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	July 2, 1977 (ages 28)	R	R	Beijing Tigers
P	7	Nan Wang	Outober 7, 1981 (ages 24)	R	L	Beijing Tigers
P	15	Quansheng Zhao(JPN)	January 15, 1979 (ages 27)	L	L	Tianjin Lions
P	17	Li Zhang	February 3, 1980 (ages 26)	R	R	Shanghai Golden Eagles
P	21	Zheng Xu	May 10, 1981 (ages 24)	R	R	Beijing Tigers
P	22	Hongrui Li(JPN)	April 22, 1986 (ages 19)	R	R	Beijing Tigers
P	23	Shuai Li(JPN)	July 11, 1985 (ages 20)	R	R	Henan Elephants
P	24	Quan Huang(JPN)	May 14, 1983 (ages 22)	L	L	Chinese Hopestars
P	28	Bo Zhao(JPN)	August 11, 1985 (ages 20)	L	R	Sichuan Dragons
P	33	Kun Chen	March 5, 1980 (ages 25)	R	R	Sichuan Dragons
P	68	Bu Tao (卜濤)	January 15, 1983
P	80	Lai Guojun (賴國鈞)
P	66	Zhang Jun (張俊)	December 13, 1983
C	12	Feng Yi (馮毅)	August 20, 1982
C	56	Wang Wei (王偉)	December 25, 1978
C	2	Zhang Zhenwang (張振旺)	March 1, 1988
IF	20	Chen Qi (陳琦)	September 23, 1981
IF	3	Chen Zhe (陳哲)	October 14, 1975
IF	5	Feng Fei (馮飛)	February 18, 1983
IF	11	Guo Tao (國濤)	March 21, 1987
IF	51	Li Lei (李磊)	June 24, 1984
IF	10	Liu Guangbiao (劉廣標)	September 5, 1978
IF	37	Pan Wenbin (潘文彬)	December 9, 1986
IF	32	Wang Jingchao (王靖超)	July 13, 1988
IF	18	Yang Guogang (楊國剛)	February 22, 1977
IF	9	Zhang Yufeng (張玉峰)	February 9, 1977
OF	26	Liu Yaqing (劉雅卿)	July 17, 1982
OF	1	Sun Lingfeng (孫嶺峰)	August 14, 1978
OF	35	Yang Shuo (楊碩)	May 18, 1981
OF	36	Zhang Hongbo (張洪波)	June 6, 1980

 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)	May 27, 1985			Yomiuri Giants
P	59	Chu Wei-ming (朱尉銘)	August 2, 1981			Chinatrust Whales
P	17	Hsu Chu-chien (許竹見)	January 25, 1981			Macoto Cobras
P	63	Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄)	December 5, 1978			La New Bears
P	32	Kevin Huang (黃俊中)	April 25, 1982			La New Bears
P	88	Keng Po-hsuan (耿伯軒)	October 15, 1984			Dunedin Blue Jays
P	37	Hong-Chih Kuo (郭泓志)	July 23, 1981			Los Angeles Dodgers
P	11	Lin En-yu (林恩宇)	March 25, 1981			Macoto Cobras
P	19	Lin Ying-chieh (林英傑)	May 1, 1981			Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
P	18	Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫)	March 5, 1982			Uni-President Lions
P	70	Tsai Ying-feng (蔡英峰)	May 26, 1983			La New Bears
P	42	Tseng Sung-wei (增菘瑋)	December 28, 1984			National Taiwan College of Physical Education
P	46	Yang Chien-fu (陽建福)	April 22, 1979			Sinon Bulls
P	91	Yang Yao-hsun (陽耀勳)	January 22, 1983			Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C	41	Chen Feng-min (陳峰民)	October 29, 1977			La New Bears
C	34	Kao Chih-kang (高志綱)	February 27, 1981			Uni-President Lions
C	27	Yeh Chun-chang (葉君璋)	October 25, 1972			Sinon Bulls
IF	12	Chang Chia-hao (張家浩)	October 31, 1976			Sinon Bulls
IF	49	Chang Tai-shan (張泰山)	October 31, 1976			Sinon Bulls
IF	13	Chen Yung-chi (陳鏞基)	July 13, 1983			Inland Empire 66ers
IF	31	Cheng Chan-ming (鄭昌明)	January 28, 1978			Chinatrust Whales
IF	51	Chin-Lung Hu (胡金龍)	February 2, 1984			Jacksonville Suns
IF	7	Ngayaw Ake (林智勝)	January 1, 1982			La New Bears
IF	15	Dai-Kang Yang (陽仲壽)	January 17, 1987			Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
IF	6	Yang Sen (陽森)	March 25, 1981			Uni-President Lions
OF	8	Chan Chih-yao (詹智堯)	January 2, 1983			National Taiwan College of Physical Education
OF	69	Chang Chien-ming (張建銘)	July 27, 1980			Sinon Bulls
OF	55	Hsieh Chia-hsien (謝佳賢)	April 8, 1976			Macoto Cobras
OF	30	Huang Lung-yi (黃龍義)	February 20, 1979			La New Bears
