the leading role in European competition to the Netherlands. Italy has won the European Championship

10 times, including an impressive back to back gold medals in 2010 and 2012. The last win came on the home turf of the

defending World Champions The Netherlands in Rotterdam.

President

Andrea Marcon


Marco Landi E: marco.landi@fi bs.it


Pat O’Connell E: [email protected]


ITALY’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Monday March 6 – Wednesday March 8 in Phoenix, Arizona

Exhibition Schedule


Tuesday, March 7 1:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs Sloan Park

Wednesday, March 8 1:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. Oakland Athletics Hohokam Stadium

FIRST ROUND


Thursday, March 9 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. vs. Mexico Estadio Charros de Jalisco

Saturday, March 11 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. vs. Venezuela Estadio Charros de Jalisco

Sunday, March 12 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.* at Puerto Rico Estadio Charros de Jalisco*Daylight Savings begins



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Italy has also been competitive against the rest of the world. They qualifi ed for the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics, were

the fi rst team from Europe to advance to the medal round in the IBAF World Cup (4th place in 1998), were the only team to

defeat the World Champion team USA in the 2007 IBAF World Cup played in Chinese Taipei where they also won the bronze

medal game against the host team in 2010 Intercontinental Cup. Italy obtained a win in the 2006 and 2009 editions of the

World Baseball Classic and was considered a big surprise in 2013 when they made the Second Round, beating Mexico and

Canada and being defeated by future fi nalists Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico at the end of thrilling one-run games.


Filippo Crepaldi* R R 5-9 166 19-Feb-92 Rovigo, Ita. Fortitudo IBL-ITA 0-3 3.94 3 12 16.0 4 12

Tiago Da Silva R R 5-9 180 28-Mar-85 Suzano, Bra. Lara VEWL 6-0 2.54 0 22 28.1 8 18

Frank De Jiulio Jr.* R R 6-3 200 22-Aug-89 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bridgeport Indep. 2-0 2.35 0 6 7.2 3 8

Michael DeMark R R 6-0 210 20-May-83 Greensburg, PA York Indep. 0-1 1.89 35 47 47.2 6 62

Jose Escalona* L L 5-11 196 7-Jan-86 Barquisimeto, Ven. Rimini IBL-ITA 2-2 3.45 1 13 31.1 18 32

Nicholas Fanti, Jr. L L 6-2 185 30-Jun-96 Smithtown, NY GCL Phillies Rookie 8-1 1.57 0 11 51.2 9 65

Frailyn Florian L L 6-1 181 25-Jul-85 Ga. Hernandez, Dom. ASD San Marino IBL-ITA 3-5 4.01 0 11 49.1 20 41

Samuel Gaviglio R R 6-2 195 22-May-90 Ashland, OR Tacoma AAA 3-2 3.71 0 10 63.0 14 50

Thomas Layne L L 6-2 195 2-Nov-84 St. Louis, MO New York (AL) MLB 2-0 3.38 1 29 16.0 7 13

Luis Lugo L L 6-5 200 5-Mar-94 Barquisimeto, Ven. Lynchburg A 8-5 4.04 0 26 136.0 52 113

Alessandro Maestri R R 6-1 187 1-Jun-85 Cesena, Ita. Hanwha KBO 2-2 9.42 0 9 28.2 34 23

Anthony Morris R R 6-2 195 1-Dec-86 Houston, TX Cincinnati MLB 0-0 6.30 0 7 10.0 8 9

Trey Nielsen R R 6-1 190 1-Sep-91 Salt Lake City, UT Memphis AAA 1-0 1.69 0 1 5.1 4 4

Orlando Oberto L R 6-0 227 30-12-80 Barquisimeto, Ven. ASD San Marino IBL-ITA 0-1 1.85 1 12 24.1 9 16

Luca Panerati* L L 6-0 177 2-Dec-89 Grosseto, Ita. Fortitudo IBL-ITA 4-2 3.25 0 11 44.1 23 28

Jordan Romano R R 6-4 200 21-Apr-93 Scarborough, ON Lansing AAA 3-2 2.11 0 15 72.2 27 72

Carlos Teran R L 6-0 180 18-Mar-90 Barquisimeto, Ven. Rimini IBL-ITA 2-1 3.55 0 15 25.1 9 34

Patrick Venditte L B 6-1 185 30-Jun-85 Omaha, NE Tacoma AAA 0-0 6.08 0 7 13.1 7 12


Andrew Butera R R 6-1 200 9-Aug-83 Evansville, IN Kansas City MLB .285 123 18 35 4 16 0

Francisco Cervelli R R 6-1 205 6-Mar-86 Valencia, Ven. Pittsburgh MLB .264 326 42 86 1 33 6

Marco Sabbatani R R 5-11 179 13-Apr-89 Ravenna, Ita. Fortitudo Bologna IBL-ITA .214 70 12 15 1 9 0


Chris Colabello R R 6-4 210 24-Oct-83 Framinghan, MA Columbus AAA .069 29 0 2 0 1 0

Gavin Cecchini R R 6-2 200 22-Dec-93 Sulphur, CA New York (NL) MLB .333 6 2 2 0 2 0

Daniel Descalso L R 5-10 190 19-Oct-86 Redwood City, CA Colorado MLB .264 250 38 66 8 38 3

Alex Liddi R R 6-4 225 14-Aug-88 Sanremo, Ita. Quintana MEX .281 409 72 115 23 91 11

Andrew Maggi R R 6-0 192 16-May-89 Phoenix, AZ Oklahoma City AAA .257 142 23 39 2 13 8

Robert Segedin R R 6-2 220 10-Nov-88 Teaneck, NJ Los Angeles (NL) MLB .233 73 9 17 2 12 0

Alessandro Vaglio R R 5-5 163 28-Jan-89 Montefiascone, Ita. Fortitudo Bologna IBL-ITA .246 122 18 30 0 14 2


John Andreoli R R 6-1 210 9-Jun-90 San Diego, CA Iowa AAA .256 507 96 130 12 61 43

Mario Chiarini R R 6-2 207 7-Jan-81 Rimini, Ita. San Marino IBL-ITA .302 63 13 19 2 15 1

Brandon Nimmo L R 6-3 205 27-Mar-93 Cheyenne, WY New York (NL) MLB .274 73 12 20 1 6 0

Sebastiano Poma L L 6-1 174 13-Jun-93 Parma, Ita. ASD San Marino IBL-ITA .366 134 28 49 0 16 5


ITALY’S BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED ITALY

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MANAGER AND COACHING STAFF ITALY

MARCO MAZZIERI MANAGER

Born: December 20, 1962 Hometown: Grosseto, Tuscany Italy

Career: Managing his third WBC…has managed the AAA National Team, winning the 2007 European

Championship…has skippered Team Italy since the 2007 IBAF World Cup…won the 2010 and 2012 European

Championships and claimed the bronze medal at the 2010 Intercontinental Cup…was a marquee player in

the Italian League since the 1980s, playing in over 1,000 games with a lifetime batting average of .297 and

representing Italy 73 times in international competition.

SALVATORE BUTERA COACH

Career: An MLB catcher from 1980-88 for Minnesota, Montreal, Detroit, Cincinnati and Toronto, played the

1987 World Series with the Twins...father of Team Italy catcher, Drew, who participated in the 2013 WBC

and is returning for the 2017 Classic…MLB coach and scout for Toronto and Houston…this is his fi rst

appearance as a coach for Team Italy.

FRANK CATALANOTTO COACH

Career: This is his second appearance as a coach for Team Italy…played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues,

fi nishing with a .291 career batting average with 85 home runs and 457 RBI in 1,265 games with Detroit

Tigers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets…participated in the 2006

and 2009 World Baseball Classics…is an honorary chairman for the Vascular Birthmarks Foundation and

participates in Little League Baseball programs.

SAL FASANO COACH

Career: First appearance as Team Italy coach…currently manager at Double-A level for the L.A. Angels…

played for nine MLB teams between 1996-2008: Kansas City, Oakland, Colorado, Los Angeles Angels,

Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York Yankees, Toronto and Cleveland…Manager of the year in 2011 after

winning Double-A championship with New Hampshire.

GILBERTO GERALI COACH

Career: A pitcher in the top league in Italy for Crocetta, Parma and Reggio Emilia…managed Parma in 1996

and later moved to Reggio Emilia where he won two division titles…back to Parma in 2007, managed the

team to their 10th title in 2010…bench coach for Mazzieri from 2007-10…came back as bullpen coach

during the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

NICK PUNTO COACH

Career: Spent 14 years as utility infi elder in MLB for Minnesota, Philadelphia, Los Angeles Dodgers, St.

Louis, Oakland and Boston…2014 was his last season as a player…played for Team Italy in 2009 and 2013

World Baseball Classics and will appear as a coach for the fi rst time.

BRIAN SWENNEY COACH

Career: This is his fi rst appearance as Team Italy pitching coach after playing for the Azzurri in 2013 World

Baseball Classic…pitched four seasons in MLB for Seattle and San Diego between 2003-10 with an overall

ERA of 3.38…played in Japan between 2007-09.

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PITCHERS ITALY

TIAGO DA SILVA RHP

Career: A rookie in the Italian Baseball League 2008…was one of the keys that opened San Marino the

door to their fi rst pennant ever…has proved to be one of the most eff ective starters in the IBL…won three

pennants (2011-13) before moving to the Delfi nes in the Triple-A Mexican League 2014…was the ace of

Italy’s staff since 2009, winning European gold medal in 2010 and ’12…pitches mostly out of the bullpen in

Mexico and Venezuela...is at his third World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLara VEWL 6-0 2.54 0 22 28.1 8 18

MICHAEL DEMARK RHP

Career: A ‘globe-trotter’ closer, has spent his career between affi liated, independent and winter ball since

2006…collected 177 game fi nishes and 62 saves in 527 appearances.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOYork Ind. 0-1 1.89 35 47 47.2 6 62

NICHOLAS FANTI, JR. LHP

Career: Played extensive summer ball growing up…since the age of 8 often traveled to the Dominican

Republic…was drafted by Philadelphia in the 31st round of the 2015 MLB draft out of New York’s Hauppage

High School…after throwing back-to-back no-hitters, returned to the GCL Phillies for his second season

with outstanding command…named 2016 GCL Postseason All-Star…led the Rookie League in wins and

strikeoutts.


GCL Phillies Rookie 8-1 1.57 0 11 51.2 9 65

FRAILYN FLORIAN LHP

Career: Born in the Dominican Republic…signed a contract with the Florida Marlins in 2001 and pitched

in 73 games (27 as a starter) over fi ve seasons in their organization at the Class A and A+ levels...made his

debut in the Italian Baseball League as an import player in 2006 for Anzio and played for Nettuno in 2007-

08...was then demoted to the Serie A League, but he earned another chance in the IBL in 2014 (Nettuno)

after he acquired Italian citizenship through marriage…made his debut for the National Team in the same

season.

.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOASD San Marino IBL-ITA 3-5 4.01 0 11 49.1 20 41

SAMUEL GAVIGLIO RHP

Career: Chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 40th round of the 2008 Draft…graduated from Oregon State

Champion Ashland High School…was named 5A Pitcher of the Year (13-0, 0.60 ERA)…opted not to sign

with Tampa Bay in favor of attending Oregon State University…was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the

fi fth round of the 2011 Draft after his junior season and signed a contract with the Cards…was traded to the

Seattle organization where he still plays today, fi nishing the 2016 campaign with Triple-A Tacoma.

.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOTacoma AAA 3-2 3.71 0 10 63.0 14 50

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PITCHERS ITALY

THOMAS LAYNE LHP

Career: St. Louis native…graduated in 2007 from nearby Mount Olive College where he was named an

All-American and Carolina-Virginia Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year…elected by the Diamondbacks

in the 26th round for the 2007 MLB draft…Red Sox signed him to a minor league deal on November 10,

2013…would later emerge as one of the game’s fi nest lefty-on-lefty matchup relievers out of the Boston

bullpen for the next three seasons…signed a contract with the Yankees in August 2016.

.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SONew York (AL) MLB 2-0 3.38 1 29 16.0 7 13 MLB Career 8-5 3.23 4 197 136.2 64 128

LUIS LUGO LHP

Career: Born in Venezuela…is Italian through his mother…is touted as one of the Cleveland Indians top

pitching prospects…signed with the Indians in 2011 and played at the Rookie level in 2011-12...after

starting 11 games at the A-Short level in 2013, he made the rotation of the Class A Lake County Captains in

2014 and moved to A+ in 2015...debuted for Team Italy at the 2015 WBSC Premier12.

.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLynchburg A 8-5 4.04 0 26 136.0 52 113

ALESSANDRO MAESTRI RHP

Career: A member of the opening class of the FIBS Academy in 2004…made his debut in the IBL for San

Marino during the 2005 season, leading the team as a rookie to the Italian Baseball Series…made his debut

for the National Team in a friendly series against Team USA the same Summer and has represented Italy in

all three editions of the World Baseball Classic…signed with the Chicago Cubs in 2006…appeared in 191

games in their minor league system…played for the Oryx Buff aloes in the Japanese Big Leagues (NPB) from

2012-15…played for Hanwha in the Korean Baseball Organization in 2016.

.


Hanwha KBO-KOR 2-2 9.42 0 9 28.2 34 23

ANTHONY MORRIS RHP

Career: Drafted by the Nationals in the 4th round of the 2009 Draft out of Kansas State University…spent

two years in the Washington system until he was traded to the Cubs in 2011…remained in the Chicago

organization until he was claimed on waivers by the Pirates in 2014…recently signed a minor league

contract with Reds on December 27, 2015, later electing free agency in November 2016.


Cincinnati MLB 0-0 6.30 0 7 10.0 8 9

MLB Career 0-0 6.30 0 7 10.0 8 9

TREY NIELSEN RHP

Career: Returns to the Team Italy pitching staff after making his Azzurri debut in the 2014 European

Baseball Championship…crafty right-hander was originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 42nd round

of the 2010 MLB draft out of Salt Lake City’s Skyline High School…chose not to sign in favor of the University

of Utah…played his fi rst two seasons exclusively as an infi elder, he returned to the mound during his junior

year and made four pitching appearances…selected by the Cardinals in the 30th round of the 2013 Draft.


Memphis AAA 1-0 1.69 0 1 5.1 4 4

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PITCHERS ITALY

ORLANDO OBERTO RHP

Career: Starred in the Italian second division for Bollate…notched an outstanding 53-4 record over three

seasons…made his IBL debut in 2006 with Grosseto…had the best ERA (1.44) of the league in 2007…

played his fi rst game for Team Italy in the 2006 European Baseball Series against Team Holland and has

collected 17 appearances so far...this is his fi rst World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOASD San Marino IBL-ITA 0-1 1.85 1 12 24.1 9 16

JORDAN ROMANO RHP

Career: Italian-Canadian Blue Jays pitching prospect…hails from Markham, Ontario, just 30 minutes away

from Toronto’s Rogers Centre…originally a catcher in high school…was forced to switch positions and

take the mound after breaking his foot…drafted by the Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 2014 Draft…,

Romano pitched a short season between the Gulf Coast and Appalachian Leagues, where he held opponents

to a 1.93 ERA and struck out 34 batters over 28 innings pitched…Tommy John surgery soon followed and

was inactive until making his 2016 debut for the Lansing Lugnuts.

2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOLansing Lugnuts AAA 3-2 2.11 0 15 72.2 27 72

CARLOS TERAN LHP

Career: Discovered on the roster of the ‘Serie A’ team Bollate by San Marino scouts in 2011…is a dual citizen

(Venezuelan and Italian)…pitched a couple of seasons in the Japanese Independent Leagues...made his

debut in the IBL and for the National Team during the 2014 season…moved to Rimini after the 2015 season.


Rimini IBL-ITA 2-1 3.55 0 15 25.1 9 34

PATRICK VENDITTE LHP-RHP

Career: Professional baseball’s only ambidextrous pitcher…has thrown with both arms since he was a

child…attended Creighton University…was selected by the New York Yankees in the 2008 draft…made

his way to Triple-A in the Yankees organization...made his debut for Team Italy, pitching only as a left-hander

in the 2013 WBC…traded to Oakland, debuting with the parent club in 2015…spent 2016 season between

Toronto and Seattle.


Tacoma AAA 0-0 6.08 0 7 13.1 7 12

MLB Career 2-2 4.97 0 41 50.2 23 42

CATCHERS

ANDREW BUTERA C

Career: Participated in the 2013 WBC for Team Italy…delivered a two-run home run that helped defeat

Mexico and a two-run double that helped top Canada…was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 48th

round of the 2002 Draft, but instead chose to play college ball at the University of Central Florida…was later

a 5th round pick by the Mets in 2005…caught Twins lefty Francisco Liriano’s no-hitter against the Chicago

White Sox on May 3, 2011…caught Dodger Josh Beckett’s no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies and

became only the fi fth catcher in Major League Baseball history to catch a no-hitter in both leagues.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBKansas City MLB .285 123 18 35 4 16 0

MLB Career .198 897 81 178 13 76 0

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CATCHERS ITALY

FRANCISCO CERVELLI C

Career: Originally signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2003…spent an additional six

years in New York in a limited backup capacity before being traded on November 12, 2014 to Pittsburgh,

where he is a fan favorite as the Bucs’ full-time catcher.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBPittsburgh MLB .264 326 42 86 1 33 6

MLB Career .280 1465 186 410 18 168 13

MARCO SABBATANI C

Career: Came up through the Godo Knights organization...represented Italy internationally at the 18U and

21U level and made his debut in the Italian Baseball League in 2010, appearing in 37 games for Godo…

moved to Bologna in 2011 where he still plays…shared catching duties in the 2016 pennant season with

Venezuelan slugger Osman Marval.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBFortitudo Bologna IBL-ITA .214 70 12 15 1 9 0

INFIELDERS

CHRIS COLABELLO INF

Career: After graduating at Assumption College, turned professional and played seven seasons in the

independent Can-Am League for Worcester and Nashua…given a chance in organized baseball in 2012 by

the Minnesota Twins…batted .287 with 18 homers and 89 RBI at the Double-A level…represented Italy at

the 16U level…made his debut for Team Italy during the 2012 European Championship.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBColumbus AAA .069 29 0 2 0 1 0

GAVIN CECCHINI INF

Career: Selected by the Mets in the fi rst round of the 2012 Draft out of A. M. Barbe High School in Lake

Charles, Louisiana…played fi ve years in New York’s minor league system before making his MLB debut on

September 11, 2016.

2016 Club League tAVG AB R H HR RBI SBNew York (NL) MLB .333 6 2 2 0 2 0

DANIEL DESCALSO INF

Career: After hitting a team-best .397 during his junior year at UC Davis in 2007 with 22 doubles, three triples,

four home runs, 53 runs scored and 44 RBI, was selected by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2007 Draft…

signed with the Rockies in December 2014…versatile seven-year Major League veteran hit .264 with a career-

best eight home runs and 38 RBI in 99 games for Colorado in 2016…posted career bests in slugging (.424)

and on-base percentage (.329)…recently signed a one-year free agent deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks.


Colorado MLB .264 250 38 66 8 38 3

MLB Career .242 1658 205 401 23 181 20

ALEX LIDDI INF

Career: First player born and raised in Italy to play in the Major Leagues…never appeared in the IBL…

signed by the Seattle Mariners in 2006…made his debut with the parent club in 2011…appeared in 61

games for the Mariners over three seasons and after that played at the minor league level for the White Sox,

Orioles, Dodgers and Royals…starred for the Tigres de Quintana Roo in the Mexican League in 2016…

made his debut for Team Italy in 2006, just weeks after his 18th birthday and served as third baseman in

2009 and 2013 WBCs.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBQuintana MEX .281 409 72 115 23 91 11

MLB Career .208 173 15 36 6 16 3

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INFIELDERS ITALY

ANDREW MAGGI INF

Career: Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona…selected by his hometown Diamondbacks in the 47th round

of the 2008 MLB draft out of Brophy College Preparatory School but chose Arizona State University in nearby

Tempe…helped lead ASU into the 2010 College World Series…was selected by the Pirates in the 15th round

of the 2010 MLB draft…was named 2014 Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star while playing for Double-A

Altoona…was named a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star in 2015 and 2016.



ROBERT SEGEDIN INF

Career: Was selected by the Yankees in the 3rd round of the 2010 Draft out of Tulane University…New Jersey

native worked his way up the ladder in the Yankees minor league system, playing as high as Triple-A…was

selected to both the Pacifi c Coast League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star rosters in 2016…set a L.A.

Dodgers franchise record four RBI in his MLB debut on August 7, 2016 against the Boston Red Sox.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBLos Angeles (NL) MLB .233 73 9 17 2 12 0 MLB Career .233 73 9 17 2 12 0

ALESSANDRO VAGLIO INF

Career: Made his debut in the IBL in 2010 for Montepaschi Grosseto…a FIBS Academy Alumnus…grew up

in Viterbo and he made his debut at the Serie A2 level in 2004 at age 15…played four seasons at the lower

Serie B level…made it back to A2 in 2009 for Arezzo…moved to Bologna in 2012 and has been a Gold Glove

second baseman…has won two pennants (2014 and ‘16) and two European Champions Cups (2012-13)…

made his debut for Team Italy in the 2010 Intercontinental Cup and is at his second World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBFortitudo Bologna IBL-ITA .246 122 18 30 0 14 2

OUTFIELDERS

JOHN ANDREOLI OF

Career: Cousin to former Boston Red Sox reliever Daniel Baird and son to former New England Patriot

linebacker John Andreoli…was selected by the Cubs in the 17th round of the 2011 Draft out of the

University of Connecticut…a speedy outfi elder…stole 55 bases in 2012 and another 40 bags in 2013…

picked up another 33 steals in 2015…swiped 43 stolen bases for Triple-A Iowa in 2016.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBIowa AAA .256 507 96 130 12 61 43

MARIO CHIARINI OF

Career: Team Italy’s Captain…made his IBL debut for Rimini in 1997 and his debut for the National Team in

October 2002 in Rome…highlighted the debut with a home run…played for the Rookie League affi liate of

the Seattle Mariners in 2000…helped Rimini win 3 IBL pennants before moving to San Marino prior to the

2015 season…this is his third World Baseball Classic.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBSan Marino IBL-ITA .302 63 13 19 2 15 1

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OUTFIELDERS ITALY

BRANDON NIMMO OF

Career: Was selected by the Mets in the 1st round of the 2011 MLB draft…had a breakout year in 2016

when he was named a Sterling Minor League Organizational Co-Player of the Year after fi nishing second

in the Pacifi c Coast League in hitting with a .352 clip while playing for Triple-A Las Vegas…made his MLB

debut for the Mets on June 26, 2016.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBNew York (NL) MLB .274 73 12 20 1 6 0

SEBASTIANO POMA OF

Career: Grew up in a baseball-softball environment in Parma: his father Gianguido starred in the 1980s

and early 1990s for Parma and Team Italy, his mother Simona Gennari was a catcher in the softball fi rst

division…after attending FIBS Academy, in 2011 he made his debut in the IBL…moved to San Marino

in 2016 and won the batting title…made his debut for the National Team during the 2016 All Star Game.

