2013 World Baseball Classic rosters
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at the 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC). The deadline for submitting provisional rosters was January 16, but teams had until February 20 to finalize their roster decisions.[1] Provisional rosters were announced on January 17,[2] and final rosters were announced on February 20.[3]
In the WBC, starting pitchers are allowed to throw 65 pitches in first-round games. This limit increases to 80 in the second round and 95 in the semifinal and final rounds. If a starting pitcher throws over 50 pitches in a game, he must not pitch again for a minimum of four days. Relief pitchers are allowed to pitch on consecutive days only if they threw less than 30 pitches on the previous day. Pitchers are not allowed to pitch on three consecutive days under any circumstances.[1]
Injured players could be freely replaced before the team's first game. Once a team begins play, injured catchers can be replaced at any time, but other injured players cannot be replaced until the team advances to the next round of the tournament.[3]
The United States provisional roster is made up entirely of players from Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Dominican Republic provisional roster has only one player not signed to a team for the 2013 season. The Canadian team has 12 players who appeared in MLB in 2012, while Japan has none (three prominent Japanese MLB players, Yu Darvish, Ichiro Suzuki and two-time defending WBC MVP Daisuke Matsuzaka, chose not to play).[2] Though five members who competed for the Cuban national team in the 2009 WBC have since defected, the Cuban team is considered strong.[4] Three members of MLB.com's Top 100 prospect list are participating in the 2013 WBC: Xander Bogaerts, Eddie Rosario, and Jameson Taillon.[5]
Pool A
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Brazil
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- Manager
- Barry Larkin
- Coaches
- Tiago Caldeira, Marcos Guimarães, Go Kuroki, Ricardo Matumaru, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Satiro Watanabe
Player | No. | Pos. | DOB and age | Team | League | Birthplace |
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Gabriel Asakura | 21 | P | November 11, 1988 (aged 24) | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Rafael Fernandes | 27 | P | April 23, 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() | Nippon Professional Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Murilo Gouvea | 34 | P | September 15, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil| |
Hugo Kanabushi | 24 | P | May 22, 1989 (aged 23) | ![]() | Nippon Professional Baseball | Paraná, Brazil |
Kesley Kondo | 19 | P | December 1, 1989 (aged 23) | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Daniel Missaki | 13 | P | April 9, 1996 (aged 16) | Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
Rafael Moreno | 18 | P | February 11, 1995 (aged 18) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Oscar Nakaoshi | 14 | P | March 28, 1991 (aged 21) | ![]() | Japanese Industrial League | São Paulo, Brazil |
Ernesto Noris | 28 | P | November 24, 1972 (aged 40) | Havana, Cuba | ||
Andre Rienzo | 25 | P | July 5, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Thyago Vieira | 32 | P | January 7, 1993 (aged 20) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Carlos Yoshimura | 15 | P | February 22, 1984 (aged 29) | ![]() | Japanese Industrial League | Vagrem Grande Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil |
Diego Franca | 12 | C | April 6, 1987 (aged 25) | ![]() | Japanese Industrial League | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil |
Bruno Hirata | 26 | C | March 13, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | Japanese Industrial League | Pilar do Sul, Brazil |
Felipe Burin | 4 | IF | February 10, 1992 (aged 21) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | Marilia, São Paulo State, Brazil |
Alan Fanhoni | 33 | IF | December 23, 1991 (aged 21) | ![]() | Japanese Industrial League | São Paulo, Brazil |
Iago Januario | 37 | IF | January 20, 1993 (aged 20) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | Marilia, Paraná, Brazil |
Daniel Matsumoto | 31 | IF | December 18, 1980 (aged 32) | ![]() | Nippon Professional Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Pedro Okuda | 17 | IF | April 20, 1990 (aged 22) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | Marilia, Paraná, Brazil |
Leonardo Reginatto | 20 | IF | April 10, 1990 (aged 22) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | Curitiba, Brazil |
Lucas Rojo | 1 | IF | April 5, 1994 (aged 18) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | São Roque, Brazil |
Marcio Tanaka | 6 | IF | June 9, 1980 (aged 32) | ![]() | Japanese Industrial League | São Paulo, Brazil |
Tiago Magalhães | 30 | OF | March 18, 1981 (aged 31) | ![]() | Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol | São Paulo, Brazil |
