2006 World Baseball Classic rosters

Lists of baseball players 2006 World Baseball Classic rosters 2006 World Baseball Classic 2009 The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at 2006 World Baseball Classic. The tournament began on March 3 and the final took place on March 20, 2006. The teams listed on the country's roster is the team the player was with while the tournament took place. Pool A CHN China Roster2006 World Baseball Classic roster for China https://web.archive.org/web/20090116162627/http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/rosters/index.jsp?sid=t790 2009-01-16 at Worldbaseballclassic.com Manager: USAJim Lefebvre Coaches: USABruce Hurst (Pitching) Chenhao Li 6 P 2006 3 3 1977 7 2 R R CHN Beijing Tigers Nan Wang 7 P 2006 3 3 1981 10 7 R L CHN Beijing Tigers Quansheng Zhao 15 P 2006 3 3 1979 1 15 L L CHN Tianjin Lions Li Zhang 17 P 2006 3 3 1980 2 3 R R CHN Shanghai Golden Eagles Zheng Xu 21 P 2006 3 3 1981 5 10 R R CHN Beijing Tigers Hongrui Li 22 P 2006 3 3 1986 4 22 R R CHN Beijing Tigers Shuai Li 23 P 2006 3 3 1985 7 11 R R CHN Henan Elephants Quan Huang 24 P 2006 3 3 1983 5 14 L L CHN Chinese Hopestars Bo Zhao 28 P 2006 3 3 1985 8 11 L R CHN Sichuan Dragons Kun Chen 33 P 2006 3 3 1980 3 5 R R CHN Sichuan Dragons Bu Tao L L 68 P 2006 3 3 1983 1 15 Lai Guojun R R 80 P Zhang Jun 66 P 2006 3 3 1983 12 13 Feng Yi R R 12 C 2006 3 3 1982 8 20 Wang Wei R R 56 C 2006 3 3 1978 12 25 Zhang Zhenwang R R 2 C 2006 3 3 1988 3 1 Chen Qi 20 IF 2006 3 3 1981 9 23 L L Chen Zhe R R 3 IF 2006 3 3 1975 10 14 Feng Fei R 5 IF 2006 3 3 1983 2 18 Guo Tao R R 11 IF 2006 3 3 1987 3 21 Li Lei R R 51 IF 2006 3 3 1984 6 24 Liu Guangbiao R R 10 IF 2006 3 3 1978 9 5 Pan Wenbin R R 37 IF 2006 3 3 1986 12 9 Wang Jingchao R R 32 IF 2006 3 3 1988 7 13 Yang Guogang L R 18 IF 2006 3 3 1977 2 22 Zhang Yufeng R R 9 IF 2006 3 3 1977 2 9 Liu Yaqing L R 26 OF 2006 3 3 1982 7 17 Sun Lingfeng L L 1 OF 2006 3 3 1978 8 14 Yang Shuo R R 35 OF 2006 3 3 1981 5 18 Zhang Hongbo L R 36 OF 2006 3 3 1980 6 6 TPE Chinese Taipei Roster2006 World Baseball Classic roster for Chinese Taipei at Worldbaseballclassic.com Manager: Lin Hua-wei (林華韋) Coaches: Hung I-chung (洪一中), Yeh Chih-shien (葉志仙), Lu Ming-tsu (呂明賜), Wu Fu-lien (吳復連), Hsieh Chang-heng (謝長亨) Chiang Chien-ming (姜建銘) R R 97 P 2006 3 3 1985 5 27 JPN Yomiuri Giants Chu Wei-ming (朱尉銘) R R 59 P 2006 3 3 1981 8 2 ROC Chinatrust Whales Hsu Chu-chien (許竹見) R R 17 P 2006 3 3 1981 1 25 ROC Macoto Cobras Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) R R 63 P 2006 3 3 1978 12 5 ROC La New Bears Kevin Huang (黃俊中) R R 32 P 2006 3 3 1982 4 25 ROC La New Bears Keng Po-hsuan (耿伯軒) R R 88 P 2006 3 3 1984 10 15 USA Dunedin Blue Jays Hong-Chih Kuo (郭泓志) 37 P L L 2006 3 3 1981 7 23 USA Los Angeles Dodgers Lin En-yu (林恩宇) R R 11 P 2006 3 3 1981 3 25 ROC Macoto Cobras Lin Ying-chieh (林英傑) 19 P L L 2006 3 3 1981 5 1 JPN Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) 18 P R R 2006 3 3 1982 3 5 ROC Uni-President Lions Tsai Ying-feng (蔡英峰) R R 70 P 2006 3 3 1983 5 26 ROC La New Bears Tseng Sung-wei (增菘瑋) R R 42 P 2006 3 3 1984 12 28 ROC National Taiwan College of Physical Education Yang Chien-fu (陽建福) R R 46 P 2006 3 3 1979 4 22 ROC Sinon Bulls Yang Yao-hsun (陽耀勳) L L 91 P 2006 3 3 1983 1 22 JPN Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Chen Feng-min (陳峰民) R R 41 C 2006 3 3 1977 10 29 ROC La New Bears Kao Chih-kang (高志綱) 34 C R R 2006 3 3 1981 2 27 ROC Uni-President Lions Yeh Chun-chang (葉君璋) 27 C R R 2006 3 3 1972 10 25 ROC Sinon Bulls Chang Chia-hao (張家浩) L R 12 IF 2006 3 3 1976 10 31 ROC Sinon Bulls Chang Tai-shan (張泰山) 49 IF R R 2006 3 3 1976 10 31 ROC Sinon Bulls Chen Yung-chi (陳鏞基) R R 13 IF 2006 3 3 1983 7 13 USA Inland Empire 66ers Cheng