2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBASD San Marino IBL-ITA .366 134 28 49 0 16 5

REG. SEASON W L PCT GB

Bologna 27 9 .750 –

Rimini 22 14 .611 5.0

San Marino 22 14 .611 5.0

Nettuno 21 15 .583 6.0

Parma 18 18 .500 9.0

Padova 14 22 .389 13.0

Novara 2 34 .560 25.0

Italian Baseball Series

Semifi nal:

Bologna defeated Nettuno, 4 games to 1

Rimini defeated San Marino, 4 games to 1

Final:

Bologna defeated Rimini, 4 games to 2

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2016 ITALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS



First Round (2-1)

March 7 Italy 6, Mexico 5


March 9 United States 6, Italy 2

Second Round (0-2)

March 12 Dominican Republic 5, Italy 4

March 13 Puerto Rico 4, Italy 3

First Round (1-2)

March 7 Venezuela 7, Italy 0



European Championships

1st place: 1954, 1975, 1977, 1979,

1983, 1989, 1991, 1997,

2010, 2013

IBAF World Cup

4th place: 1998

6th place: 1978, 1980, 1986

7th place: 1994

8th place: 1971

9th place: 1988, 2005, 2011

10th place: 1970 (tied), 1982, 1990, 2001

(tied), 2003 (tied), 2007 (tied)

11th place: 1984

14th place: 2009

15th place: 1972


3rd place: 2010

6th place: 1973, 1997, 1999, 2006

7th place: 1975, 1989, 1991, 1995

(tied), 2002

8th place: 1993

10th place: 1987

Olympic Games

6th place: 1996, 2000

7th place: 1992

8th place: 2004


1st round: 2006, 2009

2nd round: 2013

WBSC Premier12

12th place: 2015


First Round (1-2)

March 7 Italy 10, Australia 0


March 9 Dominican Republic 8, Italy 3

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NAME BA SLG OBP G GS AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDPAvagnina, Lorenzo .000 .000 .000 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Butera, Drew .188 .438 .188 4 4 16 1 3 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2Catalanotto, Frank .333 .476 .364 6 6 21 2 7 10 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0

Ceriani, Matt – – – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cervelli, Francisco .143 .143 .333 3 2 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0Chiarini, Mario .240 .280 .333 8 8 25 3 6 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0Ciofrone, Peter .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Colabello, Chris .333 .667 .368 5 4 18 4 6 12 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1Costanzo, Mike .231 .423 .333 8 7 26 1 6 11 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 9 1 0 2

Dallospedale, Davide .125 .125 .222 5 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Delucchi, Dustin .200 .200 .200 3 3 10 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Denorfi a, Chris .387 .548 .441 8 8 31 7 12 17 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2

De Santis Andrea .000 .000 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Desimoni, Stefano .000 .000 .000 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Giarratano, Tony .300 .400 .462 3 3 10 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Granato, Anthony .429 .500 .467 5 5 14 2 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

Gregorio, Tom .200 .400 .333 3 2 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Infante, Juan 1.000 1.000 1.000 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LaTorre, Tyler .250 .250 .400 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Liddi, Alex .280 .320 .355 7 7 25 4 7 8 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 3 0 7 1 0 0Liverziani, Claudio .000 .000 .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Mazzanti, Giuseppe .385 .538 .385 3 3 13 0 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Menechino, Frank .167 .333 .231 3 3 12 1 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Pascucci, Valentino .125 .250 .333 5 5 16 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0 1

Piazza, Mike .091 .182 .167 3 3 11 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Punto, Nick .290 .355 .389 8 8 31 5 9 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 0

Ramos, Jairo .000 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rizzo, Anthony .235 .353 .409 5 5 17 4 4 6 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0

Rottino, Vinny .250 .500 .250 2 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Saccomanno, Mark .273 .727 .273 3 3 11 2 3 8 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1

Santora, Jack .000 .000 .500 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Sinisi, Vincent .167 .417 .167 3 3 12 1 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

Vaglio, Alessandro .000 .000 .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Zileri, Leonardo .000 .000 .000 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Zoccolillo, Pete .000 .000 .750 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0

Italy Team .251 .381 .338 11 11 367 49 92 140 29 2 5 48 2 3 4 46 0 80 3 1 9Italy Opponent .283 .465 .369 11 11 353 57 100 164 25 0 13 51 6 3 7 43 2 63 1 1 11

NAME W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV INN H AB R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BABarzilla, Philip 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200

Cillo, Cody 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333

Cooper, Chris 0 0 2.08 4 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 5 32 3 2 0 0 6 0 7 0 0 .156

Corradini, Roberto 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Crabbe, Tim 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333

Da Silva Tiago 0 1 4.82 3 1 0 0 0 0 9.1 12 37 7 5 2 1 3 2 8 0 0 .324DeSantis, Riccardo 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 3 15 3 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .200

DiFelice, Mark 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214

DiNardo, Lenny 0 1 10.13 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 6 13 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .462

Fiore, Tony 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 11 4 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .455Gallo, Mike 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 3 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .375

Grifantini, Marco 0 1 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .500

Grilli, Jason 1 1 2.89 4 1 0 2 0 2 9.1 5 32 3 3 1 1 4 0 9 0 0 .156

Lamacchia, Marc 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Lamura, B.J. 0 0 21.60 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.2 6 11 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .545

Maestri, Alex 1 0 1.69 6 2 0 1 0 0 10.2 7 39 2 2 1 0 7 0 8 2 0 .179Mariotti, John 0 0 10.13 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 11 4 3 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 .364

Miceli, Dan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000

Olenberger, Kasey 0 0 21.60 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 10 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Ottavino, Adam 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .111

Panerati, Luca 0 0 0.00 4 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267

Pugliese, Nick 1 0 4.50 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .222

Rollandini, David 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167

Serafi ni, Dan 1 0 9.00 3 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 15 4 4 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 .400

Sweeney, Brian 0 1 2.70 4 0 0 1 0 0 3.1 3 12 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .250

Torra, Matt 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 8 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .375

Venditte, Pat 0 1 9.00 4 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 6 14 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Italy Team 4 7 5.00 11 11 0 11 1 2 90.0 100 353 57 50 13 7 43 2 63 3 1 .283Italy Opponent 7 4 4.47 11 11 0 11 2 3 94.2 92 367 49 47 5 4 46 0 80 3 0 .251

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS ITALY

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MEXICOFederacion Mexicana de Beisbol (FEMEBE)Av. Rio Churubusco Pta. 9, 1er PisoCd. Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca,Delg. IztacalcoC.P. 08010, Mexico D.F.

P: +521 52 5527 687 263E: [email protected]: www.femebe.mx

Pinpointing the exact time baseball came to Mexico is a matter of debate. The game was fi rst introduced during the entry of

the United States Armed Forces in the latter half of the 19th century and has become wildly popular since then especially

in the northern region of the country in states such as Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Baja California.

Alejandro Aguilar, Mexico’s most popular sportswriter, teamed up with renowned baseball manager Ernesto Carmona to form

the Mexican Professional Baseball League in 1925. Mexico’s 16-team summer professional league celebrates 92 years in 2017.

The tremendous joy and hope revolving around the Mexican League in the 1920’s and 1930’s was equaled by the despair and

cynicism the league faced in the 1940’s and 1950’s after numerous failures and unrealistic ambitions of the country’s baseball

leaders. A dark cloud loomed over the sport, and it appeared the league would inescapably diminish into extinction.

As the game’s popularity dwindled, Mexico’s professional baseball program received a signifi cant boost in 1957 from a somewhat

unlikely source. Playing for and representing the city of Monterrey, 14 boys ages 11-12 known as the Little Giants became the

fi rst Mexican team to ever win the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The team was invited to a meeting

with then-President Dwight Eisenhower at the White House, spent a day at Ebbets Field with the Brooklyn Dodgers and became

national heroes in the process. Their historic victory paired with a successful defense of the title in 1958 went an unspeakable

distance to reinvigorate baseball in Mexico with an estimated 4.5 million citizens currently participating in organized baseball.

Mexico is currently ranked No. 6 in the world by the WBSC and No. 12 in the world by the IBAF. The Mexican National Team

fi nished in 11th place in the 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup after going undefeated in the fi rst round of play. The team also

earned bronze medals in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and the Pan American Games and a bronze medal

in 2007 at the Pan American Games. In the 2006 World Baseball Classic, Mexico fi nished Round One at the top of its pool

fi nishing 2-1 and later eliminated in Round Two after losing to Korea and Japan. In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Team Mexico

advanced to Round Two, but was defeated by Korea and Cuba to fi nish in 8th place. In 2013 Team Mexico was eliminated in the

fi rst round after losing to Italy and Canada, which made them have to qualify in 2016 for the 2017 Classic.

There are currently dozens of impact players from Mexico in the Major Leagues including Adrian González, Jaime Garcia, Yovani

Gallardo, Roberto Osuna, Marco Estrada, and Oliver Perez. The list continues with a plethora of rising stars in the Minor Leagues

as well as the Mexican League.

President

Enrique Mayorga

General Manager

Kundy Gutierrez E: [email protected]


Yvonne Carrasco E: [email protected]


MEXICO’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Monday, March 6 – Wednesday, March 8 in Peoria, Arizona

Exhibition Schedule


Tuesday, March 7 1:10 p.m. 10:10 a.m. San Diego Padres Peoria Sports Complex

Wednesday, March 8 1:10 p.m. 10:10 a.m. Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River Fields

FIRST ROUND


Thursday, March 9 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. at Italy Estadio Charros de Jalisco

Saturday, March 11 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. vs. Puerto Rico Estadio Charros de Jalisco

Sunday, March 12 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.* at Venezuela Estadio Charros de Jalisco*Daylight Savings Begins



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FULL ROSTER MEXICO


Miguel Aguilar* L L 5-10 185 26-Sep-91 Ciudad Obregon, Mex. Yucatan MEX 1-1 2.08 0 50 30.1 13 31

Andres Avila* R R 6-0 185 2-Jun-90 Guaymas, Mex. Midland AA 6-3 3.59 1 40 72.2 21 77

Jorge De La Rosa L L 6-1 215 5-Apr-81 Monterrey, Mex. Colorado MLB 8-9 5.51 0 27 134.0 63 108

Marco Estrada* R R 6-0 200 5-Jul-83 Sonora, Mex. Toronto MLB 9-9 3.48 0 29 176.0 65 165

Carlos Fisher* R R 6-4 220 22-Feb-83 West Covina, CA Round Rock AAA 5-7 4.40 8 42 47.0 22 63

Yovani Gallardo R R 6-2 205 27-Feb-86 Penjamillo, Mex. Baltimore MLB 6-8 5.42 0 23 118.0 61 85

Giovanny Gallegos R R 6-2 210 14-Aug-91 Ciudad Obregon, Mex. Scranton/Wilkes AAA 5-1 1.40 2 25 45.0 10 53

Trenton AA 2-1 1.09 2 17 33.0 7 53

Totals 7-2 1.27 4 42 78.0 17 106

Jaime Garcia L L 6-2 215 8-Jul-86 Reynosa, Mex. St. Louis MLB 10-13 4.67 0 32 171.2 57 150

Miguel González R R 6-1 170 27-May-84 Guadalajara, Mex. Chicago (AL) MLB 5-8 3.73 0 24 135.0 35 95

Rafael Martin* R R 6-3 220 16-May-84 San Fernando, CA Washington MLB 0-0 2.45 0 8 3.2 1 5

Syracuse AAA 2-4 4.56 22 50 49.1 25 50

Luis Mendoza R R 6-3 245 31-Oct-83 Veracruz, Mex. Nippon-Ham NPB 7-8 3.88 0 23 132.1 45 77

Mario Meza* R R 6-3 183 24-Nov-90 Culiacan, Mex. Yucatan MEX 4-2 1.59 0 53 51.0 20 51

Vidal Nuno L L 5-11 210 20-Jul-87 National City, CA Seattle MLB 1-1 3.53 0 55 58.2 11 51

Roberto Osuna R R 6-2 230 7-Feb-95 Juan Jose Rios, Mex. Toronto MLB 4-3 2.68 36 72 74.0 14 82

Oliver Perez L L 6-3 220 15-Aug-81 Culiacan, Mex. Washington MLB 2-3 4.95 0 64 40.0 20 46

Sergio Romo R R 5-11 185 4-Mar-83 Brawley, CA San Francisco MLB 1-0 2.64 4 40 30.2 7 33

Fernando Salas R R 5-11 200 30-May-85 Huatabampo, Mex. Los Angeles (AL) MLB 3-6 4.47 6 58 56.1 19 45

New York (NL) MLB 0-1 2.08 0 17 17.1 0 19

Totals 3-7 3.91 6 75 73.2 19 64

Ivan Salas* L L 5-11 155 30-Dec-90 Navojoa, Mex. Campeche MEX 2-3 5.20 1 46 27.2 11 19

Jacob Sanchez R R 6-1 205 19-Aug-89 Brawley, CA Midland AA 7-5 3.11 8 44 66.2 18 72

Joakim Soria R R 6-3 200 18-May-84 Monclova, Mex. Kansas City MLB 5-8 4.05 1 70 66.2 27 68

Carlos Torres R R 6-1 180 22-Oct-82 Santa Cruz, CA Milwaukee MLB 3-3 2.73 2 72 82.1 30 78

Julio Urias* L L 6-2 205 12-Aug-96 Culiacan Rosales, Mex. Oklahoma City AAA 5-1 1.40 0 11 45.0 8 49

Los Angeles (NL) MLB 5-2 3.39 0 18 77.0 31 84


Xorge Carrillo R R 6-1 220 12-Apr-89 Tijuana, Mex. Las Vegas AAA .333 15 0 5 0 1 0

Binghamton AA .269 275 28 74 0 24 0

Totals .272 290 28 79 0 25 0

Sebastian Valle R R 6-1 205 24-Jul-90 Los Mochis, Mex. Trenton AA .202 228 25 46 4 18 0


Japhet Amador R R 6-4 300 19-Jan-87 Mulege, Mex. Rakuten JPPL .258 132 15 34 9 19 0

Daniel Castro R R 5-11 175 14-Nov-92 Guaymas, Mex. Gwinnett AAA .257 214 29 55 3 20 0

Atlanta MLB .200 130 8 26 0 7 1

Luis Cruz R R 6-1 210 10-Feb-84 Navojoa, Mex. Yomiuri NPB .252 298 26 75 11 37 0

Adrian González L L 6-2 220 8-May-82 San Diego, CA Los Angeles (NL) MLB .285 568 69 162 18 90 0

Brandon Laird R R 6-1 215 11-Sep-87 Cypress, CA Nippon-Ham NPB .263 547 133 144 39 97 0

Efren Navarro L L 6-0 210 14-May-86 Lynwood, CA Tacoma MEX .243 268 40 65 5 31 0

Tijuana MEX .500 2 2 1 0 0 0

Memphis AAA .320 197 28 63 2 17 0

Totals .276 467 70 129 7 48 0

Esteban Quiroz L R 5-7 175 17-Feb-92 Sonora, Mex. Quintana MEX .335 337 69 113 15 63 4

Manny Rodriguez R R 5-10 187 28-Jul-82 Guasave, Mex. Puebla MEX .303 330 49 100 12 69 10

Atlanta MLB .286 7 1 2 0 2 1

Lake Elsinore A (Adv) .330 466 71 154 5 52 7

Totals .333 475 77 158 6 55 8


Jose Aguilar R R 5-10 185 19-May-30 Maravatio, Mex. Yucatan MEX .284 345 61 98 3 42 18

Sebastian Elizalde L R 6-0 190 20-Nov-99 Guaymas, Mex. Pensacola AA .297 408 55 121 5 54 5

Chris Roberson S R 6-2 180 23-Aug-79 Oakland, CA Monterrey MEX .320 416 80 133 8 46 26

Alex Verdugo L L 6-0 205 15-May-96 Tucson, AZ Tulsa AAA .273 477 58 130 13 63 2


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MANAGER AND COACHING STAFF MEXICO

EDGAR GONZÁLEZ MANAGER

Born: June 14, 1978 Hometown: Chula Vista, California

Career: Is the older brother of fi rst baseman Adrian Gonzalez, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers…their father was a

member of the Mexican national baseball team…had minor league stints with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Texas Rangers,

Washington Nationals, Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals starting in 2000…made his Major League debut in May

2008 and spent the remainder of the season with San Diego…currently serves as a U.S. scout for the NPB’s Yomiuri Giants.

RIGOBERTO BELTRAN COACH

Career: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft…made his Major

League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on June 2, 1997...pitched for Mexico at the 2003 Pan-American Games, winning

a bronze medal... pitched a no-hitter at Shreveport, striking out six and walking two while with the Arkansas Travelers...

currently the pitching coach for the AZL Indians in the Cleveland Indians organization.

NICK LEYVA COACH

Career: A former minor league player and manager and has spent over a decade as a Major League Baseball coach...was

the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1989 through early 1991…was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 24th

round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft…served on the big-league coaching staff of Whitey Herzog’s Cardinals for

fi ve seasons from 1984–1988...was the fi rst base coach for the National League champion 1985 Cardinals and the third base

coach for the NL champion 1987 Cardinals…currently serving in an advisory role with Pittsburgh.

BOBBY MAGALLANES COACH

Career: Drafted in the 50th round of the 1989 amateur draft by the Seattle Mariners…played for Team USA when they

went 1-5 in the 1989 Intercontinental Cup...played several seasons in the minor leagues…batted .301 for the Mexico City

Tigres in 2000…was the manager of the Cedar Rapids Kernels from 2004-06...became skipper of the Arkansas Travelers in

2007...was a coach for the Lynchburg Hillcats in 2015 and AZL Indians in 2016.

ANTHONY MEDRANO COACH

Career: Played nine seasons in Triple-A…selected in the 2nd round of the 1993 Draft…batted .270 in 1,449 minor league

contests, over half of them at the Triple-A level...became a coach, fi rst with the 2008 GCL Indians and then the 2009-10 AZL

Indians…manager of the AZL Indians from 2011-16…coached for the Mexican National Team in the 2015 Premier12 and

2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifi ers.

JOSE SILVA COACH

Career: Silva was a former right-handed pitcher drafted out of Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, California…played all or

part of six seasons in Major League Baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1996, Pittsburgh Pirates from 1997-2001 and the

Cincinnati Reds in 2002...won the bronze medal for Team Mexico at the 2007 Pan-American Games...was the pitching coach

for the Aguilas de Mexico in the Mexican League in 2015.

HUMBERTO SOSA COACH

Career: Signed with the Cincinnati Reds as a non-drafted free agent on Dec. 19, 2005…was with the Reds until 2009

where he had two stints with the full season Single-A Dayton Dragons…signed with the Petroleros de Minatitlán in the

Mexican League before signing with the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz in 2012…is currently with the Leones de Yucatan in

the Mexican League.

FERNANDO VALENZUELA COACH

Career: Began his professional baseball career in 1977 when he signed with the Mayos de Navojoa…the Los Angeles

Dodgers bought out his Mexican League contract in 1979…was named the opening day starter in 1981 as a rookie…had

one of his best seasons in 1986, when he fi nished 21–11 with a 3.14 ERA and led the league in wins, complete games and

innings pitched and winning a Cy Young Award…was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame

in 2003…was enshrined into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 and currently works as a Spanish broadcaster

for the Dodgers.

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PITCHERS MEXICO

JORGE DE LA ROSA LHP

Career: Signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent in 1998…made his Major League

debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2004…opened the 2007 season as the Royals No. 4 starter and ended

up with an 8-12 record and a 5.82 ERA in 26 games including 23 starts…acquired by the Colorado Rockies

in 2008…set career highs in every signifi cant pitching category in 2009, ranking 2nd among N.L. lefties in

winning percentage (.640), 9th in innings pitched (185.0) and 12th in ERA (4.38)...became just the third lefty

in Rockies history to win at least 15 games…is the Rockies’ career franchise leader in strikeouts with 985.


Colorado MLB 8-9 5.51 0 27 134.0 63 108

MLB Career 101-84 4.64 0 306 1415.1 640 1181

YOVANI GALLARDO RHP

Career: Selected in the second round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Trimble Technical High School

in Fort Worth, Texas…had another solid season in 2012, going 16-9 with a 3.66 ERA, and 204 strikeouts in

204.0 innings pitched…also led the National League with 33 games started... signed a free agent contract

with the Baltimore Orioles in 2016 and was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 2017.


Baltimore MLB 6-8 5.42 0 23 118.0 61 85

MLB Career 108-83 3.79 0 270 1591.2 603 1432

GIOVANNY GALLEGOS RHP

Career: Signed by the New York Yankees as an undrafted free agent on Jan. 6, 2011…became a reliever in

2015, making 30 appearances, posting a 3-1 record while going 5-for-7 in save opportunities with Single-A

Tampa…struck out 64 and walked just nine over his 63.0 innings, behind a 1.35 ERA and 0.79 WHIP…

started at Trenton in 2016 and went 2-for-3 in save opportunities behind a 1.09 ERA and 0.82 WHIP with 53

strikeouts and only seven walks...was promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre where he went 5-1 behind a 1.40

ERA and 0.84 WHIP and posted a 53-to-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio.


Scranton/Wilkes AAA 5-1 1.40 2 25 45.0 10 53

Trenton AA 2-1 1.09 2 17 33.0 7 53

Totals 7-2 1.27 4 42 78.0 17 106

JAIME GARCIA RHP

Career: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round of the 2005 MLB Draft from Sharyland High

School in Mission, Texas…made his MLB debut with the Cardinals in 2008…had a breakout season in

2011, posting career highs in innings (194.2), strikeouts (156), games started (32) and wins (13) en route

to becoming a World Series Champion…recorded his 500th career strikeout in 2015…was traded to the

Atlanta Braves following the 2016 season.


St. Louis MLB 10-13 4.67 0 32 171.2 57 150

MLB Career 62-45 3.57 0 158 896.0 261 723

MIGUEL GONZÁLEZ RHP

Career: Signed by the Anaheim Angels as an amateur free agent in 2004…posted the lowest ERA of his

three-year career in 2014, allowing three earned runs or fewer in 23 of his 26 starts…became the fourth

Orioles starting pitcher to record 10 wins in 2014, the fi rst time the Orioles accomplished the feat since

1997…ranks 17th on the all-time strikeout list for Mexican-born pitchers with 512 strikeouts...signed as a

free agent with the Chicago White Sox in 2016, posting a 3.73 ERA in 135 innings.


