Sixteen nations competed at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualification.
Key Pos.PositionPPitcherCCatcherIFInfielderOFOutfielder
Qualifier 1
Manager Jon Debble Coaches Tony Harris PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplaceWarwick Saupold 30 P Detroit TigersMajor League BaseballPerth, Western Australia
Manager Chris Woodward Coaches PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplaceBoss Moanaroa 28 PNewcastle, New South Wales
Manager Alan Phillips Coaches Brian McAm PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplaceGift Ngoepe 61 IF Pittsburgh Pirates (minors)Major League BaseballRandburg, Gauteng
Manager Tim Hulett Coaches PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplaceEdmer Del Socorro 26 CDavao, Davao RegionEric Farris 75 OFSacramento, CaliforniaJuan Paulo Macasaet 28 OFPasig, Rizal
Qualifier 2
Manager Edgar Gonzalez Coaches Nick Leyva
The following players represented Mexico at the qualifiers.
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace 16 P Leones de Yucatán Mexican League Ciudad Obregón 12 P Oakland Athletics (minors) Major League Baseball Guaymas 28 P Rojos del Águila de Veracruz Mexican League Minatitlán 22 P Pericos de Puebla Mexican League Navojoa 45 P Texas Rangers (minors) Major League Baseball West Covina, CA 32 P New York Yankees (minors) Major League Baseball Ciudad Obregón 20 P Toros de Tijuana Mexican League Monterrey 44 P Seattle Mariners (minors) Major League Baseball Pomona, CA 46 P Washington Nationals Major League Baseball Culiacán 11 P Saraperos de Saltillo Mexican League Culiacán 30 P Oakland Athletics (minors) Major League Baseball Brawley, CA 10 P Toros de Tijuana Mexican League Los Angeles 31 P Sultanes de Monterrey Mexican League San Luis Río Colorado 25 P Guerreros de Oaxaca Mexican League Huatabampo 14 C New York Mets (minors) Major League Baseball Tijuana 37 C Guerreros de Oaxaca Mexican League Monterrey 42 C Rojos del Águila de Veracruz Mexican League Veracruz 42 IF Acereros de Monclova Mexican League Mexicali 43 IF Rieleros de Aguascalientes Mexican League Mexicali 23 IF Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball San Diego 13 IF Sultanes de Monterrey Mexican League Los Mochis 27 IF St. Louis Cardinals (minors) Major League Baseball Sylmar 35 IF Sultanes de Monterrey Mexican League Tijuana 15 IF Tigres de Quintana Roo Mexican League Ciudad Obregón 19 OF Leones de Yucatán Mexican League Maravatío 24 OF Cincinnati Reds (minors) Major League Baseball Guaymas 6 OF Houston Astros (minors) Major League Baseball Tijuana 6 OF Cincinnati Reds (minors) Major League Baseball Winnetka
Manager Mike Griffin
The following players represented the Czech Republic at the qualifiers. Player No. Pos. DOB and age Team League Birthplace 4 P Free agent Prague 20 P Arrows Ostrava Czech Baseball Extraliga Ostrava 5 P Kotlářka Praha Czech Baseball Extraliga Prague 7 P Eagles Praha Czech Baseball Extraliga Prague 46 P Kotlářka Praha Czech Baseball Extraliga Louny 18 P Draci Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Trutnov 8 P Technika Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Brno 22 P Kotlářka Praha Czech Baseball Extraliga Prague 13 P Draci Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Olomouc 32 P Draci Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Brno 44 P Free agent Phoeniz, AZ 34 P Toronto Blue Jays (minors) Major League Baseball St. Louis Park, MN 10 P Regensburg Legionäre Baseball-Bundesliga Frýdek-Místek 37 C Draci Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Ostrava 28 C Cleveland Indians (minors) Major League Baseball Prague 15 C Skokani Olomouc Czech Baseball Extraliga Olomouc 24 IF Free agent Trenton, MI 12 IF Draci Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Brno 1 IF Draci Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Brno 2 IF Draci Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Brno 19 IF Arrows Ostrava Czech Baseball Extraliga Ostrava 21 IF Draci Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Brno 48 IF Kotlářka Praha Czech Baseball Extraliga Prague 9 IF Eagles Praha Czech Baseball Extraliga Prague 33 OF Eagles Praha Czech Baseball Extraliga Prague 25 OF Arrows Ostrava Czech Baseball Extraliga Vítkovice 14 OF Hroši Brno Czech Baseball Extraliga Kuřim 3 OF Kotlářka Praha Czech Baseball Extraliga Prague
Manager Garth Iorg Coaches Dennis Cook, Martin Helmig, Willie Upshaw, Troy Williams
The following players represented Germany at the qualifiers.