Chan-ming (鄭昌明) R R 31 IF 2006 3 3 1978 1 28 ROC Chinatrust Whales Chin-Lung Hu (胡金龍) 51 IF R R 2006 3 3 1984 2 2 USA Jacksonville Suns Ngayaw Ake (林智勝) 7 IF R R 2006 3 3 1982 1 1 ROC La New Bears Dai-Kang Yang (陽仲壽) R R 15 IF 2006 3 3 1987 1 17 JPN Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Yang Sen (陽森) L R 6 IF 2006 3 3 1981 3 25 ROC Uni-President Lions Chan Chih-yao (詹智堯) L L 8 OF 2006 3 3 1983 1 2 ROC National Taiwan College of Physical Education Chang Chien-ming (張建銘) L L 69 OF 2006 3 3 1980 7 27 ROC Sinon Bulls Hsieh Chia-hsien (謝佳賢) L L 55 OF 2006 3 3 1976 4 8 ROC Macoto Cobras Huang Lung-yi (黃龍義) R R 30 OF 2006 3 3 1979 2 20 ROC La New Bears Lin Wei-chu (林威助) 24 OF L L 2006 3 3 1979 1 22 JPN Hanshin Tigers JPN Manager: 89 – Sadaharu Oh (王貞治) Coaches: 84 – Kazuhiro Takeda (武田一浩), 85 – Hatsuhiko Tsuji (辻発彦), 86 – Yoshitaka Katori (鹿取義隆), 87 – Yasunori Oshima (大島康徳), 88 – Sumio Hirota (弘田澄男) Naoyuki Shimizu (清水直行) 11 P R R 2006 3 3 1975 11 24 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Soichi Fujita (藤田宗一) 12 P L L 2006 3 3 1972 10 17 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田智之) 15 P R R 2006 3 3 1981 1 30 JPN Hanshin Tigers Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂大輔) 18 P R R 2006 3 3 1980 9 13 JPN Seibu Lions Koji Uehara (上原浩治) 19 P R R 2006 3 3 1975 4 3 JPN Yomiuri Giants Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田安彦) 20 P R R 2006 3 3 1973 6 19 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Tsuyoshi Wada (和田毅) 21 P L L 2006 3 3 1981 2 21 JPN Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川球児) 24 P L R 2006 3 3 1980 7 21 JPN Hanshin Tigers Shunsuke Watanabe (渡辺俊介) 31 P R R 2006 3 3 1976 8 27 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Akinori Otsuka (大塚晶則) 40 P R R 2006 3 3 1972 1 13 USA Texas Rangers Hiroyuki Kobayashi (小林宏之) 41 P R R 2006 3 3 1976 6 4 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Toshiya Sugiuchi (杉内俊哉) 47 P L L 2006 3 3 1980 10 30 JPN Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Hirotoshi Ishii (石井弘寿) 61 P L L 2006 3 3 1977 9 14 JPN Tokyo Yakult Swallows Takahiro Mahara (馬原孝浩) 61 P R R 2006 3 3 1981 12 8 JPN Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Tomoya Satozaki (里崎智也) 22 C R R 2006 3 3 1976 5 20 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Motonobu Tanishige (谷繁元信) 27 C R R 2006 3 3 1970 12 21 JPN Chunichi Dragons Ryoji Aikawa (相川亮二) 59 C R R 2006 3 3 1976 7 11 JPN Yokohama BayStars Akinori Iwamura (岩村明憲) 1 IF L R 2006 3 3 1979 2 9 JPN Tokyo Yakult Swallows Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原道大) 2 IF L R 2006 3 3 1973 10 25 JPN Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中信彦) 3 IF L L 2006 3 3 1973 12 26 JPN Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡剛) 7 IF B R 2006 3 3 1984 7 27 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Toshiaki Imae (今江敏晃) 8 IF R R 2006 3 3 1983 8 26 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Shinya Miyamoto (宮本慎也) 10 IF R R 2006 3 3 1970 11 5 JPN Tokyo Yakult Swallows Takahiro Arai (新井貴浩) 25 IF R R 2006 3 3 1977 1 30 JPN Hiroshima Toyo Carp Munenori Kawasaki (川崎宗則) 52 IF L R 2006 3 3 1981 6 3 JPN Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Kazuhiro Wada (和田一浩) 5 OF R R 2006 3 3 1972 6 19 JPN Seibu Lions Hitoshi Tamura (多村仁) 6 OF R R 2006 3 3 1977 5 28 JPN Yokohama BayStars Tatsuhiko Kinjō (金城龍彦) 9 OF B R 2006 3 3 1976 7 27 JPN Yokohama BayStars Kosuke Fukudome (福留孝介) 17 OF L R 2006 3 3 1977 4 26 JPN Chunichi Dragons Nori Aoki (青木宣親) 23 OF L R 2006 3 3 1982 1 5 JPN Tokyo Yakult Swallows Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木一朗) 51 OF L R 2006 3 3 1973 10 22 USA Seattle Mariners KOR 1997 Manager: Kim In-sik (김인식) Coaches: 70 — Kim Jae-bak (hitting coach), 