2013 World Baseball Classic rosters


The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at the 2013 World Baseball Classic. The deadline for submitting provisional rosters was January 16, but teams had until February 20 to finalize their roster decisions. Provisional rosters were announced on January 17, and final rosters were announced on February 20.
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.
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.
The United States provisional roster is made up entirely of players from Major League Baseball, 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. Though five members who competed for the Cuban national team in the 2009 WBC have since defected, the Cuban team is considered strong. Three members of MLB.com's Top 100 prospect list are participating in the 2013 WBC: Xander Bogaerts, Eddie Rosario, and Jameson Taillon.

Pool A

;Manager: Barry Larkin
;Coaches: Tiago Caldeira, Marcos Guimarães, Go Kuroki, Ricardo Matumaru, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Satiro Watanabe
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
21PSão Paulo, Brazil
27Psortname|Murilo|Gouveabirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1988|9|15
;Manager: John McLaren
;Coaches: Bob Buskett, Art Howe, Bruce Hurst, Yi Sheng, Yufeng Zhang
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
Tao Bu15Pbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1980|3|5
;Manager: Víctor Mesa
;Coaches: Angel Castillo, Juan de Dios Pena, Primitivo Diaz, Victor Figueroa, Jorge Riscart, Pedro Rodriguez
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
Freddy Álvarez15Pbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1981|5|27
;Manager: Koji Yamamoto
;Coaches: Osamu Higashio, Masataka Nashida, Tsuyoshi Yoda, Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Nobuhiro Takashiro, Koichi Ogata
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
Takeru Imamura16Pbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1988|4|11

Pool B

;Manager: Jon Deeble
;Coaches: Phil Dale, Michael Collins, Tony Harris, Greg Jelks, Graeme Lloyd, Glenn Williams
Note: All player birthplaces are in Australia unless indicated otherwise.
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
10Psortname|Steven|Kent|dab=baseballbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1989|5|8
;Manager: Chang-Heng Hsieh
;Coaches: Cheng-Hsun Hsieh, Chih-Feng Chen, Wei-Chen Chen, Jung-Hua Liu, Chen-Hao Wang, Chun-Chang Yeh
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
Hung-Wen Chen99Pbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1978|1|18
;Manager: Hensley Meulens
;Coaches: Bert Blyleven, Brian Farley, Steve Janssen, Wim Martinus, Tjerk Smeets, Ben Thijssen
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
29PWillemstad, Curaçao
47Psortname|Leon|Boydbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1983|8|30
;Manager: Joongil Ryu
;Coaches: Yongduk Han, DongSoo Kim, Hansoo Kim, Jungtae Park, Jihyun Ryu, Sangmmoon Yang
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
Woochan Cha23Pbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1985|7|31

Pool C

;Manager: Tony Peña
;Coaches: Bill Castro, José Canó, Félix Fermín, Denny González, Alfredo Griffin, Juan Samuel
;Special Assistant: Michael Santiago-Smith
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
75PSan Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
44Psortname|Ángel|Castro|dab=right-handed pitcherbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1982|11|14sortname|Juan|Cedeñobirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1983|8|19
;Manager: Edwin Rodríguez
;Coaches: Ricky Bones, Carlos Baerga, Carlos Delgado, Joey Espada, José Rosado, José Valentín
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
Giancarlo Alvarado31Pbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1994|5|27
;Manager: Mauro Mazzotti
;Coaches: Renny Duarte, Felix Cano, Candelario Diaz, Manny Crespo, José Alguacil, Miguel Erroz
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
33Psortname|Rhiner|Cruzbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1986|11|1
;Manager: Luis Dorante, Luis Sojo
;Coaches: Wilson Álvarez, Marco Davalillo, Sr., Andrés Galarraga, Carlos García, Omar Malave
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
Henderson Álvarez37Pbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1982|12|31

Pool D

;Manager: Ernie Whitt
;Coaches: Larry Walker, Denis Boucher, Stubby Clapp, Greg Hamilton, Tim Leiper, Paul Quantrill
Note: All player birthplaces are in Canada unless indicated otherwise.
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
27Psortname|Phillippe|Aumontbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1989|1|7
;Manager: Marco Mazzieri
;Coaches: William Holmberg, Frank Catalanotto, Alberto D'Auria, Gilberto Gerali, Mike Piazza, Tom Trebelhorn
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
21Psortname|Chris|Cooper|dab=baseballbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1978|10|31
;Manager: Rick Renteria
;Coaches: Rubén Amaro, Juan Castro, Teddy Higuera, Ever Magallanes, Sid Monge, Fernando Valenzuela
Note: All player birthplaces are in Mexico unless indicated otherwise.
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
91Psortname|Marco|Estrada|dab=baseballbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1983|7|5
;Manager: Joe Torre
;Coaches: Larry Bowa, Marcel Lachemann, Greg Maddux, Dale Murphy, Gerald Perry, Willie Randolph
Note: All player birthplaces are in the United States.
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace
41Psortname|Heath|Bellbirth date and age2|2013|3|2|1977|9|29