OF	24	Lin Wei-chu (林威助)	January 22, 1979			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)	November 24, 1975			Chiba Lotte Marines
P	12	Soichi Fujita (藤田宗一)	October 17, 1972			Chiba Lotte Marines
P	15	Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田智之)				Hanshin Tigers
P	18	Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂大輔)	September 13, 1980			Seibu Lions
P	19	Koji Uehara (上原浩治)	April 3, 1975			Yomiuri Giants
P	20	Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田安彦)	June 19, 1973			Chiba Lotte Marines
P	21	Tsuyoshi Wada (和田毅)	February 21, 1981			Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P	24	Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川球児)	July 21, 1980			Hanshin Tigers
P	31	Shunsuke Watanabe (渡辺俊介)	August 27, 1976			Chiba Lotte Marines
P	40	Akinori Otsuka (大塚晶則)	January 13, 1972			Texas Rangers
P	41	Hiroyuki Kobayashi (小林宏之)	June 4, 1976			Chiba Lotte Marines
P	47	Toshiya Sugiuchi (杉内俊哉)	October 30, 1980			Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P	61	Hirotoshi Ishii (石井弘寿)				Tokyo Yakult Swallows
P	61	Takahiro Mahara (馬原孝浩)				Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
C	22	Tomoya Satozaki (里崎智也)	May 20, 1976			Chiba Lotte Marines
C	27	Motonobu Tanishige (谷繁元信)	December 21, 1970			Chunichi Dragons
C	59	Ryoji Aikawa (相川亮二)	July 11, 1976			Yokohama BayStars
IF	1	Akinori Iwamura (岩村明憲)	February 9, 1979			Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF	2	Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原道大)	October 25, 1973			Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
IF	3	Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中信彦)	December 26, 1973			Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
IF	7	Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡剛)				Chiba Lotte Marines
IF	8	Toshiaki Imae (今江敏晃)	August 26, 1983			Chiba Lotte Marines
IF	10	Shinya Miyamoto (宮本慎也)	November 5, 1970			Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF	25	Takahiro Arai (新井貴浩)	January 30, 1977			Hiroshima Toyo Carp
IF	52	Munenori Kawasaki (川崎宗則)	June 3, 1981			Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
OF	5	Kazuhiro Wada (和田一浩)	June 19, 1972			Seibu Lions
OF	6	Hitoshi Tamura (多村仁)	May 28, 1977			Yokohama BayStars
OF	9	Tatsuhiko Kinjō (金城龍彦)	July 27, 1976			Yokohama BayStars
OF	17	Kosuke Fukudome (福留孝介)	April 26, 1977			Chunichi Dragons
OF	23	Nori Aoki (青木宣親)	January 5, 1982			Tokyo Yakult Swallows
OF	51	Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木一朗)	October 22, 1973			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)	May 4, 1981			Samsung Lions
P	45	Bong Jung-keun (봉중근)	July 15, 1980			Cincinnati Reds
P	21	Chong Tae-hyon (정대현)	November 10, 1978			SK Wyverns
P	41	Chung Jae-hun (정재훈)	January 1, 1980			Doosan Bears
P	28	Jun Byung-doo (전병두)	October 14, 1984			KIA Tigers
P	49	Kim Byung-hyun (김병현)	January 19, 1979			Colorado Rockies
P	51	Sunny Kim (김선우)	September 4, 1977			Colorado Rockies
P	15	Koo Dae-sung (구대성)	August 2, 1969			New York Mets
P	17	Oh Seung-hwan (오승환)	July 15, 1982			Samsung Lions
P	61	Park Chan-ho (박찬호)	June 30, 1973			San Diego Padres
P	26	Seo Jae-weong (서재응)	May 24, 1977			Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P	1	Son Min-han (손민한)	January 2, 1975			Lotte Giants
C	44	Cho In-sung (조인성)	May 25, 1975			LG Twins
