2006 World Baseball Classic rosters

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

  China

China Roster ^[1]

Manager: Jim Lefebvre

Coaches: Bruce Hurst (Pitching)

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	6	Chenhao Li	(1977-07-02)July 2, 1977 (aged 28)	R	R	Beijing Tigers
P	7	Nan Wang	(1981-10-07)October 7, 1981 (aged 24)	R	L	Beijing Tigers
P	15	Quansheng Zhao	(1979-01-15)January 15, 1979 (aged 27)	L	L	Tianjin Lions
P	17	Li Zhang	(1980-02-03)February 3, 1980 (aged 26)	R	R	Shanghai Golden Eagles
P	21	Zheng Xu	(1981-05-10)May 10, 1981 (aged 24)	R	R	Beijing Tigers
P	22	Hongrui Li	(1986-04-22)April 22, 1986 (aged 19)	R	R	Beijing Tigers
P	23	Shuai Li	(1985-07-11)July 11, 1985 (aged 20)	R	R	Henan Elephants
P	24	Quan Huang	(1983-05-14)May 14, 1983 (aged 22)	L	L	Chinese Hopestars
P	28	Bo Zhao	(1985-08-11)August 11, 1985 (aged 20)	L	R	Sichuan Dragons
P	33	Kun Chen	(1980-03-05)March 5, 1980 (aged 25)	R	R	Sichuan Dragons
P	68	Bu Tao	(1983-01-15)January 15, 1983 (aged 23)	L	L
P	80	Lai Guojun		R	R
P	66	Zhang Jun	(1983-12-13)December 13, 1983 (aged 22)
C	12	Feng Yi	(1982-08-20)August 20, 1982 (aged 23)	R	R
C	56	Wang Wei	(1978-12-25)December 25, 1978 (aged 27)	R	R
C	2	Zhang Zhenwang	(1988-03-01)March 1, 1988 (aged 18)	R	R
IF	20	Chen Qi	(1981-09-23)September 23, 1981 (aged 24)	L	L
IF	3	Chen Zhe	(1975-10-14)October 14, 1975 (aged 30)	R	R
IF	5	Feng Fei	(1983-02-18)February 18, 1983 (aged 23)	R
IF	11	Guo Tao	(1987-03-21)March 21, 1987 (aged 18)	R	R
IF	51	Li Lei	(1984-06-24)June 24, 1984 (aged 21)	R	R
IF	10	Liu Guangbiao	(1978-09-05)September 5, 1978 (aged 27)	R	R
IF	37	Pan Wenbin	(1986-12-09)December 9, 1986 (aged 19)	R	R
IF	32	Wang Jingchao	(1988-07-13)July 13, 1988 (aged 17)	R	R
IF	18	Yang Guogang	(1977-02-22)February 22, 1977 (aged 29)	L	R
IF	9	Zhang Yufeng	(1977-02-09)February 9, 1977 (aged 29)	R	R
OF	26	Liu Yaqing	(1982-07-17)July 17, 1982 (aged 23)	L	R
OF	1	Sun Lingfeng	(1978-08-14)August 14, 1978 (aged 27)	L	L
OF	35	Yang Shuo	(1981-05-18)May 18, 1981 (aged 24)	R	R
OF	36	Zhang Hongbo	(1980-06-06)June 6, 1980 (aged 25)	L	R

  Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei Roster ^[2]

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)

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	97	Chiang Chien-ming (姜建銘)	(1985-05-27)May 27, 1985 (aged 20)	R	R	Yomiuri Giants
P	59	Chu Wei-ming (朱尉銘)	(1981-08-02)August 2, 1981 (aged 24)	R	R	Chinatrust Whales
P	17	Hsu Chu-chien (許竹見)	(1981-01-25)January 25, 1981 (aged 25)	R	R	Macoto Cobras
P	63	Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄)	(1978-12-05)December 5, 1978 (aged 27)	R	R	La New Bears
P	32	Kevin Huang (黃俊中)	(1982-04-25)April 25, 1982 (aged 23)	R	R	La New Bears
P	88	Keng Po-hsuan (耿伯軒)	(1984-10-15)October 15, 1984 (aged 21)	R	R	Dunedin Blue Jays
P	37	Hong-Chih Kuo (郭泓志)	(1981-07-23)July 23, 1981 (aged 24)	L	L	Los Angeles Dodgers
P	11	Lin En-yu (林恩宇)	(1981-03-25)March 25, 1981 (aged 24)	R	R	Macoto Cobras
P	19	Lin Ying-chieh (林英傑)	(1981-05-01)May 1, 1981 (aged 24)	L	L	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
P	18	Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫)	(1982-03-05)March 5, 1982 (aged 23)	R	R	Uni-President Lions
P	70	Tsai Ying-feng (蔡英峰)	(1983-05-26)May 26, 1983 (aged 22)	R	R	La New Bears
P	42	Tseng Sung-wei (增菘瑋)	(1984-12-28)December 28, 1984 (aged 21)	R	R	National Taiwan College of Physical Education
P	46	Yang Chien-fu (陽建福)	(1979-04-22)April 22, 1979 (aged 26)	R	R	Sinon Bulls
P	91	Yang Yao-hsun (陽耀勳)	(1983-01-22)January 22, 1983 (aged 23)	L	L	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C	41	Chen Feng-min (陳峰民)	(1977-10-29)October 29, 1977 (aged 28)	R	R	La New Bears
C	34	Kao Chih-kang (高志綱)	(1981-02-27)February 27, 1981 (aged 25)	R	R	Uni-President Lions
C	27	Yeh Chun-chang (葉君璋)	(1972-10-25)October 25, 1972 (aged 33)	R	R	Sinon Bulls
IF	12	Chang Chia-hao (張家浩)	(1976-10-31)October 31, 1976 (aged 29)	L	R	Sinon Bulls
IF	49	Chang Tai-shan (張泰山)	(1976-10-31)October 31, 1976 (aged 29)	R	R	Sinon Bulls
IF	13	Chen Yung-chi (陳鏞基)	(1983-07-13)July 13, 1983 (aged 22)	R	R	Inland Empire 66ers
IF	31	Cheng Chan-ming (鄭昌明)	(1978-01-28)January 28, 1978 (aged 28)	R	R	Chinatrust Whales
IF	51	Chin-Lung Hu (胡金龍)	(1984-02-02)February 2, 1984 (aged 22)	R	R	Jacksonville Suns
IF	7	Ngayaw Ake (林智勝)	(1982-01-01)January 1, 1982 (aged 24)	R	R	La New Bears
IF	15	Dai-Kang Yang (陽仲壽)	(1987-01-17)January 17, 1987 (aged 19)	R	R	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
IF	6	Yang Sen (陽森)	(1981-03-25)March 25, 1981 (aged 24)	L	R	Uni-President Lions
OF	8	Chan Chih-yao (詹智堯)	(1983-01-02)January 2, 1983 (aged 23)	L	L	National Taiwan College of Physical Education
OF	69	Chang Chien-ming (張建銘)	(1980-07-27)July 27, 1980 (aged 25)	L	L	Sinon Bulls
OF	55	Hsieh Chia-hsien (謝佳賢)	(1976-04-08)April 8, 1976 (aged 29)	L	L	Macoto Cobras
OF	30	Huang Lung-yi (黃龍義)	(1979-02-20)February 20, 1979 (aged 27)	R	R	La New Bears
OF	24	Lin Wei-chu (林威助)	(1979-01-22)January 22, 1979 (aged 27)	L	L	Hanshin Tigers