90 — Sun Dong-yol (pitching coach), 80 — Cho Bum-hyun (battery coach), 75 — Ryu Joong-il (defensive coach), 76 — Ryu Ji-hyun (base coach) Bae Young-soo (배영수) 36 P 2006 3 3 1981 5 4 KOR 1997 Samsung Lions Bong Jung-keun (봉중근) 45 P 2006 3 3 1980 7 15 USA Cincinnati Reds Chong Tae-hyon (정대현) 21 P 2006 3 3 1978 11 10 KOR 1997 SK Wyverns Chung Jae-hun (정재훈) 41 P 2006 3 3 1980 1 1 KOR 1997 Doosan Bears Jun Byung-doo (전병두) 28 P 2006 3 3 1984 10 14 KOR 1997 KIA Tigers Kim Byung-hyun (김병현) 49 P 2006 3 3 1979 1 19 USA Colorado Rockies Sunny Kim (김선우) 51 P 2006 3 3 1977 9 4 USA Colorado Rockies Koo Dae-sung (구대성) 15 P 2006 3 3 1969 8 2 USA New York Mets Oh Seung-hwan (오승환) 17 P 2006 3 3 1982 7 15 KOR 1997 Samsung Lions Park Chan-ho (박찬호) 61 P 2006 3 3 1973 6 30 USA San Diego Padres Seo Jae-weong (서재응) 26 P 2006 3 3 1977 5 24 USA Los Angeles Dodgers Son Min-han (손민한) 1 P 2006 3 3 1975 1 2 KOR 1997 Lotte Giants Cho In-sung (조인성) 44 C 2006 3 3 1975 5 25 KOR 1997 LG Twins Hong Sung-heon (홍성흔) 22 C 2006 3 3 1977 2 28 KOR 1997 Doosan Bears Jin Kab-yong (진갑용) 20 C 2006 3 3 1974 5 8 KOR 1997 Samsung Lions Choi Hee-seop (최희섭) 11 IF 2006 3 3 1979 3 16 USA Los Angeles Dodgers Kim Dong-joo (김동주) 18 IF 2006 3 3 1976 2 3 KOR 1997 Doosan Bears Kim Jae-gul (김재걸) 6 IF 2006 3 3 1972 9 7 KOR 1997 Samsung Lions Kim Jong-kook (김종국) 16 IF 2006 3 3 1973 9 14 KOR 1997 KIA Tigers Kim Min-jae (김민재) 14 IF 2006 3 3 1973 1 3 KOR 1997 Hanwha Eagles Kim Tae-kyun (김태균) 52 IF 2006 3 3 1982 5 29 KOR 1997 Hanwha Eagles Lee Seung-yeop (이승엽) 25 IF 2006 3 3 1976 8 18 JPN Yomiuri Giants Park Jin-man (박진만) 3 IF 2006 3 3 1976 11 30 KOR 1997 Samsung Lions Lee Byung-Kyu (이병규) 9 OF 2006 3 3 1974 10 25 KOR 1997 LG Twins Lee Jin-young (이진영) 35 OF 2006 3 3 1980 6 15 KOR 1997 SK Wyverns Lee Jong-beom (이종범) 7 OF 2006 3 3 1970 8 15 KOR 1997 KIA Tigers Park Yong-taik (박용택) 33 OF 2006 3 3 1979 4 21 KOR 1997 LG Twins Song Ji-man (송지만) 12 OF 2006 3 3 1973 3 2 KOR 1997 Hyundai Unicorns Pool B CAN Manager: Ernie Whitt (First base coach with the Toronto Blue Jays) Coaches: Denis Boucher (Pitching Coach), USATim Leiper (Coach), Rob Ducey (Coach), Larry Walker (Coach), Tommy Craig (Trainer) Érik Bédard 49 P 2006 3 3 1979 3 5 USA Baltimore Orioles Chris Begg 35 P 2006 3 3 1979 9 12 USA Fresno Grizzlies Rhéal Cormier 37 P 2006 3 3 1967 4 23 USA Philadelphia Phillies Jesse Crain 28 P 2006 3 3 1981 7 5 USA Minnesota Twins Éric Cyr 22 P 2006 3 3 1979 2 11 Taiwan Uni-President Lions Jeff Francis 26 P 2006 3 3 1981 1 8 USA Colorado Rockies Steve Green 24 P 2006 3 3 1978 1 26 USA Toledo Mud Hens Adam Loewen 20 P 2006 3 3 1984 4 9 USA Bowie Baysox Scott Mathieson 36 P 2006 3 3 1984 2 27 USA Philadelphia Phillies Mike Meyers 15 P 2006 3 3 1977 10 18 USA Huntsville Stars Aaron Myette 31 P 2006 3 3 1977 9 26 USA York Revolution Vince Perkins 32 P 2006 3 3 1981 9 27 USA Camden Riversharks Paul Quantrill 48 P 2006 3 3 1968 11 3 USA Florida Marlins Chris Reitsma 34 P 2006 3 3 1977 12 31 USA Seattle Mariners Pete Laforest 39 C 2006 3 3 1978 1 27 MEX Mexicali Eagles Chris Robinson 8 C 2006 3 3 1984 5 12 USA Detroit Tigers Maxim St. Pierre 17 C 2006 3 3 1980 4 17 USA Detroit Tigers Stubby Clapp 11 IF 2006 3 3 1973 2 24 CAN Edmonton Cracker-Cats Corey Koskie 47 IF 2006 3 3 1973 6 28 USA Milwaukee Brewers Justin Morneau 27 IF 2006 3 3 1981 5 15 USA Minnesota Twins Kevin Nicholson 16 IF 2006 3 3 1976 3 29 USA Somerset Patriots Pete Orr 4 IF 2006 3 3 1979 6 8 USA Atlanta Braves Matt Rogelstad 3 IF 2006 3 3 1982 9 13 USA Seattle Mariners Scott Thorman 50 IF 2006 3 3 1982 1 6 USA Richmond Braves Jason Bay 38 OF 2006 3 3 1978 9 20 USA Pittsburgh Pirates Sebastien Boucher 18 OF 2006 3 3 1981 10 19 USA Norfolk Tides Aaron Guiel 45 OF 2006 3 3 1972 10 5 USA Kansas City Royals Ryan