Mike Magario | 9 | OF | November 18, 1991 (aged 21) | ![]() | Nippon Professional Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
J. C. Muniz | 29 | OF | January 28, 1976 (aged 37) | ![]() | Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol | Havana, Cuba |
Paulo Orlando | 16 | OF | November 1, 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | São Paulo, Brazil |
Jean Tome | 35 | OF | September 5, 1989 (aged 23) | ![]() | Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol | Atibaia, São Paulo State, Brazil |
Reinaldo Sato | 36 | DH | October 25, 1980 (aged 32) | ![]() | Japanese Industrial League | Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil |
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China
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- Manager
- John McLaren
- Coaches
- Bob Buskett, Art Howe, Bruce Hurst, Yi Sheng, Yufeng Zhang
Player | No. | Pos. | DOB and age | Team | League | Birthplace |
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Tao Bu | 15 | P | January 15, 1983 (aged 30) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Henan, People's Republic of China |
Kun Chen | 33 | P | March 5, 1980 (aged 32) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Panzizhua, Sichuan, People's Republic of China |
Shuai Li | 23 | P | July 11, 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Henan, People's Republic of China |
Wenming Li | 26 | P | October 13, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Tianjin, People's Republic of China |
Li Xin | 11 | P | April 10, 1992 (aged 20) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Tianjin, People's Republic of China |
Yu Liu | 8 | P | September 15, 1991 (aged 21) | ![]() | China Baseball League | |
Jiangang Lu | 17 | P | February 19, 1979 (aged 34) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Tianjin, People's Republic of China |
Xia Luo | 36 | P | July 14, 1992 (aged 20) | ![]() | China Baseball League |
Sichuan, People's Republic of China |
Quingyuan Meng | 19 | P | March 19, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Song Ran | 18 | P | October 23, 1992 (aged 20) | ![]() | China Baseball League | |
Haifan Yang | 3 | P | October 23, 1994 (aged 18) | ![]() | China Baseball League | |
Yanyong Yang | 1 | P | May 5, 1994 (aged 18) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Dawei Zhu | 62 | P | July 25, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
Wei Dong | 22 | C | February 22, 1990 (aged 23) | ![]() | China Baseball League | |
Weiqiang Meng | 2 | C | May 31, 1989 (aged 23) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Guangdong, People's republic of China |
Wei Wang | 56 | C | December 25, 1978 (aged 34) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Xu An | 25 | IF | September 7, 1987 (aged 25) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Ray Chang | 21 | IF | August 24, 1983 (aged 29) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
Fujia Chu | 30 | IF | September 10, 1989 (aged 23) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Jiangsu, People's Republic of China |
Delong Jia | 31 | IF | July 4, 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Dailan, People's Republic of China |
Yubing Jia | 13 | IF | February 18, 1983 (aged 30) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Lei Li | 6 | IF | June 24, 1984 (aged 28) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Beijing People's Republic of China |
Shu Okamura | 20 | IF | October 13, 1993 (aged 19) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Tokyo, Japan[6] |
Yufeng Zhang | 9 | IF | February 9, 1977 (aged 36) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | ||
Xiao Cui | 27 | OF | July 31, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Jingfend Lai | 16 | OF | October 7, 1989 (aged 23) | ![]() | China Baseball League | |
Zhenhong Lu | 28 | OF | April 15, 1991 (aged 21) | ![]() | China Baseball League | Jiangsu, People's Republic of China |
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Cuba
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- Manager
- Víctor Mesa
- Coaches
- Angel Castillo, Juan de Dios Pena, Primitivo Diaz, Victor Figueroa, Jorge Riscart, Pedro Rodriguez
Player | No. | Pos. | DOB and age | Team | League | Birthplace |
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Freddy Álvarez | 15 | P | April 29, 1989 (aged 23) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Danny Betancourt | 55 | P | May 27, 1981 (aged 31) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
Diosdany Castillo | 21 | P | November 22, 1987 (aged 25) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Odrisamer Despaigne | 43 | P | April 4, 1987 (aged 25) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Havana, Cuba |
Vladimir García | 34 | P | July 4, 1982 (aged 30) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Moron, Ciego de Avila, Cuba |
Norberto González | 33 | P | October 10, 1979 (aged 33) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Cienfuegos, Cuba |
