Mexico national baseball team

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The Mexico national baseball team is the baseball team which represents Mexico in international tournaments.

1 Team Mexico at the WBC
- 1.1 2006 World Baseball Classic roster
- 1.2 Schedule
2 External links

[edit] Team Mexico at the WBC

In June of 2005, Major League Baseball announced the formation of the World Baseball Classic, a 16 nation international competition to be held in March of 2006 for the first time. "The Classic" may have been formed in response to the IOC's removal of baseball as an olympic event, starting with the 2012 London Games.

On February 13, 2006, the Mexican Baseball Committee announced it's provisional 33 man roster, and reduced it down to just 30 players on March 2, 2006. The roster is mixed with youth and experience, but their strongest side seems to be their pitching crew. All teams participating in the tournament need to have at least three catchers and thirteen pitchers.

[edit] 2006 World Baseball Classic roster

Manager

- Francisco Estrada

Pitching coaches

- Fernando Valenzuela
- Ted Higuera

Pitchers

- Luis Ayala - Washington Nationals
- Francisco Campos - Campeche Pirates (Mexican League)
Image:Mx-bc.gif - David Cortés - Colorado Rockies
- Jorge De La Rosa - Milwaukee Brewers
- Elmer Dessens - Kansas City Royals
- Edgar Gonzáles - Arizona Diamondbacks
Image:Mx-bc.gif - Esteban Loaiza - Oakland Athletics
Image:Mx-mex.gif - Rodrigo López - Baltimore Orioles
Image:Mx-tam.gif - Pablo Ortega - Mexico Tigres (Mexican League)
- Antonio Osuna - Mexico Tigres (Mexican League)
- Oliver Pérez - Pittsburgh Pirates
Image:Mx-ver.gif - Roberto Ramírez - Mexico Red Devils (Mexican League)
- Dennys Reyes - Rochester Red Wings, Minnesota Twins' organization
Image:Mx-ver.gif - Ricardo Rincón - St. Louis Cardinals
- Oscar Villareal - Atlanta Braves

Catchers

Image:Mx-oax.gif - Adan Muñoz - Mexico Tigres (Mexican League)
Image:Mx-oax.gif - Gerónimo Gil - Baltimore Orioles
- Miguel Ojeda - Colorado Rockies

Infielders

- Alfredo Amézaga - Florida Marlins
Image:Mx-tam.gif - Jorge Cantú - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Image:Mx-oax.gif - Vinny Castilla - San Diego Padres (team captain)
- Juan Castro - Minnesota Twins
- Luis Cruz - Mobile BayBears, San Diego Padres' organization
- Erubiel Durazo - Texas Rangers
Image:Mx-bc.gif - Benji Gil - Kansas City Royals
Image:Mx-bc.gif - Adrián González - San Diego Padres

Outfielders

- Karim García - Orix Buffaloes (Japan)
- Luis Alfonso García - New York Yankees
- Luis Carlos "Clipper" Garcia - Mexico Tigres (Mexican League)
Image:Mx-bc.gif - Mario Valenzuela - Saltillo Saraperos (Mexican League)

[edit] Schedule

Team Mexico is in Pool B of the four pool round-robin tournament. Along with fellow North American rivals Canada and United States, the pool also has Team South Africa. Round One games will be held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. The top two teams to emerge from Pool B will advance to Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California to play the top two teams from Pool A (Japan, Korea, China and Chinese Taipei).