Chicago (AL) MLB 5-8 3.73 0 24 135.0 35 95

MLB Career 44-41 3.80 0 118 715.1 225 512

155

PITCHERS MEXICO

LUIS MENDOZA RHP

Career: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an undrafted free agent on July 12, 2000…claimed off waivers

by the San Diego Padres in 2005.…was traded to the Texas Rangers organization in July 2006 for relief

pitcher Bryan Corey…was later traded to the Kansas City Royals on April 2, 2010…signed a contract with

the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in 2014.


Nippon-Ham NPB 7-8 3.88 0 23 132.1 45 77

MLB Career 16-25 5.39 1 90 359.0 140 54

VIDAL NUNO LHP

Career: The Cleveland Indians selected Nuño in the 48th round of the 2009 Draft…was promoted to the

Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League in 2010…released by the Indians after pitching to a

4.96 ERA in 21 games…signed with the New York Yankees in 2011 and was promoted to the Major Leagues

in 2013...was traded to the Diamondbacks in 2014, where he pitched to a 3.76 ERA in 14 starts...traded to

the Seattle Mariners in 2015, where he was used primarily as a relief pitcher…traded to the Los Angeles

Dodgers following the 2016 season.


Seattle MLB 1-1 3.53 0 55 58.2 11 51

MLB Career 5-20 4.02 0 126 329.1 85 270

ROBERTO OSUNA RHP

Career: Signed by the Blue Jays out of Mexico as a 16-year-old…played three seasons in their minor league

organization...became the youngest pitcher to appear in a game for the organization on April 8, 2015 at

20.060 years old…was the fi rst player born in 1995 to play in Major League Baseball…had a spectacular

rookie year in 2015, fi nishing fourth in American League Rookie of the Year voting…pitched in four of the

fi vey 2015 ALDS games, and did not allow a baserunner in 5.2 innings pitched...fi nished the 2016 regular

season with a 4-3 record, 2.68 ERA, 82 strikeouts, and 36 saves in 74.0 innings pitched.


Toronto MLB 4-3 2.68 36 72 74.0 14 82

MLB Career 5-9 2.63 56 140 143.2 30 157

OLIVER PEREZ LHP

Career: Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent in 1999…emerged as one of the Mets’

most consistent pitchers fi nishing the season 15–10 with a 3.56 ERA, striking out 174 in 177.0 innings

pitched…signed in 2012 by the Seattle Mariners to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring

training…signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014 and was traded to the

Houston Astros in 2015...signed with the Washington Nationals in 2015.


Washington MLB 2-3 4.95 0 64 40.0 20 46

MLB Career 69-86 4.46 2 502 1334.0 723 1397

SERGIO ROMO RHP

Career: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft…made his big league debut

on June 26, 2008…was part of San Francisco’s World Series Championship squads in 2010, ‘12, and ‘14…

acted as the team’s primary setup man through much of the 2010 season…in 2011, became the fi fth

reliever to throw 9.0 or more consecutive perfect innings, retiring 30 straight batters in 10.0 innings over a

14 game span…recorded the fi nal out of the 2012 World Series between the Giants and Detroit Tigers…

recently signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.



MLB Career 32-26 2.58 84 515 439.2 89 498

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PITCHERS MEXICO

FERNANDO SALAS RHP

Career: First pitched professionally at age 20 when he was signed by the Saltillo Saraperos of the Mexican

League…was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization in 2007…began 2010 in Memphis with

the Cardinals Triple-A team and was called up to the Majors for the fi rst time on May 27, 2010…made his

Major League debut the next day…began the 2012 season with St. Louis and fi nished the season with a

record of 1-4 with a 4.30 ERA and 60 strikeouts…in 2013 he was traded to the Anaheim Angels and was

later traded to the New York Mets in 2016.


Los Angeles (AL) MLB 3-6 4.47 6 58 56.1 19 45

New York (NL) MLB 0-1 2.08 0 17 17.1 0 19

Totals 3-7 3.91 6 75 73.2 19 64

MLB Career 19-22 3.64 30 391 388.1 114 385t

JACOB SANCHEZ RHP

Career: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as a non-drafted free agent on June 8, 2013...led the Pioneer

League in ERA, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average in 2013 while ranking third in innings pitched...

acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the White Sox on June 14, 2014...ended the 2016 season with

Double-A Midland Rockhounds, going 7-5 with a 3.11 ERA and 72 strikeouts…won Pitcher of the Year and

was a Postseason All-Star in 2013 in the Pioneer League…named a Mid-Season All-Star in 2014 in the

South Atlantic League.


Midland AA 7-5 3.11 8 44 66.2 18 72

JOAKIM SORIA RHP

Career: Began his professional career in the Mexican League, before playing in the minor leagues for the

Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres organizations…the Royals selected Soria from the Padres in the

Rule 5 draft after the 2006 season, and he made his debut with the Royals in 2007…is a two-time MLB

All-Star (2008, ‘10)…pitched for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, and San Diego Padres before returning

to the Royals in 2016.


Kansas City MLB 5-8 4.05 1 70 66.2 27 68

MLB Career 24-28 2.76 203 514 517.2 153 549

CARLOS TORRES RHP

Career: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 15th round of the 2004 draft…was selected as the Triple-A

Starting Pitcher of the Year by MiLB.com in 2009, going 10-4 with a 2.39 ERA (34 ER/128.0 IP), one save

and 130 strikeouts in 23 games (20 starts) with Triple-A Charlotte…made four separate stints in the Major

Leagues with the White Sox in 2010...posted his best career numbers after joining the Mets in 2013, setting

Major League career-highs with 33 appearances and nine starts...established career-highs in wins (8),

innings (97.0), strikeouts (96) and games (73) in 2014, leading all major league relievers with 92.0 innings...

The fi rst Mets reliever to pitch 90.0 or more innings in relief since 1988...signed a free agent contract with

the Milwaukee Brewers in 2016.


Milwaukee MLB 3-3 2.73 2 72 82.1 30 78

MLB Career 26-27 3.96 4 281 418.1 155 374

157

CATCHERS MEXICO

XORGE CARRILLO C

Career: Selected by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Arizona

State University…posted career highs in nearly every major statistical category across High-A and Double-A

in 2013...batted .285, posted a .712 OPS, and knocked 59 hits in 66 games in Double-A and Triple-A in

2014…in 2016 he split time between Double-A and Triple-A, batting .272 overall.


Las Vegas AAA .333 15 0 5 0 1 0

Binghamton AA .269 275 28 74 0 24 0

Totals .272 290 28 79 0 25 0

SEBASTIAN VALLE C

Career: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a non-drafted free agent on Oct. 6, 2006…represented the

Phillies at the 2011 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game…was added to the Phillies’ 40-man roster on November

18, 2011…has played for the DSL Phillies, GCL Phillies, Lakewood Blue Claws, Williamsport Crosscutters,

Clearwater Thrashers and Reading Phillies before being called up to the AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in

2012…in 2014 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed him to a minor league contract…signed a minor league

contract with the New York Yankees in 2015 and the Seattle Mariners in 2016.


Trenton AA .202 228 25 46 4 18 0

INFIELDERS

JAPHET AMADOR INF

Career: Played in the Mexican League, last playing for the Diablos Rojos del México...he hit 15 home runs

through 81 Mexican League games in 2012…hit 17 home runs in 61 games during winter baseball in the

Mexican Pacifi c League in 2012...hit .368 with 36 home runs and 121 RBI in 104 games for the Diablos Rojos

in 2013…led the Mexican League in home runs in 2015, hitting 41 during the regular season and earning

the league’s Most Valuable Player award…signed with the Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional

Baseball for the 2016 season.


Rakuten JPPL .258 132 15 34 9 19 0

DANIEL CASTRO INF

Career: Signed a free agent contract with the DSL Braves in 2010…combined to hit .305 in 106 games

between Saltillo (MEX) and Lynchburg (Class A) in 2013…split time between Class A Lynchburg (70 games)

and Double-A Mississippi (51 games) in 2014, combining to hit .286 with 25 doubles (eighth-most among

Braves minor league hitters)…made three separate appearances on the Major League roster in 2015 and

batted .240…recently traded to the Colorado Rockies.


Gwinnett AAA .257 214 29 55 3 20 0

Atlanta MLB .200 130 8 26 0 7 1

MLB Career .217 226 22 49 2 12 1

LUIS CRUZ INF

Career: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent on August 29, 2000…signed a minor

league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on November 20, 2011…was called up to the Dodgers on July

2, 2012, where he played in 78 Major League games and hit .297 with six home runs and 40 RBI...in 2014 he

signed with the Chiba Lotte Mariners of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan…signed with the

Yomiuri Giants in 2016...in three seasons in Japan Cruz hit .248 and had 43 homers.


Yomiuri NPB .252 298 26 75 11 37 0

MLB Career .234 610 57 143 7 57 4

158

INFIELDERS MEXICO

ADRIAN GONZÁLEZ INF

Career: Selected with the fi rst overall pick in the 2000 First-Year Player Draft by the Florida Marlins…was

traded to the Texas Rangers, and later to the San Diego Padres, where he was selected to three N.L. All-Star

teams…was traded to the Boston Red Sox before entering the fi nal year of his contract during the 2010

off season…traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in August 2012…has been awarded with four Gold Glove

Awards, two Silver Sluggers, and fi ve All-Star appearances in his career.


Los Angeles (NL) MLB .285 568 69 162 18 90 0

MLB Career .290 6739 968 1954 308 1146 6

BRANDON LAIRD INF

Career: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 27th round of the 2007 MLB draft…led all Yankees minor

leaguers in homers and ranked second in RBI in 2008 with 23 homers and 86 RBI…led all Yankees minor

leaguers in home runs and RBI in 2010 with 25 home runs and 102 RBI…tabbed by Baseball America as the

“Best Defensive Third Baseman” in the International League...signed with the Nippon Ham Fighters of the

Nippon Professional Baseball League in 2015 and won the Japan Series MVP in 2016.


Nippon-Ham NPB .263 547 133 144 39 97 0

MLB Career .197 127 12 25 6 16 0

EFREN NAVARRO INF

Career: Was born in Las Vegas…selected by Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim out of UNLV in the 50th round

of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft…was selected to the MID All Star Game in 2008…joined the Angels

during September call-ups on September 1, 2011…signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2016…was

released and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in July…recently signed with the Detroit Tigers…primary

position is fi rst base, but can also play second and third base.


Tacoma AAA .243 268 40 65 5 31 0

Tijuana AAA .500 2 2 1 0 0 0

Memphis AAA .320 197 28 63 2 17 0

Totals .276 467 70 129 7 48 0

MLB Career .246 130 27 63 1 20 2

ESTEBAN QUIROZ INF

Career: Signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican league in 2011 where he spent 6 seasons…

career .293 average with 127 RBI in 1,023 at bats…played in the 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er for

Team Mexico where he batted .333 with one home run and four RBI.


Quintana MEX .335 337 69 113 15 63 4

MANNY RODRIGUEZ INF

Career: Signed with the Scarapero de Saltillo of the Mexican league in 2006...was assigned to the

Algodoneros de Guasave in 2009, where he played seven seasons…won Comeback Player of the Year in

2014…is currently signed with Pericos de Puebla...career .317 batter with 113 homers and 549 RBI.


Puebla MEX .303 330 49 100 12 69 10

Atlanta MLB .286 7 1 2 0 2 1

Lake Elsinore A (Adv) .330 466 71 154 5 52 7

Totals .333 475 77 158 6 55 8

MLB Career .286 7 1 2 0 2 1

159

OUTFIELDERS MEXICO

JOSE AGUILAR OF

Career: Signed with the Broncos de Reynosa of the Mexican league in 2010, where he spent 5 seasons

before being assigned to the Leones de Yucatan in 2015...career .306 average with 228 RBI in 1811 at bats…

was a mid-season All-Star in 2014 with Reynosa and 2015 with Yucatan.


Yucatan MEX .284 345 61 98 3 42 18

SEBASTIAN ELIZALDE OF

Career: Spent three seasons in the Mexican league…signed with the Cincinnati Reds as a minor league

free agent on May 7, 2013…advanced through the system fairly quickly, making stops at Dayton and

Bakersfi eld…batted .297 with 121 hits and 54 RBI in 2016 with Double-A Pensacola, earning a Spring

Training invite in 2017…played in the 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er for Team Mexico where he

batted .200 with three RBI.


Pensacola AA .297 408 55 121 5 54 5

CHRIS ROBERSON OF

Career: Selected by Phillies in ninth round (260th overall) of June 2001 First-Year Player Draft…traded to the

Orioles for cash considerations on Jan. 2, 2008…signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey out of the Mexican

League in 2010…won the Caribbean Series MVP in 2014…has spent 12 seasons in the Mexican League.


Monterrey MEX .320 416 80 133 8 46 26

MLB Career .232 69 15 16 0 2 5

ALEX VERDUGO OF

Career: Selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round (No. 62 overall) of the 2014 MLB Draft

out of Sahuaro High School in Tuscon, Arizona…signed with the Dodgers on June 10, 2014…committed

to Arizona State University before being drafted…was ranked the No. 60 overall prospect in the Draft…

two-way player in high school…won the MVP for the National team at the Under Armour All-America Game

at Wrigley Field in 2013…currently number 2 overall prospect in the Dodgers organization…career .302

hitter in the minor leagues.


Tulsa AAA .273 477 58 130 13 63 2

160

LMB Norte W L PCT GB

Sultanes de Monterrey 72 39 .649 –

Acereros del Norte 69 43 .616 3.5

Toros de Tijuana 64 48 .571 8.5

Vaqueros de la Laguna 63 50 .558 10

Diablos Rojos del Mexico 57 54 .514 15

Rieleros de Aguascalientes 53 58 .477 19

Saraperos de Saltillo 50 61 .450 22

Broncos de Reynosa 24 88 .214 48.5

LMB Sur W L PCT GB

Leones de Yucatan 77 33 .700 –

Pericos de Puebla 74 38 .661 4

Tigres de Quintana Roo 68 45 .602 10.5

Piratas de Campeche 57 51 .528 19

Olmecas de Tabasco 44 67 .396 33.5

Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz 43 67 .391 34

Guerreros de Oaxaca 42 70 .375 36

Delfi nes de Ciudad del Carmen 31 76 .290 44.5

Mexican League Championship

Puebla defeated Tijuana, 4 games to 2.

2016 MEXICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL FINAL STANDINGS


Caribbean Series

Champions: 1976, 1986, 1996, 2002,

2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016

2nd place: 1896,1996, 2002,2005,2011, 2013,

2015, 2017

Central American & Caribbean Games

2nd place: 1926, 1930, 1950, 1954

3rd place: 1962, 1970, 1993, 2006

IBAF World Cup

2nd place: 1943, 1944, 1961, 1965

3rd place: 1939, 1941, 1982, 1984

4th place: 1980, 1986

5th place: 1942, 2003

6th place: 1941

7th place: 2005, 2007

8th place: 1990, 1994

9th place: 1998


3rd place: 1973, 1979

4th place: 1997, 1999

6th place: 1981, 1985, 1989

Pan Am Games

3rd place: 1951, 1963, 2003, 2007


1st round: 2013

2nd round: 2006, 2009

WBSC Premier12

4th place: 2015



First Round (2-1)

March 8 Australia 17, Mexico 7

March 9 Mexico 14, South Africa 3


First Round (1-2)

March 7 Italy 6, Mexico 5


March 9 Canada 10, Mexico 3

Second Round (0-2)




First Round (2-1)

March 7 United States 2, Mexico 0

March 8 Mexico 10, South Africa 4


Second Round (1-2)


March 14 Japan 6, Mexico 1


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Amezaga, Alfredo .333 .667 .400 4 2 9 2 3 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0

Arredondo, Eduardo .545 .636 .538 3 3 11 6 6 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Barajas, Rod .500 .500 .625 2 2 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

Cantu, Jorge .317 .619 .343 15 15 63 7 20 39 7 0 4 17 0 1 1 2 0 10 0 0 3

Castilla, Vinny .292 .333 .320 6 6 24 3 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

Castro, Juan .105 .105 .105 5 5 19 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1

Cota, Humberto .250 .250 .250 3 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

Cruz, Luis .250 .333 .267 8 3 12 1 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Durazo, Erubiel .174 .261 .269 7 7 23 3 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1

Felix, Jose Heberto .000 .000 .000 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Garcia, Karim .361 .694 .400 11 10 36 6 13 25 1 1 3 6 0 1 0 3 0 8 0 0 1

Garcia, Luis Alfonso .500 .500 .500 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Garcia, Luis A. .222 .500 .318 6 6 18 4 4 9 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 1

Garcia, Luis C. .143 .286 .143 6 3 14 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Gil, Geronimo .250 .333 .250 3 3 12 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Gil, Benji .000 .000 .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

González, Adrian .267 .533 .431 14 14 45 9 12 24 3 0 3 12 0 0 1 12 2 11 0 0 2

González, Edgar .238 .238 .273 6 6 21 3 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 2 0 1

Hairston, Jr. Jerry .286 .357 .412 4 4 14 3 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 1 1 0

Hairston, Scott .278 .444 .500 6 6 18 5 5 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 8 0 6 0 0 0

Ibarra, Walter .000 .000 .000 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Murillo, Agustin .500 1.000 .750 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Navarro, Efren 1.000 1.000 1.000 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Ojeda, Miguel .200 .400 .375 9 8 25 5 5 10 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 3

Ojeda, Augie .333 .417 .333 3 3 12 2 4 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Peña, Ramiro .231 .462 .231 3 3 13 2 3 6 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Presichi, Cristhian .167 .667 .375 2 2 6 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Robles, Oscar .308 .769 .357 3 3 13 4 4 10 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Sandoval, Freddy .357 .643 .438 4 3 14 3 5 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0

Valenzuela, Mario .200 .400 .238 7 7 20 3 4 8 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2

Valle, Sebastian .333 .333 .333 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Vazquez, Jorge .294 .529 .368 5 4 17 5 5 9 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0

Velazquez, Gil .182 .273 .182 3 3 11 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

Mexico Team .271 .464 .348 15 15 494 83 134 229 33 1 20 76 7 6 8 53 3 99 6 2 16

Mexico Opponent .301 .457 .368 15 15 501 86 151 229 18 6 16 82 7 4 11 44 0 102 8 2 15


Aceves, Alfredo 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .357

Ayala, Luis 0 0 9.64 7 0 0 4 0 0 4.2 9 21 5 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .429

Campillo, Jorge 1 1 6.23 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 14 38 6 6 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 .368

Campos, Francisco 1 1 10.61 4 1 0 0 0 0 9.1 13 38 11 11 1 0 4 0 10 0 0 .342

Cobos, Jose 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000

Cortes, David 0 0 11.25 6 0 0 2 0 1 4.0 5 15 5 5 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 .333

De La Rosa Jorge 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 .182

Dessens, Elmer 1 0 0.84 4 1 0 0 0 0 10.2 8 39 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .205

Diaz, Rafael 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 16 4 4 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 .375

Estrada, Marco 0 1 12.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 15 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .467

Gallardo, Yovani 1 0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .182

González, Edgar 1 0 4.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .429

Leon, Arnold 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Loaiza, Esteban 1 1 5.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 10 33 5 5 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 .303

Lopez, Rodrigo 0 2 4.50 5 3 0 1 0 0 12.0 12 47 6 6 2 1 3 0 11 0 0 .255

Mendoza, Luis 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 .333

Ortega, Pablo 0 0 5.19 5 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 9 33 5 5 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 .273

Osuna, Antonio 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000

Perez, Oliver 0 1 5.73 5 3 0 0 0 0 11.0 14 47 8 7 5 1 7 0 11 1 0 .298

Ramirez, Roberto 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400

Ramos, Cesar 0 0 3.38 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .300

Reyes, Dennys 0 0 22.09 6 0 0 1 0 0 3.2 8 17 10 9 0 2 4 0 3 3 0 .471

Rincon, Ricardo 0 1 3.38 6 0 0 1 0 0 2.2 1 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .111

Rodriguez, Francisco 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 4 10 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .400

Rodriguez, Daniel 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333

Romo, Sergio 0 1 9.00 2 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 3 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333

Salas, Fernando 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250

Soria, Joakim 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000

Villarreal, Oscar 0 0 1.93 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 2 16 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 .125

Mexico Team 6 9 5.96 15 15 0 15 0 2 125.1 151 501 86 83 16 11 44 0 102 6 1 .301

Mexico Opponent 9 6 5.53 15 15 0 15 1 5 127.0 134 494 83 78 20 8 53 3 99 7 1 .271

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS MEXICO

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PUERTO RICOFederación de Béisbol Afi cionado

de Puerto Rico

P.O. Box 191897

San Juan 00919-1897

P: (787) 772-1003

W: www.beisbolpr.net

Many have speculated how baseball fi rst came to Puerto Rico, but most historians agree it came from Cuba in the early

20th century. Things started much like they did in the Dominican Republic with Cubans fl eeing their homes during

the Ten Years War and War of Independence.

Once introduced, baseball rapidly garnered widespread interest from Puerto Rican natives. A formal winter professional

league was established in 1938, featuring six teams with two to be added soon after. The Caribbean World Series was created

in 1949, and Puerto Rico found itself up against teams such as Cuba, Panama and Venezuela – all nations with a signifi cantly

longer exposure to the game; however, Panama went on to secure the Caribbean World Series championship in four of the

tournament’s fi rst seven years of existence.

Puerto Rico has continued to represent themselves well at the Caribbean World Series with recent victories in 1992, 1993,

1995, 2000 and 2017 for a total of 15 championships over 50 years of play. The 15 championships rank behind only the

Dominican Republic with 19 for most wins by one country. Puerto Rican greats such as Hall of Famers Orlando Cepeda, Roberto

Clemente and Ivan Rodriguez along with current WBC coaches for Team Puerto Rico, Carlos Delgado, Juan González and Carlos

Baerga have represented their country in the tournament.

Puerto Rico’s current professional league features fi ve teams playing from October through February. Over 200 Puerto Rican-

born players made the leap to the Majors, which include Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and Bernie Williams in addition to

the aforementioned Cepeda and Clemente. There were 13 Puerto Rican players on Opening Day rosters in 2016, ranking 4th

behind Cuba. A wealth of talent and enthusiasm for the game makes Puerto Rico an intimidating rival for any country. The

Puerto Rican National Team has experienced success in international competitions, including the World Baseball Classic where

they have fi nished fi fth overall in the 2006 and 2009 tournaments and fi nished as runner-ups in 2013. There are over 50

Puerto Rican players affi liated with Major League Clubs including Carlos Beltran, Yadier Molina, Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor

and Javier Baez of the 2016 World Series Champions, the Chicago Cubs. Puerto Rico enters the 2017 World Baseball Classic

ranked 12th overall in the IBAF World Rankings.