  Japan

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)

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	11	Naoyuki Shimizu (清水直行)	(1975-11-24)November 24, 1975 (aged 30)	R	R	Chiba Lotte Marines
P	12	Soichi Fujita (藤田宗一)	(1972-10-17)October 17, 1972 (aged 33)	L	L	Chiba Lotte Marines
P	15	Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田智之)	(1981-01-30)January 30, 1981 (aged 25)	R	R	Hanshin Tigers
P	18	Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂大輔)	(1980-09-13)September 13, 1980 (aged 25)	R	R	Seibu Lions
P	19	Koji Uehara (上原浩治)	(1975-04-03)April 3, 1975 (aged 30)	R	R	Yomiuri Giants
P	20	Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田安彦)	(1973-06-19)June 19, 1973 (aged 32)	R	R	Chiba Lotte Marines
P	21	Tsuyoshi Wada (和田毅)	(1981-02-21)February 21, 1981 (aged 25)	L	L	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P	24	Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川球児)	(1980-07-21)July 21, 1980 (aged 25)	L	R	Hanshin Tigers
P	31	Shunsuke Watanabe (渡辺俊介)	(1976-08-27)August 27, 1976 (aged 29)	R	R	Chiba Lotte Marines
P	40	Akinori Otsuka (大塚晶則)	(1972-01-13)January 13, 1972 (aged 34)	R	R	Texas Rangers
P	41	Hiroyuki Kobayashi (小林宏之)	(1976-06-04)June 4, 1976 (aged 29)	R	R	Chiba Lotte Marines
P	47	Toshiya Sugiuchi (杉内俊哉)	(1980-10-30)October 30, 1980 (aged 25)	L	L	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P	61	Hirotoshi Ishii (石井弘寿)	(1977-09-14)September 14, 1977 (aged 28)	L	L	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P	61	Takahiro Mahara (馬原孝浩)	(1981-12-08)December 8, 1981 (aged 24)	R	R	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C	22	Tomoya Satozaki (里崎智也)	(1976-05-20)May 20, 1976 (aged 29)	R	R	Chiba Lotte Marines
C	27	Motonobu Tanishige (谷繁元信)	(1970-12-21)December 21, 1970 (aged 35)	R	R	Chunichi Dragons
C	59	Ryoji Aikawa (相川亮二)	(1976-07-11)July 11, 1976 (aged 29)	R	R	Yokohama BayStars
IF	1	Akinori Iwamura (岩村明憲)	(1979-02-09)February 9, 1979 (aged 27)	L	R	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF	2	Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原道大)	(1973-10-25)October 25, 1973 (aged 32)	L	R	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
IF	3	Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中信彦)	(1973-12-26)December 26, 1973 (aged 32)	L	L	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
IF	7	Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡剛)	(1984-07-27)July 27, 1984 (aged 21)	B	R	Chiba Lotte Marines
IF	8	Toshiaki Imae (今江敏晃)	(1983-08-26)August 26, 1983 (aged 22)	R	R	Chiba Lotte Marines
IF	10	Shinya Miyamoto (宮本慎也)	(1970-11-05)November 5, 1970 (aged 35)	R	R	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF	25	Takahiro Arai (新井貴浩)	(1977-01-30)January 30, 1977 (aged 29)	R	R	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
IF	52	Munenori Kawasaki (川崎宗則)	(1981-06-03)June 3, 1981 (aged 24)	L	R	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
OF	5	Kazuhiro Wada (和田一浩)	(1972-06-19)June 19, 1972 (aged 33)	R	R	Seibu Lions
OF	6	Hitoshi Tamura (多村仁)	(1977-05-28)May 28, 1977 (aged 28)	R	R	Yokohama BayStars
OF	9	Tatsuhiko Kinjō (金城龍彦)	(1976-07-27)July 27, 1976 (aged 29)	B	R	Yokohama BayStars
OF	17	Kosuke Fukudome (福留孝介)	(1977-04-26)April 26, 1977 (aged 28)	L	R	Chunichi Dragons
OF	23	Nori Aoki (青木宣親)	(1982-01-05)January 5, 1982 (aged 24)	L	R	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
OF	51	Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木一朗)	(1973-10-22)October 22, 1973 (aged 32)	L	R	Seattle Mariners