Player No. Pos. DOB and age Team League Birthplace 5 P Heidenheim Heideköpfe Baseball-Bundesliga Mannheim 18 P Mainz Athletics Baseball-Bundesliga Wiesbaden 48 P Paderborn Untouchables Baseball-Bundesliga Berlin 15 P Bonn Capitals Baseball-Bundesliga Troisdorf 25 P Berlin Flamingos Baseball-Bundesliga Palma Soriano 13 P Free agent Frankfurt 38 P Los Angeles Dodgers (minors) Major League Baseball Wuppertal 21 P Arizona Diamondbacks (minors) Major League Baseball Dormagen 30 P Heidenheim Heideköpfe Baseball-Bundesliga Oregon City, OR 2 P Haar Disciples Baseball-Bundesliga Nuremberg 34 P Mainz Athletics Baseball-Bundesliga Mainz 19 P Paderborn Untouchables Baseball-Bundesliga Buchholz in der Nordheide 3 P Haar Disciples Baseball-Bundesliga Munich 31 P Bonn Capitals Baseball-Bundesliga Berlin 14 C Heidenheim Heideköpfe Baseball-Bundesliga Stuttgart 24 C Regensburg Legionäre Baseball-Bundesliga Starnberg 20 C Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball Wiesbaden 23 IF Mainz Athletics Baseball-Bundesliga Mainz 33 IF Bonn Capitals Baseball-Bundesliga Long Beach, CA 28 IF Regensburg Legionäre Baseball-Bundesliga Frankfurt 1 IF Regensburg Legionäre Baseball-Bundesliga Berlin 11 IF Cincinnati Reds (minors) Major League Baseball Dortmund 12 IF Haar Disciples Baseball-Bundesliga Füssen 8 OF Mainz Athletics Baseball-Bundesliga Frankfurt 49 OF Cincinnati Reds (minors) Major League Baseball Watertown, NY 32 OF Heidenheim Heideköpfe Baseball-Bundesliga Friedberg, Hesse 22 OF Lancaster Barnstormers Atlantic League Florence, SC 44 OF Kansas City Royals (minors) Major League Baseball Frankfurt
Manager Marvin Benard Coaches Cairo Murillo PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplaceAlex Blandino 61 IFSan Jose, California
Qualifier 3
Manager (40) Luis Urueta Coaches Jolbert Cabrera, (5) Jair Fernández, (33) Néder Horta, (44) Walter Miranda, (16) Édgar Rentería, (7) Luis Sierra
PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace* 30 P Normal CornBelters Frontier LeagueMiami, Florida** 52 P Cardenales de Lara Liga Venezolana de BéisbolSanta Bárbara, Zulia** 27 OF Caimanes de BarranquillaLiga Colombiana de BéisbolBarranquilla, Atlántico** 27 P Caimanes de BarranquillaLiga Colombiana de BéisbolBarranquilla, Bolívar 34 P New York Mets (minors)Major League BaseballBarranquilla, Atlántico 63 P Detroit Tigers (minors)Major League BaseballTurmero, Aragua 50 P San Francisco Giants (minors)Major League BaseballMonteria, Córdoba** 64 P Chicago White Sox (minors)Major League BaseballBarranquilla, Atlántico 25 P St. Louis Cardinals (minors)Major League BaseballCartagena, Bolívar 55 IF New York Mets (minors)Major League BaseballCartagena, Bolívar 54 IF Atlanta Braves (minors)Liga Colombiana de BéisbolCartagena, Bolívar** 65 P Baltimore Orioles (minors) Major League BaseballCartagena, Bolívar 70 C Boston Red Sox (minors)Major League BaseballMiami, Florida 43 IF Los Angeles Dodgers (minors)Major League BaseballCaracas, Distrito Capital 43 P Chicago Cubs (minors)Major League BaseballCotui, Sanchez Ramirez Province* 14 P Miami Marlins (minors)Major League BaseballMadison, Connecticut** 28 P St. Louis Cardinals (minors) Major League BaseballCartagena, Bolívar 9 OF New York Yankees (minors)Major League BaseballSan Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia 32 C Philadelphia Phillies (minors)Major League BaseballSan Antero, Córdoba 32 P Leones de MonteríaLiga Colombiana de BéisbolCartagena, Bolívar
Manager Éric Gagné
Manager Carlos Lee
