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THE WORLD OF BASEBALL
The World Baseball Classic has showed that Baseball is no longer just
America's game. Take a look at home countries of MLB players. Click on a
flag to learn more about the country from our friends at Wikipedia.com.

CUBA (5)
P Danys Baez - Baltimore Orioles
SS Yuniesky Betancourt - Seattle Mariners
P Jose Contreras - Chicago White Sox
P Livan Hernandez - Arizona Diamondbacks
1B Kendry Morales - Los Angeles Angels

CANADA (10)
P Erik Bedard - Baltimore Orioles
P Jesse Crain - Minnesota Twins
P Ryan Dempster - Chicago Cubs
P Jeff Francis - Colorado Rockies
P Eric Gagne - Texas Rangers
P Fergie Jenkins - Chicago Cubs
1B Justin Morneau - Minnesota Twins
2B/3B Pete Orr - Atlanta Braves
C Russell Martin - Los Angeles Dodgers
LF/1B Matt Stairs - Toronto Blue Jays
1B/LF Scott Thorman - Atlanta Braves

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (77)
P Winston Abreu - Washington Nationals
P Antonio Alfonseca - Philadelphia Phillies
P Alberto Arias - Colorado Rockies
2B/SS Erick Aybar - Los Angeles Angels
P Miguel Batista - Seattle Mariners
3B Tony Batista - Washington Nationals
P Denny Bautista - Colorado Rockies
3B/CF Jose Bautista - Pittsburgh Pirates
3B Adrian Beltre - Seattle Mariners
P Armando Benitez - San Francisco Giants
P Joaquin Benoit - Texas Rangers
3B/SS Wilson Betemit - Los Angeles Dodgers
P Daniel Cabrera - Baltimore Orioles
LF/CF Melky Cabrera - New York Yankees
2B Robinson Cano - New York Yankees
P Fausto Carmona - Cleveland Indians
P Hector Carrasco - Los Angeles Angels
P Fabio Castro - Philadelphia Phillies
P Francisco Cordero - Milwaukee Brewers
P Jesus Colome - Washington Nationals
P Bartolo Colon - Los Angeles Angels
RF Nelson Cruz - Texas Rangers
LF Victor Diaz - Texas Rangers
3B/LF Pedro Feliz - San Francisco Giants
P Frank Francisco - Texas Rangers
1B Julio Franco - New York Mets
SS Rafael Furcal - Los Angeles Dodgers
2B/3B Esteban German - Kansas City Royals
OF/1B/3B Pedro Guerrero - 1978-92
RF Vladimir Guerrero - Los Angeles Angels
RF Jose Guillen - Seattle Mariners
SS Cristian Guzman - Washington Nationals
P Kelvin Jimenez - St. Louis Cardinals
RP Aquilino Lopez - Detroit Tigers
SS Julio Lugo - Boston Red Sox
P Juan Marichal - 1960-75 Hall of Famer
P Damaso Marte - Pittsburgh Pirates
P Jose Mesa - Detroit Tigers
3B/2B Abraham Nunez - Philadelphia Phillies
C Miguel Olivo - Florida Marlins
DH/1B David Ortiz - Boston Red Sox
P Ramon Ortiz - Minnesota Twins
LF/3B Pablo Ozuna - Chicago White Sox
C Ronny Paulino - Pittsburgh Pirates
1B Carlos Pena - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P Tony Pena - Arizonia Diamondbacks
SS Tony Pena - Kansas City Royals
RF/CF Wily Mo Pena - Boston Red Sox
SS Jhonny Peralta - Cleveland Indians
P Joel Peralta - Kansas City Royals
SS/2B Neifi Perez - Detroit Tigers
P Odalis Perez - Kansas City Royals
2B/3B Placido Polanco - Detroit Tigers
1B Albert Pujols - St. Louis Cardinals
SS Hanley Ramirez - Florida Marlins
LF Manny Ramirez - Boston Red Sox
P Al Reyes - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
SS Jose Reyes - New York Mets
P Fernando Rodney - Detroit Tigers
P Wandy Rodriguez - Houston Astros
P Francisco Rosario - Philadelphia Phillies
P Ervin Santana - Los Angeles Angels
P Victor Santos - Cincinnati Reds
P Rafael Soriano - Atlanta Braves
P Jorge Sosa - New York Mets
RF Sammy Sosa - Texas Rangers
CF Willy Taveras - Colorado Rockies
P Julian Tavarez - Boston Red Sox
CF/LF Luis Terrero - Chicago White Sox
SS Miguel Tejada - Baltimore Orioles
P Robinson Tejada - Texas Rangers
P Salomon Torres - Pittsburgh Pirates
SS/3B Wilson Valdez - Los Angeles Dodgers
P Jose Valverde - Arizona Diamondbacks
P Caludio Vargas - Milwaukee Brewers
P Carlos Villanueva - Milwaukee Brewers
RP Luis Vizcaino - New York Yankees

