Major League Baseball selected a worldwide team, called MLB World Select, which is currently touring the United States to showcase their talents for colleges and pro scouts. The tour started in Millington and Memphis, Tennessee with games against Junior Colleges and the Division I University of Memphis. The team then traveled to Arizona for a showcase event at the San Diego Padres Spring Training complex. From October 13 to 16 four more games follow.
A total of 33 players were invited to the trip from Australia, Italy, Moldova, South Africa, Netherlands, Czech Republic, France, Argentina, Brazil and Slovenia.
Roster:
Pitchers | ||
Joshua Bedggood | S/L | AUSTRALIA |
Oliver Dunn | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Michele Pomponi | S/R | ITALY |
Stefano Censi | R/R | ITALY |
Petru Balan | L/L | MOLDOVA |
Luke Turner | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Maurizio Andretta | L/L | ITALY |
Damon King | R/R | SOUTH AFRICA |
Jess Williams | L/R | AUSTRALIA |
Mic van de Ven | R/R | NETHERLANDS |
Luke Cronan | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Ondrej Furko | R/R | CZECH REP |
Matthew Beattie | S/R | AUSTRALIA |
Diego Fabiani | R/R | ITALY |
Catchers | ||
Elia Marinig | L/R | ITALY |
Mitchell Warke‐Edwards | S/R | AUSTRALIA |
Jordon Thomson | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Jordan McArdle | L/R | AUSTRALIA |
Infielders | ||
Cameron Van Niekerk | R/R | SOUTH AFRICA |
Oliver Dunn | R/R | AUSTRALIA |
Oliver Van der Wijst | R/R | NETHERLANDS |
Vojtech Mensik | R/R | CZECH REP |
Frederic Walter | R/R | FRANCE |
Jess Williams | L/R | AUSTRALIA |
Leonardo Seminati | R/R | ITALY |
Tijmen Takke | S/R | NETHERLANDS |
Outfielders | ||
Joshua Bedggood | S/L | AUSTRALIA |
Julian Pedrouzo | R/R | ARGENTINA |
Marek Chlup | R/R | CZECH REP |
Lucas Moya | S/R | BRAZIL |
Nicholas Anderson‐Vine | L/R | AUSTRALIA |
Bor Starc | R/R | SLOVENIA |