Radmanovich 19 OF 2006 3 3 1971 8 9 USA Somerset Patriots Matt Stairs 12 OF 2006 3 3 1968 2 27 USA Kansas City Royals Adam Stern 7 OF 2006 3 3 1980 2 12 USA Boston Red Sox MEX Manager: Francisco Estrada Pitching coaches: Fernando Valenzuela, Ted Higuera Luis Ayala 56 P 2006 3 3 1978 1 12 R R USA Washington Nationals Francisco Campos 48 P 2006 3 3 1972 8 12 R R MEX Campeche Pirates David Cortés R R 51 P 2006 3 3 1973 10 15 USA Colorado Rockies Jorge de la Rosa 47 P 2006 3 3 1981 4 5 L L USA Kansas City Royals Elmer Dessens 45 P 2006 3 3 1971 1 13 R R USA Kansas City Royals Édgar González 54 P 2006 3 3 1983 2 23 R R USA Arizona Diamondbacks Esteban Loaiza 21 P 2006 3 3 1971 12 31 R R USA Oakland Athletics Rodrigo López 13 P 2006 3 3 1975 12 14 R R USA Baltimore Orioles Pablo Ortega 33 P 2006 3 3 1976 11 7 B R MEX Mexico Tigres Antonio Osuna 50 P 2006 3 3 1973 4 12 R R MEX Mexico Tigres Óliver Pérez 59 P 2006 3 3 1981 8 15 L L USA Pittsburgh Pirates Roberto Ramírez 46 P 2006 3 3 1972 8 17 L L MEX Diablos Rojos del México Dennys Reyes 52 P 2006 3 3 1977 4 19 R L USA Minnesota Twins Ricardo Rincón 73 P 2006 3 3 1970 4 13 L L USA St. Louis Cardinals Oscar Villareal 57 P 2006 3 3 1981 11 22 L R USA Houston Astros Adan Muñoz 24 C 2006 3 3 1978 3 9 L R MEX Mexico Tigres Gerónimo Gil 29 C 2006 3 3 1975 8 7 R R CAN Ottawa Lynx Miguel Ojeda 20 C 2006 3 3 1975 1 29 R R USA Colorado Rockies Alfredo Amézaga 8 IF 2006 3 3 1978 1 16 B R USA Florida Marlins Jorge Cantú 3 IF 2006 3 3 1982 1 30 R R USA Florida Marlins Vinny Castilla (C) 9 IF 2006 3 3 1967 7 4 R R USA San Diego Padres Juan Castro 17 IF 2006 3 3 1972 6 20 R R USA Minnesota Twins Luis Cruz 26 IF 2006 3 3 1984 2 10 R R USA Mobile BayBears Erubiel Durazo 44 IF 2006 3 3 1974 1 23 L L USA Texas Rangers Benji Gil 22 IF 2006 3 3 1972 10 6 R R USA Kansas City Royals Adrián González 23 IF 2006 3 3 1982 5 8 L L USA San Diego Padres Karim García 28 OF 2006 3 3 1975 10 29 L L MEX Sultanes de Monterrey Luis A. García 36 OF 2006 3 3 1978 11 5 R R USA New York Yankees Luis C. García 18 OF 2006 3 3 1975 9 22 B R MEX Mexico Tigres Mario Valenzuela 7 OF 2006 3 3 1977 3 10 R R MEX Saraperos de Saltillo RSA Manager: USA Rick MagnanteWorld Baseball Classic Roster South Africa 2006 https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/roster/south-africa?season=2006 2026-02-05 MLB.com Pitching coach: USA Lee Smith Barry Armitage 35 P May 11, 1979 USA Kansas City Royals Tyrone Brandt 28 P April 3, 1985 Matthew Dancer 37 P Kalin Dreyer 20 P Shannon Ekermans 7 P USA North Dakota State University Jared Elario 10 P Lester Fortiun 45 P Gavin Jefferies 76 P Tyrone Lamont 44 P April 3, 1985 USA AZL Mariners Gary Maree 22 P Carl Michaels 27 P May 21, 1981 South Africa Athlone Athletics Darryn Smith 25 P Robert Verschuren 3 P May 31, 1984 Kyle Botha 18 C South Africa Bothasig Bradley Erasmus 15 C Warren Herman 9 C South Africa Athlone Athletics Willem Kemp 31 C Tebi Andrew IF Paul Bell 12 IF June 24, 1980 Nicholas Dempsey 29 IF December 15, 1978 Dylan Haynes 6 IF Zaid Hendricks 11 IF Patrick Naude 14 IF Jonathan Phillips 2 IF April 16, 1986 Brett Willemburg 23 IF July 2, 1984 South Africa Varsity Old Boys Ian Butcher 41 OF Jason Cook 33 OF July 8, 1975 Duane Feldtman 26 OF Gavin Ray 24 OF Ashley Scott 38 OF Ricardo Siljeur 30 OF South Africa Athlone Athletics USA 1960 Manager: Buck Martinez Coaches: Marcel Lachemann, Davey Johnson, John McLaren, Reggie Smith Roger Clemens 22 P 2006 3 3 1962 8 4 USA Houston Astros Chad Cordero 32 P 2006 3 3 1982 3 18 USA Washington Nationals Brian Fuentes 40 P 2006 3 3 1975 8 9 USA Colorado Rockies Todd Jones 59 P 2006 3 3 1968 4 24 USA Detroit Tigers Al Leiter 19 P 2006 3 3 1965 10 23 USA New York Yankees Brad Lidge 54 P 2006 3 3 1976 12 