01/20: Provisional WBC Rosters Released
Posted by: Seamus
Teams released their provisional 45-man rosters for the World Baseball Classic on Monday, and according to Peter Abraham, nine Yankees were selected. Six of the nine are on the Dominican roster: Melky Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Damaso Marte, Edwar Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez and Jose Veras. The other three are Alfredo Aceves (Mexico), Francisco Cervelli (Italy), and Derek Jeter, who was the only Yankee selected for Team USA (could be kind of odd to see Jeter and Dustin Pedroia patrolling the middle infield together). Bernie Williams was selected to Puerto Rico's squad, and four minor leaguers in the Yankee farm system (no major prospects) were also selected. Teams will announce their final rosters, consisting of 28 players, on February 24.
Complete provisional rosters can be found here.
Complete provisional rosters can be found here.