Cuba World Baseball Classic Players

Cuba enters the World Baseball Classic with a relatively unknown roster of talent to the outside world but one that is sure to give the rest of Pool A a challenge, given the rich history of baseball in the nation. In 2006, Cuba was runner up to Japan in the World Baseball Classic.

Led by Victor Mesa as the manager, Cuba will play in Pool A along with Brazil, China and Japan. Their first round game action will take place on March 3 versus Brazil, March 4 versus China and March 6 versus Japan. All games will take place at Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome in Fukuoka, Japan.

Cuba World Baseball Classic Roster

Pitchers

Freddy Alvarez
Danny Betancourt
Diosdany Castillo
Odrisamer Despaigne
Vladimir Garcia
Norberto Gonzalez
Yander Guevara
Raciel Iglesias
Ismel Jimenez
Darien Nunez
Yadier Pedroso
Wilber Perez
Alexander Rodriguez

Catchers

Frank Morejon
Yosbany Peraza
Eriel Sanchez

Infielders

Jose Abreu
Erisbel Arruebarruena
Jose Fernandez
Raul Gonzalez
Yulieski Gourriel
Andy Ibanez
Luis Rivera

Outfielders

Alexei Bell
Frederich Cepeda
Alfredo Despaigne
Guillermo Heredia
Yasmany Tomas

World Baseball Classic Tickets

World Baseball Classic Ticket Prices

Below is a list of ticket prices for the American based games of the WBC.

City State Venue Name Date Avg. Price
Phoenix AZ Chase Field 3/8/2013 $46.80
Scottsdale AZ Scottsdale Stadium 3/14/2013 $42.10
San Francisco CA AT&T Park 3/17/2013 $77.63
San Francisco CA AT&T Park 3/18/2013 $100.40
San Francisco CA AT&T Park 3/19/2013 $143.39

World Baseball Classic Schedule

You can find the full detailed slate of games of the WBC schedule at the official website for the tournament right here.

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