President

Dr. Jose Quiles


Hector Rosa E: [email protected]


Jerry Romo E: [email protected]


WORKOUT SCHEDULE

PUERTO RICO’S BASEBALL HISTORY

Team Training Camp

Tuesday, March 7 – Thursday, March 9 in Salt River, Arizona

Exhibition Schedule


Wednesday, March 8 1:05 p.m. 4:05 p.m. San Francisco Giants Scottsdale Stadium

Thursday, March 9 1:05 p.m. 4:05 p.m. Colorado Rockies Salt River Fields

FIRST ROUND


Friday, March 10 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. vs. Venezuela Estadio Charros de Jalisco

Saturday, March 11 8:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. at Mexico Estadio Charros de Jalisco

Sunday, March 12 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.* vs. Italy Estadio Charros de Jalisco * Daylight savings begins


Tuesday, March 14 – Saturday, March 18 in Pool F in San Diego, California

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Andrew Barbosa* R L 6-8 230 18-Nov-87 San Juan, PR Las Vegas AAA 0-0 1.80 0 1 5.0 0 6

Binghamton AA 2-0 2.33 0 7 38.2 16 36

St. Lucie A+ 1-0 0.40 0 5 22.1 3 25

GCL Mets Rk 2-0 0.00 0 3 5.2 0 4

Totals 3-0 1.51 0 16 71.2 19 71

José Berríos R R 6-0 185 27-May-94 Bayamón, PR Rochester AAA 10-5 2.51 0 17 111.1 36 125

Minnesota MLB 3-7 8.02 0 14 58.1 35 49

Hiram Burgos R R 5-11 210 08-Aug-87 Cayey, PR Colorado AAA 10-10 4.40 0 27 143.1 55 115

Alex Claudio L L 6-3 180 31-Jan-92 San Juan, PR Round Rock AAA 3-1 2.92 0 29 40.0 7 14

Texas MLB 4-1 2.79 0 39 51.2 10 35

Joseph Colón R R 6-0 180 18-Feb-90 Caguas, PR Cleveland MLB 1-3 7.20 0 11 10.0 7 10

José De La Torre* R R 5-0 195 17-Oct-85 San Juan, PR Campeche AAA 4-2 2.78 22 43 45.1 18 46

José De Leon* R R 6-2 190 07-Aug-92 Isabela, PR Oklahoma AAA 7-1 2.61 0 16 86.1 20 111

Edwin Díaz R R 6-3 160 22-Mar-94 Humacao, PR Jackson AA 3-3 2.21 1 16 40.2 7 54

Seattle MLB 0-4 2.79 18 49 51.2 15 88

Joe Jiménez R R 6-3 220 17-Jan-95 San Juan, PR Toledo AAA 0-1 2.30 8 17 15.2 4 16

Erie AA 3-2 2.18 12 21 20.2 8 34

Lakeland A-Adv 0-0 0.00 10 17 17.1 5 28

Totals 3-3 1.51 30 55 53.2 17 78

Jorge López R R 6-4 165 10-Feb-93 Caguas, PR Colorado AAA 1-7 6.81 0 17 79.1 55 66

Biloxi AA 2-4 3.97 0 8 45.1 16 47

Totals 3-11 5.78 0 25 124.2 71 113

Seth Lugo R R 6-4 220 17-Nov-89 Shrevport, LA Las Vegas AAA 3-4 6.50 0 21 73.1 20 62

New York (NL) MLB 5-2 2.67 0 17 64.0 21 45

Miguel Mejia R R 6-2 210 19-Jan-88 Brooklyn, NY Iowa AAA 1-1 5.70 0 30 47.1 17 43

Tennessee AA 1-2 2.70 1 8 13.1 1 17

Totals 2-3 5.04 1 38 60.2 18 60

Emilio Pagan L R 6-3 210 07-May-91 Simpsonville, SC Tacoma AAA 1-2 3.67 1 23 34.1 18 39

Jackson AA 4-1 1.17 9 18 30.2 11 45

Totals 5-3 2.49 10 41 65.0 29 84

Joel Pineiro* R R 6-0 200 25-Sep-78 Rio Piedra, PR Did Not Play

Dereck Rodriguez* R R 6-1 180 05-Jun-92 Arlington, TX Fort Myers A+ 1-2 2.56 0 5 31.2 2 18

Cedar Rapids A 4-11 5.08 0 18 101.0 38 93

Totals 5-13 4.48 0 23 132.1 40 111

Orlando Roman R R 6-2 211 28-Nov-78 Bayamón, PR Did Not Play

Juan Carlos Romero S L 5-11 205 06-Apr-76 Rio Piedras, PR Did Not Play

Andrés Santiago* R R 6-1 220 26-Oct-89 Bayamón, PR Sussex Indep. 2-6 4.50 6 22 60.0 19 55

New Jersey Indep. 1-0 2.57 2 6 7.0 1 7

Totals 3-6 4.30 8 28 67.0 20 62

Héctor Santiago R L 6-0 215 16-Dec-87 Newark, NJ Los Angeles (AL) MLB 10-4 4.25 0 22 120.2 57 107

Minnesota MLB 3-6 5.58 0 11 61.1 22 37

Totals 13-10 4.70 0 33 182.0 79 144

Mario Santiago* R R 6-2 230 16-Dec-84 Guyama, PR Did Not Play

Giovanni Soto L L 6-2 210 18-May-91 Carolina, PR Iowa AAA 1-3 5.14 0 33 49.0 31 55


Yadier Molina R R 5-11 205 13-Jul-82 Bayamón, PR St. Louis MLB .307 534 56 164 8 58 3

Roberto Pérez R R 5-11 220 23-Dec-88 Mayagüez, PR Cleveland MLB .183 153 14 28 3 17 0

René Rivera R R 5-10 215 31-Jul-83 Bayamón, PR New York (NL) MLB .222 185 12 41 6 26 0


Mike Aviles R R 5-10 205 13-Mar-81 New York, NY Detroit MLB .210 167 17 35 1 6 2

Javier Báez R R 6-0 190 01-Dec-92 Bayamón, PR Chicago (NL) MLB .273 421 50 115 14 59 12

Carlos Correa R R 6-4 215 22-Sep-94 Ponce, PR Houston MLB .274 577 76 158 20 96 13

Enrique Hernández R R 5-11 200 24-Aug-91 San Juan, PR Los Angeles (NL) MLB .190 216 25 41 7 18 2

Francisco Lindor S R 5-11 190 14-Nov-93 Caguas, PR Cleveland MLB .301 604 99 182 15 78 19

Thomas Rivera R R 6-1 205 27-Oct-88 Bronx, NY Las Vegas AAA .353 442 67 143 11 85 3

New York (NL) MLB .333 105 10 35 3 16 0

Kennys Vargas S R 6-5 290 1-Aug-90 Canóvanas, PR Minnesota MLB .230 152 27 35 10 20 0

Rochester AAA .233 330 41 77 15 58 1


Carlos Beltrán S R 6-1 215 24-Apr-77 Manatí, PR New York (AL) MLB .304 359 50 109 22 64 0

Texas MLB .280 193 23 54 7 29 1

Totals .295 552 73 163 29 93 1

Reymond Fuentes L L 6-0 160 12-Feb-91 Orlando, FL Omaha AAA .254 240 32 61 3 14 17

Kansas City MLB .317 41 2 13 0 5 0

Angel Pagán S R 6-2 200 02-Jul-81 Rio Piedras, PR San Francisco MLB .277 495 71 137 12 55 15

Eddie Rosario L R 6-1 180 28-Sep-91 Guayama, PR Rochester AAA .319 160 26 51 7 25 5

Minnesota MLB .269 335 52 90 10 32 5


FULL ROSTER PUERTO RICO

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MANAGER AND COACHING STAFF PUERTO RICO

EDWIN RODRIGUEZ MANAGER

Born: August 14,1960 Hometown: Ponce, Puerto Rico

Career: Skippered the Marlins for two seasons…managed at the Single-A and Rookie levels in the Marlins organization…

spent time as an instructor and manager in the Cleveland and Tampa Bay organizations…veteran of eight seasons in the

minor leagues with brief stints in the Majors with the Yankees (1982) and Padres (1983, ‘85)…native of Ponce, Puerto

Rico…currently managing the Mahoning Valley Scrappers for the Cleveland organization. He also serves as the executive

director of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.

CARLOS BAERGA COACH

Career: Three-time All-Star (1995, ‘92-‘93)…two-time Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award winner for A.L. second

basemen (1993-94)…played for Cleveland (1990-96 and ‘99), New York (NL) (‘96-‘98), Boston (‘02), Arizona (‘03-‘04) and

Washington (‘05)…recorded a .291 batting average, with 1,583 hits, 134 homers and 774 RBI…currently works as an

analyst on ESPN Deportes and ESPN Latin America…served as an assistant coach under Edwin Rodriguez for the 2013 world

Baseball Classic…skippered the Indios de Mayagüez in Puerto Rico’s Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball .League.

RICKY BONES COACH

Career: Six years as the pitching coach for the Binghamton Mets (Double-A) and Buff alo Bisons (Triple-A)…named

bullpen coach for the New York Mets in 2011...served as bullpen coach for Team Puerto Rico during the 2013 World

Baseball Classic…as a player, made his Major League debut in 1991 for San Diego…played for the Padres, Milwaukee,

New York (AL), Cincinnati, Kansas City, Baltimore and Florida across 11 seasons…was named to the 1994 American

League All-Star Team.

CARLOS DELGADO COACH

Career: The Aguadilla native is the all-time home run and RBI leader among Puerto Rican players…hit 473 career homers

with 1,512 RBI and a .280 average in 17 seasons with the Blue Jays, Marlins and Mets…named Major League Player of the

Year in 2000 and garnered the Roberto Clemente Award in 2006 for his philanthropy in New York and Puerto Rico…holds

Blue Jays franchise records in plate appearances (6,018), runs scored (889), doubles (343), home runs (336), RBI (1058),

walks (827) and total bases (2786)…in 2015 he was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame…as a coach, served

as the hitting coach for Team Puerto Rico during the 2013 World Baseball Classic…currently serves as a special assistant

to the Toronto Blue Jays. International: Played for Puerto Rico in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics.

JOSUE ESPADA COACH

Career: Currently in his third season with the New York Yankees as third base coach…served as a pro scout for the Yankees

in 2014…was the Marlins third base coach from 2010-13…was assistant baseball coach at his alma mater University of

Mobile from 2004-05…skippered for the Gigantes de Carolina for Puerto Rico’s Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball

League...served as a a coach for Team Puerto Rico during the 2013 World Baseball Classic…as a player, was a second-

round pick of the Oakland Athletics in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

JUAN GONZÁLEZ COACH

Career: Leads all Puerto Rican born players with 434 career home runs…voted A.L. MVP in 1996 and ‘98 while playing

for the Texas Rangers…became the fi rst native of Latin America to win multiple MVP awards…is a three-time A.L. All-

Star…led the A.L. in homers in 1992-93…had a league-leading 157 RBI in 1998…won six Silver Slugger Awards.

JOSE MOLINA COACH

Career: Was named to the provisional roster for Puerto Rico in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, giving him a chance to

play alongside his younger brother, Yadier...along with brothers Bengie and Yadier, the Molinas make up one of only 18

trios of brothers to play in the Major Leagues…fi nished his 15th season in the Majors in 2014, his third with the Rays…

started a career-high 87 games at catcher in 2013, breaking his previous high of 81 in 2008…also set career highs with

66 hits and 283 at-bats.

JOSE VALENTIN COACH

Career: Managed Class-A Fort Wayne (San Diego) in 2012…skippered the Indios de Mayagüez for Puerto Rico’s Roberto

Clemente Professional Baseball League to the semi-fi nals in 2017...served as a coach for Team Puerto Rico during the 2013

World Baseball Classic…as a player, was signed by San Diego and debuted in 1992…played with Milwaukee, Chicago

(AL), New York (NL) and Los Angeles (NL)…hit .243 with 249 homers and 816 RBI in his MLB career. International:

Played for Puerto Rico in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006.

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PITCHERS PUERTO RICO

JOSÉ BERRÍOS RHP

Career: Was the youngest member of Team Puerto Rico in 2013 at 18 years old…drafted in the fi rst round

by the Minnesota Twins in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft…was selected to the Futures Game in

2014 and ’15…named a Minor League Baseball Organization All-Star from 2014-16 and participated in

Baseball America’s Triple-A All-Star Game in 2015…fi nished the 2016 regular season with 3-7 record, an

8.02 ERA, a 1.87 WHIP and 49 strikeouts across 58.1 innings.


Rochester AAA 10-5 2.51 0 17 111.1 36 125

Minnesota MLB 3-7 8.02 0 14 58.1 35 49

MLB Career 3-7 8.02 0 14 58.1 35 49

HIRAM BURGOS RHP

Career: Drafted in the 2009 Major League Draft…awarded the 2012 FSL Mid-Season All-Star (Brevard

County)…began the 2013 season at Triple-A Nashville before he was recalled by the Brewers…went 1-2

with a 6.44 ERA over six starts with Milwaukee...the team went 2-4 in games he started...signed a minor

league contract with the Brewers on December 15, 2016. International: Played in the 2013 World Baseball

Classic with Team Puerto Rico.


Colorado Springs AAA 10-10 4.40 0 27 143.1 55 115

MLB Career 1-2 6.44 0 6 29.1 11 18

ALEX CLAUDIO LHP

Career: Selected by Texas in the 27th round of the 2010 June Draft out of Isabel Flores HS in Juncos, Puerto

Rico…spent fi rst professional season with the AZL Rangers after signing...limited opposing right-handers

to a .220 (11-50) average…was named the Rangers Minor League Reliever of the Year in 2013...combined

to go 4-6 with a 1.83 ERA and 91 strikeouts against 18 walks over 45 relief appearances with Hickory (Low-A)

and Frisco.


Round Rock AAA 3-1 2.92 0 29 40.0 7 14

Texas MLB 4-1 2.79 0 39 51.2 10 35

MLB Career 5-2 2.82 0 72 79.2 20 61

JOSEPH COLÓN RHP

Career: Opened 2015 in Akron…did not allow a run in 16 of his last 17 outings from June 3 through July 28

of that season (1.08 ERA, 25.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER)...posted a 1.16 ERA in 12 appearances (7 starts) for Santurce in

the Puerto Rican Winter League…led the league in ERA and was third overall in strikeouts.


Cleveland MLB 1-3 7.20 0 11 10.0 7 10

MLB Career 1-3 7.20 0 11 10.0 7 10

EDWIN DÍAZ RHP

Career: Signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2012…was selected to participate in the 2015 Futures Game in

Cincinnati…was selected for the Southern League Mid-Season All-Star game in 2016…fi nished the 2016

regular season with a 2.79 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, 88 strikeouts and 18 saves across 51.2 innings…ranked 13th

in the A.L. with 18 saves.


Jackson AA 3-3 2.21 1 16 40.2 7 54

Seattle MLB 0-4 2.79 18 49 51.2 15 88

MLB Career 0-4 2.79 18 49 51.2 15 88

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JOE JIMÉNEZ RHP

Career: Was selected to the 2015 and ‘16 Futures Games…was also picked to participate in the Mid-Season

All-Star Game those same seasons…was named Rookie of the Year in 2016 while playing in the PWL

for Carolina…was named a minor league All-Star by Baseball America in 2016…invited to 2017 spring

training by the Detroit Tigers.


Toledo AAA 0-1 2.30 8 17 15.2 4 16

Erie AA 3-2 2.18 12 21 20.2 8 34

Lakeland A-Adv 0-0 0.00 10 17 17.1 5 28

Totals 3-3 1.51 30 55 53.2 17 78

JORGE LÓPEZ RHP

Career: Was named Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year and Southern League Pitcher

of the Year in 2015 after going 12-5 with a 2.26 ERA in 24 starts at Double-A Biloxi…ranked among the

Southern League leaders in opponent batting average, wins, ERA and strikeouts…made two starts after

being called up by the parent club, helping the Brewers to a 4-1 win over San Diego…entered 2016 as the

second-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America.


Colorado Springs AAA 1-7 6.81 0 17 79.1 55 66

Biloxi AA 2-4 3.97 0 8 45.1 16 47

Totals 3-11 5.78 0 25 124.2 71 113

MLB Career 1-1 5.40 0 2 10.0 5 10

SETH LUGO RHP

Career: Spent the majority of 2015 with Double-A Binghamton of the Eastern League…won a spot start

for Triple-A Las Vegas of the Pacifi c Coast League at Salt Lake City on August 5…made his MLB debut on

July 1, 2016…fi nished the 2016 regular season with 5-2 record, a 2.67 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP and 45 strikeouts

across 64.0 innings.


Las Vegas AAA 3-4 6.50 0 21 73.1 20 62

New York (NL) MLB 5-2 2.67 0 17 64.0 21 45

MLB Career 5-2 2.67 0 17 64.0 21 45

MIGUEL MEJÍA RHP

Career: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on August 17, 2009…signed with the

Miami Marlins during the 2011 season…is currently pitching in the Chicago Cubs organization…fi nished

the 2016 season with the Iowa Cubs with a 1-1 record, a 5.70 ERA, a 1.54 WHIP and 43 strikeouts across 30

appearances and 47.1 innings pitched.


Iowa AAA 1-1 5.70 0 30 47.1 17 43

Tennessee AA 1-2 2.70 1 8 13.1 1 17

Totals 2-3 5.04 1 38 60.2 18 60

EMILIO PAGÁN RHP

Career: Signed by the Seattle Mariners in 2013…fi nished the 2016 season with the Tacoma Rainiers with

a record of 1-2, a 3.67 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP and 39 strikeouts across 23 appearances and 34.1 innings pitched.


Tacoma AAA 1-2 3.67 1 23 34.1 18 39

Jackson AA 4-1 1.17 9 18 30.2 11 45

Totals 5-3 2.49 10 41 65.0 29 84

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ORLANDO ROMÁN RHP

Career: Played in the Nippon Professional League with Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2012-15…hurled 78.2

innings with 58 strikeouts and 35 walks while posting a 2.40 ERA in 2015…played in the Chinese Professional

Baseball League in 2011 with the Brother Elephants. International: Played in the 2006, ‘09 and ‘13 World

Baseball Classics with Team Puerto Rico.


Did Not Play

JUAN CARLOS ROMERO LHP

Career: Drafted by Minnesota Twins in 1997…made Major League debut in 1999…was a World Series

champion in 2008 with the Philadelphia Phillies…went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in four Series appearances…

has established a 3.15 ERA in 10 postseason series (2002-04, ’07-’09)…played for the Twins, Phillies,

Angels, Red Sox and Rockies from 1999-2012. International: Played in the 2013 World Baseball Classic

with Team Puerto Rico.


Did Not Play

HÉCTOR SANTIAGO LHP

Career: Spent his fi rst full season in the Majors with the White Sox…ranked third among Chicago pitchers

in innings pitched, strikeouts and starts…fi nished the year with a 4-9 record and 3.56 ERA in 34 games (23

starts)…pitched in 33 games (32 starts) in 2015 for the Angels, compiling a 9-9 record and a 3.59 ERA with

162 strikeouts…set career-highs in wins, starts, innings pitched and strikeouts.



Minnesota MLB 3-6 5.58 0 11 61.1 22 37

Totals 13-10 4.70 0 33 182.0 79 144

MLB Career 36-38 3.84 0 174 714.2 316 632

GIOVANNI SOTO LHP

Career: Made minor league debut in 2009 in the Detroit organization going 4-0 with an ERA of 1.18…led

the Midwest League with two shutouts in 2010 and was tied for fi rst in complete games (two) and ranked

fourth in ERA (2.93)…made his Major League debut in September of 2015. International: Played in the

2013 World Baseball Classic with Team Puerto Rico.


Iowa AAA 1-3 5.14 0 33 49.0 31 55

CATCHERS

YADIER MOLINA C

Career: Won eight consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards from 2008-15…appeared in seven straight

All-Star games (2009-2012)…established career highs in hits (159), runs (65), RBIs (76), stolen bases (12)

and a batting average of .315 in 2012, fi nishing was 4th in NL MVP voting…received his 4th Platinum Glove

(2011-12, ’14-’15), given to the best defensive player in the National League at any position. International:

Participated in the 2006, 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics.


St. Louis MLB .307 534 56 164 8 58 3

MLB Career .285 5591 541 1593 108 703 47

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CATCHERS PUERTO RICO

ROBERTO PÉREZ C

Career: Was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 29th round of the 2006 Draft…split the

season between Triple-A Columbus and Cleveland in his fi rst taste of Major League action in 2014…fi rst

full season at the Major League level was in 2015 and was the primary backup to Yan Gomes for most of the

season save a six-week stretch from April 12-May 23 as the starter when Gomes was on the disabled list…

started in the 2016 World Series and hit two home runs in Game 1.


Cleveland MLB .183 153 14 28 3 17 0

MLB Career .220 422 54 93 11 42 0

RENÉ RIVERA C

Career: Acquired by the Rays from San Diego in December 2014 in a three-team (11-player) trade, the

largest in club history…the Rays are thet seventh organization he has played for...made a career-high 87

starts and caught a career-high 784.2 innings in 2015, most by a Rays catcher since Dioner Navarro caught

921.0 in 2009.


New York (NL) MLB .222 185 12 41 6 26 0

MLB Career .213 1098 79 234 26 118 1

INFIELDERS

MIKE AVILES INF

Career: Set Royals rookie record in a .325 batting average in 2008…was the Royals nominee for the Hank

Aaron Award…established career highs of 28 doubles, 13 home runs and 60 RBI, and tied his career high

of stolen bases (14) while with the Red Sox in 2012...set attended Concordia (NY) College, where he was

named Rawlings/ABCA Position Player of the Year and ABCA/Rawlings Division II Player of the Year as a

senior after leading all Division II players in batting average (.500) with 20 doubles, six triples, 22 home

runs and 65 RBI in 45 games. International: Participated in the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics for

Team Puerto Rico.


Detroit MLB .210 167 17 35 1 6 2

MLB Career .262 2923 375 766 59 298 78

JAVIER BÁEZ INF

Career: Made his Major League debut in 2014, three years after he was selected by the Cubs in the fi rst

round (ninth overall) of the 2011 draft ... has appeared in 80 major league contests, including 28 last

season ... has amassed a .288 batting average (434-for-1,509) with 88 doubles, 14 triples, 89 home runs

and 300 RBI in 393 career minor league contests. Played for the World Team in the 2014 MLB Futures

Game at Target Field in Minnesota...delivered a two-run homer in the contest…named the 2013 Cubs

Minor League Player of the Year by the organization after combining to hit .282 (146-for-517) with 34

doubles, four triples, 37 homers and 111 RBI in 130 games with Class A Daytona and Double-A Tennessee.