  South Korea

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)

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	36	Bae Young-soo (배영수)	(1981-05-04)May 4, 1981 (aged 24)			Samsung Lions
P	45	Bong Jung-keun (봉중근)	(1980-07-15)July 15, 1980 (aged 25)			Cincinnati Reds
P	21	Chong Tae-hyon (정대현)	(1978-11-10)November 10, 1978 (aged 27)			SK Wyverns
P	41	Chung Jae-hun (정재훈)	(1980-01-01)January 1, 1980 (aged 26)			Doosan Bears
P	28	Jun Byung-doo (전병두)	(1984-10-14)October 14, 1984 (aged 21)			KIA Tigers
P	49	Kim Byung-hyun (김병현)	(1979-01-19)January 19, 1979 (aged 27)			Colorado Rockies
P	51	Sunny Kim (김선우)	(1977-09-04)September 4, 1977 (aged 28)			Colorado Rockies
P	15	Koo Dae-sung (구대성)	(1969-08-02)August 2, 1969 (aged 36)			New York Mets
P	17	Oh Seung-hwan (오승환)	(1982-07-15)July 15, 1982 (aged 23)			Samsung Lions
P	61	Park Chan-ho (박찬호)	(1973-06-30)June 30, 1973 (aged 32)			San Diego Padres
P	26	Seo Jae-weong (서재응)	(1977-05-24)May 24, 1977 (aged 28)			Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P	1	Son Min-han (손민한)	(1975-01-02)January 2, 1975 (aged 31)			Lotte Giants
C	44	Cho In-sung (조인성)	(1975-05-25)May 25, 1975 (aged 30)			LG Twins
C	22	Hong Sung-heon (홍성흔)	(1977-02-28)February 28, 1977 (aged 29)			Doosan Bears
C	20	Jin Kab-yong (진갑용)	(1974-05-08)May 8, 1974 (aged 31)			Samsung Lions
IF	11	Choi Hee-seop (최희섭)	(1979-03-16)March 16, 1979 (aged 26)			Los Angeles Dodgers
IF	18	Kim Dong-joo (김동주)	(1976-02-03)February 3, 1976 (aged 30)			Doosan Bears
IF	6	Kim Jae-gul (김재걸)	(1972-09-07)September 7, 1972 (aged 33)			Samsung Lions
IF	16	Kim Jong-kook (김종국)	(1973-09-14)September 14, 1973 (aged 32)			KIA Tigers
IF	14	Kim Min-jae (김민재)	(1973-01-03)January 3, 1973 (aged 33)			Hanwha Eagles
IF	52	Kim Tae-kyun (김태균)	(1982-05-29)May 29, 1982 (aged 23)			Hanwha Eagles
IF	25	Lee Seung-yeop (이승엽)	(1976-08-18)August 18, 1976 (aged 29)			Yomiuri Giants
IF	3	Park Jin-man (박진만)	(1976-11-30)November 30, 1976 (aged 29)			Samsung Lions
OF	9	Lee Byung-Kyu (이병규)	(1974-10-25)October 25, 1974 (aged 31)			LG Twins
OF	35	Lee Jin-young (이진영)	(1980-06-15)June 15, 1980 (aged 25)			SK Wyverns
OF	7	Lee Jong-beom (이종범)	(1970-08-15)August 15, 1970 (aged 35)			KIA Tigers
OF	33	Park Yong-taik (박용택)	(1979-04-21)April 21, 1979 (aged 26)			LG Twins
OF	12	Song Ji-man (송지만)	(1973-03-02)March 2, 1973 (aged 33)			Hyundai Unicorns

Pool B

  Canada

Manager: Ernie Whitt (First base coach with the Toronto Blue Jays)

Coaches: Denis Boucher (Pitching Coach), Tim Leiper (Coach), Rob Ducey (Coach), Larry Walker (Coach), Tommy Craig (Trainer)