23 USA Houston Astros Gary Majewski 38 P 2006 3 3 1980 2 26 USA Washington Nationals Joe Nathan 36 P 2006 3 3 1974 11 22 USA Minnesota Twins Jake Peavy 45 P 2006 3 3 1981 5 31 USA San Diego Padres Scot Shields 62 P 2006 3 3 1975 7 22 USA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Huston Street 20 P 2006 3 3 1983 8 2 USA Oakland Athletics Mike Timlin 50 P 2006 3 3 1966 3 10 USA Boston Red Sox Dan Wheeler 39 P 2006 3 3 1977 12 10 USA Tampa Bay Devil Rays Dontrelle Willis 35 P 2006 3 3 1982 1 12 USA Florida Marlins Michael Barrett 8 C 2006 3 3 1976 10 22 USA Chicago Cubs Brian Schneider 24 C 2006 3 3 1976 11 26 USA Washington Nationals Jason Varitek 33 C 2006 3 3 1972 4 11 USA Boston Red Sox Derek Jeter 2 IF 2006 3 3 1974 6 26 USA New York Yankees Chipper Jones 10 IF 2006 3 3 1972 4 24 USA Atlanta Braves Derrek Lee 25 IF 2006 3 3 1975 9 6 USA Chicago Cubs Alex Rodríguez 13 IF 2006 3 3 1975 7 27 USA New York Yankees Mark Teixeira 23 IF 2006 3 3 1980 4 11 USA Texas Rangers Chase Utley 26 IF 2006 3 3 1978 12 17 USA Philadelphia Phillies Michael Young 1 IF 2006 3 3 1976 10 19 USA Texas Rangers Johnny Damon 18 OF 2006 3 3 1973 11 5 USA New York Yankees Jeff Francoeur 7 OF 2006 3 3 1984 1 8 USA Atlanta Braves Ken Griffey Jr. 3 OF 2006 3 3 1969 11 21 USA Cincinnati Reds Matt Holliday 5 OF 2006 3 3 1980 1 15 USA Colorado Rockies Vernon Wells 6 OF 2006 3 3 1978 12 8 CAN Toronto Blue Jays Randy Winn 21 OF 2006 3 3 1974 6 9 USA San Francisco Giants Pool C CUB Manager: Higinio Vélez Luis Borroto 26 P 2006 3 3 1982 8 24 Right Right CUB Villa Clara Maikel Folch 79 P 2006 3 3 1980 1 11 Right Left CUB Ciego de Ávila Norberto González 32 P 2006 3 3 1979 10 10 Left Left CUB Cienfuegos Yulieski González 48 P 2006 3 3 1980 6 20 Left Left CUB Habana Pedro Luis Lazo 99 P 2006 3 3 1973 4 15 Right Right CUB Pinar del Río Yadel Martí 90 P 2006 3 3 1979 7 22 Right Right CUB Industriales Jonder Martínez 58 P 2006 3 3 1978 6 22 Right Right CUB Habana Yunesky Maya 97 P 2006 3 3 1981 8 28 Right Right CUB Pinar del Río Vicyohandri Odelín 23 P 2006 3 3 1980 2 26 Right Right CUB Camagüey Adiel Palma 16 P 2006 3 3 1970 8 20 Left Left CUB Cienfuegos Yadier Pedroso 62 P 2006 3 3 1986 4 9 Right Right CUB Habana Yosvani Pérez 81 P 2006 3 3 1974 1 23 Left Left CUB Cienfuegos Ormari Romero 19 P 2006 3 3 1968 2 22 Right Right CUB Santiago de Cuba Deinis Suárez 4 P 2006 3 3 1984 3 13 Right Right CUB Industriales Roger Machado baseball 61 C 2006 3 3 1974 3 31 Right Right CUB Ciego de Ávila Ariel Pestano 8 C 2006 3 3 1974 1 31 Right Right CUB Villa Clara Eriel Sánchez 51 C 2006 3 3 1975 5 17 Right Right CUB Sancti Spíritus Leslie Anderson 54 IF 2006 3 3 1982 3 30 Left Left CUB Camagüey Ariel Borrero 53 IF 2006 3 3 1972 1 1 Left Left CUB Villa Clara Michel Enríquez 12 IF 2006 3 3 1979 2 11 Right Right CUB Isla de la Juventud Yulieski Gurriel Yuli Gurriel 10 IF 2006 3 3 1984 6 9 Right Right CUB Sancti Spíritus Juan Carlos Moreno baseball 42 IF 2006 3 3 1975 9 28 Right Right CUB Isla de la Juventud Eduardo Paret 2 IF 2006 3 3 1972 10 23 Right Right CUB Villa Clara Joan Carlos Pedroso 14 IF 2006 3 3 1979 7 23 Right Right CUB Las Tunas Rudy Reyes athlete 11 IF 2006 3 3 1979 11 5 Right Right CUB Industriales Frederich Cepeda 24 OF 2006 3 3 1980 4 13 Switch Right CUB Sancti Spíritus Yoandy Garlobo 31 OF 2006 3 3 1977 1 12 Right Right CUB Matanzas Alexei Ramírez 21 OF 2006 3 3 1981 9 22 Right Right CUB Pinar del Río Carlos Tabares 56 OF 2006 3 3 1974 7 8 Right Right CUB Industriales Osmani Urrutia 46 OF 2006 3 3 1976 6 29 Right Right CUB Las Tunas NED Manager: Robert Eenhoorn Coaches: USA Bob Welch (pitching coach), Hensley Meulens, USA Brian Farley, Jack Hubbard, Ben Thijssen, and Steve MatthewStoovelaar Marco June 10, 2014 Former