Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team squads
The following contains the team squads for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
Canada
[edit]The roster for the Canada national baseball team was as follows.[1][2]
- Manager: Terry Puhl, Greg Hamilton.
- Coaches: Denis Boucher (Pitching coach), Rob Ducey.
Pete Orr was originally named to the team, but pulled out when he was called up to the major league roster of the Washington Nationals.[3] He was replaced by 22-year-old Emmanuel Garcia.[4] Scott Richmond was also removed from the team when he was called up by the Toronto Blue Jays. Pitcher James Avery was named as a replacement.[5]
China
[edit]The roster for the China national baseball team was as follows.[6]
- Manager: Jim Lefebvre.
- Coaches: Steven Ontiveros (Pitching coach).
Chinese Taipei
[edit]The roster for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team was as follows.
- Manager: Hung I-Chung (La New Bears).
- Coaches: Hsieh Chang-Heng (Chinatrust Whales), Lu Ming-Tsu La New Bears), Kung Jung-Tang (National Training Team).
- On August 13, 2008, right before the Chinese Taipei vs. Netherlands match, Chang Tai-Shan was banned by the IBAF on showing up in the Olympic Games after he was tested positive for a banned substance.[7] The Chinese Taipei National baseball team could only finish the Olympics with the remaining 23 players.
Cuba
[edit]The roster for the Cuba national baseball team was as follows.
- Manager: Antonio Pacheco.
Yunieski Maya and Yulieski González were originally named, but were replaced with Miguel Lahera and Elier Sánchez.
Japan
[edit]The roster for the Japan national baseball team was as follows.
- Manager: Senichi Hoshino.
- Coaches: Kōichi Tabuchi, Koji Yamamoto, Yutaka Oono.
South Korea
[edit]The roster for the South Korea national baseball team was as follows.
- Manager: Kim Kyung-Moon (Doosan Bears).
- Coaches: Cho Kye-Hyun (Samsung Lions), Kim Gwang-Soo (Doosan Bears), Kim Ki-Tae (Yomiuri Giants).
Im Tae-Hoon had been originally named, but was replaced with Yoon Suk-Min.
Netherlands
[edit]The roster for the Netherlands national baseball team was a follows.[6]
- Manager: Robert Eenhoorn
- Coaches: Brian Farley – Pitching coach, Wim Martinus – 1st base coach, Jack Hubbard – 3rd base coach, Paul van den Oever – Coach.
United States
[edit]The roster for the United States national baseball team was as follows.
- General Manager: Bob Watson
- Manager: Davey Johnson[8][9]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "2008 Baseball Canada Olympic Team Roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Team Media Guide" (PDF). Canadian Federation of Amateur Baseball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Orr backs out of Canadian baseball team". CBC. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "Emmanuel Garcia Headed To Beijing". OurSports Central. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "Avery tabbed to replace pitcher Richmond on Olympic team". CBC. The Canadian Press. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ a b "Beijing 2008 baseball men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Taiwan win minus doping test dropout Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine AAP – August 13, 2008, 6:05 pm. Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ "USA Baseball announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team" (Press release). MLB. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02.
- ^ "Team profile Baseball Men". Beijing 2008 Olympics Site. Archived from the original on 2008-08-10.