A total of 25 players who saw action during the 2022-23 season of the Puerto Rican winter baseball, participate in the 2023 edition of the World Baseball Classic.
Third baseman for the Indians and Puerto Rico, Emmanuel Rivera.
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A dozen members of the Puerto Rico team in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) participated in last season of the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC).
“We are faithful believers that our league is an essential piece in the formation of our baseball players, not only Puerto Ricans, but internationally. For this reason, today we highlight that several players who will see action or who have already taken to the field in this edition of the World Baseball Classic sweated uniforms during our last season and we know that this was key for them to be in this international competition,” he said in a statement. statement Juan A. Flores Galarza, president of the LBPRC.
In the Puerto Rican team there will be representatives of the champions Indios de Mayagüez, Gigantes de Carolina, Cangrejeros de Santurce and Criollos de Caguas.
In addition to the 12 players announced on the roster with Puerto Rico, 13 players will be among squads such as Chinese Taipei, Italy, Panama, the Netherlands, Cuba, Great Britain, Venezuela and Israel, giving a total of 28 players who participated in the tournament. the LBPRC.
In the ranks of the Puerto Rican ninth are infielders Emmanuel Rivera (MAY), last season’s most valuable player Edwin Díaz (CAG), and Vimael Machín (CAG). In the outfield will be Johneswhy Fargas (CAG) and Henry Ramos (MAY), while the arms of Duane Underwood Jr. (CAG), Héctor Santiago (CAR), Dereck Rodríguez (CAG), the pitcher of the year in winter ball Yacksel Ríos (CAG), Anthony Maldonado (CAG), José De León (CAG) and Fernando Cruz (SAN).
In groups A and B of the contest we find names like Tsung-Che Cheng (Chinese Taipei) and Jeffrey Passantino (Italy) from the Carolina Giants, while Matt Hardy from the Criollos de Caguas is in the ranks of Panama.
The crabbers Didi Gregorius and Derek West together with the brothers Richie and Josh Palacios, members of the Mayagüez tribe, are wearing the colors of the Netherlands, the giant serpentine player Miguel Romero does the same for Cuba and the namesakes of the Indians Chavez Young & Chavez Fernander play for Great Britain.
While the reliever of the local champions Endrys Briceño will defend the red wine for Venezuela, in addition to Alex Katz and Andrew Gross in the Israel squad, all in group D along with Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
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