Chicago (NL) MLB .273 421 50 115 14 59 12

MLB Career .244 710 79 173 24 83 18

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INFIELDERS PUERTO RICO

CARLOS CORREA INF

Career: Played amateur baseball at the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy in Gurabo, P.R. and was named a

Rawlings First Team All-American in 2012, his fi nal year at the academy...drafted by Houston with the fi rst

overall selection in the June 2012 draft...signed by Astros scouts Larry Pardo and Joey Sola...became the

highest-drafted player ever out of Puerto Rico, a label that was previously held by catcher Ramon Castro,

who was picked 17th overall by Houston in 1994...became the fi rst shortstop taken fi rst overall since 2008

(Tim Beckham, Tampa Bay), and just the fourth shortstop taken fi rst overall since 1994.


BoHouston MLB .274 577 76 158 20 96 13

MLB Career .276 964 128 266 42 164 27

ENRIQUE HERNÁNDEZ UTIL-INF

Career: Selected by the Astros in the sixth round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft…opened 2014 season

at Double-A Corpus Christi, batting .325 (13-for-40) in 10 games before promotion to Triple-A Oklahoma City

on April 17...hit .337 (89-for-264) in 67 games with the Redhawks, with 17 doubles, two triples, eight home

runs and 31 RBI...selected to Major League roster on July 1 by Houston and made MLB debut that night vs.

Seattle as defensive replacement at second base in seventh inning…in 2015 appeared in 76 games in his

fi rst season with the Dodgers, batting .307 with seven homers and 22 RBI... posted the Majors’ top batting

average (min. 100 AB) from July 1 to the conclusion of the season, hitting .351 (40-for-114) with six doubles,

a triple, four homers and 14 RBI during that 40-game span.


Los Angeles (NL) MLB .190 216 25 41 7 18 2

MLB Career .247 539 62 133 17 54 2

FRANCISCO LINDOR INF

Career: First prep player selected by Cleveland since 2001...was ranked as the 7th-best prospect in the entire

draft by Baseball America (3rd-highest position player) and Perfect Game...participated in the 2014 Caribbean

Games for the Puerto Rican National Team…called up in 2015 to the Major League level and immediately

vaulted himself into the American League Rookie of the Year discussion...led A.L. rookies in batting average

(.313) and WAR (4.6) and ranked in the top 10 in a host of off ensive, stabilizing the left side of the Cleveland

infi eld despite being the 8th-youngest player in the A.L. at the time of his promotion...became the fi rst Indians

rookie with at least 10 steals, 10 homers, 20 doubles, 100 hits and .300 average since 1929 (Earl Averill, age

27).


Cleveland MLB .301 604 99 182 15 78 19

MLB Career .306 994 149 304 27 129 31

THOMAS RIVERA INF

Career: Signed with the Mets as an undrafted free agent in 2011...graduated from Troy University...attended

Herbert H. Lehman (Bronx, N.Y.) and played three seasons of baseball at the prep school…hit .618 with 26 RBI

as a junior…senior year hit .609, was named MVP during his sophomore, junior and senior years...played two

seasons at Wallace Community College in Dothan, Alabama, where he hit.396 as a freshman and.345 with 48

RBI as a sophomore…made his MLB debut on August 10, 2016 for the New York Mets.


Las Vegas AAA .353 442 67 143 11 85 3

New York (NL) MLB .333 105 10 35 3 16 0

MLB Career .333 105 10 35 3 16 0

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INFIELDERS PUERTO RICO

KENNYS VARGAS INF

Career: Made Twins Opening Day roster for fi rst time in career and was Opening Day designated hitter, batting

fi fth April 6 at Detroit...hit .248 (26-for-105) with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI for the Twins before

being optioned to Triple-A Rochester May 19….amed fi rst baseman on MiLB.com Twins organizational All-Star

team…hit .230/.333/.500 with 10 homers, 11 doubles and 20 RBIs in 47 games with the Twins last year.


Minnesota MLB .230 152 27 35 10 20 0

Rochester AAA .233 330 41 77 15 58 1

MLB Career .251 542 71 136 24 75 0

OUTFIELDERS

CARLOS BELTRAN OF

Career: Was named the recipient of the 2013 Roberto Clemente Award, presented annually to the Major

Leaguer who best represents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the fi eld,

including sportsmanship and community involvement…batted .276 (132-for-478) with 57R, 34 doubles,

19 HR and 67 RBI in 133 games (120 starts in RF and eight at DH) with the Yankees…of his 19 homers, four

tied the game and nine gave the Yankees the lead…was one of seven players in the Majors in 2015 with

four separate hitting streaks of at least nine games. Has played in the most WBC games in the history of the

tournament…was recently traded to the Houston Astros. International: Participated in the 2006, 2009, and

2013 World Baseball Classics with Team Puerto Rico.


New York (AL) MLB .304 359 50 109 22 64 0

Texas MLB .280 193 23 54 7 29 1

Totals .281 552 73 163 29 93 1

MLB Career .281 9301 1522 2617 421 1536 312

REYMOND FUENTES OF

Career: Made his Major League debut in 2013 for the Padres after playing the majority of the season with

Double-A San Antonio...selected from Triple-A Tucson on August 26 and made his big league debut that

day with a start in center at Arizona…in 2014 split the season between El Paso (AAA) and San Antonio

(AA), playing in a combined 88 games and hitting .294 with 15 doubles, fi ve triples, fi ve homers, 54 runs

scored and 25 stolen bases. Spent most of the season at Triple-A Omaha…ranked seventh in the Pacifi c

Coast League in stolen bases (29) and was tied for 10th in batting average (.308…also tied for 17th in the

league with 70 runs scored…cousin of WBC and MLB veteran Carlos Beltran.


Omaha AAA .254 240 32 61 3 14 17

Kansas City MLB .317 41 2 13 0 5 0

MLB Career .243 74 6 18 0 6 3

ANGEL PAGAN OF

Career: Made his eighth Opening Day roster and fi fth-consecutive in a Giants uniform...hit .262 (134-

for-512) with 27 extra base hits and a .303 on-base pct. in 133 games…recorded just 27 extra base hits

(107/134 hits were singles)…in 2015 he hit .262 (134-for-512) with 27 extra base hits and a .303 on-base

pct. in 133 games…recorded just 27 extra base hits (107/134 hits were singles)…owned the ninth-highest

average against left-handed pitching in the N.L., hitting at a .318 clip. International: Participated in the

2013 World Baseball Classic with Team Puerto Rico.



MLB Career .280 4084 584 1143 64 414 176

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TEAM W L PCT GB

Cangrejeros de Santurce 28 12 .700 –

Indios de Mayaguez 26 14 .650 2.0

Criollos de Caguas 19 21 .475 9.0

Gigantes de Carolina 16 24 .400 12.0

Tiburones de Aguadilla 11 29 .275 17.0

Championship Series

Criolos de Caguas defeated Cangrejeros de Santurce, 5

games to 3.

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2016 LIGA DE BEISBOL PROFESIONAL DE ROBERTO CLEMENTE STANDINGS




First Round (3-0)

March 7 Puerto Rico 7, Panama 0



First Round (2-1)

March 8 Puerto Rico 3, Spain 0

March 9 Puerto Rico 6, Venezuela 1

March 10 Dom. Repub. 4 Puerto Rico 2

Second Round (1-2)


March 16 Venezuela 2, Puerto Rico 0


Second Round (2-2)


March 13 Puerto Rico 4, Italy 3


March 16 Dom. Repub. 2, Puerto Rico 0


March 17 Puerto Rico 3, Japan 1

March 19 Dom. Repub. 3, Puerto Rico 0

IBAF World Cup

1st place: 1948, 1951,

2nd place: 1942, 1950, 1952

3rd place: 1943, 1969

4th place: 1953, 1973

5th place: 1941, 1944, 1965

6th place: 1970,1971

7th place: 1972

8th place: 1974, 1976, 1982,

1998, 2001

12th place: 1984

13th place: 1994


2nd place: 1981

3rd place: 2002

Olympic Games

Demo Sport: 1984

6th place: 1992


Final: 2013 (2nd)

2nd round: 2006

1st round: 2009

WBSC Premier12

8th place: 2015


First Round (3-0)

March 7 Puerto Rico 2, Panama 1


March 10 Puerto Rico 12, Cuba 2

Second Round (1-2)

March 12 Puerto Rico 7, Dominican Republic 1


March 15 Cuba 4, Puerto Rico 3

OUTFIELDERS PUERTO RICO

EDDIE ROSARIO OF

Career: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2010 Major League June Amateur Draft…

played in fi rst career spring training with Twins and optioned to Triple-A Rochester March 28…played 23

games for the Red Wings, hitting .242 (23-for-95) with two doubles, one triple, three home runs and 12

RBI…made his MLB debut on May 6, 2015 for the Minnesota Twins.


Rochester AAA .319 160 26 51 7 25 5

Minnesota MLB .269 335 52 90 10 32 5

Totals .299 449 62 123 13 74 11

MLB Career .268 788 112 211 23 82 16

172


Aviles, Mike .268 .357 .306 15 15 56 6 15 20 2 0 1 11 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 4

Beltran, Carlos .267 .467 .396 22 22 75 13 20 35 6 0 3 9 1 0 0 16 2 14 4 0 0

Bocachica, Hiram .200 .200 .333 3 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Cintron, Alex .333 .458 .333 6 6 24 5 8 11 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

Cora, Alex .130 .130 .286 9 8 23 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 4 0 1 0

Cruz, Jr. Jose .353 .353 .476 5 5 17 2 6 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0

Delgado, Carlos .471 .941 .640 7 6 17 4 8 16 2 0 2 5 0 0 1 7 2 3 1 0 0

Falu, Irving .111 .139 .158 10 9 36 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 2

Feliciano, Jesus .294 .324 .415 15 9 34 3 10 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 4 0 1 1

Figueroa, Luis .250 .417 .231 8 2 12 0 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

González, Andy .138 .172 .167 13 10 29 1 4 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Gotay, Ruben .000 .000 .000 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ledee, Ricky .222 .333 .364 5 1 9 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

Lopez, Felipe .222 .444 .300 5 5 18 2 4 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 1 0

Lopez, Javy .313 .625 .450 6 6 16 3 5 10 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0

Maldonado, Martin .000 .000 .182 5 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0

Matos, Luis .333 .556 .500 3 3 9 4 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 1

Molina, Jose .000 .000 .000 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Molina, Yadier .262 .286 .311 15 10 42 3 11 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 1 0 2

Pagan, Angel .361 .472 .452 10 10 36 2 13 17 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 7 2 0 0

Perez, Eduardo .250 .250 .400 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Rios, Alex .211 .404 .361 20 19 57 13 12 23 0 1 3 7 0 1 3 11 1 12 2 1 2

Rivera, Carlos .174 .174 .240 9 7 23 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 1

Rodriguez, Ivan .366 .683 .447 12 12 41 9 15 28 4 0 3 7 0 0 0 6 0 8 1 2 0

Rosario, Eddie .214 .286 .214 6 3 14 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

Soto, Geovany .231 .308 .444 4 4 13 2 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 1

Valdes, Pedro .167 .167 .286 5 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

Valentin, Jose .292 .333 .280 6 6 24 1 7 8 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0

Valentin, Javier .500 .500 .500 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Vazquez, Ramon .158 .316 .261 6 5 19 2 3 6 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 5 1 0 0

Williams, Bernie .207 .448 .281 10 7 29 2 6 13 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 1

Puerto Rico Team .250 .377 .344 22 22 705 86 176 266 33 3 17 84 8 6 8 97 7 133 19 7 17

Puerto Rico Opponent .222 .316 .300 22 22 694 56 154 219 32 6 7 52 6 1 13 65 4 145 11 7 14


Alvarado, Giancarlo 1 2 4.40 6 4 0 0 0 0 14.1 11 49 8 7 1 1 4 2 10 2 0 .224

Baez, Federico 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .125

Berrios, Jose 0 1 18.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 10 4 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500

Burgos, Hiram 1 0 1.02 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.2 17 65 2 2 0 1 5 0 17 0 0 .262

Cabrera, Fernando 0 0 0.00 14 0 0 12 0 5 9.2 3 31 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 0 .097

Calero, Kiko 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .100

Cedeno, Xavier 0 0 1.69 8 0 0 1 0 1 5.1 5 21 1 1 0 1 2 0 8 1 0 .238

Collazo, William 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 10 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .300

De La Torre Jose 0 0 4.50 7 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 24 3 3 1 0 1 0 13 0 0 .292

Feliciano, Pedro 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 1 0 0 5.1 2 14 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 .143

Figueroa, Nelson 2 0 1.04 6 2 0 0 0 0 17.1 9 58 2 2 0 2 4 0 9 1 0 .155

Fontanez, Randy 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 3 0 0 2.1 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455

González, Dicky 1 1 2.45 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 6 29 5 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 .207

Gutierrez, Carlos 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250

Lopez, Javier 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143

Maldonado, Ivan 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 7 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429

Matos, Josue 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250

Nieves, Efrain 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .300

Pineiro, Joel 0 1 2.08 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 7 33 3 2 1 0 4 0 5 0 0 .212

Rivera, Saul 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 1 0 0 3.2 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083

Rojas, Chris 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000

Roman, Orlando 1 1 1.74 4 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 8 40 2 2 1 1 5 0 8 0 0 .200

Romero, J.C. 1 1 4.66 11 0 0 2 0 1 9.2 10 39 5 5 0 0 4 1 8 0 0 .256

Sanchez, Jonathan 1 0 4.05 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.2 7 24 3 3 1 1 3 0 5 0 0 .292

Santiago, Andres 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500

Santiago, Jose 1 0 1.13 5 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 27 1 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 .148

Santiago, Mario 1 1 3.12 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 7 33 3 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 .212

Snell, Ian 0 1 2.25 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 8 31 2 2 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 .258

Soto, Giovanni 0 0 2.45 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 14 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .214

Vazquez, Javier 3 0 1.56 4 4 0 0 0 0 17.1 14 64 3 3 1 1 3 0 12 0 0 .219

Puerto Rico Team 13 9 2.38 22 22 0 22 3 7 189.1 154 694 56 50 7 13 65 4 145 6 0 .222

Puerto Rico Opponent 9 13 3.50 22 22 0 22 5 6 187.2 176 705 86 73 17 8 97 7 133 9 2 .250

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS PUERTO RICO

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VENEZUELAFederacion Venezolana de Beisbol

Avenida Urdaneta, Animas a Platanal

Edifi cio Las Marías, Piso 4 Ofi cina 401

Caracas, Venezuela

P: +58 212-564-2316

W: www.fevebeisbol.com

How baseball fi rst came to Venezuela is a somewhat new phrase. Many researchers believe Venezuelan college students who attended school in the United States and other countries fi rst brought the game back to their home in the 1890’s.

Amenodoro Franklin was one such student and was highly passionate about publicizing the sport. Franklin went on to establish the fi rst organized baseball club on the island in 1895. He named the club Caracas BBC in hopes of using the team to participate the fi rst organized baseball game in Venezuela.

Franklin’s dream became a reality on May 22, 1895 thanks in part to an ad he placed in a regional newspaper inviting people to play an organized game the following day. The newspaper, El Tiempo, was unaware of what baseball actually was, so they described the sport in the ad as a “new kind of chess game, the Base Bale.”

The game was an impressive success with the blue team holding off the red team en route to a 28-19 victory. Newspapers across Venezuela christened the new sport as a refreshing escape from the economic diffi culties plaguing the country, saying “that game of Base Ball provides health and strength to the body and happiness to the spirit.”

It was initially diffi cult to organize a competitive national league due to inherent problems with cross-country travel. Venezuelan baseball received a substantial boost in 1941 with the creation of the Venezuelan Baseball Federation (VBF). The VBF brought the best young players in the country together, and they went on to win their fi rst Amateur World Baseball Championship (later the IBAF World Cup) that same year. This victory paired with Chico Carrasquel’s success as the fi rst Venezuelan to play in the Majors in 1950 created a passionate national interest in the sport.

Several competing professional leagues formed and came together for the country’s fi rst championship game in 1953. Economic failures for a number of clubs left one centrally located league standing 10 years later. Luis Machado decided to purchase the Portuguesa Landers in 1969 and move them west to Maracaibo. This move laid the foundation for a true national professional league.

Teams from all parts of the country have been added to the league since the Landers’ move, and the league now encompasses eight teams in two divisions. The champion of this league has gone on to win the Caribbean World Series in 1970, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1989 and 2006.

Many Venezuelan players have enjoyed tremendous success at the Major League level. Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordóñez, Carlos Guillén and Victor Martínez are just a few of the many Venezuelan-born players who have gone on to the Majors.

Venezuelan baseball has overcome many hardships on their way to becoming a force in the international baseball community, and potential for the future is seemingly limitless.

In the most recent history, Venezuela has fi nished 7th in last two IBAF Baseball World Cups making the semifi nals in each. In the 2006 World Baseball Classic, Venezuela advanced to Round Two after shutting out both Italy and Australia in their two wins of Round One. After a disappointing appearance at the fi rst World Baseball Classic, they came back strong with only 2 losses out of 8 games played and being defeated by the Korean team in the semifi nals. As of Opening

President General Manager

Edwin Zerpa Carlos Guillen


Federick Ortega E: [email protected]


Aileen Villarreal E: [email protected]


VENEZUELA’S BASEBALL HISTORY

WORKOUT SCHEDULE

Team Training Camp

Tuesday, March 7 – Thursday, March 9 in Surprise, Arizona

Exhibition Schedule


Wednesday, March 8 1:05 p.m. 4:05 p.m. Kansas City Royals Surprise Stadium

Thursday, March 9 1:05 p.m. 4:05 p.m. Texas Rangers Surprise Stadium

FIRST ROUND


Friday, March 10 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. at Puerto Rico Estadio Charros de Jalisco

Saturday, March 11 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. at Italy Estadio Charros de Jalisco

Sunday, March 12 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.* vs. Mexico Estadio Charros de Jalisco

* Daylight savings begins



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VENEZUELA

Day 2016, there were 63 players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball who are making a big impact in today’s game. The year 2012 was a year to remember for Venezuelan baseball, as some of their biggest stars accomplished great feats such as Felix Hernandez’ perfect game, Johan Santana’s fi rst no-hit game in New York Mets history, Pablo Sandoval hitting three home runs in the fi rst game of World Series and Miguel Cabrera becoming the fi rst Triple Crown winner in 45 years. It is safe to say that Team Venezuela will be a tough competitor as they look forward to competing in the 4th edition of the World Baseball Classic.

VENEZUELA’S BASEBALL HISTORY, CONTINUED

Pitchers (22) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League W-L ERA SV G IP BB SOJose Alvarado L L 6-0 240 21-May-95 Maracaibo, Ven. Charlotte A-Adv 2-1 3.91 0 27 46.0 38 51 Bowling Green A-Full 2-0 1.46 2 10 24.2 17 34 Totals 4-1 3.06 2 37 70.2 55 85Jose Alvarez L L 5-11 190 5-Jun-89 Barcelona, Ven. Los Angeles (AL) MLB 1-3 3.45 0 63 57.1 15 51 Salt Lake AAA 1-0 2.45 0 5 7.1 5 7Omar Bencomo R R 6-1 180 10-Feb-89 Valencia, Ven. Rochester AAA 3-1 3.49 0 5 28.1 5 23 Chattanooga AA 4-6 3.86 3 19 56.0 18 41 Totals 7-7 3.74 3 24 84.1 23 64Silvino Bracho R R 5-10 190 17-Jun-92 Maracaibo, Ven. Arizona MLB 0-2 7.30 0 26 24.2 10 17 Reno Aces AAA 0-2 4.81 15 36 33.2 8 43Leonel Campos* R R 6-2 215 17-Jul-87 Valera, Trujillo, Ven. San Diego MLB 1-0 5.73 0 18 22.0 14 24 El Paso AAA 2-1 4.32 1 37 50.0 30 62Jose Castillo L L 6-4 200 10-Jan-96 Valencia, Ven. Lake Elsinore A-Adv 1-0 1.59 0 7 11.1 5 7 Fort Wayne A-Full 1-1 2.28 1 9 23.2 4 35 Tri-City A-Short 0-1 1.80 1 4 5.0 3 7 Totals 2-2 2.03 2 20 40.0 12 49Jhoulys Chacin R R 6-3 215 7-Jan-88 Maracaibo, Ven. Atlanta MLB 1-2 5.40 0 5 26.2 8 27 Los Angeles (AL) MLB 5-6 4.68 0 29 117.1 47 92 Totals 6-8 4.81 0 34 144.0 55 119 Gwinnett AAA 1-0 0.00 0 1 7.2 2 7Deolis Guerra R R 6-1 245 17-Apr-89 San Felix, Ven. Los Angeles (AL) MLB 3-0 3.21 0 44 53.1 7 36 Salt Lake AAA 0-0 0.00 0 3 5.0 2 7Felix Hernandez R R 6-3 225 8-Apr-86 Valencia, Ven. Seattle MLB 11-8 3.82 0 25 153.1 65 122 Tacoma AAA 1-0 1.59 0 1 5.2 1 7 Everett A-Short 0-0 7.36 0 1 3.2 2 6 Totals 1-0 3.86 0 2 9.1 3 13Gregory Infante* R R 6-2 215 10-Jul-87 Caracas, Ven. Lehigh Valley AAA 2-1 5.82 0 9 17.0 12 12 Reading AA 4-2 4.84 0 30 44.2 23 53 Totals 6-3 5.11 0 39 61.2 35 65Wilfredo Ledezma L L 6-4 225 21-Jan-81 Valle de la Pascua, Ven. Puebla Mexican 2-1 4.91 1 21 18.1 7 17 Veracruz Mexican 1-2 2.03 6 30 31.0 12 31 Totals 3-3 3.10 7 51 49.1 19 48Arcenio Leon* R R 6-3 225 22-Sep-86 Maracaibo, Zulia, Ven. Acereros Mexican 5-4 3.30 36 60 62.2 21 53Jhondaniel Medina* R R 5-11 160 8-Feb-93 Maracay, Aragua, Ven. Indianapolis AAA 1-1 2.63 0 9 13.2 7 10 Altoona AA 2-2 3.70 0 37 56.0 31 60 Totals 3-3 3.49 0 46 69.2 38 70Franklin Morales* L L 6-1 210 13-Aug-92 Pto. Cabello, Carabobo, Ven. Toronto MLB 0-1 9.00 0 5 4.0 2 2 Buff alo AAA 1-0 2.00 0 9 9.0 4 6 Dunedin A-Adv 0-0 0.00 0 2 2.0 2 3 Totals 1-0 1.64 0 11 11.0 6 9Martin Perez L L 6-0 200 4-Apr-91 Guanare, Ven. Texas MLB 10-11 4.39 0 33 198.2 76 103Yusmeiro Petit R R 6-1 255 22-Nov-84 Maracaibo, Ven. Washington MLB 3-5 4.50 1 36 62.0 15 49Edubray Ramos* R R 6-0 180 19-Dec-92 Caracas, DC, Ven. Philadelphia MLB 1-3 3.83 0 42 40.0 11 40 Lehigh Valley AAA 1-0 0.38 3 15 23.2 3 26 Reading AA 1-1 2.40 7 11 15.0 1 15 Totals 2-1 1.16 10 26 38.2 4 41Eduardo Rodriguez* L L 6-2 200 4-Jul-93 Valencia, Carabobo, Ven. Boston MLB 3-7 4.71 0 20 107.0 40 100 Pawtucket AAA 0-4 3.08 0 7 38.0 7 24Francisco Rodriguez R R 6-0 195 1-Jul-82 Caracas, Ven. Detroit MLB 3-4 3.24 44 61 58.1 21 52Bruce Rondon R R 6-3 275 9-Dec-90 Valencia, Ven. Detroit MLB 5-2 2.97 0 37 36.1 12 45 Toledo AAA 2-2 3.74 9 22 21.2 16 30Hector Rondon* R R 6-3 230 26-Feb-88 Guatire, Miranda, Ven. Chicago MLB 2-3 3.53 18 54 41.0 8 58Robert Suarez R R 6-2 210 1-Mar-91 Ciudad Bolivar, Ven. Fukuoka Japanese 2-6 3.19 1 58 53.2 18 64