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	49	Érik Bédard	(1979-03-05)March 5, 1979 (aged 26)			Baltimore Orioles
P	35	Chris Begg	(1979-09-12)September 12, 1979 (aged 26)			Fresno Grizzlies
P	37	Rhéal Cormier	(1967-04-23)April 23, 1967 (aged 38)			Philadelphia Phillies
P	28	Jesse Crain	(1981-07-05)July 5, 1981 (aged 24)			Minnesota Twins
P	22	Éric Cyr	(1979-02-11)February 11, 1979 (aged 27)			Uni-President Lions
P	26	Jeff Francis	(1981-01-08)January 8, 1981 (aged 25)			Colorado Rockies
P	24	Steve Green	(1978-01-26)January 26, 1978 (aged 28)			Toledo Mud Hens
P	20	Adam Loewen	(1984-04-09)April 9, 1984 (aged 21)			Bowie Baysox
P	36	Scott Mathieson	(1984-02-27)February 27, 1984 (aged 22)			Philadelphia Phillies
P	15	Mike Meyers	(1977-10-18)October 18, 1977 (aged 28)			Huntsville Stars
P	31	Aaron Myette	(1977-09-26)September 26, 1977 (aged 28)			York Revolution
P	32	Vince Perkins	(1981-09-27)September 27, 1981 (aged 24)			Camden Riversharks
P	48	Paul Quantrill	(1968-11-03)November 3, 1968 (aged 37)			Florida Marlins
P	34	Chris Reitsma	(1977-12-31)December 31, 1977 (aged 28)			Seattle Mariners
C	39	Pete Laforest	(1978-01-27)January 27, 1978 (aged 28)			Mexicali Eagles
C	8	Chris Robinson	(1984-05-12)May 12, 1984 (aged 21)			Detroit Tigers
C	17	Maxim St. Pierre	(1980-04-17)April 17, 1980 (aged 25)			Detroit Tigers
IF	11	Stubby Clapp	(1973-02-24)February 24, 1973 (aged 33)			Edmonton Cracker-Cats
IF	47	Corey Koskie	(1973-06-28)June 28, 1973 (aged 32)			Milwaukee Brewers
IF	27	Justin Morneau	(1981-05-15)May 15, 1981 (aged 24)			Minnesota Twins
IF	16	Kevin Nicholson	(1976-03-29)March 29, 1976 (aged 29)			Somerset Patriots
IF	4	Pete Orr	(1979-06-08)June 8, 1979 (aged 26)			Atlanta Braves
IF	3	Matt Rogelstad	(1982-09-13)September 13, 1982 (aged 23)			Seattle Mariners
IF	50	Scott Thorman	(1982-01-06)January 6, 1982 (aged 24)			Richmond Braves
OF	38	Jason Bay	(1978-09-20)September 20, 1978 (aged 27)			Pittsburgh Pirates
OF	18	Sebastien Boucher	(1981-10-19)October 19, 1981 (aged 24)			Norfolk Tides
OF	45	Aaron Guiel	(1972-10-05)October 5, 1972 (aged 33)			Kansas City Royals
OF	19	Ryan Radmanovich	(1971-08-09)August 9, 1971 (aged 34)			Somerset Patriots
OF	12	Matt Stairs	(1968-02-27)February 27, 1968 (aged 38)			Kansas City Royals
OF	7	Adam Stern	(1980-02-12)February 12, 1980 (aged 26)			Boston Red Sox

  Mexico

Manager: Francisco Estrada

Pitching coaches: Fernando Valenzuela, Ted Higuera

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	56	Luis Ayala	(1978-01-12)January 12, 1978 (aged 28)	R	R	Washington Nationals
P	48	Francisco Campos	(1972-08-12)August 12, 1972 (aged 33)	R	R	Campeche Pirates
P	51	David Cortés	(1973-10-15)October 15, 1973 (aged 32)	R	R	Colorado Rockies
P	47	Jorge de la Rosa	(1981-04-05)April 5, 1981 (aged 24)	L	L	Kansas City Royals
P	45	Elmer Dessens	(1971-01-13)January 13, 1971 (aged 35)	R	R	Kansas City Royals
P	54	Édgar González	(1983-02-23)February 23, 1983 (aged 23)	R	R	Arizona Diamondbacks
P	21	Esteban Loaiza	(1971-12-31)December 31, 1971 (aged 34)	R	R	Oakland Athletics
P	13	Rodrigo López	(1975-12-14)December 14, 1975 (aged 30)	R	R	Baltimore Orioles
P	33	Pablo Ortega	(1976-11-07)November 7, 1976 (aged 29)	B	R	Mexico Tigres
P	50	Antonio Osuna	(1973-04-12)April 12, 1973 (aged 32)	R	R	Mexico Tigres
P	59	Óliver Pérez	(1981-08-15)August 15, 1981 (aged 24)	L	L	Pittsburgh Pirates
P	46	Roberto Ramírez	(1972-08-17)August 17, 1972 (aged 33)	L	L	Diablos Rojos del México
P	52	Dennys Reyes	(1977-04-19)April 19, 1977 (aged 28)	R	L	Minnesota Twins
P	73	Ricardo Rincón	(1970-04-13)April 13, 1970 (aged 35)	L	L	St. Louis Cardinals
P	57	Oscar Villareal	(1981-11-22)November 22, 1981 (aged 24)	L	R	Houston Astros
C	24	Adan Muñoz	(1978-03-09)March 9, 1978 (aged 27)	L	R	Mexico Tigres
C	29	Gerónimo Gil	(1975-08-07)August 7, 1975 (aged 30)	R	R	Ottawa Lynx
C	20	Miguel Ojeda	(1975-01-29)January 29, 1975 (aged 31)	R	R	Colorado Rockies
IF	8	Alfredo Amézaga	(1978-01-16)January 16, 1978 (aged 28)	B	R	Florida Marlins
IF	3	Jorge Cantú	(1982-01-30)January 30, 1982 (aged 24)	R	R	Florida Marlins
IF	9	Vinny Castilla (C)	(1967-07-04)July 4, 1967 (aged 38)	R	R	San Diego Padres
IF	17	Juan Castro	(1972-06-20)June 20, 1972 (aged 33)	R	R	Minnesota Twins
IF	26	Luis Cruz	(1984-02-10)February 10, 1984 (aged 22)	R	R	Mobile BayBears
IF	44	Erubiel Durazo	(1974-01-23)January 23, 1974 (aged 32)	L	L	Texas Rangers
IF	22	Benji Gil	(1972-10-06)October 6, 1972 (aged 33)	R	R	Kansas City Royals
IF	23	Adrián González	(1982-05-08)May 8, 1982 (aged 23)	L	L	San Diego Padres
OF	28	Karim García	(1975-10-29)October 29, 1975 (aged 30)	L	L	Sultanes de Monterrey
OF	36	Luis A. García	(1978-11-05)November 5, 1978 (aged 27)	R	R	New York Yankees
OF	18	Luis C. García	(1975-09-22)September 22, 1975 (aged 30)	B	R	Mexico Tigres
OF	7	Mario Valenzuela	(1977-03-10)March 10, 1977 (aged 28)	R	R	Saraperos de Saltillo

