2013 World Baseball Classic rosters
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at the 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC). The deadline for submitting provisional rosters was January 16, but teams had until February 20 to finalize their roster decisions.[1] Provisional rosters were announced on January 17,[2] and final rosters were announced on February 20.[3]
In the WBC, starting pitchers are allowed to throw 65 pitches in first-round games. This limit increases to 80 in the second round and 95 in the semifinal and final rounds. If a starting pitcher throws over 50 pitches in a game, he must not pitch again for a minimum of four days. Relief pitchers are allowed to pitch on consecutive days only if they threw less than 30 pitches on the previous day. Pitchers are not allowed to pitch on three consecutive days under any circumstances.[1]
Injured players could be freely replaced before the team's first game. Once a team begins play, injured catchers can be replaced at any time, but other injured players cannot be replaced until the team advances to the next round of the tournament.[3]
The United States provisional roster is made up entirely of players from Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Dominican Republic provisional roster has only one player not signed to a team for the 2013 season. The Canadian team has 12 players who appeared in MLB in 2012, while Japan has none (three prominent Japanese MLB players, Yu Darvish, Ichiro Suzuki and two-time defending WBC MVP Daisuke Matsuzaka, chose not to play).[2] Though five members who competed for the Cuban national team in the 2009 WBC have since defected, the Cuban team is considered strong.[4] Three members of MLB.com's Top 100 prospect list are participating in the 2013 WBC: Xander Bogaerts, Eddie Rosario, and Jameson Taillon.[5]
Pool A
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- Manager
- Barry Larkin
- Coaches
- Tiago Caldeira, Marcos Guimarães, Go Kuroki, Ricardo Matumaru, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Satiro Watanabe
- Manager
- John McLaren
- Coaches
- Bob Buskett, Art Howe, Bruce Hurst, Yi Sheng, Yufeng Zhang
- Manager
- Víctor Mesa
- Coaches
- Angel Castillo, Juan de Dios Pena, Primitivo Diaz, Victor Figueroa, Jorge Riscart, Pedro Rodriguez
- Manager
- Koji Yamamoto
- Coaches
- Osamu Higashio, Masataka Nashida, Tsuyoshi Yoda, Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Nobuhiro Takashiro, Koichi Ogata
Pool B
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- Manager
- Jon Deeble
- Coaches
- Phil Dale, Michael Collins, Tony Harris, Greg Jelks, Graeme Lloyd, Glenn Williams
Note: All player birthplaces are in Australia unless indicated otherwise.
- Manager
- Chang-Heng Hsieh
- Coaches
- Cheng-Hsun Hsieh, Chih-Feng Chen, Wei-Chen Chen, Jung-Hua Liu, Chen-Hao Wang, Chun-Chang Yeh
- Manager
- Hensley Meulens
- Coaches
- Bert Blyleven, Brian Farley, Steve Janssen, Wim Martinus, Tjerk Smeets, Ben Thijssen
- Manager
- Joongil Ryu
- Coaches
- Yongduk Han, DongSoo Kim, Hansoo Kim, Jungtae Park, Jihyun Ryu, Sangmmoon Yang
Pool C
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- Manager
- Tony Peña
- Coaches
- Bill Castro, José Canó, Félix Fermín, Denny González, Alfredo Griffin, Juan Samuel
- Special Assistant
- Michael Santiago-Smith
- Manager
- Edwin Rodríguez
- Coaches
- Ricky Bones, Carlos Baerga, Carlos Delgado, Joey Espada, José Rosado, José Valentín
- Manager
- Mauro Mazzotti
- Coaches
- Renny Duarte, Felix Cano, Candelario Diaz, Manny Crespo, José Alguacil, Miguel Erroz
- Manager
- Luis Dorante, Luis Sojo
- Coaches
- Wilson Álvarez, Marco Davalillo, Sr., Andrés Galarraga, Carlos García, Omar Malave
Pool D
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- Ernie Whitt
- Coaches
- Larry Walker, Denis Boucher, Stubby Clapp, Greg Hamilton, Tim Leiper, Paul Quantrill
Note: All player birthplaces are in Canada unless indicated otherwise.
- Manager
- Marco Mazzieri
- Coaches
- William Holmberg, Frank Catalanotto, Alberto D'Auria, Gilberto Gerali, Mike Piazza, Tom Trebelhorn
- Manager
- Rick Renteria
- Coaches
- Rubén Amaro, Juan Castro, Teddy Higuera, Ever Magallanes, Sid Monge, Fernando Valenzuela
Note: All player birthplaces are in Mexico unless indicated otherwise.
- Manager
- Joe Torre
- Coaches
- Larry Bowa, Marcel Lachemann, Greg Maddux, Dale Murphy, Gerald Perry, Willie Randolph[1]
Note: All player birthplaces are in the United States.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bloom, Barry M. "US roster for Classic has stars, desire to win". MLB.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ a b Bloom, Barry M. "Many of world's best set to play for their countries". MLB.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ a b Bloom, Barry M. (February 21, 2013). "Final Classic rosters brimming with talent". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Baseball America | Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Powerful Outfield Highlights Cuban WBC Roster". www.baseballamerica.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20.
- ^ "Jurickson Profar heads list of top prospects in 2013 Classic | MLB.com: News". Archived from the original on 2013-01-20.