Catchers (2) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBRobinson Chirinos R R 6-1 210 5-Jun-84 Pto. Fijo, Ven. Texas MLB .224 147 21 33 9 20 0 Round Rock AAA .167 12 0 2 0 0 0 Frisco AA .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .095 21 0 2 0 0 0Salvador Perez R R 6-3 240 10-May-90 Valencia, Ven. Kansas City MLB .247 514 57 127 22 64 0

Infi elders (8) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBJose Altuve R R 5-6 165 5-Jun-90 Maracay, Ven. Houston MLB .338 640 108 216 24 96 30Miguel Cabrera R R 6-4 240 18-Apr-83 Maracay, Ven. Detroit MLB .316 595 92 188 38 108 0Alcides Escobar R R 6-1 185 16-Dec-86 La Sabana, Ven. Kansas City MLB .261 637 57 166 7 55 17Victor Martinez S R 6-2 210 23-Dec-78 Ciudad Bolivar, Ven. Detroit MLB .289 553 65 160 27 86 0Rougned Odor L R 5-11 195 3-Feb-94 Maracaibo,Ven. Texas MLB .271 605 89 164 33 88 14Hernan Perez R R 6-1 215 26-Mar-91 Villa de Cura, Ven. Milwaukee MLB .272 404 50 110 13 56 34 Colorado Springs AAA .339 62 10 21 1 11 2Martin Prado R R 6-0 215 27-Oct-83 Maracay, Ven. Miami MLB .305 600 70 183 8 75 2Yangervis Solarte S R 5-11 215 7-Jul-87 Valencia, Ven. San Diego MLB .286 405 55 116 15 71 1 El Paso AAA .714 7 3 5 0 2 0

Outfi elders (3) B T Ht. Wt. Born Hometown 2016 Club League AVG AB R H HR RBI SBCarlos González L L 6-1 210 17-Oct-85 Maracaibo, Ven Colorado MLB .298 584 87 174 25 100 2Odubel Herrera L R 5-11 205 29-Dec-91 Zulia, Ven Philadelphia MLB .286 583 87 167 15 49 25Ender Inciarte L L 5-11 190 29-Oct-90 Maracaibo, Ven Atlanta MLB .291 522 85 152 3 29 16 Gwinnett AAA .333 6 0 2 0 0 0


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MANAGERS AND COACHES VENEZUELA

OMAR VIZQUEL MANAGER

Born: April 24, 1967 Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela

Career: Signed by the Seattle Mariners in 1984…had a 23-year career in the Majors…is an 11-time Gold

Glove Award winner, second-most among shortstops…is oldest shortstop recipient of the Gold Glove (age

38 in 2005, and again at age 39 in 2006)…began coaching career in 2013 with the Los Angeles Angels of

Anaheim…was named fi rst base coach of the Detroit Tigers on November 18, 2013.

CLEMENTE ALVAREZ COACH

Career: Appeared as a catcher with the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2000 season…played winter ball

over 19 seasons (1986-2004) with Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball

League…coached for Magallanes and the Tigres de Aragua after his playing career fi nished.

HENRY BLANCO COACH

Career: Began his professional baseball career in 1989 (Los Angeles Dodgers) after signing as an amateur

free agent…moved to the catcher position in 1995…made his Major League debut with the Dodgers on

July 25, 1997…fi nished with a 16-year career in the Majors, playing with nine diff erent teams…made

his managerial debut with the Bravos de Margarita club of the Venezuelan League in the 2014–15 season.

ROBERTO ESPINOZA COACH

Career: Played in the minor leagues from 1979-82…is the brother of former Major Leaguer Álvaro

Espinoza…returned to baseball as a coach for the 1989 Kinston Indians…was a baserunning and outfi eld

instructor in the Cleveland Indians system in 1990…scouted for the White Sox for nine seasons…coached

for Venezuela in the 2006 and ’09 World Baseball Classic and the 2009 Baseball World Cup.

CARLOS GARCIA COACH

Career: Has a long career as a coach in the United States which began in 2003…was third base coach for

the Seattle Mariners between 2005-08……as a player, Garcia had a 10-year career in the Majors with the

Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Anaheim Angels and San Diego Padres, which included participation in

the All-Star Game in 1994…in Venezuela he also played for 10 seasons, nine of them with Magallanes and

his last one with the Tigres de Aragua.

OMAR LOPEZ COACH

Career: Played three seasons in the minor league systems for the Chicago White Sox (1996-97) and the

Arizona Diamondbacks (1998)…begins his 19th season in the Astros organization…earned the 2010

Astros Player Development Man of the Year Award, as he was credited with guiding the organization’s

Spanish-speaking prospects through their fi rst year of professional baseball in the United States.

EDDIE PEREZ COACH

Career: Was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1986…spent eight seasons in the

Braves’ minor league system…launched a home run for his fi rst major league hit on September 15, 1995…

took on the role of personal catcher for Greg Maddux…is currently the Braves’ fi rst base coach…managed

the Águilas del Zulia of the Venezuelan Winter League between 2008-10.

CARLOS SUBERO COACH

Career: Spent fi ve seasons in the minors with the Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers…managed

the Double-A Birmingham Barons to the second-best record in the Southern League and a spot in the playoff s

in 2008…took the Southern League Manager of the Year honors in 2015…was hired as the Brewers fi rst

base and infi eld coach in December 2015.

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PITCHERS VENEZUELA

JOSE ALVARADO LHP

Career: Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a non-drafted free agent on March 13, 2012…led the VSL Rays

with 54 strikeouts in 2013… compiled 223 strikeouts in 199 innings with a 3.61 ERA in 79 games in the minor

league. International: Plays in Venezuela with Tiburones de la Guaira.


Charlotte A-Adv 2-1 3.91 0 27 46.0 38 51

Bowling Green A-Full 2-0 1.46 2 10 24.2 17 34

Totals 4-1 3.06 2 37 70.2 55 85

JOSE ALVAREZ LHP

Career: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as a Minor League free agent on Nov. 8, 2012…led Southern League

starters with 1.66 walks per nine innings in 2012, and tied for the lead with three complete games…was

named Detroit Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2013…named by Baseball America as having best

change up and control in International League for 2013 season.



Salt Lake AAA 1-0 2.45 0 5 7.1 5 7

MLB Career 6-11 4.01 0 144 163.2 54 142

OMAR BENCOMO RHP

Career: Originally signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an undrafted free agent in 2007…was named Pitcher

of the Year for the VSL Rays in 2008…led his VSL club in innings pitched in 2009 and averaged 18.3 SO/BB

(55/3)…signed with the Minnesota Twins as a Minor League free agent out of an independent league in

2015. International: Plays in Venezuela with Bravos de Margarita.


Rochester AAA 3-1 3.49 0 5 28.1 5 23

Chattanooga AA 4-6 3.86 3 19 56.0 18 41

Totals 7-7 3.74 3 24 84.1 23 64

SILVINO BRACHO RHP

Career: Appeared in 13 relief outings with the D-backs in his fi rst Major League season in 2015...Combined to

go 2-1 with 19 saves and a 1.60 ERA (9 ER in 50.2 IP) in 43 games with Single-A Adv. Visalia and Double-A Mobile

in 2015)…Southern League Reliever of the Month honors in July 2015…Named a 2015 Second-Team Minor

League All-Star by Baseball America, and was also recognized as the Best Reliever in the Southern League.


Arizona MLB 0-2 7.30 0 26 24.2 10 17

Reno AAA 0-2 4.81 15 36 33.2 8 43

MLB Career 0-2 5.35 1 39 37.0 14 34

JOSE CASTILLO LHP

Career: Originally signed by the Rays in 2012, he was ranked the Rays’ No. 20 prospect by MLB.com prior to

the 2014 season…in four years in minor league has posted 8 wins, 2 saves in 54 games with a 3.72 ERA and

WHIP 1.38…was assigned to Navegantes del Magallanes in Venezuelan Winter League last year.


Lake Elsinore A-Adv 1-0 1.59 0 7 11.1 5 7

Fort Wayne A-Full 1-1 2.28 1 9 23.2 4 35

Tri-City A-Short 0-1 1.80 1 4 5.0 3 7

Totals 2-2 2.03 2 20 40.0 12 49

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PITCHERS VENEZUELA

JHOULYS CHACIN RHP

Career: Led the Colorado Rockies in wins (11), starts (31), innings (194.0) and strikeouts (150) in 2011…

set Rockies rookie records with 138 strikeouts and set the Colorado rookie starter record with a 3.28 ERA in

2010…has also played with Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In

December 2016 San Diego Padres signed him as a free agent. International: He represented Venezuela in

the 2013 World Baseball Classic.


Atlanta MLB 1-2 5.40 0 5 26.2 8 27


Totals 6-8 4.81 0 34 144.0 55 119

Gwinnett AAA 1-0 0.00 0 1 7.2 2 7

MLB Career 46-57 3.94 0 163 842.2 345 654

DEOLIS GUERRA RHP

Career: Originally signed with New York Mets as a 16-year-old in 2005…represented the Mets on the

Team World roster at the 2007 All-Star Futures Game…entered 2008 season ranked by Baseball America

as Mets No. 2 prospect…was traded to Minnesota in 2008 with three other players in exchange for two-

time Cy Young Award winner LHP Johan Santana...rated by Baseball America as having “Best Changeup”

in Minnesota’s system entering the 2009, 2010 and 2012 campaigns. International: Has pitched for

Magallanes in Venezuelan Winter League during each off season from 2008-15.



Salt Lake AAA 0-0 0.00 0 3 5.0 2 7

MLB Career 5-0 3.99 0 54 70.0 10 53

FELIX HERNANDEZ RHP

Career: “King Felix” was signed by the Seattle Mariners in July 2002…won the Cy Young Award in 2010

when he posted a 2.27 ERA (1st in American League) and 232 strikeouts (2nd in American League)…joins

Randy Johnson (1995) as only other Mariner to win the Cy Young Award…led the American League with a

2.14 ERA in 2014…he is a six-time All-Star. International: Pitched for Team Venezuela in the 2009 World

Baseball Classic.


Seattle MLB 11-8 3.82 0 25 153.1 65 122

Tacoma AAA 1-0 1.59 0 1 5.2 1 7

Everett A-Short 0-0 7.36 0 1 3.2 2 6

Totals 1-0 3.86 0 2 9.1 3 13

MLB Career 154-109 3.16 0 359 2415.2 695 2264

GREGORY INFANTE RHP

Career: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in 2006…made fi ve scoreless relief

appearances in his fi rst season with the White Sox (4.2 IP) in 2010...in 10 years in the minor leagues he has

accumulated a 31-33 record with a 3.73 ERA through 614.2 innings, with 54 saves and 544 strikeouts…posted

22 saves, a 4.08 ERA and 84 strikeouts in his seven seasons with Tiburones de la Guaira in Venezuelan League.


Lehigh Valley AAA 2-1 5.82 0 9 17.0 12 12

Reading AA 4-2 4.84 0 30 44.2 23 53

Totals 6-3 5.11 0 39 61.2 35 65

MLB Career 0-0 0.00 0 5 4.2 4 5

178

PITCHERS VENEZUELA

WILFREDO LEDEZMA LHP

Career: Signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1998…made his Major League debut with the Detroit Tigers

in 2003…Played for Detroit, Atlanta, San Diego, Arizona, Washington, Pittsburgh, and Toronto over his

nine year career…has a 5.40 ERA in 396.1 career innings. International: Pitched for Team Venezuela in

the 2013 World Baseball Classic…played for Navegantes del Magallanes, Leones del Caracas, Bravos de

Margarita and Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League.


Puebla Mexican 2-1 4.91 1 21 18.1 7 17

Veracruz Mexican 1-2 2.03 6 30 31.0 12 31

Totals 3-3 3.10 7 51 49.1 19 48

MARTIN PEREZ LHP

Career: Signed by the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2007...ranked No. 23 among Top 50

Prospects by MLB.com entering 2011 season…has accumulated 28 wins in 87 games with a 4.29 ERA and

1.41 WHIP in six MLB seasons…went 3-6 with a 4.46 ERA in 14 starts after the All-Star break in 2015,

logging eight quality to match Cole Hamels for the club lead.


Texas MLB 10-11 4.39 0 33 198.2 76 103

MLB Career 28-30 4.29 0 87 491.0 171 295

YUSMEIRO PETIT RHP

Career: At the age of 10, he played second base for Maracaibo in the 1994 Little League World Series to

earn Venezuela its fi rst title…played with the Washington Nationals in 2016...went 5-5 with a 3.69 ERA in

117 innings for the San Francisco Giants in 2014…came within one out of a perfect game on September

6, 2013 as a member of the Giants. International: Played with Navegantes del Magallanes and Bravos de

Margarita in Venezuela.


Washington MLB 3-5 4.50 1 36 62.0 15 49

MLB Career 23-32 4.58 2 197 537.0 142 465

FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ RHP

Career: Has 15 years of Major League Baseball experience and is a veteran presence in the bullpen…owns

a career 2.73 ERA and 1.14 WHIP…holds the Major League record for saves in a single season (62), set

in 2008…three-time league leader in saves (2005-06, and ’08)...six-time All-Star (2004, 2007-09, 2014

and 2015), two-time Relief Man of the Year Award (2006, 2008) and a World Series champion (2002).

International: Rodríguez competed in the three previous World Baseball Classics for Venezuela.


Detroit MLB 3-4 3.24 44 61 58.1 21 52

MLB Career 50-48 2.73 430 920 950.2 378 119

BRUCE RONDON RHP

Career: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as a non-drafted free agent in 2007…ranked as the Tigers’ No. 2

prospect (No. 92 overall) by MLB.com entering the 2013 season...selected to participate in the Futures Game

held prior to Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in 2012. Named the Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the

Year after the 2012 season…made his Major League debut on April 25, 2013...fi nished 2016 season with a

2.97 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP in 36.1 innings.


Detroit MLB 5-2 2.97 0 37 36.1 12 45

Toledo AAA 2-2 3.74 9 22 21.2 16 30

MLB Career 7-4 4.03 6 102 96.0 42 111

179

PITCHERS VENEZUELA

ROBERT SUAREZ RHP

Career:Played in the Mexican League with Saraperos de Saltillo in 2015, posting 23 saves, a 1.71 ERA and

48 strikeouts...Suarez signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan

for the 2016 season...fi nished the regular season with a 2–6 record, a 3.19 ERA, and 64 strikeouts in 53.2

innings in 2016.


Fukuoka Nippon 2-6 3.19 1 58 53.2 18 64

CATCHERS

ROBINSON CHIRINOS C

Career: Acquired by the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations in 2013...was the Rangers’ Opening

Day catcher in 2015 but was limited to 78 games after he was hampered by a shoulder injury late in the

season…established career highs in doubles (16) and walks (28) in 2015...has posted 33 HR, .230 AVG, .423

SLG in Major League Career…plays for Navegantes del Magallanes in Venezuela.


Texas MLB .224 147 21 33 9 20 0

Round Rock AAA .167 12 0 2 0 0 0

Frisco AA .000 9 0 0 0 0 0

Totals .095 21 0 2 0 0 0

MLB Career .230 769 97 177 33 101 0

SALVADOR PEREZ C

Career: Perez was selected to his fourth All-Star Game in 2016...became the fi rst Royal to start consecutive

years at the Midsummer Classic since George Brett did it in fi ve-straight years (1981-85)…earned his fourth-

straight Rawlings Gold Glove award in 2016...World Series MVP in 2015…Perez was named Rookie of the Year

in the Venezuelan Winter League in 2012-13.


Kansas City MLB .247 514 57 127 22 64 0

MLB Career .272 2556 272 696 87 343 2

INFIELDERS

JOSE ALTUVE INF

Career: Signed by Houston as a 16-year-old non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela…has four All-Star Game

appearances under his belt (2012, 2014-16), including a start in 2015…won the Luis Aparicio Award in 2014

and was the Astros nominee for MLB’s Hank Aaron Award…has won three consecutive AL Silver Slugger awards

(2014-2016) and earned his first career Gold Glove in 2015…won the AL Batting Title in 2014 and 2016.


Houston MLB .338 640 108 216 24 96 30

MLB Career .311 3361 449 1046 60 322 199

MIGUEL CABRERA INF

Career: The 2012 Triple Crown Winner is a two-time American League MVP and eleven time All-Star (four

times with Florida Marlins and seven with Detroit Tigers)…joined Ty Cobb as the only players in Tigers history

to lead the American League in batting average, home runs and RBI…he has won seven silver sluggers

award. International: The 2017 World Baseball Classic will mark Miggy’s fourth appearance representing

Venezuela in the WBC, as he has posted 5 home runs and 12 RBI in the previous Classics (2006, 2009 and 2013).


Detroit MLB .316 595 92 188 38 108 0

MLB Career .321 7853 1321 2519 446 1553 38

180

INFIELDERS VENEZUELA

ALCIDES ESCOBAR INF

Career: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 9, 2003…won a World Series Championship and an

ALCS MVP with Kansas City in 2015…was selected to the 2015 All-Star Game…earned his fi rst Rawlings

Gold Glove in 2015, becoming the fi rst Kansas City shortstop to receive the honor…played 162 games in

2016 with 166 hits, 17 SB, AVG .261 and .979 fi elding percentage.


Kansas City MLB .261 637 57 166 7 55 17

MLB Career .262 4223 480 1105 31 354 162

VICTOR MARTINEZ INF

Career: Completed his sixth season with Detroit Tigers in 2016, appearing in 154 games…has accumulated

227 HR, .301 AVG, .467 SLG with 1936 hits in 14 seasons in Major League Baseball…two-time AL Silver

Slugger (2004 and 2014) and fi ve-time AL All Star...was ranked second in Batting Average in 2014 with a .335

clip. International: He played in 2006 World Baseball Classic where he posted 1 HR and 5 RBIs in 5 games.


Detroit MLB .289 553 65 160 27 86 0

MLB Career .301 6438 844 1936 227 1077 7

ROUGNED ODOR INF

Career: Signed by the Texas Rangers as a free agent in 2011, and made his debut in 2014… the second baseman

batted .261 (111- 426) with 21 doubles, nine triples, 16 HR, and 61 RBI in 120 games, surpassing his rookie totals

in every signifi cant off ensive category in 2015...in 2016 he improved to .271 with 33 doubles, 33 HR and 88 RBI

in 150 games...his brother, also named Rougned, is also in the Texas…his uncle, Rouglas Odor, played in the

Cleveland and Milwaukee organizations and is a hitting coach for Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic team.


Texas MLB .271 605 89 164 33 88 14

MLB Career .265 1417 182 375 58 197 285

HERNAN PEREZ INF

Career: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as a free agent in 2007…was ranked the Tigers’ No. 13 prospect by MLB.

com entering the 2013 season…tied for fi fth in the Florida State League with 27 stolen bases in 2012…

fi nished the 2016 regular season with a .272 average, 13 home runs, 56 RBIs, 50 runs scored and 34 stolen

bases with the Milwaukee Brewers...played with Tigres de Aragua in 2015 in Venezuelan Winter League.


Milwaukee MLB .272 404 50 110 13 56 34

Colorado Springs AAA .339 62 10 21 1 11 2

MLB Career .255 740 79 189 14 82 40

MARTIN PRADO INF

Career: Is an 11-year veteran with a career .293 average...hit .305 last season with 183 hits (ranked 6th in

NL), 37 doubles, 8 home runs and 75 RBIs in 153 games…led MLB third basemen in fi elding percentage

(.976) in 2015…his seven errors were tied with Yunel Escobar for fewest among qualifying MLB third

basemen…selected to his fi rst All-Star game in 2010, starting in place of Chase Utley. International:

Represented Team Venezuela in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.


Miami MLB .305 600 70 183 8 75 2

MLB Career .293 4791 609 1402 95 564 39

181

INFIELDERS VENEZUELA

YANGERVIS SOLARTE INF

Career: Signed as a free agent by the Twins in 2005…fi nished the 2016 regular season with a .286 average,

15 home runs, 71 RBIs, and 55 runs scored for the San Diego Padres...his 142 hits were second on the Padres

behind Matt Kemp (158) in 2015…has played in Venezuela with Tigres de Aragua where he accumulated

199 hits, 39 doubles, 4 HR and 79 RBIs in six seasons.


San Diego MLB .286 405 55 116 15 71 1

El Paso AAA .714 7 3 5 0 2 0

MLB Career .271 1400 174 380 39 182 2

OUTFIELDERS

CARLOS GONZÁLEZ OF

Career: Won the National League Batting Title in 2010 with a .336 average...two-time Silver Slugger award

winner…three-time Gold Glove award winner…three-time All-Star…hit a career-high 40 home runs in

2015…fi nished the 2016 regular season with a .298 average, 25 home runs, 100 RBIs, 87 runs scored and two

stolen bases. International: Gonzalez represented Venezuela in the 2013 World Baseball Classic…he originally

played for Aguilas del Zuila in the Venezuelan League.


