World Baseball Classic Preview: Mexico
Mexico World Baseball Classic Players
Mexico enters the World Baseball Classic with the daunting task of being in the same pool as the United States. However, they do feature a number of familiar names from Major League Baseball rosters such as Adrian Gonzalez, who is a perennial All Star, Jorge Cantu and Francisco Rodriguez.
Led by Rick Renteria as the manager, Mexico will play in Pool D along with the United States, Italy and Canada. Their first round game action will take place on March 7 versus Italy, March 8 versus the United States and March 9 versus Canada. All games will take place at Chase Field.
Mexico World Baseball Classic Roster
Pitchers
Alfredo Aceves
Marco Estrada
Yovani Gallardo
David Hernandez
Rodrigo Lopez
Luis Mendoza
Oliver Perez
Horacio Ramirez
Cesar Ramos
Dennys Reyes
Francisco Rodriguez
Sergio Romo
Fernando Salas
Oscar Villarreal
Catchers
Jose Felix
Ali Solis
Sebastian Valle
Infielders
Jorge Cantu
Luis Cruz
Adrian Gonzalez
Edgar Gonzalez
Walter Ibarra
Efren Navarro
Ramiro Pena
Gil Velazquez
Outfielders
Eduardo Arredondo
Karim Garcia
Luis A. Garcia
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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