Venezuela national baseball team

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The Venezuela national baseball team is the national team of Venezuela. The team sent to the 2006 World Baseball Classic included Venezuelan players from Major League Baseball.

Contents 1 2006 World Baseball Classic roster 2 Coaching staff 3 See also 3.1 External link

[edit] 2006 World Baseball Classic roster

Pitchers

• Tony Armas, Jr.(Washington Nationals)
• Rafael Betancourt (Cleveland Indians)
• Giovanni Carrara (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• Gustavo Chacín (Toronto Blue Jays)
• Kelvim Escobar (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
• Freddy García (Chicago White Sox)
• Carlos E. Hernández (Houston Astros)
• Jorge Julio (New York Mets)
• Víctor Moreno
• Ricardo Palma
• Francisco Rodríguez (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
• Johan Santana (Minnesota Twins)
• Carlos Silva (Minnesota Twins)
• Carlos Zambrano (Chicago Cubs)
• Víctor Zambrano (New York Mets)

Catchers

• Henry Blanco (Chicago Cubs)
• Ramón Hernández (Baltimore Orioles)
• Víctor Martínez (Cleveland Indians)

Infielders

• Edgardo Alfonzo (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
• Miguel Cabrera (Florida Marlins)
• Carlos Guillén (Detroit Tigers)
• Tomás Pérez (Philadelphia Phillies)
• Marco Scutaro (Oakland Athletics)
• Omar Vizquel [team captain] (San Francisco Giants)

Outfielders

• Bobby Abreu (Philadelphia Phillies)
• Tony Alvarez
• Endy Chávez (New York Mets)
• Magglio Ordóñez (Detroit Tigers)
• Robert Pérez
• Juan Rivera (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)

[edit] Coaching staff

Manager

• Luis Sojo

Coaches

• Dave Concepción
• Oscar Escobar
• Roberto Espinoza
• Omar Malavé
• Luis Salazar

[edit] See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

[edit] External link

• WBC Web Page