  South Africa

Pitching coach: Lee Smith

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	35	Barry Armitage	May 11, 1979			Kansas City Royals
P	28	Tyrone Brandt	April 3, 1985
P	37	Matthew Dancer
P	20	Kalin Dreyer
P	7	Shannon Ekermans				North Dakota State University
P	10	Jared Elario
P	45	Lester Fortiun
P	76	Gavin Jefferies
P	44	Tyrone Lamont	April 3, 1985			AZL Mariners
P	22	Gary Maree
P	27	Carl Michaels	May 21, 1981			Athlone Athletics
P	25	Darryn Smith
P	3	Robert Verschuren
C	18	Kyle Botha				Bothasig
C	15	Bradley Erasmus
C	9	Warren Herman				Athlone Athletics
C	31	Willem Kemp
IF		Tebi Andrew
IF	12	Paul Bell	June 24, 1980
IF	29	Nicholas Dempsey	December 15, 1978
IF	6	Dylan Haynes
IF	11	Zaid Hendricks
IF	14	Patrick Naude
IF	2	Jonathan Phillips	April 16, 1986
IF	23	Brett Willemburg	July 2, 1984			Varsity Old Boys
OF	41	Ian Butcher
OF	33	Jason Cook	July 8, 1975
OF	26	Duane Feldtman
OF	24	Gavin Ray
OF	38	Ashley Scott
OF	30	Ricardo Siljeur				Athlone Athletics

  United States

Manager: Buck Martinez

Coaches: Marcel Lachemann, Davey Johnson, John McLaren, Reggie Smith

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	22	Roger Clemens	(1962-08-04)August 4, 1962 (aged 43)			Houston Astros
P	32	Chad Cordero	(1982-03-18)March 18, 1982 (aged 23)			Washington Nationals
P	40	Brian Fuentes	(1975-08-09)August 9, 1975 (aged 30)			Colorado Rockies
P	59	Todd Jones	(1968-04-24)April 24, 1968 (aged 37)			Detroit Tigers
P	19	Al Leiter	(1965-10-23)October 23, 1965 (aged 40)			New York Yankees
P	54	Brad Lidge	(1976-12-23)December 23, 1976 (aged 29)			Houston Astros
P	38	Gary Majewski	(1980-02-26)February 26, 1980 (aged 26)			Washington Nationals
P	36	Joe Nathan	(1974-11-22)November 22, 1974 (aged 31)			Minnesota Twins
P	45	Jake Peavy	(1981-05-31)May 31, 1981 (aged 24)			San Diego Padres
P	62	Scot Shields	(1975-07-22)July 22, 1975 (aged 30)			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P	20	Huston Street	(1983-08-02)August 2, 1983 (aged 22)			Oakland Athletics
P	50	Mike Timlin	(1966-03-10)March 10, 1966 (aged 39)			Boston Red Sox
P	39	Dan Wheeler	(1977-12-10)December 10, 1977 (aged 28)			Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P	35	Dontrelle Willis	(1982-01-12)January 12, 1982 (aged 24)			Florida Marlins
C	8	Michael Barrett	(1976-10-22)October 22, 1976 (aged 29)			Chicago Cubs
C	24	Brian Schneider	(1976-11-26)November 26, 1976 (aged 29)			Washington Nationals
C	33	Jason Varitek	(1972-04-11)April 11, 1972 (aged 33)			Boston Red Sox
IF	2	Derek Jeter	(1974-06-26)June 26, 1974 (aged 31)			New York Yankees
IF	10	Chipper Jones	(1972-04-24)April 24, 1972 (aged 33)			Atlanta Braves
IF	25	Derrek Lee	(1975-09-06)September 6, 1975 (aged 30)			Chicago Cubs
IF	13	Alex Rodríguez	(1975-07-27)July 27, 1975 (aged 30)			New York Yankees
IF	23	Mark Teixeira	(1980-04-11)April 11, 1980 (aged 25)			Texas Rangers
IF	26	Chase Utley	(1978-12-17)December 17, 1978 (aged 27)			Philadelphia Phillies
IF	1	Michael Young	(1976-10-19)October 19, 1976 (aged 29)			Texas Rangers
OF	18	Johnny Damon	(1973-11-05)November 5, 1973 (aged 32)			New York Yankees
OF	7	Jeff Francoeur	(1984-01-08)January 8, 1984 (aged 22)			Atlanta Braves
OF	3	Ken Griffey Jr.	(1969-11-21)November 21, 1969 (aged 36)			Cincinnati Reds
OF	5	Matt Holliday	(1980-01-15)January 15, 1980 (aged 26)			Colorado Rockies
OF	6	Vernon Wells	(1978-12-08)December 8, 1978 (aged 27)			Toronto Blue Jays
OF	21	Randy Winn	(1974-06-09)June 9, 1974 (aged 31)			San Francisco Giants

