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Mexico at the WBC
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June of 2005 marks the day where, for the first time, the Major League Baseball announced the formation of the World Baseball Classic, a 16 nation international competition to be held in March of 2006.
The Mexican Baseball Committee announced it's provisional 33 man roster on February 13, 2006, but then reduced it down to just 30 players on March 2, 2006. All teams participating in the tournament need to have a minimum of three catchers and thirteen pitchers.
2006 World Baseball Classic roster
Manager
Francisco Estrada
Pitching coaches
Fernando Valenzuela
Ted Higuera
Catchers
24 Geronimo Gil
29 Adan Munoz
20 Miguel Ojeda
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Pitchers
56 Luis Ayala
48 Francisco Campos
51 David Cortes
47 Jorge De La Rosa
45 Elmer Dessens
54 Edgar Gonzalez
21 Esteban Loaiza
13 Rodrigo Lopez
33 Pablo Ortega
50 Antonio Osuna
59 Oliver Perez
46 Roberto Ramirez
52 Dennys Reyes
73 Ricardo Rincon
57 Oscar Villareal
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Infielders
8 Alfredo Amezaga
3 Jorge Cantu
9 Vinny Castilla
17 Juan Castro
26 Luis Cruz
47 Erubiel Durazo
22 Benji Gil
23 Adrian Gonzalez
Outfielders
28 Karim Garcia
36 Luis Garcia
18 Luis Alfonso Garcia
7 Mario Valenzuela
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Baseball is one of Mexico's best entertainment values. Palcos or box seats run around 80 pesos at the Foro Sol, and general admission access to the bleachers costs about 20 pesos. Last May, Mexico City's rival baseball teams, the Tigres Capitalinos and Diablos Rojos, moved from Parque Seguridad Social to the new Foro Sol in Ciudad Deportiva. What the new stadium lacks in history, it makes up for in style
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The regular season runs from April to August, and as the summer heats up, you can find Mexican baseball statistics, standings, results, photos, maps, and news on the Web. |
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