Yander Guevara | 26 | P | January 18, 1986 (aged 27) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Raisel Iglesias | 28 | P | April 1, 1990 (aged 22) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Ismel Jimenez | 23 | P | February 10, 1986 (aged 27) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba |
Leandro Martinez | 3 | P | June 28, 1978 (aged 34) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Yadier Pedroso | 62 | P | June 9, 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Guanjay, La Habana, Cuba |
Wilber Perez | 75 | P | October 24, 1976 (aged 36) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Alexander Rodriguez | 63 | P | December 26, 1982 (aged 30) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Frank Morejon | 45 | C | January 25, 1986 (aged 27) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Havana, Cuba |
Yosvany Peraza | 46 | C | February 9, 1979 (aged 34) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Pinar del Río, Cuba |
Erier Sanchez | 5 | C | May 17, 1975 (aged 37) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
José Dariel Abreu | 79 | IF | January 29, 1987 (aged 26) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Cruces, Cienfuegos, Cuba |
Erisbel Arruebarruena | 11 | IF | March 25, 1990 (aged 22) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Cienfuegos, Cuba |
Jose Fernandez | 8 | IF | April 27, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Matanzas, Cuba |
Raúl González | 7 | IF | July 22, 1987 (aged 25) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Yulieski Gourriel | 10 | IF | June 9, 1984 (aged 28) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Sancti Spíritus, Cuba |
Andy Ibanez | 12 | IF | April 3, 1993 (aged 19) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Luis Rivera | 89 | IF | October 8, 1977 (aged 35) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | |
Alexei Bell | 88 | OF | October 2, 1983 (aged 29) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | El Caney, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
Frederich Cepeda | 24 | OF | April 8, 1980 (aged 32) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Sancti Spíritus, Cuba |
Alfredo Despaigne | 54 | OF | June 17, 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
Guillermo Heredia | 17 | OF | January 31, 1991 (aged 22) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Matanzas, Cuba |
Yasmany Tomas | 27 | OF | November 14, 1990 (aged 22) | ![]() | Serie Nacional Baseball | Havana, Cuba |
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Japan
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- Manager
- Koji Yamamoto
- Coaches
- Osamu Higashio, Masataka Nashida, Tsuyoshi Yoda, Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Nobuhiro Takashiro, Koichi Ogata
Pool B
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Australia
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- Manager
- Jon Deeble
- Coaches
- Phil Dale, Michael Collins, Tony Harris, Greg Jelks, Graeme Lloyd, Glenn Williams
Note: All player birthplaces are in Australia unless indicated otherwise.
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Chinese Taipei
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- Manager
- Chang-Heng Hsieh
- Coaches
- Cheng-Hsun Hsieh, Chie-Fong Chen, Wei-Cheng Chen, Jung-Hua Liu, Chen-Hao Wang, Chun-Chang Yeh
Player | No. | Pos. | DOB and age | Team | League | Birthplace |
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Hung-Wen Chen | 99 | P | February 3, 1986 (aged 27) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Hualien, Taiwan |
Chin-Chih Huang | 12 | P | January 18, 1978 (aged 35) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Kaohsiung City, Taiwan |
Hong-Chih Kuo | 51 | P | July 23, 1981 (aged 31) | Tainan, Taiwan | ||
Yi-Hao Lin | 63 | P | January 2, 1991 (aged 22) | ![]() | Nippon Professional Baseball | Taipei, Taiwan |
Yu-Ching Lin | 15 | P | December 29, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Chiayi City, Taiwan |
Ching Lung Lo | 71 | P | August 20, 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Qi Shan, Taiwan |
Wei-Lun Pan | 18 | P | March 5, 1982 (aged 30) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Pingtung, Taiwan |
Jen-Ho Tseng | 17 | P | October 3, 1994 (aged 18) | Kaohsiung City, Taiwan | ||
Chien-Ming Wang | 40 | P | March 31, 1980 (aged 32) | Tainan City, Taiwan | ||
Ching-Ming Wang | 41 | P | January 16, 1986 (aged 27) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Taitung County, Taiwan |
I-Cheng Wang | 19 | P | October 9, 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() | Nippon Professional Baseball | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
Yao-Lin Wang | 22 | P | February 5, 1991 (aged 22) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | Taitung County, Taiwan |
Yao-Hsun Yang | 91 | P | January 22, 1983 (aged 30) | ![]() | Nippon Professional Baseball | Taitung City, Taiwan |
Ta-Hung Cheng | 7 | C | January 12, 1981 (aged 32) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Taitung County, Taiwan |
