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]
Player | No. | Pos. | DOB and age | Team | League | Birthplace |
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Gabriel Asakura | 21 | P | November 11, 1988 (aged 24) | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Rafael Fernandes | 27 | P | April 23, 1986 (aged 26) | Yakult Swallows | Nippon Professional Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Murilo Gouvea | 34 | P | September 15, 1988 (aged 24) | Houston Astros (minors) | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil| |
Hugo Kanabushi | 24 | P | May 22, 1989 (aged 23) | Yakult Swallows | Nippon Professional Baseball | Paraná, Brazil |
Kesley Kondo | 19 | P | December 1, 1989 (aged 23) | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Daniel Missaki | 13 | P | April 9, 1996 (aged 16) | Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
Rafael Moreno | 18 | P | February 11, 1995 (aged 18) | Baltimore Orioles (minors) | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Oscar Nakaoshi | 14 | P | March 28, 1991 (aged 21) | Honda | Japanese Industrial League | São Paulo, Brazil |
Ernesto Noris | 28 | P | November 24, 1972 (aged 40) | Havana, Cuba | ||
Andre Rienzo | 25 | P | July 5, 1988 (aged 24) | Chicago White Sox (minors) | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Thyago Vieira | 32 | P | January 7, 1993 (aged 20) | Seattle Mariners (minors) | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Carlos Yoshimura | 15 | P | February 22, 1984 (aged 29) | Yamaha | Japanese Industrial League | Vagrem Grande Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil |
Diego Franca | 12 | C | April 6, 1987 (aged 25) | Kazusa Magic | Japanese Industrial League | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil |
Bruno Hirata | 26 | C | March 13, 1988 (aged 24) | Toshiba | Japanese Industrial League | Pilar do Sul, Brazil |
Felipe Burin | 4 | IF | February 10, 1992 (aged 21) | Los Angeles Dodgers (minors) | Major League Baseball | Marilia, São Paulo State, Brazil |
Alan Fanhoni | 33 | IF | December 23, 1991 (aged 21) | NTT East | Japanese Industrial League | São Paulo, Brazil |
Iago Januario | 37 | IF | January 20, 1993 (aged 20) | Tampa Bay Rays (minors) | Major League Baseball | Marilia, Paraná, Brazil |
Daniel Matsumoto | 31 | IF | December 18, 1980 (aged 32) | Yakult Swallows | Nippon Professional Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Pedro Okuda | 17 | IF | April 20, 1990 (aged 22) | Seattle Mariners (minors) | Major League Baseball | Marilia, Paraná, Brazil |
Leonardo Reginatto | 20 | IF | April 10, 1990 (aged 22) | Tampa Bay Rays (minors) | Major League Baseball | Curitiba, Brazil |
Lucas Rojo | 1 | IF | April 5, 1994 (aged 18) | Philadelphia Phillies (minors) | Major League Baseball | São Roque, Brazil |
Marcio Tanaka | 6 | IF | June 9, 1980 (aged 32) | JR Kyushu | Japanese Industrial League | São Paulo, Brazil |
Tiago Magalhães | 30 | OF | March 18, 1981 (aged 31) | Guarulhos Baseball Club | Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol | São Paulo, Brazil |
Mike Magario | 9 | OF | November 18, 1991 (aged 21) | Yakult Swallows (minors) | Nippon Professional Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
J. C. Muniz | 29 | OF | January 28, 1976 (aged 37) | Marília Baseball Club | Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol | Havana, Cuba |
Paulo Orlando | 16 | OF | November 1, 1985 (aged 27) | Kansas City Royals (minors) | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Jean Tome | 35 | OF | September 5, 1989 (aged 23) | Atibaia Baseball Club | Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol | Atibaia, São Paulo State, Brazil |
Reinaldo Sato | 36 | DH | October 25, 1980 (aged 32) | Yamaha | Japanese Industrial League | Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil |
Note: All player birthplaces are in Australia unless indicated otherwise.
Note: All player birthplaces are in Canada unless indicated otherwise.
Note: All player birthplaces are in Mexico unless indicated otherwise.
Note: All player birthplaces are in the United States.