From October 3 to 15, 2017 a MLB World Select Team is going to travel to Arizona on invitation by Major League Baseball, will play a couple of exhibition games against local Junior Colleges and then compete in the Arizona Fall Classic, a collegiate fall showcase tournament in the United States.
Catcher Denzel Bryson and outfielders Delano Selassa and Tommy van de Sanden from the Netherlands, pitcher Michele Pomponi and catchers Elia Marinig and Riccardo Bertossi from Italy, pitcher Yoan Antonac and outfielders Leo Jiminian and Mael Zan from France, as well as pitcher Mark Harrison from Germany and pitcher Drew Janssen from Belgium will represent Europe on the MLB World Select Team. Players from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China and Brazil round up the team.
Complete Roster:
Pitchers | POS | Age | B/T | Country |
Yoan Antonac | RHP | 17 | R/R | FRANCE |
James Boeree | RHP | 17 | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Jackson Boyd | RHP | 17 | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Joshua Gessner | RHP/INF | 17 | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Kyle Glogoski | RHP | 18 | R/R | NEW ZEALAND |
Mark Harrison | RHP | 17 | R/R | GERMANY |
Drew Janssen | RHP | 17 | R/R | BELGIUM |
Duane Johannsen | LHP | 17 | L/L | AUSTRALIA |
Elliot Johnstone | RHP | R/R | NEW ZEALAND | |
Ky Matthews-Hampton | RHP | 17 | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Michele Pomponi | RHP | 19 | R/R | ITALY |
Cole Pretorius | RHP | 19 | R/R | SOUTH AFRICA |
Catchers | POS | Age | B/T | Country |
Denzel Bryson | C | 17 | R/R | NETHERLANDS |
Elia Marinig | C | 19 | L/R | ITALY |
Mitchell Warke-Edwards | C | 18 | S/R | AUSTRALIA |
Riccardo Bertossi | C/INF | 17 | R/R | ITALY |
Infielders | POS | Age | B/T | Country |
Dermot Fritsch | INF/P | 18 | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Alex Hall | INF/C | 18 | S/R | AUSTRALIA |
Curtis Mead | INF | 16 | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Delano Selassa | INF | 17 | R/R | NETHERLANDS |
Tommy Van de Sanden | INF | 18 | R/R | NETHERLANDS |
Jett Wright | INF | 17 | L/R | AUSTRALIA |
Jamie Young | INF/P | 17 | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Outfielders | POS | Age | B/T | Country |
Leo Jiminian | OF | 18 | R/R | FRANCE |
Jack Luo | OF | 18 | R/R | CHINA |
Gustavo Roque | OF | 18 | BRAZIL | |
Gustavo Souza | OF | 19 | BRAZIL | |
Tyson Zamora | OF | 17 | L/L | AUSTRALIA |
Mael Zan | OF | 18 | R/R | FRANCE |