VENEZUELA (59)
RF Bobby Abreu - New York Yankees
2B Edgardo Alfonzo - New York Mets
OF/1B Felipe Alou 1958-74
OF Jesus Alou - 1963-75 & 1978
CF Matty Alou 1962-74
OF Moises Alou - New York Mets
P Wilson Alvarez - 1989-2005
SS Luis Aparicio - 1956-73 Hall of Famer
C Eliezer Alfonzo - San Francisco Giants
OF Tony Armas - 1976-89
P Tony Armas Jr. - Pittsburgh Pirates
2B Josh Barfield - Cleveland Indians
LF Jason Bay - Pittsburgh Pirates
P Rafael Betancourt - Cleveland Indians
3B/LF Miguel Cabrera - Florida Marlins
SS/RF Alberto Callaspo - Arizona Diamondbacks
SS Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel - 1950-59
2B Jose Castillo - Pittsburgh Pirates
2B Luis Castillo - Minnesota Twins
CF/RF Endy Chavez - New York Mets
SS Dave Concepcion - 1970-88
OF Victor Davallilo - 1963-80
C Bo Diaz - 1977-86
P Kelvim Escobar - Los Angeles Angels
C Jesus Flores - Washington Nationals
C Ramon Hernandez - Baltimore Orioles
P Yoel Hernandez - Philadelphia Phillies
1B Andres Galarraga - 1985 - 2004
2B Carlos Garcia - 1990-99
P Freddy Garcia - Philadelphia Phillies
SS Alex Gonzalez - Cincinnati Reds
SS Carlos Guillen - Detroit Tigers
SS Ozzie Guillen - 1985-2000
RF Franklin Gutierrez - Cleveland Indians
P Angel Guzman - Chicago Cubs
3B Leo Hernandez - 1982-86
2B/3B Omar Infante - Detroit Tigers
SS Cesar Izturis - Chicago Cubs
P Jorge Julio - Florida Marlins
P Wilfredo Ledezma - Detroit Tigers
2B Jose Lopez - Seattle Mariners
C Ramon Martinez - Baltimore Orioles
C Victor Martinez - Cleveland Indians
1B Gonzalo Marquez 1972-74
P Gustavo Molina - Chicago White Sox
C Miguel Montero - Arizona Diamondbacks
3B Melvin Mora - Baltimore Orioles
P Edward Mujica - Cleveland Indians
C Dioner Navarro - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
RF Magglio Ordonez - Detroit Tigers
P Renyel Pinto - Florida Marlins
P Humberto Quintero - Houston Astros
P Juan Rincon - Minnesota Twins
P Francisco Rodriguez - Los Angeles Angels
3B/SS Luis Rodriguez - Minnesota Twins
P Johan Santana - Minnesota Twins
2B/SS Marco Scutaro - Oakland Athletics
P Carlos Silva - Minnesota Twins
C Yorvit Torrealba - Colorado Rockies
2B Manny Trillo - 1973-89
P Ugueth Urbina 1995-2005
P Lino Urdaneta - New York Mets
SS Omar Vizquel - San Francisco Giants
P Victor Zambrano - Toronto Blue Jays

AUSTRALIA (3)
1B Justin Huber - Kansas City Royals
P Graeme Lloyd - 1993-2003
P Peter Moylan - Atlanta Braves

