Dubai Wolves

Arabia Wolves
Information
League	Baseball United
Location	Dubai, UAE
Ballpark	Dubai International Stadium
Established	2023
Nickname(s)	Wolves
Colors	Red, black and white
General manager	Felix Hernandez
Manager	John McLaren

The Arabia Wolves are a professional baseball team based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They are one of four inaugural franchises of Baseball United, a professional baseball league with teams based in the Middle East and South Asia. ^[1]

Draft

The first Baseball United Draft took place on October 23, 2023, with all four franchises making selections. ^{[2] [3]} The draft was a snake-draft format, where the draft order "loops" around (1,2,3,4,4,3,2,1). The Wolves used the 3rd and 6th overall selections in the first round to pick former Major League Baseball infielders Didi Gregorius and Robinson Cano. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

The Wolves made 20 selections across the 10 rounds of the draft, 8 pitchers and 12 position players. ^[7]

Dubai Wolves Draft Selections

First Round

• 3rd Overall - Didi Gregorius (Infielder)
• 6th Overall - Robinson Cano (Infielder)

Second Round

• 10th Overall - Jair Jurrjens (Pitcher)
• 15th Overall - Courtney Hawkins (Outfielder)

Third Round

• 17th Overall - Dwight Smith Jr. (Outfielder)
• 24th Overall - Wilin Rosario (Catcher)

Fourth Round

• 28th Overall - Dovydas Neverauskas (Pitcher)
• 29th Overall - Reggie McClain (Pitcher)

Fifth Round

• 35th Overall - Connor Panas (Infielder)
• 38th Overall - Brian Schlitter (Pitcher)

Sixth Round

• 42nd Overall - Hernan Perez (Infielder)
• 47th Overall - Alex Katz (Pitcher)

Seventh Round

• 49th Overall - Rudy Martin (Outfielder)
• 56th Overall - L.P. Pellitier (Outfielder)

Eighth Round

• 60th Overall - Christiaan Beyers (Infielder)
• 61st Overall - Todd Van Steensel (Pitcher)

Ninth Round

• 67th Overall - Cameron Gann (Pitcher)
• 70th Overall - Aldrich De Jongh (Outfielder)

Tenth Round

• 74th Overall - Vincent Ahrens (Catcher)
• 79th Overall - Ernest Ohandza (Pitcher)

Roster

Arabia Wolves roster
Players			Coaches
Pitchers  8 Sean Fekete  6 Cameron Gann  1 Jair Jurrjens  4 Alex Katz 10 Sandeesha Meegoda  2 Dovydas Neverauskas  4 Ernest Ohandza  9 Lorenzo Riddle  5 Brian Schlitter  3 Todd Van Steensel		Catchers 12 Vincent Ahrens 13 Shahid Ahmmed 11 Carlos Garzón Infielders 17 Christiaan Beyers 15 Robinson Canó 14 Didi Gregorius 16 Connor Panas 18 Hernán Pérez Outfielders 21 Shuhei Fukuda 22 Courtney Hawkins 19 Rudy Martin 20 L.P. Pelletier 23 Dwight Smith Jr.		Manager John McLaren Roster updated on 16 February 2025

References

1. "Home | Baseball United". www.baseballunited.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
2. "Baseball United Holds First-Ever Draft; Four Teams Make Selections For 2024 Season -". 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
3. "Colon, Canó, Sandoval join Dubai-based league". ESPN.com. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
4. "Robinson Cano, Pablo Sandoval, and more former MLB stars join budding new baseball league". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
5. "Didi Gregorius Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
6. "Robinson Canó Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
7. "Home | Baseball United". www.baseballunited.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.