Chih-Kang Kao | 34 | C | February 27, 1981 (aged 32) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Taichung City, Taiwan |
Hung-Yu Lin | 11 | C | March 21, 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Tainan, Taiwan |
Chiang-Ho Chen | 52 | IF | January 15, 1982 (aged 31) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Taipei, Taiwan |
Yung-Chi Chen | 13 | IF | July 13, 1983 (aged 29) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Taitung County, Taiwan |
Yen-Wen Kuo | 21 | IF | October 25, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Tainan, Taiwan |
Chih-Sheng Lin | 31 | IF | January 1, 1982 (aged 31) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Taipei, Taiwan |
Han Lin | 98 | IF | January 25, 1985 (aged 28) | ![]() | Taipei, Taiwan | |
Yi-Chuan Lin | 9 | IF | November 11, 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Tainan, Taiwan |
Cheng-Min Peng | 23 | IF | August 6, 1978 (aged 34) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Kaohsiung City, Taiwan |
Cheng-Wei Chang | 59 | OF | August 5, 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Taitung County, Taiwan |
Chien-Ming Chang | 66 | OF | July 27, 1980 (aged 32) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Hualien County, Taiwan |
Szu-Chi Chou | 16 | OF | October 26, 1981 (aged 31) | ![]() | Chinese Professional Baseball League | Hualien County, Taiwan |
Che-Hsuan Lin | 24 | OF | September 21, 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() | Major League Baseball | Hualien County, Taiwan |
Dai-Kang Yang | 1 | OF | January 17, 1987 (aged 26) | ![]() | Nippon Professional Baseball | Taipei, Taiwan |
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Netherlands
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- Manager
- Hensley Meulens
- Coaches
- Bert Blyleven, Brian Farley, Steve Janssen, Wim Martinus, Tjerk Smeets, Ben Thijssen
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South Korea
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- Manager
- Joongil Ryu
- Coaches
- Yongduk Han, DongSoo Kim, Hansoo Kim, Jungtae Park, Jihyun Ryu, Sangmmoon Yang
Pool C
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Dominican Republic
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- Manager
- Tony Peña
- Coaches
- Bill Castro, José Canó, Félix Fermín, Denny González, Alfredo Griffin, Juan Samuel
- Special Assistant
- Michael Santiago Smith
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Puerto Rico
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- Manager
- Edwin Rodríguez
- Coaches
- Ricky Bones, Carlos Baerga, Carlos Delgado, Joey Espada, José Rosado, José Valentín
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Spain
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- Manager
- Mauro Mazzotti
- Coaches
- Renny Duarte, Felix Cano, Candelario Diaz, Manny Crespo, José Alguacil, Miguel Erroz
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Venezuela
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- Manager
- Luis Dorante, Luis Sojo
- Coaches
- Wilson Álvarez, Marco Davalillo, Sr., Andrés Galarraga, Carlos García, Omar Malave
Pool D
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Canada
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- Manager
- Ernie Whitt
- Coaches
- Larry Walker, Denis Boucher, Stubby Clapp, Greg Hamilton, Tim Leiper, Paul Quantrill
Note: All player birthplaces are in Canada unless indicated otherwise.
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Italy
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- Manager
- Marco Mazzieri
- Coaches
- William Holmberg, Frank Catalanotto, Alberto D'Auria, Gilberto Gerali, Mike Piazza, Tom Trebelhorn
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Mexico
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- Manager
- Rick Renteria
- Coaches
- Rubén Amaro, Juan Castro, Teddy Higuera, Ever Magallanes, Sid Monge, Fernando Valenzuela
Note: All player birthplaces are in Mexico unless indicated otherwise.
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United States
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- Manager
- Joe Torre
- Coaches
- Larry Bowa, Marcel Lachemann, Greg Maddux, Dale Murphy, Gerald Perry, Willie Randolph[1]
Note: All player birthplaces are in the United States.
Notes
- Replaced #7 Jonatan Isenia after Round 2
- Replaced #22 Yurendell DeCaster after Round 2
References
- Bloom, Barry M. "US roster for Classic has stars, desire to win". MLB.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- Bloom, Barry M. "Many of world's best set to play for their countries". MLB.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- Bloom, Barry M. (February 21, 2013). "Final Classic rosters brimming with talent". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2013/01/powerful-outfield-highlights-cuban-wbc-roster/
- http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130117&content_id=41003836&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Shu_Okamura