Pool C

  Cuba

Manager: Higinio Vélez

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	26	Luis Borroto				Villa Clara
P	79	Maikel Folch				Ciego de Ávila
P	48	Yulieski González				Habana
P	99	Pedro Luis Lazo				Pinar del Río
P	90	Yadel Martí				Industriales
P	58	Jonder Martínez				Habana
P	97	Yunesky Maya				Pinar del Río
P	23	Vicyohandry Odelín				Camagüey
P	16	Adiel Palma				Cienfuegos
P	62	Yadier Pedroso				Habana
P	81	Yosvany Pérez				Cienfuegos
P	19	Ormari Romero				Santiago de Cuba
P	4	Deinys Suárez				Industriales
C	61	Roger Machado				Ciego de Ávila
C	51	Eriel Sánchez				Sancti Spíritus
IF	54	Leslie Anderson				Camagüey
IF	53	Ariel Borrero				Villa Clara
IF	12	Michel Enríquez				Isla de la Juventud
IF	10	Yulieski Gourriel				Sancti Spíritus
IF	42	Juan Carlos Moreno				Isla de la Juventud
IF	2	Eduardo Paret				Villa Clara
IF	11	Rudy Reyes				Industriales
OF	24	Frederich Cepeda				Sancti Spíritus
OF	31	Yoandy Garlobo				Matanzas
OF	21	Alexei Ramírez				Pinar del Río
OF	56	Carlos Tabares				Industriales
OF	46	Osmani Urrutia				Las Tunas

  Netherlands

Manager: Robert Eenhoorn

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	47	David Bergman				Kinheim
P	10	Kenny Berkenbosch				Pirates
P		Leon Boyd				Neptunus
P	19	Rob Cordemans				ADO
P	14	Dave Draijer				Pioniers
P	40	Gregory Gustina				Neptunus
P	45	Jair Jurrjens				Lakeland Flying Tigers
P	16	Calvin Maduro				Neptunus
P	36	Diego Markwell				Neptunus
P	39	Shairon Martis				Scottsdale Giants
P	31	Alexander Smit				Fort Myers Miracle
P	34	Nick Stuifbergen				Pirates
P		Tom Stuifbergen				Pirates
P	3	Robin van Doornspeek				ADO
P	13	Michiel van Kampen				Kinheim
C	15	Maikel Benner				ADO
C	33	Chairon Isenia				Montgomery Biscuits
C	24	Sidney de Jong				Pirates
IF	12	Sharnol Adriana				Tuneros de San Luis
IF	17	Ivanon Coffie				Almere
IF	1	Michael Duursma				Pioniers
IF	26	Percy Isenia				ADO
IF	30	Raily Legito				Neptunus
IF	35	Randall Simon				Orix Buffaloes
IF	4	Hainley Statia				Orem Owlz
OF	23	Johnny Balentina				Neptunus
OF		Yurendell DeCaster				Indianapolis Indians
OF	25	Andruw Jones				Atlanta Braves
OF	21	Eugene Kingsale				Bowie Baysox
OF	7	Harvey Monte				ADO
OF	27	Danny Rombley				Kinheim
OF	18	Dirk van 't Klooster				Kinheim

  Panama

Manager: Anibal Reluz

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	23	Manny Acosta				Atlanta Braves
P	24	Albenis Castillo
P	22	Bienvenido Cedeño
P	27	Bruce Chen
P	36	Manuel Corpas				Colorado Rockies
P	25	Jorge Cortéz
P	58	Roger Deago
P	18	Paolo Espino
P	31	Miguel Gómez
P	12	Santos Hernández
P	56	Len Picota
P	29	Ramon Ramírez
P	33	Davis Romero				Toronto Blue Jays
C	8	Damaso Espino
C	16	Carlos Muñoz
C	49	César Quintero
C	51	Carlos Ruiz				Philadelphia Phillies
IF	7	Javier Castillo
IF	11	Vicente Garibaldo
IF	32	Yoni Lasso
IF	30	Orlando Miller
IF	15	Olmedo Sáenz
OF	4	Earl Agnoly
OF	26	Audes de León
OF	17	Freddy Herrera
OF	45	Carlos Lee				Houston Astros
OF	64	Sherman Obando
OF	28	Adolfo Rivera
OF	14	Rubén Rivera
OF	1	Manuel O. Rodríguez

  Puerto Rico

Manager: José Oquendo

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	9	Federico Báez				West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
P	56	Fernando Cabrera				Cleveland Indians
P	50	Kiko Calero				Oakland Athletics
P	58	Willie Collazo				Binghamton Mets
P	48	Pedro Feliciano				New York Mets
P	43	Dicky Gonzalez				Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P	55	Iván Maldonado				Binghamton Mets
P	45	Josué Matos				Newark Bears
P	29	Juan Padilla				New York Mets
P	38	Joel Piñeiro				St. Louis Cardinals
P	57	Chris Rojas				Altoona Curve
P	52	Orlando Román				Binghamton Mets
P	33	J. C. Romero				Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P	40	Jose Santiago				New York Mets
P	23	Javier Vázquez				Chicago White Sox
C	8	Javy López				Baltimore Orioles
C	4	Yadier Molina				St. Louis Cardinals
C	7	Iván Rodríguez				Detroit Tigers
C	17	Javier Valentín				Cincinnati Reds
IF	12	Alex Cintrón				Chicago White Sox
IF	13	Alex Cora				Boston Red Sox
IF	25	Carlos Delgado				New York Mets
IF	6	Rubén Gotay				Kansas City Royals
IF	5	Eduardo Pérez				Cleveland Indians
IF	10	José Valentín				New York Mets
OF	15	Carlos Beltrán				New York Mets
OF	22	José Cruz Jr.				Los Angeles Dodgers
OF	24	Ricky Ledée				Los Angeles Dodgers
OF	32	Luis Matos				Baltimore Orioles
OF	19	Alex Ríos				Toronto Blue Jays
OF	51	Bernie Williams				New York Yankees