MLB-pitcher Bob Welch passed away; NL Pitching Coach in '06 https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/bb14-1006bw.htm 2026-02-05 Grand Slam * Stats & News NetherlandsWorld Baseball Classic Roster The Netherlands 2006 https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/roster/netherlands?season=2006 2026-02-05 MLB.com David Bergman 47 P NED Kinheim Kenny Berkenbosch 10 P NED Pirates Rob Cordemans 19 P NED ADO Dave Draijer 14 P NED Pioniers Gregory Gustina 40 P NED Neptunus Jair Jurrjens 45 P USA Lakeland Flying Tigers Calvin Maduro 16 P NED Neptunus Diego Markwell 36 P NED Neptunus Shairon Martis 39 P USA Scottsdale Giants Alexander Smit 31 P USA Fort Myers Miracle Nick Stuifbergen 34 P NED Pirates Robin van Doornspeek 3 P NED ADO Michiel van Kampen 13 P NED Kinheim Maikel Benner 15 C NED ADO Chairon Isenia 33 C USA Montgomery Biscuits Sidney de Jong 24 C NED Pirates Sharnol Adriana 12 IF MEX Tuneros de San Luis Ivanon Coffie 17 IF NED Almere Michael Duursma 1 IF NED Pioniers Percy Isenia 26 IF NED ADO Raily Legito 30 IF NED Neptunus Randall Simon 35 IF JPN Orix Buffaloes Hainley Statia 4 IF USA Orem Owlz Johnny Balentina 23 OF NED Neptunus Yurendell DeCaster 22 OF USA Indianapolis Indians Andruw Jones 25 OF USA Atlanta Braves Eugene Kingsale 21 OF USA Bowie Baysox Harvey Monte 7 OF NED ADO Danny Rombley 27 OF NED Kinheim Dirk van 't Klooster 18 OF NED Kinheim PAN Manager: Anibal Reluz Manny Acosta 23 P USA Atlanta Braves Albenis Castillo 24 P Bienvenido Cedeño 22 P Bruce Chen 27 P Manuel Corpas 36 P USA Colorado Rockies Jorge Cortéz 25 P Roger Deago 58 P Paolo Espino 18 P Miguel Gómez 31 P Santos Hernández 12 P Len Picota 56 P Ramon Ramírez 29 P Davis Romero 33 P CAN Toronto Blue Jays Damaso Espino 8 C Carlos Muñoz 16 C César Quintero 49 C Carlos Ruiz 51 C USA Philadelphia Phillies Javier Castillo 7 IF Vicente Garibaldo 11 IF Yoni Lasso 32 IF Orlando Miller 30 IF Olmedo Sáenz 15 IF Earl Agnoly 4 OF Audes de León 26 OF Freddy Herrera 17 OF Carlos Lee 45 OF USA Houston Astros Sherman Obando 64 OF Adolfo Rivera 28 OF Rubén Rivera 14 OF Manuel O. Rodríguez 1 OF PUR Manager: José Oquendo Federico Báez 9 P USA West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Fernando Cabrera 56 P USA Cleveland Indians Kiko Calero 50 P USA Oakland Athletics Willie Collazo 58 P USA Binghamton Mets Pedro Feliciano 48 P USA New York Mets Dicky Gonzalez 43 P JPN Tokyo Yakult Swallows Iván Maldonado 55 P USA Binghamton Mets Josué Matos 45 P USA Newark Bears Juan Padilla 29 P USA New York Mets Joel Piñeiro 38 P USA St. Louis Cardinals Chris Rojas 57 P USA Altoona Curve Orlando Román 52 P USA Binghamton Mets J. C. Romero 33 P USA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Jose Santiago 40 P USA New York Mets Javier Vázquez 23 P USA Chicago White Sox Javy López 8 C USA Baltimore Orioles Yadier Molina 4 C USA St. Louis Cardinals Iván Rodríguez 7 C USA Detroit Tigers Javier Valentín 17 C USA Cincinnati Reds Alex Cintrón 12 IF USA Chicago White Sox Alex Cora 13 IF USA Boston Red Sox Carlos Delgado 25 IF USA New York Mets Rubén Gotay 6 IF USA Kansas City Royals Eduardo Pérez 5 IF USA Cleveland Indians José Valentín 10 IF USA New York Mets Carlos Beltrán 15 OF USA New York Mets José Cruz Jr. 22 OF USA Los Angeles Dodgers Ricky Ledée 24 OF USA Los Angeles Dodgers Luis Matos 32 OF USA Baltimore Orioles Alex Ríos 19 OF CAN Toronto Blue Jays Bernie Williams 51 OF USA New York Yankees Pool D AUS Manager: Jon Deeble https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/roster/australia?season=2006 Craig Anderson 31 P October 30, 1980 Phil Brassington 21 P April 19, 1970 Adam Bright 11 P August 11, 1984 Adrian Burnside 57 P March 15, 1977 Tristan Crawford 30 P July 22, 1982 Matthew Gahan 