Manager Manny Crespo Player No. Pos. DOB and age Team League Birthplace 20 P New York Yankees (minors) Major League Baseball Barquisimeto 20 P Houston Astros (minors) Major League Baseball Havana 23 P CB Barcelona División de Honor San Sebastián 33 P Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association Barquisimeto 45 P Free agent Santo Domingo 39 P Leones de Yucatán Mexican League Santo Domingo 35 P Astros de Valencia División de Honor San Carlos 37 P Rimini Baseball Club Italian Baseball League Caracas 26 P Tenerife Marlins División de Honor Libertad 30 P Tiburones de La Guaira Venezuelan Baseball League Caracas 36 P Tenerife Marlins División de Honor San Joaquín 50 P Free agent Tampa 34 P Rockland Boulders Can–Am League Caracas 28 P Houston Astros (minors) Major League Baseball Cabaiguán 43 C Tigres de Quintana Roo Mexican League Ensenada 40 C Templiers de Sénart Division Élite Santiago de Cuba 10 C Astros de Valencia División de Honor Maracay 8 IF Astros de Valencia División de Honor Barquisimeto 19 IF CBS Sant Boi División de Honor Maturín 13 IF New York Mets (minors) Major League Baseball Caracas 16 IF Trois-Rivières Aigles Can–Am League Maracay 22 IF Olmecas de Tabasco Mexican League Cárdenas 24 IF Free agent Denver 27 IF Tenerife Marlins División de Honor Caracas 7 OF Piratas de Campeche Mexican League Santo Domingo 14 OF Tenerife Marlins División de Honor Caracas 5 OF Free agent Havana 9 OF CBS Sant Boi División de Honor Caracas
Qualifier 4
Manager Barry Larkin Coaches Tiago Caldeira, Steve Finley, Marcos Guimarães, LaTroy Hawkins, Mitsuyoshi Sato PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplace Edilson Batista 17 P Boston Red Sox (minors) Major League Baseball Marília Rafael Fernandes 27 P Nippon Blue Jays Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Tatuí Felipe Fukuda 14 P Marília Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Bastos Murilo Gouvea 34 P Atibaia Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Atibaia Hugo Kanabushi 41 P Yomiuri Giants (minors) Nippon Professional Baseball Maringá Claudio Matumuto 9 P São Paulo Felipe Natel 1 P Yamaha Baseball Club Intercity Baseball Tournament Tatuí Ernesto Noris 28 P Marília Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Havana Leonardo Oliveira 13 P São Paulo Eric Pardinho 43 P Nippon Blue Jays Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Lucélia André Rienzo 25 P Miami Marlins (minors) Major League Baseball São Paulo Bo Takahashi 18 P Arizona Diamondbacks (minors) Major League Baseball Presidente Prudente Jean Tome 18 P Atibaia Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Atibaia Thyago Vieira 47 P Seattle Mariners (minors) Major League Baseball São Paulo Luis Camargo 9 C Rimini Baseball Club Italian Baseball League Brazil Ángel Luis Cobas 46 C Anhanguera Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Guantánamo Province Luis Paz 15 C Los Angeles Dodgers (minors) Major League Baseball Marília Bo Bichette 5 IF Toronto Blue Jays (minors) Major League Baseball Orlando, Florida Dante Bichette Jr. 19 IF New York Yankees (minors) Major League Baseball Orlando, Florida Carlos Garmendia 10 IF Miami Vítor Ito 6 IF Kyoei University Marília Leonardo Reginatto 20 IF Minnesota Twins (minors) Major League Baseball Curitiba Lucas Rojo 4 IF Atibaia Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Ibiúna Reinaldo Sato 36 IF Yamaha Baseball Club Intercity Baseball Tournament Mogi das Cruzes Irait Chirino 22 OF São Paulo Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Havana Luciano Fernando 7 OF Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Nippon Professional Baseball Miranda Gabriel Maciel 37 OF Arizona Diamondbacks (minors) Major League Baseball Londrina J. C. Muñiz 29 OF Marília Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Havana
Manager Liam Carroll Coaches PlayerNo.Pos.DOB and ageTeamLeagueBirthplaceZach Graefser 26 Pitching CoachBradley Marcelino 18 First Base CoachBill Percy 24 Third Base CoachMike Nickeas 31 Bench CoachTrevor Hoffman 51 Bullpen CoachSan Diego PadresMLB Bellflower, CA