Colorado MLB .298 584 87 174 25 100 2

MLB Career .291 3955 657 1152 201 654 114

ODUBEL HERRERA OF

Career: Made his Major League debut on Opening Day in 2015...among NL rookies, fi nished fi rst in infi eld

hits (23), T-1st in SB (16) & 4-hit games (2), 2nd in AVG (.297), doubles (30) and singles (106)…became

the fi rst Phillies rookie with at least 30 2B and 15 SB since 1997 (Scott Rolen)…fi nished the 2016 regular

season with a .286 average, 15 home runs, 49 RBIs, 87 runs scored and 25 stolen bases…Herrera plays with

Tiburones de la Guaira in Venezuela.



MLB Career .291 1078 151 314 23 90 25

ENDER INCIARTE OF

Career: In his fi rst full season in the Majors in 2015 he hit .303 with 27 doubles, fi ve triples, six home runs,

21 stolen bases and 73 runs scored in 132 games…his .303 batting average ranked ninth in the National

League…won his fi rst Gold Glove award in 2016 (the fi rst won by an Atlanta center fi elder since Andruw

Jones captured 10 straight from 1998-2007)…posted a .291 average, 3 home runs, 29 RBIs and 85 runs

scored in 2016…plays in Venezuela with Aguilas del Zulia.


Atlanta MLB .291 522 85 152 3 29 16

Gwinnett AAA .333 6 0 2 0 0 0

MLB Career .292 1464 212 427 13 101 56

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION VENEZUELA

IBAF World Cup

1st place: 1941, 1944, 1945

2nd place: 1951, 1953

3rd place: 1942, 1950, 1961, 1973 (2)

4th place: 1969

5th place: 1947, 1970

6th place: 1952

7th place: 1980, 1986, 2009, 2011

9th place: 1984

12th place: 1990, 2007

14th place: 1940


6th place: 2002

9th place: 1977


Semi-Finals: 2009

2nd round: 2006

1st round: 2013

WBSC Premier 12

10th place: 2015



First Round (1-2)

March 7 Dominican Republic 9, Venezuela 3

March 9 Puerto Rico 6, Venezuela 3

March 10 Venezuela 11, Spain 6

First Round (2-1)


March 8 USA 15, Venezuela 6

March 11 Venezuela 5, USA 3

Second Round (3-0)

March 14 Venez. 3, Netherlands 1

March 16 Venez. 2, Puerto Rico 0

March 18 Venez. 10, USA 6


March 21 Korea 10, Venezuela 2


First Round (2-1)

March 7 Dom. Repub. 11, Venez. 5


March 9 Venezuela 2, Australia 0

Second Round (1-2)

March 12 Cuba 7, Venezuela 2


March 14 Dom. Republic 2, Venezuela 1

REGULAR SEASON W L PCT GB

Cardenales de Lara 39 24 .619 –

Caribes de Anzoategui 34 29 .540 5

Aguilas del Zulia 33 30 .524 6

Bravos de Margarita 30 33 .476 9

Tiburones de La Guaira 30 33 .476 9

Tigres de Aragua 30 33 .476 9

Navegantes del Magallanes 29 34 .460 10

Leones del Caracas 27 36 .429 12

2016 LIGA VENEZUELA BEISBOL PROFESIONAL STANDINGS

Championship Result

Zulia defeated Lara, 4 games to 1

183


Abreu, Bobby .256 .349 .385 13 13 43 5 11 15 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 8 0 12 3 0 0

Alfonzo, Edgardo .313 .563 .389 5 5 16 3 5 9 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1

Alvarez, Tony – – – 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Andrus, Elvis .286 .286 .375 2 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0

Blanco, Gregor .400 .733 .400 6 3 15 1 6 11 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Blanco, Henry .385 .769 .429 6 3 13 4 5 10 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2

Cabrera, Asdrubal .125 .125 .364 3 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0

Cabrera, Miguel .270 .587 .361 17 17 63 11 17 37 5 0 5 12 0 0 2 7 0 14 1 0 3

Chavez, Endy .286 .629 .297 12 8 35 5 10 22 2 2 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0

González, Carlos .273 .273 .385 3 3 11 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

Guillen, Carlos .208 .438 .283 13 13 48 7 10 21 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 0 0

Hernandez, Ramon .317 .585 .391 13 12 41 5 13 24 2 0 3 6 0 0 1 4 0 7 0 0 2

Infante, Omar .444 .667 .444 2 2 9 2 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Izturis, Cesar .267 .333 .450 6 5 15 4 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0

Lisson, Mario .000 .000 .000 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Lopez, Jose .417 .917 .481 7 7 24 8 10 22 6 0 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0

Martinez, Victor .200 .400 .400 5 5 15 1 3 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0

Maza, Luis .000 .000 .000 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Montero, Miguel .286 .429 .444 3 2 7 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

Mora, Melvin .269 .385 .321 7 7 26 1 7 10 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

Ordonez, Magglio .149 .170 .231 13 13 47 4 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0 2

Parra, Gerardo .059 .059 .200 9 4 17 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 1 1 1

Perez, Robert .000 .000 .000 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Perez, Salvador .200 .400 .200 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Perez, Tomas .000 .000 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Prado, Martin .455 .727 .538 3 3 11 2 5 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1

Ramirez, Max .200 .500 .200 4 1 10 1 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Rivera, Juan .154 .154 .313 5 4 13 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0

Romero, Alex .250 .250 .250 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sandoval, Pablo .308 .692 .357 3 3 13 1 4 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

Scutaro, Marco .292 .333 .393 11 7 24 5 7 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 2

Vizquel, Omar .300 .400 .440 6 6 20 2 6 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0

Venezuela Team .260 .453 .349 17 17 572 84 149 259 36 4 22 78 3 1 9 69 1 99 13 3 14

Venezuela Opponent .238 .375 .327 17 17 579 77 138 217 27 2 16 73 3 4 6 72 1 130 11 6 10


Alvarez, Henderson 0 1 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 13 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385

Armas, Tony J. 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000

Belisario, Ronald 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .167

Betancourt, Rafael 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000

Blanco, Ivan 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 12 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 .333

Carrara, Giovanni 0 0 67.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 6 5 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500

Chacin, Gustavo 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250

Chacin, Jhoulys 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 14 4 4 1 0 3 0 3 1 0 .357

Escobar, Kelvim 1 1 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 3 24 1 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 .125

Galarraga, Armando 1 0 4.91 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 13 32 5 4 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 .406

Garcia, Freddy 1 0 1.23 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 5 29 1 1 0 0 2 1 11 0 0 .172

González, Enrique 1 0 0.00 5 1 0 0 0 0 11.2 4 36 1 0 0 1 5 0 8 0 0 .111

Granado, Jean 1 0 27.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .400

Hernandez, Carlos 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Hernandez, Felix 2 0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 5 29 0 0 0 0 6 0 11 0 0 .172

Hernandez, Yoel 0 0 40.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 6 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500

Jimenez, Cesar 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Julio, Jorge 0 0 8.10 4 0 0 2 0 0 3.1 4 15 3 3 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 .267

Ledezma, Wil 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Moreno, Orber 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 1 0 0 3.2 3 14 2 2 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 .214

Moreno, Victor 0 0 2.84 5 0 0 2 0 0 6.1 9 24 2 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 .375

Palma, Ricardo 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125

Ramirez, Ramon A. 1 0 5.79 4 1 0 0 0 0 9.1 8 37 6 6 2 1 6 0 7 1 0 .216

Rincon, Juan 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286

Rodriguez, Francisco 0 0 0.82 10 0 0 9 0 4 11.0 4 38 1 1 1 0 2 0 13 0 0 .105

Sanchez, Anibal 0 1 54.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 3 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .600

Santana, Johan 0 2 2.16 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.1 5 31 3 2 1 0 3 0 10 0 0 .161

Silva, Carlos 1 1 3.50 5 3 0 0 0 0 18.0 21 74 8 7 2 0 3 0 10 0 0 .284

Torres, Alex 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 .333

Vasquez, Carlos 0 0 3.86 6 0 0 1 0 0 4.2 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .176

Zambrano, Carlos 1 0 5.23 3 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 6 35 6 6 1 0 7 0 9 1 0 .171

Zambrano, Victor 0 1 9.39 5 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 9 32 8 8 0 0 6 0 5 3 0 .281

Venezuela Team 10 7 4.23 17 17 0 17 5 4 151.0 138 579 77 71 16 6 72 1 130 8 0 .238

Venezuela Opponent 7 10 4.71 17 17 0 17 0 3 147.0 149 572 84 77 22 9 69 1 99 3 2 .260

ALL-TIME TEAM BATTING & PITCHING STATISTICS VENEZUELA

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PETCO PARKSECOND ROUNDPOOL F

SECOND ROUND

POOL E

Tokyo Dome venue

information on

page 62.

The World Baseball Classic returns to Petco Park

in 2017 with second-round action. The ballpark

also hosted the fi nal round of the inaugural World

Baseball Classic in 2006, as well as second round games

in 2009. Located in the heart of downtown San Diego’s

East Village next to the trendy Gaslamp Quarter, Petco

Park has been home for the San Diego Padres since April

8, 2004.

The open-air ballpark is a rare blend of historic

architecture and contemporary design. The park was

built around the 100-year-old Western Metal Supply

Building; the building is located in the leftfi eld corner

with the foul pole attached to the corner of the building. Natural stone and stucco exteriors pair with extensive landscaping to

make Petco Park a unique blend of function and beauty. Petco Park sits on 17.3 acres and features 42,445 fi xed seats, standing

room locations for approximately 1,500 spectators and lawn seating in the 2.7 acre Park at the Park located just beyond the

right fi eld fence.

Construction on the stadium began in the summer of 2000, and the fi rst event hosted there was a San Diego State University

college baseball game on March 11, 2004. The ballpark has played host to a number of special events in its history, including

the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game; an international soccer match between Mexico and Sweden in January 2005;

and a variety of concerts, featuring artists such as Madonna and the Rolling Stones.

TUE, MARCH 14 WED, MARCH 15 THU, MARCH 16 FRI, MARCH 17 SAT, MARCH 18

SUN, MARCH 19

GAME 1

Pool C Winner vs.

Pool D Winner

6:00 PM LOCAL

9:00 PM EST

IF NECESSARY

Tiebreak Game

3:00 PM LOCAL

6:00 PM EST

GAME 2

Pool D Runner-up

vs.

Pool C Runner-up

6:00 PM LOCAL

9:00 PM EST

GAME 3

Pool D Runner-up

vs.

Pool C Winner

7:00 PM LOCAL

10:00 PM EST

GAME 4

Pool C Runner-up

vs.

Pool D Winner

7:00 PM LOCAL

10:00 PM EST

GAME 5

Pool D Winner

vs.

Pool D Runner-up

12:30 PM LOCAL

3:30 PM EST

GAME 6

Pool C Runner-up vs.

Pool C Winner

7:00 PM LOCAL

10:00 PM EST

Date Matchup Local Time Eastern Time

Sun, March 12 Pool A Winner vs. Pool B TBD2 12:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (Sat)

Pool A Runner-up vs. Pool B TBD1 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m.

Mon, March 13 Pool A Runner-up vs. Pool A Winner 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m.

Tue, March 14 Pool B TBD1 vs. Pool B TBD

2 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m.

Wed, March 15 Pool A Winner vs. Pool B TBD1 12:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. (Tue)

Pool A Runner-up vs. Pool B TBD2 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m.

Thur, March 16 Tiebreak Game (if necessary) 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m.

Note: TBD1

will be Japan if they qualify – If Japan does not qualify, TBD1 will be Pool B Runner-up and TBD

2 will be Pool B Winner.

Year Opened

2004

Seating Capacity

40,162

Playing Surface

Natural Grass





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DODGER STADIUMYear Opened

1962

Seating Capacity

56,000

Playing Surface

Natural Grass





CHAMPIONSHIPROUND

Dodger Stadium returns to the international

baseball stage for the fi rst time since hosting the

championship round of the 2009 World Baseball

Classic. The historic venue was also the site of baseball

competition for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Built in 1962 with $23 million of private funding, the

Los Angeles Dodgers have called Dodger Stadium

home since their fi rst game there on April 10, 1962. The

Dodgers have had a home attendance total in excess

of three million people in 19 of the last 21 seasons.

The facility has featured a capacity of 56,000 since its

opening.

The ballpark, specially designed to withstand earthquakes, underwent signifi cant renovations following the conclusion of

the 2005 season, including the replacement of nearly every seat in the park. In 2008, the Dodgers announced a $500 million

project to build a Dodger museum, shops and restaurants around Dodger Stadium.

Dodger Stadium has played host to eight World Series (1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1988), the 1980 MLB

All-Star Game, soccer and hockey games, a basketball game featuring the Harlem Globetrotters, and several concerts by acts

such as The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Madonna and Beyonce.

MON, MARCH 20 TUE, MARCH 21 WED, MARCH 22

SEMIFINAL 1

Pool E Runner-Up

vs.

Pool F Winner

6:00 PM LOCAL

9:00 PM EST

SEMIFINAL 2

Pool E Winner

vs.

Pool F Runner-Up

6:00 PM LOCAL

9:00 PM EST

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Game 1 Winner

vs.

Game 2 Winner

6:00 PM LOCAL

9:00 PM EST

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Records and Leaders

Team Batting

Most runs, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, JPN, Mar. 3, 2006 vs. CHN

Most runs, inning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (7th inn.), CUB, Mar. 12, 2009 vs. MEX

Most hits, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, AUS, Mar. 8, 2009 vs. MEX

Most doubles, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, CAN, Mar. 7, 2006 vs. RSA

Most triples, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, CAN, Mar. 8, 2006 vs. USA

Most home runs, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 2x, last JPN, Mar. 10, 2013 vs. NED

Most extra-base hits, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, JPN, Mar. 10, 2013 vs. NED

Most walks, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, VEN, Mar. 9, 2006 vs. AUS

Most stolen bases, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5x, last VEN, Mar. 10, 2013 vs. ESP

Most total bases, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, JPN, Mar. 10, 2013 vs. NED

Most left on base, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 5x, last NED, Mar. 8, 2013 vs. CUB

Team Pitching

Most strikeouts, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 3x, last JPN, Mar. 3, 2013 vs. CHN

Most walks, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, AUS, Mar. 9, 2006 vs. VEN

Fewest walks, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 15x, last PUR, Mar. 12, 2013 vs. USA

Fewest hits, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 (7.0 inn.), NED, Mar. 10, 2006 vs. PAN

Most pitchers used, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 3x, last ESP, Mar. 10, 2013 vs. VEN

Individual Batting

Most hits, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 18x, last Justin Morneau (CAN), Mar. 9, 2013 vs. MEX

Most runs, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 6x, last Jose Fernandez (CUB), Mar. 4, 2013 vs. CHN

Most doubles, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 3x, last Chris Denorfi a (ITA), Mar. 9, 2009 vs. CAN

Most triples, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Gift Ngoepe (RSA), Mar. 9, 2009 vs. MEX

Most home runs, game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 11x, last Shinnosuke Abe (JPN), Mar. 12, 2013 vs. NED

Most extra-base hits, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, Yung-Chi Chen (TPE), Mar. 5, 2006 vs. CHN

Most total bases, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, Ivan Rodriguez (PUR), Mar. 7, 2009 vs. PAN

Most runs batted in, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, Ken Griff ey, Jr. (USA), Mar. 10, 2006 vs. RSA

Most stolen bases, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Randolph Oduber (NED), Mar. 11, 2013 vs. CUB

Most walks, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 2x, last Carlos Santana (DOM), Mar. 7, 2013 vs. VEN

Individual Pitching

Most strikeouts by a starter, game . . . . . . . . . . . 10, Ubaldo Jimenez (DOM), Mar 10, 2009 vs. NED

Most strikeouts by a reliever, game . . . . . . . . . . 6, 3x, last Masahiro Tanaka (JPN), Mar. 6, 2013 vs. CUB

Most innings pitched by a starter, game . . . . . . 7.2, Hisoshi Iwakuma (JPN), Mar. 23, 2009 vs. KOR

Most innings pitched by a reliever, game . . . . . . . . 5.0, Pedro Lazo (CUB), Mar. 12, 2006 vs. VEN

Miscellaneous

Longest game, time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:37, JPN vs. TPE, Mar. 8, 2013

Shortest game, time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:47, RSA vs. USA, Mar. 10, 2006

Largest crowd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,846, JPN vs. KOR, Mar. 23, 2009

Smallest crowd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,085, NED vs. KOR, Mar. 2, 2013

Most errors, game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, VEN, Mar. 21, 2009 vs. KOR

Most double plays turned, game . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, KOR, Mar. 6, 2009 vs. TPE

Most players used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, ITA, Mar. 9, 2013 vs. USA

WBC Rain Delays

Date Location

Mar. 18, 2006 San Diego, CA

Game Duration

JPN vs. KOR 0:45 (8th inn.)

Date Location

Mar. 7, 2013 San Juan, PUR

Game Duration

VEN vs. DOM 0:50 (1st inn.)

TEAM W-L

Australia 1-8

Brazil 0-3

Canada 3-5

China 2-7

Chinese Taipei 3-7

Cuba 13-7

Dominican Republic 14-4

TEAM W-L

Italy 4-7

Japan 17-7

Korea 14-5

Mexico 6-8

Netherlands 7-9

Panama 0-5

Puerto Rico 13-8

TEAM W-L

South Africa 0-5

Spain 0-3

Korea 12-4

United States 10-10

Venezuela 10-7

Colombia and Israel are appearing in the

World Baseball Classic for the fi rst time.

ALL-TIME COUNTRY RECORDS IN THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Team Abbreviations

AUS Australia

BRA Brazil

CAN Canada

CHN China

COL Colombia

CUB Cuba

CZE Czech Republic

DOM Dominican Republic

ESP Spain

FRA France

GBR Great Britain

GER Germany

ISR Israel

ITA Italy

JPN Japan

KOR Korea

MEX Mexico

NCA Nicaragua

NED Netherlands

NZL New Zealand

PAK Pakistan

PAN Panama

PHI Philippines

PUR Puerto Rico

RSA South Africa

TPE Chinese Taipei

USA United States

VEN Venezuela

187

Career Statistical Batting & Pitching Leaders

Batting Average

Yoandy Garlobo CUB .480

Carlos Delgado PUR .471

Yoenis Céspedes CUB .458

Justin Morneau CAN .455

Frederich Cepeda CUB .449

Hits

Frederich Cepeda CUB 31

Yulieski Gourriel CUB 24

Ichiro Suzuki JPN 24

Carlos Beltran PUR 20

Jorge Cantu MEX 20

Doubles


Justin Morneau CAN 8

Jorge Cantu MEX 7


Jong B. Lee KOR 6

Jose Lopez VEN 6

Triples

Yoenis Céspedes CUB 3

Gregor Blanco VEN 2

Endy Chavez VEN 2

Akinora Iwamura JPN 2

Gift Ngoepe RSA 2

Jimmy Rollins USA 2

Home Runs


Miguel Cabrera VEN 5


Seung-Yeop Lee KOR 5

Belter/Cantu/Despaigne 4

Runs Batted In


Jorge Cantu MEX 17


David Wright USA 15


Adrian González MEX 12

Runs Scored



Ichiro Suzuki JPN 14


Alex Rios PUR 13

Walks



Adrian González MEX 12

David Ortiz DOM 11

Tae-Kyun Kim KOR 10

Stolen Bases

Tsuyoshi Nishioka JPN 5

Jimmy Rollins USA 5

Ichiro Suzuki JPN 5


Yasutuki Kataoka JPN 4

Total Bases



Jorge Cantu MEX 39



On-Base Percentage



Joe Mauer USA .538

Yoandy Garlobo CUB .536

Nobuhiko Matsunaka JPN .528

Slugging Percentage

Yoenis Céspedes CUB 1.000


Jose Lopez VEN .917

Seung-Yeop Lee KOR .958


ERA (Min. 9 IP) ERA INN ER

Danny Betancourt CUB 0.00 10.2 0

Yadel Marti CUB 0.00 12.2 0

Fernando Rodney DOM 0.00 11.3 0

Chien-Ming Wang TPE 0.00 12.0 0

Jung Keun Bong KOR 0.44 20.1 1

Wins

Daisuke Matsuzaka JPN 6

Pedro Strop DOM 3

Javier Vazquez PUR 3

18 tied 2

Saves

Fernando Rodney DOM 8

Fernando Cabrera PUR 5

Francisco Rodriguez VEN 4

Chan Ho Park KOR 3

6 tied 2

Innings Pitched

Daisuke Matsuzaka JPN 27.2

Jung Keun Bong KOR 20.1

Sukmin Yoon KOR 20.1

Hisashi Iwakuma JPN 20.0

Diegomar Maxwell NED 19.1

Strikeouts

Daisuke Matsuzaka JPN 23

Yu Darvish JPN 20

Kenta Maeda JPN 18

Samuel Deduno DOM 17

Masahiro Tanaka JPN 17

Games Pitched

Fernando Cabrera PUR 13

Fernando Rodney DOM 12

Noberto Gonzalez CUB 11

JC Romero PUR 11

Francisco Rodriguez VEN 10

Toshiya Sugiuchi JPN 10

Batting average, slugging percentage

and on-base percentage are based on a

minimum of 20 plate appearances.

