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11 European Players on MLB World Select Team for Arizona Fall Classic

Posted on September 23, 2017September 23, 2017 by philipp

VgG1RtFyFrom 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
Kendrey Maduro is greeted by his Dutch teammates after hitting his second homer in Group A play at the 2022 U18 European Championship in Hluboka, Czechia. Credit: mister-baseball.com.
Southpaw pitcher Dominic Scheffler became Switzerland's first born-and-raised talent to sign with an MLB organization when he signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 2023. Credit: Roger Savoldelli.
Marek Chlup hustles for third base during North Greenville University's March 27, 2021, game against Salem University. The Prague-born Chlup, who competed at the 2023 World Baseball Classic with Czechia, won the 2022 NCAA D2 national championship with NGU. Credit: North Greenville Athletics.
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