C	22	Hong Sung-heon (홍성흔)	February 28, 1977			Doosan Bears
C	20	Jin Kab-yong (진갑용)	May 8, 1974			Samsung Lions
IF	11	Choi Hee-seop (최희섭)	March 16, 1979			Los Angeles Dodgers
IF	18	Kim Dong-joo (김동주)	February 3, 1976			Doosan Bears
IF	6	Kim Jae-gul (김재걸)	September 7, 1972			Samsung Lions
IF	16	Kim Jong-kook (김종국)	September 14, 1973			KIA Tigers
IF	14	Kim Min-jae (김민재)	January 3, 1973			Hanwha Eagles
IF	52	Kim Tae-kyun (김태균)	May 29, 1982			Hanwha Eagles
IF	25	Lee Seung-yeop (이승엽)	August 18, 1976			Yomiuri Giants
IF	3	Park Jin-man (박진만)	November 30, 1976			Samsung Lions
OF	9	Lee Byung-Kyu (이병규)	October 25, 1974			LG Twins
OF	35	Lee Jin-young (이진영)	June 15, 1980			SK Wyverns
OF	7	Lee Jong-beom (이종범)	August 15, 1970			KIA Tigers
OF	33	Park Yong-taik (박용택)	April 21, 1979			LG Twins
OF	12	Song Ji-man (송지만)	March 2, 1973			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				Baltimore Orioles
P	35	Chris Begg				Fresno Grizzlies
P	37	Rhéal Cormier				Philadelphia Phillies
P	28	Jesse Crain				Minnesota Twins
P	22	Éric Cyr				Uni-President Lions
P	26	Jeff Francis				Colorado Rockies
P	24	Steve Green				Toledo Mud Hens
P	20	Adam Loewen				Bowie Baysox
P	36	Scott Mathieson				Philadelphia Phillies
P	15	Mike Meyers				Huntsville Stars
P	31	Aaron Myette				York Revolution
P	32	Vince Perkins				Camden Riversharks
P	48	Paul Quantrill				Florida Marlins[3]
P	34	Chris Reitsma				Seattle Mariners
C	39	Pete Laforest				Mexicali Eagles
C	8	Chris Robinson				Detroit Tigers
C	17	Maxim St. Pierre				Detroit Tigers
IF	11	Stubby Clapp				Edmonton Cracker-Cats
IF	47	Corey Koskie				Milwaukee Brewers
IF	27	Justin Morneau				Minnesota Twins
IF	16	Kevin Nicholson				Somerset Patriots
IF	4	Pete Orr				Atlanta Braves
IF	3	Matt Rogelstad				Seattle Mariners
IF	50	Scott Thorman				Richmond Braves
OF	38	Jason Bay				Pittsburgh Pirates
OF	18	Sebastien Boucher				Norfolk Tides
OF	45	Aaron Guiel				Kansas City Royals
OF	19	Ryan Radmanovich				Somerset Patriots
OF	12	Matt Stairs				Kansas City Royals
OF	7	Adam Stern				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				Washington Nationals
P	48	Francisco Campos				Campeche Pirates
P	51	David Cortés				Colorado Rockies
P	47	Jorge de la Rosa				Kansas City Royals
P	45	Elmer Dessens				Kansas City Royals
P	54	Édgar González				Arizona Diamondbacks
P	21	Esteban Loaiza				Oakland Athletics
P	13	Rodrigo López				Baltimore Orioles
P	33	Pablo Ortega				Mexico Tigres
P	50	Antonio Osuna				Mexico Tigres
P	59	Óliver Pérez				Pittsburgh Pirates
P	46	Roberto Ramírez				Diablos Rojos del México
P	52	Dennys Reyes				Minnesota Twins
P	73	Ricardo Rincón				St. Louis Cardinals
P	57	Oscar Villareal				Houston Astros
C	24	Adan Muñoz				Mexico Tigres
C	29	Gerónimo Gil				Ottawa Lynx
C	20	Miguel Ojeda				Colorado Rockies
IF	8	Alfredo Amézaga				Florida Marlins
IF	3	Jorge Cantú				Florida Marlins
IF	9	Vinny Castilla (CAPT)				San Diego Padres
IF	17	Juan Castro				Minnesota Twins
IF	26	Luis Cruz				Mobile BayBears
IF	44	Erubiel Durazo				Texas Rangers
IF	22	Benji Gil				Kansas City Royals
IF	23	Adrián González				San Diego Padres
OF	28	Karim García				Sultanes de Monterrey
OF	36	Luis Alfonso García				New York Yankees
OF	18	Luis Carlos García				Mexico Tigres
OF	7	Mario Valenzuela				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	October 10, 1975			Detroit Tigers
IF	4	Willy Taveras	December 25, 1981			Colorado Rockies
