The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has announced a 31-man roster for their World Baseball Classic training camp in Arizona. From February 12 to 26 the Dutch team will work out at the Spring Training complex of the San Francisco Giants, the home organization of manager Hensley Meulens.
19 of the 31 players on the practice roster are from the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Players from active MLB rosters as well as the NPB players Rick van den Hurk and Wladimir Balentien will join the team later. Tom Stuifbergen and Kevin Heijstek will be back on the roster. Ryan Oduber and Mark Pawelek will make their debut on the Dutch team.
Complete rosters for all World Baseball Classic teams are scheduled to be announced on Wednesday evening on MLB Network.
Dutch Roster in Arizona:
Pitchers
- de Blok, Tom (L&D Amsterdam)
- Bolsenbroek, Mike (Buchbinder Legionäre)
- Cordemans, Rob (L&D Amsterdam)
- Driel, Berry (Curaçao Neptunus)
- Heijstek, Kevin (L&D Amsterdam)
- Huijer, Lars (Hoofddorp Pioniers)
- Jurrjens, Jair (free agent)
- Kelly, Kevin (Curaçao Neptunus)
- Markwell, Diego (Curaçao Neptunus)
- Martis, Shairon (Lincoln Saltdogs)
- van Mil, Loek (Curaçao Neptunus)
- Oduber, Ryan (Boston Red Sox, Rookie League)
- Pawelek, Mark (free agent)
- Ploeger, Jim (HCAW)
- Stuifbergen, Tom (DSS)
- Sulbaran, Juan Carlos (free agent)
- Yntema, Orlando (Curaçao Neptunus)
Catchers
- Boekhoudt, Gianison (Curaçao Neptunus)
- Ricardo, Daschenko (Lincoln Saltdogs)
- Tromp, Chadwick (Cincinnati Reds, Class A-Advanced)
Infielders
- De Caster, Yurendell (free agent)
- van der Meer, Stijn (Houston Astros, Rookie League)
- Profar, Juremi (Texas Rangers, Class A-Advanced)
- Schoop, Sharlon (Baltimore Orioles, Double-A)
- Smith, Curt (Lincoln Saltdogs)
- Urbanus, Nick (L&D Amsterdam)
- Wawoe, Gianfranco (Seattle Mariners, Class-A Advanced)
Outfielders
- Garia, Chris (Hoofddorp Pioniers)
- Kemp, Dwayne (Curaçao Neptunus)
- Sams, Kalian (free agent)
- Oduber, Randolph (Lincoln Saltdogs)