Pool D

  Australia

Manager: Jon Deeble

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	31	Craig Anderson	October 30, 1980
P	21	Phil Brassington	April 19, 1970
P	11	Adam Bright	August 11, 1984
P	57	Adrian Burnside	March 15, 1977
P	30	Tristan Crawford	July 22, 1982
P	13	Matthew Gahan	November 26, 1975
P	44	Wayne Lundgren	April 21, 1982
P	15	Paul Mildren	May 3, 1984
P	27	Damian Moss	November 24, 1976
P	42	Peter Moylan	December 2, 1978			Atlanta Braves
P		Ryan Rowland-Smith	January 26, 1983
P	24	John Stephens	November 15, 1979			Ottawa Lynx
P	39	Phil Stockman	January 25, 1980			Atlanta Braves
P	19	Rich Thompson	July 1, 1984			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
C	48	Michael Collins	July 18, 1984
C	47	Andrew Graham	April 22, 1982			Detroit Tigers
C	35	Matthew Kent	July 2, 1980
IF	7	Trent Durrington	August 27, 1975
IF	4	Gavin Fingleson
IF	29	Bradley Harman	November 19, 1985
IF	26	Justin Huber	July 1, 1982
IF	16	Luke Hughes	August 2, 1984
IF	22	Brendan Kingman	May 22, 1973
IF	14	Dave Nilsson	December 14, 1969
IF	6	Rodney van Buizen
IF		Glenn Williams
OF	25	Tom Brice	August 24, 1981
OF	8	Trent Oeltjen	February 28, 1983
OF	17	Brett Roneberg	May 2, 1979
OF	23	Paul Rutgers	January 17, 1984

  Dominican Republic

Manager: Manny Acta

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
IF	2	Plácido Polanco	(1975-10-10)October 10, 1975 (aged 30)			Detroit Tigers
IF	4	Willy Taveras	(1981-12-25)December 25, 1981 (aged 24)			Colorado Rockies
IF	5	Albert Pujols	(1980-01-16)January 16, 1980 (aged 26)			St. Louis Cardinals
IF	7	Pedro Feliz	(1975-04-27)April 27, 1975 (aged 30)			Philadelphia Phillies
IF	9	José Reyes	(1983-06-11)June 11, 1983 (aged 22)			New York Mets
IF	10	Miguel Tejada	(1974-05-25)May 25, 1974 (aged 31)			Houston Astros
IF	12	Alfonso Soriano	(1976-01-07)January 7, 1976 (aged 30)			Chicago Cubs
C	15	Juan Brito	(1979-11-07)November 7, 1979 (aged 26)			Arizona Diamondbacks
P	15	Salomón Torres	(1972-03-11)March 11, 1972 (aged 33)			Pittsburgh Pirates
OF	18	Moisés Alou	(1966-07-03)July 3, 1966 (aged 39)			New York Mets
OF	19	Juan Encarnación	(1976-03-08)March 8, 1976 (aged 29)			St. Louis Cardinals
IF	20	Ronnie Belliard	(1975-04-07)April 7, 1975 (aged 30)			Washington Nationals
C	22	Alberto Castillo	(1970-02-10)February 10, 1970 (aged 36)			Washington Nationals
IF	25	Michael Santiago-Smith	(1972-08-17)August 17, 1972 (aged 33)			Minnesota Twins
OF	26	Wily Mo Peña	(1982-01-23)January 23, 1982 (aged 24)			Washington Nationals
OF	27	Vladimir Guerrero [3]	(1975-02-09)February 9, 1975 (aged 31)			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
IF	29	Adrián Beltré	(1979-04-07)April 7, 1979 (aged 26)			Seattle Mariners
C	31	Ronny Paulino	(1981-04-21)April 21, 1981 (aged 24)			Pittsburgh Pirates
P	33	Jorge Sosa	(1977-04-28)April 28, 1977 (aged 28)			New York Mets
IF	34	David Ortiz	(1975-11-18)November 18, 1975 (aged 30)			Boston Red Sox
P	35	Daniel Cabrera	(1981-05-28)May 28, 1981 (aged 24)			Baltimore Orioles
P	38	Dámaso Marte	(1975-02-14)February 14, 1975 (aged 31)			New York Yankees
P	40	Bartolo Colón	(1973-05-24)May 24, 1973 (aged 32)			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P	41	Francisco Liriano	(1983-10-26)October 26, 1983 (aged 22)			Minnesota Twins
P	43	Miguel Batista	(1971-02-19)February 19, 1971 (aged 35)			Arizona Diamondbacks
P	47	Robinson Tejeda	(1982-03-24)March 24, 1982 (aged 23)			Philadelphia Phillies
P	51	Eude Brito	(1978-08-19)August 19, 1978 (aged 27)			Philadelphia Phillies
P	52	Duaner Sánchez	(1979-10-14)October 14, 1979 (aged 26)			New York Mets
P	53	Julián Tavárez	(1973-05-22)May 22, 1973 (aged 32)			Atlanta Braves
P	55	Odális Pérez	(1977-06-07)June 7, 1977 (aged 28)			Los Angeles Dodgers
P	56	Fernando Rodney	(1977-03-18)March 18, 1977 (aged 28)			Detroit Tigers