IF	5	Albert Pujols	January 16, 1980			St. Louis Cardinals
IF	7	Pedro Feliz	April 27, 1975			Philadelphia Phillies
IF	9	José Reyes	June 11, 1983			New York Mets
IF	10	Miguel Tejada	May 25, 1974			Houston Astros
IF	12	Alfonso Soriano	January 7, 1976			Chicago Cubs
C	15	Juan Brito	November 7, 1979			Arizona Diamondbacks
P	15	Salomón Torres	March 11, 1972			Pittsburgh Pirates
OF	18	Moisés Alou	July 3, 1966			New York Mets
OF	19	Juan Encarnación	March 8, 1976			St. Louis Cardinals
IF	20	Ronnie Belliard	April 7, 1975			Washington Nationals
C	22	Alberto Castillo	February 10, 1970			Washington Nationals
IF	25	Michael Santiago-Smith	August 17, 1972			Minnesota Twins
OF	26	Wily Mo Peña	January 23, 1982			Washington Nationals
OF	27	Vladimir Guerrero[4]	February 9, 1975			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
IF	29	Adrián Beltré	April 7, 1979			Seattle Mariners
C	31	Ronny Paulino	April 21, 1981			Pittsburgh Pirates
P	33	Jorge Sosa	April 28, 1977			New York Mets
IF	34	David Ortiz	November 18, 1975			Boston Red Sox
P	35	Daniel Cabrera	May 28, 1981			Baltimore Orioles
P	38	Dámaso Marte	February 14, 1975			New York Yankees
P	40	Bartolo Colón	May 24, 1973			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P	41	Francisco Liriano	October 26, 1983			Minnesota Twins
P	43	Miguel Batista	February 19, 1971			Arizona Diamondbacks
P	47	Robinson Tejeda	March 24, 1982			Philadelphia Phillies
P	51	Eude Brito	August 19, 1978			Philadelphia Phillies
P	52	Duaner Sánchez	October 14, 1979			New York Mets
P	53	Julián Tavárez	May 22, 1973			Atlanta Braves
P	55	Odális Pérez	June 7, 1977			Los Angeles Dodgers
P	56	Fernando Rodney	March 18, 1977			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	December 29, 1973			Chicago White Sox
IF	2	Carlos Guillén	September 30, 1975			Detroit Tigers
IF	9	Edgardo Alfonzo	November 8, 1973
IF	12	Marco Scutaro	October 30, 1975			Oakland Athletics
IF	13	Omar Vizquel (captain)	April 24, 1967			San Francisco Giants
P	15	Víctor Moreno	June 10, 1979
C	19	Ramón Hernández	May 20, 1976			Baltimore Orioles
OF	20	Juan Rivera	July 3, 1978			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
C	21	Henry Blanco	August 29, 1971			Chicago Cubs
P	23	Ricardo Palma	September 26, 1979
IF	24	Miguel Cabrera	April 18, 1983			Florida Marlins
P	27	Carlos E. Hernández	April 22, 1980			Houston Astros
P	28	Giovanni Carrara	March 4, 1968			Pittsburgh Pirates
P	29	Jorge Julio	March 3, 1979			New York Mets
OF	30	Magglio Ordóñez	January 28, 1974			Detroit Tigers
P	31	Víctor Zambrano	August 6, 1975			New York Mets
P	34	Freddy García	June 10, 1976			Detroit Tigers
P	36	Tony Armas Jr.	April 29, 1978			New York Mets
P	37	Francisco Rodríguez	January 7, 1982			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
P	38	Carlos Zambrano	June 1, 1981			Chicago Cubs
P	39	Gustavo Chacín	December 4, 1980			Toronto Blue Jays
C	41	Víctor Martínez	December 23, 1978			Cleveland Indians
P	45	Kelvim Escobar	April 11, 1976			Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
OF	47	Endy Chávez	February 7, 1978			New York Mets
OF	51	Robert Pérez	June 4, 1969
P	52	Carlos Silva	April 23, 1979			Seattle Mariners
OF	53	Bobby Abreu	March 11, 1974			New York Yankees
OF	56	Tony Álvarez	May 10, 1979
P	57	Johan Santana	March 13, 1979			New York Mets
P	63	Rafael Betancourt	April 29, 1975			Cleveland Indians