13 P November 26, 1975 Josh Hill 38 P Wayne Lundgren 44 P April 21, 1982 Paul Mildren 15 P May 3, 1984 Damian Moss 27 P November 24, 1976 Peter Moylan 42 P December 2, 1978 USA Atlanta Braves Ryan Rowland-Smith P January 26, 1983 John Stephens 24 P November 15, 1979 CAN Ottawa Lynx Phil Stockman 39 P January 25, 1980 USA Atlanta Braves Rich Thompson 19 P July 1, 1984 USA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Michael Collins 48 C July 18, 1984 Andrew Graham 47 C April 22, 1982 USA Detroit Tigers Matthew Kent 35 C July 2, 1980 Trent Durrington 7 IF August 27, 1975 Gavin Fingleson 4 IF Bradley Harman 29 IF November 19, 1985 Justin Huber 26 IF July 1, 1982 Luke Hughes 16 IF August 2, 1984 Brendan Kingman 22 IF May 22, 1973 Dave Nilsson 14 IF December 14, 1969 Rodney van Buizen 6 IF Glenn Williams 18 IF Tom Brice 25 OF August 24, 1981 Trent Oeltjen 8 OF February 28, 1983 Brett Roneberg 17 OF May 2, 1979 Paul Rutgers 23 OF January 17, 1984 DOM Manager: Manny Acta Plácido Polanco 2 IF 2006 3 3 1975 10 10 USA Detroit Tigers Willy Taveras 4 IF 2006 3 3 1981 12 25 USA Colorado Rockies Albert Pujols 5 IF 2006 3 3 1980 1 16 USA St. Louis Cardinals Pedro Feliz 7 IF 2006 3 3 1975 4 27 USA Philadelphia Phillies José Reyes 9 IF 2006 3 3 1983 6 11 USA New York Mets Miguel Tejada 10 IF 2006 3 3 1974 5 25 USA Houston Astros Alfonso Soriano 12 IF 2006 3 3 1976 1 7 USA Chicago Cubs Juan Brito 15 C 2006 3 3 1979 11 7 USA Arizona Diamondbacks Salomón Torres 15 P 2006 3 3 1972 3 11 USA Pittsburgh Pirates Moisés Alou 18 OF 2006 3 3 1966 7 3 USA New York Mets Juan Encarnación 19 OF 2006 3 3 1976 3 8 USA St. Louis Cardinals Ronnie Belliard 20 IF 2006 3 3 1975 4 7 USA Washington Nationals Alberto Castillo 22 C 2006 3 3 1970 2 10 USA Washington Nationals Michael Santiago-Smith 25 IF 2006 3 3 1972 8 17 USA Minnesota Twins Wily Mo Peña 26 OF 2006 3 3 1982 1 23 USA Washington Nationals Vladimir GuerreroGuerrero missed the first round of the World Baseball Classic, due to the death of three of his cousins in an auto accident in the Dominican Republic. Notes: Vladdy in Dominicans' thoughts http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/news/teamarticle.jsp?ymd=20060303&content_id=1332787&vkey=wbc_team_news&fext=.jsp&lang=en&sid=wbc https://web.archive.org/web/20070526172306/http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/news/teamarticle.jsp?ymd=20060303&content_id=1332787&vkey=wbc_team_news&fext=.jsp&lang=en&sid=wbc dead 2007-05-26 2006-03-05 27 OF 2006 3 3 1975 2 9 USA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Adrián Beltré 29 IF 2006 3 3 1979 4 7 USA Seattle Mariners Ronny Paulino 31 C 2006 3 3 1981 4 21 USA Pittsburgh Pirates Jorge Sosa 33 P 2006 3 3 1977 4 28 USA New York Mets David Ortiz 34 IF 2006 3 3 1975 11 18 USA Boston Red Sox Daniel Cabrera 35 P 2006 3 3 1981 5 28 USA Baltimore Orioles Dámaso Marte 38 P 2006 3 3 1975 2 14 USA New York Yankees Bartolo Colón 40 P 2006 3 3 1973 5 24 USA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Francisco Liriano 41 P 2006 3 3 1983 10 26 USA Minnesota Twins Miguel Batista 43 P 2006 3 3 1971 2 19 USA Arizona Diamondbacks Robinson Tejeda 47 P 2006 3 3 1982 3 24 USA Philadelphia Phillies Eude Brito 51 P 2006 3 3 1978 8 19 USA Philadelphia Phillies Duaner Sánchez 52 P 2006 3 3 1979 10 14 USA New York Mets Julián Tavárez 53 P 2006 3 3 1973 5 22 USA Atlanta Braves Odális Pérez 55 P 2006 3 3 1977 6 7 USA Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Rodney 56 P 2006 3 3 1977 3 18 USA Detroit Tigers ITA Manager: USA Matt Galante Phil Barzilla 53 P January 25, 1979 USA Round Rock Express Riccardo De Santis 43 P January 4, 1980 ITA Prink Grosseto Lenny DiNardo 55 P September 19, 1979 USA Oakland Athletics Tony Fiore 22 P October 