  Italy

Manager: Matt Galante

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
P	53	Phil Barzilla	January 25, 1979			Round Rock Express
P	43	Riccardo De Santis	January 4, 1980			Prink Grosseto
P	55	Lenny DiNardo	September 19, 1979			Oakland Athletics
P	22	Tony Fiore	October 12, 1971			Toledo Mud Hens
P	45	Mike Gallo	April 2, 1977			Houston Astros
P	49	Jason Grilli	November 11, 1976			Detroit Tigers
P	38	Todd Incantalupo	May 18, 1976			Italeri Bologna
P	36	Marc LaMacchia	March 27, 1982			Bakersfield Blaze
P	17	Alex Maestri	June 1, 1985			Boise Hawks
P	13	John Mangieri	September 24, 1976			T&A San Marino
P	58	Dan Miceli	September 9, 1970			Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P	28	Fabio Milano				Italeri Bologna
P	40	Kasey Olenberger	March 18, 1978			Salt Lake Bees
P	37	David Rollandini	February 6, 1979			Prink Grosseto
C	14	Matt Ceriani	October 9, 1976			Caffè Danesi Nettuno
C	20	Thomas Gregorio	May 5, 1977			San Antonio Missions
C	31	Mike Piazza	September 4, 1968			Oakland Athletics
IF	34	Davide Dallospedale	September 12, 1977			Italeri Bologna
IF	6	Tony Giarratano	November 29, 1982			Erie SeaWolves
IF	42	Claudio Liverziani	March 4, 1975			Italeri Bologna
IF	4	Frank Menechino	January 7, 1971			Louisville Bats
IF	26	Jairo Ramos Gizzi				Prink Grosseto
IF	18	Mark Saccomanno	April 30, 1980			Corpus Christi Hooks
IF	1	Jack Santora	October 6, 1976			Newark Bears
IF	15	Vince Sinisi	November 7, 1981			Frisco RoughRiders
OF	3	James Buccheri	November 12, 1968			Telemarket Rimini
OF	27	Frank Catalanotto	April 27, 1974			Toronto Blue Jays
OF	24	Dustin Delucchi	December 23, 1977			Mobile BayBears
OF	35	Val Pascucci	November 17, 1978			Chiba Lotte Marines
OF	25	Peter Zoccolillo	February 2, 1977

  Venezuela

Manager: Luis Sojo

Coaches: Dave Concepción, Oscar Escobar, Roberto Espinoza, Omar Malavé, Luis Salazar

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Bats	Throws	Club
IF	1	Tomás Pérez	(1973-12-29)December 29, 1973 (aged 32)			Chicago White Sox
IF	2	Carlos Guillén	(1975-09-30)September 30, 1975 (aged 30)			Detroit Tigers
IF	9	Edgardo Alfonzo	(1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 32)
IF	12	Marco Scutaro	(1975-10-30)October 30, 1975 (aged 30)			Oakland Athletics
IF	13	Omar Vizquel (captain)	(1967-04-24)April 24, 1967 (aged 38)			San Francisco Giants
P	15	Víctor Moreno	(1979-06-10)June 10, 1979 (aged 26)
C	19	Ramón Hernández	(1976-05-20)May 20, 1976 (aged 29)			Baltimore Orioles
OF	20	Juan Rivera	(1978-07-03)July 3, 1978 (aged 27)			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
C	21	Henry Blanco	(1971-08-29)August 29, 1971 (aged 34)			Chicago Cubs
P	23	Ricardo Palma	(1979-09-26)September 26, 1979 (aged 26)
IF	24	Miguel Cabrera	(1983-04-18)April 18, 1983 (aged 22)			Florida Marlins
P	27	Carlos E. Hernández	(1980-04-22)April 22, 1980 (aged 25)			Houston Astros
P	28	Giovanni Carrara	(1968-03-04)March 4, 1968 (aged 37)			Pittsburgh Pirates
P	29	Jorge Julio	(1979-03-03)March 3, 1979 (aged 27)			New York Mets
OF	30	Magglio Ordóñez	(1974-01-28)January 28, 1974 (aged 32)			Detroit Tigers
P	31	Víctor Zambrano	(1975-08-06)August 6, 1975 (aged 30)			New York Mets
P	34	Freddy García	(1976-06-10)June 10, 1976 (aged 29)			Detroit Tigers
P	36	Tony Armas Jr.	(1978-04-29)April 29, 1978 (aged 27)			New York Mets
P	37	Francisco Rodríguez	(1982-01-07)January 7, 1982 (aged 24)			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P	38	Carlos Zambrano	(1981-06-01)June 1, 1981 (aged 24)			Chicago Cubs
P	39	Gustavo Chacín	(1980-12-04)December 4, 1980 (aged 25)			Toronto Blue Jays
C	41	Víctor Martínez	(1978-12-23)December 23, 1978 (aged 27)			Cleveland Indians
P	45	Kelvim Escobar	(1976-04-11)April 11, 1976 (aged 29)			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
OF	47	Endy Chávez	(1978-02-07)February 7, 1978 (aged 28)			New York Mets
OF	51	Robert Pérez	(1969-06-04)June 4, 1969 (aged 36)
P	52	Carlos Silva	(1979-04-23)April 23, 1979 (aged 26)			Seattle Mariners
OF	53	Bobby Abreu	(1974-03-11)March 11, 1974 (aged 31)			New York Yankees
OF	56	Tony Álvarez	(1979-05-10)May 10, 1979 (aged 26)
P	57	Johan Santana	(1979-03-13)March 13, 1979 (aged 26)			New York Mets
P	63	Rafael Betancourt	(1975-04-29)April 29, 1975 (aged 30)			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

1. 2006 World Baseball Classic roster for China Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine at Worldbaseballclassic.com
2. 2006 World Baseball Classic roster for Chinese Taipei at Worldbaseballclassic.com
3. Guerrero 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". Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2006-03-05.

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