Pitching

Batting

188

2006 World Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team



Pitchers

Yadel Marti CUB

Chan Ho Park KOR

Daisuke Matsuzaka JPN

Catcher

Tomoya Satozaki JPN

First Base

Seung Yeop Lee KOR

Second Base

Yulieski Gourriel CUB

Third Base

Adrian Beltre DOM

Shortstop

Derek Jeter USA

Outfi eld

Ichiro Suzuki JPN

Ken Griff ey, Jr. USA

Jong Beom Lee KOR

Designated Hitter

Yoandri Garlobo CUB

Tournament MVP


Pitchers

Jungkeun Bong KOR

Hisashi Iwakuma JPN


Catcher

Ivan Rodriguez PUR

First Base

Tae Kyun Kim KOR

Second Base

Jose Lopez VEN

Third Base

Bum Ho Lee KOR

Shortstop

Jimmy Rollins USA

Outfi eld

Frederich Cepeda CUB

Norichika Aoki JPN

Yoenis Céspedes CUB

Designated Hitter

Hyun Soo Kim KOR

Tournament MVP


Pitchers:

Nelson Figueroa PUR

Kenta Maeda JPN

Fernando Rodney DOM

Catcher:

Yadier Molina PUR

First Base:

Edwin Encarnación DOM

Second Base:

Robinson Canó DOM

Third Base:

David Wright USA

Shortstop:

José Reyes DOM

Outfi eld:

Nelson Cruz DOM

Angel Pagán PUR

Michael Saunders CAN

Designated Hitter:

Hirokazu Ibata JPN

Tournament MVP:

Robinson Canó DOM

189

2017 World Baseball Classic Umpires

Umpire Supervisors Affi liation

Larry Young Major League Baseball

Charlie Reliford Major League Baseball

Rich Rieker Major League Baseball

Cris Jones Major League Baseball

Gustavo Rodriguez World Baseball Softball Confederation

1st Round, Pool A Seoul, South Korea

Ted Barrett USA

Brian Knight USA

D.J. Reyburn USA

Brett Robson AUS

Chikara Tsugawa JPN

Frantisek Pribyl CZE

2nd Round, Pool E Tokyo, Japan

Larry Hanover USA

Todd Tichenor USA

Cory Blaser USA

Trevor Grieve CAN

Jens Weider GER

Chicho Castillo DOM

Championship Round Los Angeles, California

Eric Cooper USA

Lance Barksdale USA

Rob Drake USA

Edgar Estivision PAN

TBD

TBD

1st Round, Pool C Miami, Florida

Mark Wegner USA

Dan Iassogna USA

Tripp Gibson USA

Jose Miller MEX


Edwin Hernandez PUR

1st Round, Pool B Tokyo, Japan

Larry Vanover USA

Todd Tichenor USA

Cory Blaser USA

Chien-Wen Su TPE

Fabrizio Fabrizzi ITA

Su-Won Choi KOR

2nd Round, Pool F San Diego, California

Tom Hallion USA

Hunder Wendelstedt USA

Will Little USA

MasanobuSasaki JPN

Byung Ju Kim KOR


1st Round, Pool D Jalisco, Mexico

Doug Eddings USA

Dan Bellino USA

Quin Wolcott USA

Felix Tejada DOM

Michael Ulloa ESP

WinfrIed Berkvins NED

190

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC UMPIRES MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

LANCE BARKSDALE USA

Career:Named to the Major League staff in July 2006...was assigned to the 2013 National League Wild

Card Game and the 2014-2016 ALDS...umpired in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006 and worked

the fi rst round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic in Mexico City...was the left fi eld umpire for the 2012

All-Star Game in Kansas City...was behind the plate when Arizona’s Randy Johnson tied the Major League

record for strikeouts in a game with 20 on May 8, 2001 vs. Cincinnati...uniquely, Lance was the third base

umpire for no-hitters on the last day of the seasons in both 2013 (Henderson Alvarez) and 2014 (Jordan

Zimmermann)...has worked in the Appalachian League (1993), the South Atlantic League (1994-95), the

Florida State League (1995-96), the Florida Instructional League (’96), the Southern League (1997), the

Pacifi c Coast League (1998-2005), the Arizona Fall League (1999-2000) and the International League (2006).

Major League Baseball Service Time: 13 years

TED BARRETT USA

Career: Became a member of the Major League staff in 1999...was appointed a crew chief for the 2013 season...

has worked A.L. Wild Card Games (2012-13, 15-16); Division Series (2000-03, 06-07, 11, 14); the League

Championship Series (2005, 08-10, 12-13, 15-16); the 2007, 2011 and 2014 World Series; the 2007 All-Star

Game; and the 2004 Japan All-Star Tour...served as the crew chief for the 2015 A.L. Wild Card Game and NLCS...is

the only umpire ever to work the plate for multiple perfect games (David Cone’s on July 18, 1999 and Matt Cain’s

on June 13, 2012); he also called balls and strikes for Ervin Santana’s no-hitter on July 27, 2011 and was at fi rst

base for Seattle’s combined no-hitter on June 8, 2012, just fi ve days before Cain’s gem...was the plate umpire

for Greg Maddux’s 300th win on August 7, 2004...was an instructor at MLB’s inaugural Umpire Camps (MLBUC.

com), held at MLB’s Urban Youth Academy in Compton, California, in November 2006 and participated in MLB’s

Umpire Camp for Marines as an instructor in March 2009 in San Diego...worked the fi rst round of the 2009

World Baseball Classic in Mexico City and was the crew chief for the 2013 WBC Championship Game...previously

worked in the Pacifi c Coast League (1993-99), Arizona Fall League (1993-95), Texas League (1992), California

League (1990-91), Arizona Instructional League (1989-90) and the Northwest League (1989).


DAN BELLINO USA

Career: Was promoted to the Major League staff before the 2011 season…worked the 2014 and 2015

American League Division Series, 2016 National League Division Series…worked the 2016 MLB All-Star

Game… worked the Japan Opening Series in Tokyo between the A’s and Mariners in 2012…has umpired

professionally since 2003…has been assigned to work Major League Spring Training each year since 2009…

has been called up to the Majors each year since 2008…made his Major League umpiring debut on June 25,

2008, when the Orioles played the Cubs at Wrigley Field…has worked in the New York-Penn League (2003),

Midwest League (2004), Florida State League (2005), Eastern League (2006), Pacifi c Coast League (2007-

2009) and International League (2010)…worked the Arizona Instructional League (2005), Hawaii Winter

League (2006), Arizona Fall League (2007-2008) and Puerto Rico Winter League (2009).


CORY BLASER USA

Career: Joined the Major League staff in 2014...worked the 2015 N.L. Wild Card Game...worked the 2016 A.L.

Division Series...worked his fi rst Major League game on April 24, 2010 between the Colorado Rockies and the

Florida Marlins in Denver....began to work in the Minor Leagues in 2002...previously umpired in the Arizona

League in 2002, Florida Instructional League (2002-2004), Northwest League in 2003, Midwest League in 2004,

Carolina League in 2005, Arizona Instructional League in 2005, Eastern League in 2006-2007, Venezuela Winter

League in 2007-2008, Arizona Fall League in 2008-2009, Dominican Winter League in 2010-2011 and Pacifi c

Coast League from 2008-2013... had worked 346 Major League games entering the 2014 season.


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ERIC COOPER USA

Career: Became a member of the Major League staff in 1999...worked the 2015-16 A.L. Wild Card Game;

Division Series (2003, 2005-06, 2008-09, 11-14); the 2004 and 15-16 NLCS; the 2014 World Series; and the

2005 All-Star Game...worked the San Juan, Puerto Rico round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic...has been

the home plate umpire for three no-hitters - including both by White Sox southpaw Mark Buehrle - which

is most among all active Major League umpires...was behind the dish when Boston’s Hideo Nomo tossed a

no-hitter vs. Baltimore (4/6/01); when Buehrle blanked Texas (4/18/07); and when Buehrle recorded his

perfect game vs. Tampa Bay (7/23/09)...worked Cal Ripken Jr.’s last Major League game (10/6/01)...worked

in the Appalachian League (1990), Midwest League (1991), Florida State League (1992), Eastern League

(1993-94), American Association (1995-97) and Pacifi c Coast League (1998).


ROB DRAKE USA

Career: Joined the Major League staff in 2010...worked the 2012 and 2013 N.L. Wild Card Games; the 2013

and 2014 NLDS; the 2012 and 2013 American League Championship Series; the 2015 National League

Championship Series; and the 2013 All-Star Game...was the right fi eld umpire for Roy Halladay’s no-hitter

in Game One of the 2010 NLDS...was behind the plate for Felix Hernandez’s perfect game on August 15,

2012 vs. Tampa Bay, which set a single-season Baseball record for the most perfect games in one season

(three)...has 21 years of professional umpiring experience, and 2015 will be his 17th year of working MLB

Spring Training or regular season games, having begun in 1999...has worked in the Northwest League,

Midwest League, Eastern League, California League and Pacifi c Coast League...has worked winter ball in the

Dominican Republic...umpired during the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006.


DOUG EDDINGS USA

Career: Joined the Major League staff in 1999...has worked the 2014 N.L. Wild Card Game, Division

Series (2000, 02), the 2005 American League Championship Series and the 2004 All-Star Game...was one

of the umpires who represented Major League Baseball during the 2006 Japan All-Star Series...attended

Wendelstedt’s Umpire School (1989)...was the home plate umpire for Cal Ripken, Jr.’s last Major League

game (10/6/01)...previously umpired in the Arizona League (1989), Florida State League (1990-91), Eastern

League (1992-93), Texas League (1994), International League (1995-96), Pacifi c Coast League (1997-98),

Dominican League (1994 and 1996) and Venezuelan League (1995).


TRIPP GIBSON USA

Career: Was appointed to the Major League staff for the 2015 season... worked his fi rst Major League game

on July 8, 2013 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix…has been

an umpire in the Minor Leagues since the 2006 season…previously umpired in the New York-Penn League

(2006), Florida Instructional League (2006), South Atlantic League (2007), California League (2007), Florida

State League (2008), Eastern League (2008), Southern League (2009-2010), Arizona Instructional League

(2009, 2010), Pacifi c Coast League (2011-2014), Arizona Fall League (2011, 2013), and the Dominican

Winter League (2014-2015)...had worked 173 Major League games entering the 2015 season.

Major League Baseball Service Time: 3.5 years

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TOM HALLION USA

Career: Appointed to the Major League staff for the 2007 season...was a National League umpire from 1986-

99...has worked the Division Series (1996-97, 2008, 12-14, 16), the League Championship Series (1998,

2007, 09-11), the 2008 World Series and the All-Star Game (1992, 2008)...umpired the inaugural World

Baseball Classic in 2006 and was behind the plate for the fi nals between Japan and Cuba at San Diego’s Petco

Park...has been on the fi eld in some capacity for seven no-hitters, the most among the active staff ...became

regular member of the National League Umpiring staff in April 1986...worked his fi rst National League game

on June 10, 1985...was named a crew chief for the 2010 season...previously umpired in the New York-Penn

League (1979), Carolina League (1980-81), Florida Instructional League (1980-81), Eastern League (1982),

Dominican Winter League (1982-83) and American Association (1983-85).

Mexican Baseball League Service Time: 24 years

DAN IASSOGNA USA

Career: Has been a full-time member of the Major League staff since 2004...was named one of the umpires

for the 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona, working third base...has worked the Wild Card Game (2013-14)

and 2015 (Replay); the Division Series (2005, 07, 09, 11-12); the League Championship Series (2010, 13,

14-Replay, 15; and the 2012 World Series...was one of the umpires who represented Major League Baseball

during the 2006 Japan All-Star Series...worked the Toronto round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic...worked

his fi rst Major League game on August 20, 1999 and worked American and National League games that

year...previously umpired in the New York Penn League (1992-93), South Atlantic League (1994), Carolina

League (1995), Texas League (1996-97) and International League (1998-2003).


BRIAN KNIGHT USA

Career: Was promoted to the Major League staff for the 2011 season…was assigned to the 2013 A.L. Wild

Card Game between Tampa Bay and Cleveland, and worked the 2014 and 2015 National League Division

Series...worked the 2016 A.L. Division Serieswas the right fi eld umpire in the 2012 All-Star Game in Kansas

City...collected 730 days of service in the Major Leagues as a call-up umpire in his career before joining the

Major League staff …has worked Major League Spring Training since 2001…has been called up to the

Majors each year since 2001…fi rst Major League game was May 7, 2001 (White Sox at Rangers), when

Brian was at third base…Brian was a Minor League Baseball umpire from 1995-2010, most recently in the

Pacifi c Coast League (Triple-A) from 2000-2010...previously umpired in the Pioneer League (1995), Midwest

League (1996), Florida State League (1997) and Southern League (1998-99)...worked the Tokyo round of

the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006...was behind the plate for Jon Lester’s May 19, 2008 no-hitter

at Fenway Park.


WILL LITTLE USA

Career: Was appointed to the Major League staff for the 2015 season...worked the 2016 American League

Wild Card Game...has umpired professionally since 2007...has worked MLB Spring Training since 2012...has

been a Major League call-up umpire since 2013...made his Major League debut on June 24, 2013 when

Cleveland visited Baltimore...previously umpired in the Appalachian League (2007), Florida Instructional

League (2007), Hawaii Winter League (2008), South Atlantic League/Carolina League (2008-09), Southern

League (2009-11), Arizona Instructional League (2009-10), the MLB SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game (2011),

Dominican Winter League (2011), WBC Qualifi er Regensburg, Germany (2012), Arizona Fall League (2012)

and the International League (2012-14).


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D.J. REYBURN USA

Career: Was appointed to the Major League staff for the 2014 season...has been an umpire in the Minor

Leagues since the 2000 season...in 2013, he worked in the Triple-A Pacifi c Coast League...entering the 2014

season, he had worked 440 Major League games since his debut on June 10, 2008...has worked in the

Arizona League, Appalachian League, Midwest League, Florida State League, Eastern League, Pacifi c Coast

League and International League.


TODD TICHENOR USA

Career: Was promoted to the Major League staff for the 2012 season...was selected as the left fi eld umpire

for the 2014 All-Star Game in Minneapolis, the right fi eld umpire for the 2014 A.L. Wild Card Game in Kansas

City and worked the 2015 ALDS and 2016 NLDS...has 530 games of Major League experience as a call-up

umpire in his career...has worked Major League Spring Training since 2006...was called up to the Majors each

year prior to his promotion in 2012...fi rst Major League game was June 8, 2007 (Blue Jays at Dodgers), when

Todd was at third base...served as a Minor League umpire from 1999-2011, most recently in the Pacifi c Coast

League (Triple-A) from 2004-2011...previously umpired in the Pioneer League (1999-2000), South Atlantic

League (2000), Carolina League (2000-01) and Texas League (2002-03).


LARRY VANOVER USA

Career: Joined the Major League staff in 1993...worked the 1999 and 2013 All-Star Games, the 2006 American

League Division Series (DET-NYY), the 2013 ALDS (TB-BOS), the 2007 National League Championship Series,

the 2016 N.L. Division Series, the 2016 World Series, the 2011 American League Championship Series and

part of the 2003 NLCS...worked the San Juan, Puerto Rico round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic...made

the fi rst call in the history of expanded instant replay in 2014; working from the Replay Operations Center

on March 31, 2014, Larry confi rmed an out call at fi rst base in the top of the fi fth inning of Cubs-Pirates

Opening Day game...Larry’s 2014 regular season concluded with plate duties for Derek Jeter’s fi nal game

on September 28, 2014 at Fenway Park...previously umpired in the South Atlantic League, Midwest League,

Southern League, American Association, Pacifi c Coast League, International League and Venezuelan League.


MARK WEGNER USA

Career: Joined the Major League staff in 1999...worked the 2014 N.L. Wild Card Game and 2015 N.L. Wild

Card Game (Replay); Division Series (2003-2005, 2008-09, 12-13); the 2007 and 2015 National League

Championship Series and the 2014 and 2016 American League Championship Series; the 2013 World Series;

and the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium...worked the Miami round of the 2009 World Baseball

Classic...previously umpired in the Pioneer League (1992), Midwest League (1993), Florida State League

(1994), Eastern League (1995-96), International League (1997) and Pacifi c Coast League (1998)...was

behind the plate for Tim Lincecum’s no-hitter at San Diego on July 13, 2013.


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WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC UMPIRES MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, INTERNATIONAL

HUNTER WENDELSTEDT USA

Career: Became a member of the Major League staff in 1999...was named one of the umpires for the 2011

All-Star Game in Arizona, working second base....has worked the 2015 N.L. Wild Card Game; Division Series

(2003, 10, 13-14, 16); the 2006 and 2015 American League Championship Series; the 2014 World Series;

and the 1995 and 1996 Hall of Fame Games in Cooperstown, NY...was a part of the crew that worked MLB

China Series 2008, the fi rst MLB games ever played in China, and the 2008 Japan Opening Series...worked

the San Diego round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic...participated in MLB’s Umpire Camp for Marines as

an instructor in March 2009 in San Diego...previously umpired in the Appalachian League, South Atlantic

League, Florida State League, Eastern League, International League, Pacifi c Coast League, Arizona Fall

League and Florida Instructional League.


QUINN WOLCOTT USA

Career: Joined the Major League staff in 2014 upon the retirement of Gary Darling...was offi cially appointed

to the MLB staff on June 30, 2014...had worked 149 games at the time of his promotion to the Major League

staff ...worked the 2016 National League Wild Card Game...fi rst worked Major League Spring Training in

2013...worked fi rst MLB games on May 27, 2013, a Memorial Day doubleheader between Texas Rangers

and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix...previously umpired in the Northwest League (2006), Florida

Instructional League (2006), Midwest League (2007) and Carolina League (2007), Arizona Instructional

League (2008), Southern League (2008-2010), Pacifi c Coast League (2011-2014), Dominican Winter League

(2011-12) and Arizona Fall League (2012).


INTERNATIONAL UMPIRES

WINFRIED BERKVENS NETHERLANDS

Career: Became a Hoofdklasse umpire in 1998…has worked the 2005 and ‘09 Baseball World Cup, and

the 2010, ‘11, ‘15, and ‘16 European Cup…worked the 2012 and ‘16 European Championship…has been a

colonel in the Dutch Army Reserves and has worked as a system platform analyst for Phillips Lighting…has

served as an instructor at Confederation of European Baseball Umpire Clinics.

International

SANTOS “CHICHO” CASTILLO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Career: Serves as an umpire in the Dominican Winter League.

Dominican Winter League

SU-WON CHOI KOREA

Career: Is an umpire in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)…Choi worked the 2013 World Baseball

Classic Qualifi ers in Taiwan.

Korean Baseball Organization

EDGAR ESTIVISION PANAMA

Career: Estivision is a 27-year veteran of Panamanian baseball…worked the 2013 World Baseball Classic

Second Round in Miami, as well as the Championship Round in San Francisco…worked the 2009 World

Baseball Classic, the Central American and Caribbean Games, Pan-American Games, Olympic Qualifi er

Tournament, and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

International

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WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC UMPIRES INTERNATIONAL

FABRIZIO FABRIZI ITALY

Career: Was named Umpire of the Year in Serie B in 2005, Serie A2 in 2008, and the Italian Baseball League

in 2012…worked the 2015 Premier 12...participant in the Confederation of European Baseball (EB) Elite

Umpire Clinic in 2014…sister Sabrina is an international softball umpire.

Italian Baseball League

TREVOR GRIEVE CANADA

Career: Worked in the South Atlantic League, New York-Penn League, Gulf Coast League from 2001-2004…

worked the 2010 World Junior Championship and the 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifi er…worked the

2013 World Baseball Classic Opening Round in Taichung, Taiwan, as well as the Championship Round in

San Francisco, CA…served the IBAF during the under-18 Baseball World Championships…worked the

2007 and 2008 Canadian Men’s Senior National Championships and the 2009 Canada Summer Games…

as a swimmer for the University of Guelph, won a gold medal at the Ontario University Athletics Conference

Championship in 1999.

International

EDWIN HERNANDEZ PUERTO RICO

Career: • Was chosen as an alternate for the 2006 World Baseball Classic…served as an umpire in the “Liga de

Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente” in 2016…served as an umpire in the Caribbean Series.

International

BYUNG-JU KIM KOREA

Career: Serves as an umpire in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO).

Korean Baseball Organization

JESUS LOPEZ MILLER MEXICO

Career: Began working in the Mexican League in 2011 and the Mexican Pacifi c League in 2012…worked

the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2013 World Baseball Classic…worked the 2012 Triple-A Mexican

Baseball League Championships…served as an umpire at Majoe League Baseball’s Compton Academy in

2012…graduated from the Professional Baseball Academy in El Carmen, Nuevo Leon.

International

FRANTISEK PRIBYL CZECH REPUBLIC

Career: Attended the Major League Baseball Umpire Camp at the Urban Youth Academy in Compton in

2009…won Umpire of the Year at the Czech Baseball Awards in 2013 and ‘14…worked the U-23 Baseball

World Cup in 2016…worked the European Championships in 2015.

International

BRETT ROBSON AUSTRALIA

Career: Has umpired in the Pacifi c Coast League, Gulf Coast League, and the South Atlantic League…

worked the IBAF Premier 12 Tournament…fi rst Australian to umpire professionally in the United States…

worked the MLB Futures Game in 2010…has been a professional umpire for 13 years.

International

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WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC UMPIRES INTERNATIONAL

MASANOBU SASAKI JAPAN

Career: Worked the 2013 World Baseball Classic…currently works in the Nippon Professional Baseball

League..worked his 2,000th career game on May 17, 2016…worked the 2014 MLB-Japan All-Star Seri\es.

Nippon Professional Baseball League

CHIEN-WEN SU CHINESE TAIPEI

Career: Became an umpire in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in 1992…umpired the

Taiwan Series in 1993, ‘96, ‘98-2007 and ‘09, as well as the 2006 Asia Series and 2015 Premier 12…was the

home plate umpire in Game 7 of the 2009 Taiwan Series…ejected two players in that game.

Chinese Professional Baseball League Service Time: 25 years

FELIX TEJADA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Career: Worked the 2013 World Baseball Classic in Fukuoka, Japan…has umpired in six Caribbean World

Series…currently works for the Dominican Republic Winter League.

Dominican Republic Winter League

CHIKARA TSUGAWA JAPAN

Career: Worked the 2014 MLB-Japan All-Star Series.

International

MICHAEL ULLOA SPAIN

Career: Has been working as an umpire in Spain’s Division de Honor since 2004…worked the 2011

European Senior Championship Qualifi er in Barcelona, Spain and the 2011 Senior European Cup Wualifi er

in Athens, Greece…serves as an instructor in the Spanish Baseball Federation’s Intro to Umpiring course…

worked the 2013 World Baseball Classic and the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifi ers.

International

JENS WAIDER GERMANY

Career: Became an umpire for Baseball-Bundesliga in Germany in the 1990s…umpired the 2004 World

Junior Championship, the 2009 and 2011 Baseball World Cup, and the European Cup from 2013-2016...worked

the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifi ers…began working games for the Italian Baseball League in 2010.

International

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The World Baseball Classic Championship Trophy

The Championship Trophy for the fourth World Baseball Classic will be presented to the winner after the tournament’s

fi nal game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, March 22.

Tiff any & Co.’s sterling silver creation stands 25-inches

(63.5-centimeters) tall and weighs thirty pounds (15.9

kilograms). Tiff any & Co.’s master artisans spent more

than 200 hours creating the piece.

The design draws inspiration from the World Baseball

Classic logo and features a global baseball with lines

of latitude and longitude as well as vermeil baseball

stitching for the trophy’s centerpiece.

The ball grows from a four-tiered diamond-shaped

base symbolic of the four rounds that make up the

Classic. It then broadens into the signature logo collar

comprised of four separate elements, representing the

four pools that are made up the 16 teams participating

in the event.

Tiff any & Co. also has the distinction of creating the

Commissioner’s Trophy given annually to the World

Series Champion as well as the World Series MVP Trophy,

All-Star Home Run Derby Trophy and Commissioner’s

Historic Achievement Award.

Manufactured by:

THE WBC TROPHY AT A GLANCE

Height: 25 inches (63.5 centimeters) Weight: 30 pounds (15.9 kilograms)

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