12, 1971 USA Toledo Mud Hens Mike Gallo 45 P April 2, 1977 USA Houston Astros Jason Grilli 49 P November 11, 1976 USA Detroit Tigers Todd Incantalupo 38 P May 18, 1976 ITA Italeri Bologna Marc LaMacchia 36 P March 27, 1982 USA Bakersfield Blaze Alex Maestri 17 P June 1, 1985 USA Boise Hawks John Mangieri 13 P September 24, 1976 SMR T&A San Marino Dan Miceli 58 P September 9, 1970 USA Tampa Bay Devil Rays Fabio Milano 28 P August 2, 1977 ITA Italeri Bologna Kasey Olenberger 40 P March 18, 1978 USA Salt Lake Bees David Rollandini 37 P February 6, 1979 ITA Prink Grosseto Matt Ceriani 14 C October 9, 1976 ITA Caffè Danesi Nettuno Thomas Gregorio 20 C May 5, 1977 USA San Antonio Missions Mike Piazza 31 C September 4, 1968 USA San Diego Padres Davide Dallospedale 34 IF September 12, 1977 ITA Italeri Bologna Tony Giarratano 6 IF November 29, 1982 USA Erie SeaWolves Claudio Liverziani 42 IF March 4, 1975 ITA Italeri Bologna Frank Menechino 4 IF January 7, 1971 USA Louisville Bats Jairo Ramos Gizzi 26 IF July 21, 1971 ITA Prink Grosseto Mark Saccomanno 18 IF April 30, 1980 USA Corpus Christi Hooks Jack Santora 1 IF October 6, 1976 USA Newark Bears Vince Sinisi 15 IF November 7, 1981 USA Frisco RoughRiders James Buccheri 3 OF November 12, 1968 ITA Telemarket Rimini Frank Catalanotto 27 OF April 27, 1974 CAN Toronto Blue Jays Dustin Delucchi 24 OF December 23, 1977 USA Mobile BayBears Val Pascucci 35 OF November 17, 1978 JPN Chiba Lotte Marines Peter Zoccolillo 25 OF February 2, 1977 VEN Manager: Luis Sojo Coaches: Dave Concepción, Oscar Escobar, Roberto Espinoza, Omar Malavé, Luis Salazar Tomás Pérez 1 IF 2006 3 3 1973 12 29 USA Chicago White Sox Carlos Guillén 2 IF 2006 3 3 1975 9 30 USA Detroit Tigers Edgardo Alfonzo 9 IF 2006 3 3 1973 11 8 Marco Scutaro 12 IF 2006 3 3 1975 10 30 USA Oakland Athletics Omar Vizquel (captain) 13 IF 2006 3 3 1967 4 24 USA San Francisco Giants Víctor Moreno 15 P 2006 3 3 1979 6 10 Ramón Hernández 19 C 2006 3 3 1976 5 20 USA Baltimore Orioles Juan Rivera 20 OF 2006 3 3 1978 7 3 USA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Henry Blanco 21 C 2006 3 3 1971 8 29 USA Chicago Cubs Ricardo Palma 23 P 2006 3 3 1979 9 26 Miguel Cabrera 24 IF 2006 3 3 1983 4 18 USA Florida Marlins Carlos E. Hernández 27 P 2006 3 3 1980 4 22 USA Houston Astros Giovanni Carrara 28 P 2006 3 3 1968 3 4 USA Pittsburgh Pirates Jorge Julio 29 P 2006 3 3 1979 3 3 USA New York Mets Magglio Ordóñez 30 OF 2006 3 3 1974 1 28 USA Detroit Tigers Víctor Zambrano 31 P 2006 3 3 1975 8 6 USA New York Mets Freddy García 34 P 2006 3 3 1976 6 10 USA Detroit Tigers Tony Armas Jr. 36 P 2006 3 3 1978 4 29 USA New York Mets Francisco Rodríguez 37 P 2006 3 3 1982 1 7 USA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Carlos Zambrano 38 P 2006 3 3 1981 6 1 USA Chicago Cubs Gustavo Chacín 39 P 2006 3 3 1980 12 4 CAN Toronto Blue Jays Víctor Martínez 41 C 2006 3 3 1978 12 23 USA Cleveland Indians Kelvim Escobar 45 P 2006 3 3 1976 4 11 USA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Endy Chávez 47 OF 2006 3 3 1978 2 7 USA New York Mets Robert Pérez 51 OF 2006 3 3 1969 6 4 Carlos Silva 52 P 2006 3 3 1979 4 23 USA Seattle Mariners Bobby Abreu 53 OF 2006 3 3 1974 3 11 USA New York Yankees Tony Álvarez 56 OF 2006 3 3 1979 5 10 Johan Santana 57 P 2006 3 3 1979 3 13 USA New York Mets Rafael Betancourt 63 P 2006 3 3 1975 4 29 USA Cleveland Indians Notes and references Rosters: China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, USA, Cuba, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico, Australia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Venezuela N/A World Baseball Classic rosters 2009 16 qualified teams rosters #BFD7FF Rosters, 2006 World Baseball Classic World Baseball Classic