MEXICO (12)
SS/CF Alfredo Amezaga - Florida Marlins
3B Vinny Castilla - 1991 - 2006
SS/3B Juan Castro - Cincinnati Reds
P Jorge De La Rosa - Kansas City Royals
P Elmer Dessens - Milwaukee Brewers
P Edgar Gonzalez - Arizona Diamondbacks
P Rodrigo Lopez - Colorado Rockies
P Oliver Perez - New York Mets
2B/3B Oscar Robles - San Deigo Padres
P Joakim Soria - Kansas City Royals
P Fernando Valenzula - 1980-90
P Oscar Villarreal - Atlanta Braves

COLOMBIA (2)
SS Orlando Cabrera - Los Angeles Angels
SS Edgar Reinteria - Atlanta Braves

CURACAO
CF Andruw Jones - Atlanta Braves

NICARAGUA (2)
P Devern Hansack - Boston Red Sox
P Vincente Padilla - Texas Rangers

JAPAN (13)
P Kei Igawa - New York Yankees
2B Tadahito Iguchi - Chicago White Sox
C Kenji Johjima - Seattle Mariners
LF Hideki Matsui - New York Yankees
2B Kazuo Matsui - Colorado Rockies
P Daisuke Matsuzaka - Boston Red Sox
P Hideo Nomo - 1995 - 2001
P Tomo Ohka - Toronto Blue Jays
P Hideki Okajima - Boston Red Sox
P Akinori Otsuka - Texas Rangers
P Takashi Saito - Los Angeles Dodgers
CF/RF Ichiro Suzuki - Seattle Mariners
LF/CF So Taguchi - St. Louis Cardinals

PUERTO RICO (30)
CF Carlos Beltran - New York Mets
P Fernando Cabrera - Cleveland Indians
P Kiko Calero - Oakland Athletics
C Ramon Castro - New York Mets
1B Orlando Cepeda - 1958-74 Hall of Famer
SS/2B Alex Cintron - Chicago White Sox
RF Roberto Clemente - 1955-72 Hall of Famer
SS/2B Alex Cora - Boston Red Sox
LF/RF Jose Cruz Jr - San Diego Padres
1B Carlos Delgado - New York Mets
P Pedro Feliciano - New York Mets
OF Juan Gonzalez -
2B Ruben Gotay - New York Mets
P Roberto Hernandez - Cleveland Indians
SS/2B Felipe Lopez - Washington Nationals
3B Mike Lowell - Boston Red Sox
C Bengie Molina - San Francisco Giants
C Jose Molina - Los Angeles Angels
C Yadier Molina - St. Louis Cardinals
C Wil Nieves - New York Yankees
RF Magglio Ordonez - Detroit Tigers
C Jorge Posada - New York Yankees
P Joel Pineiro - Boston Red Sox
P Saul Rivera - Washington Nationals
C Ivan Rodriguez - Detroit Tigers
P J.C. Romero - Boston Red Sox
P Jonathan Sanchez - San Francisco Giants
C Javier Valentin - Cincinnati Reds
P Javier Vazquez - Chicago White Sox
DH/2B Jose Vidro - Seattle Mariners

PANAMA (10)
P Juan Berenguer - 1975-91
2B Rod Carew - 1967-85 Hall of Famer
P Bruce Chen - Texas Rangers
P Manny Corpas - Colorado Rockies
C Einar Diaz - 1996-2006
LF Carlos Lee - Houston Astros
LF - Ben Oglivie 1971-86
P Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees
P Humberto Robinson - 1955-60
1B/3B Olmedo Saenz - Los Angeles Dodgers

TAIWAN (2)
P Chin-hui Tsao - Los Angeles Dodgers
P Chien-Ming Wang - New York Yankees

WEST GERMANY (3)
RF/3B Jeff Baker - Colorado Rockies
P Will Ohman - Chicago Cubs
P Edwin Jackson - Tampa Bay Devil Rays

SOUTH KOREA (3)
P Cha Seung Baek - Seattle Mariners
P Jae Kuk Ryu - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
P Jae Seo - Tampa Bay Devil Rays

INDONESIA
P Tom Mastny - Cleveland Indians

ARUBA
P Sidney Ponson - Minnesota Twins

18 different countries
are represented here

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This is a work in
progress last updated
(6-18-07)

2006
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
CHAMPIONS