Japan releases 34-Man Roster for 2013 World Baseball Classic

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Two-time winner and defending champion Japan has published a 34-man provisional roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Samurai Japan’s squad consists of 16 pitchers, three catchers, eight infielders and seven outfielders. Not one player from Major League Baseball is on the preliminary roster, which is comprised solely from Nippon Professional Baseball teams. Stars like Yu Darvish, Ichiro Suzuki, Hiroki Kuroda and Norichika Aoki already had announced a couple of weeks ago that they would sit out the 2013 WBC. Japan is facing Cuba, China and Brazil in the first round, playing on home soil in Fukuoka.

Pos Name JPN Name ENG Team DOB Ht Wt T B
P 杉内　俊哉 Sugiuchi, Toshiya Yomiuri Oct. 30, 1980 175 82 L L
P 内海　哲也 Utsumi, Tetsuya Yomiuri Apr. 29, 1982 186 90 L L
P 山口　鉄也 Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Yomiuri Nov. 11, 1983 184 86 L L
P 澤村　拓一 Sawamura, Hirokazu Yomiuri Apr. 3, 1988 183 96 R R
P 山井　大介 Yamai, Daisuke Chunichi May 10, 1978 179 82 R R
P 吉見　一起 Yoshimi, Kazuki Chunichi Sep. 19, 1984 182 91 R R
P 浅尾　拓也 Asao, Takuya Chunichi Oct. 22, 1984 182 75 R R
P 前田　健太 Maeda, Kenta Hiroshima Apr. 11, 1988 182 73 R R
P 今村　　猛 Imamura, Takeru Hiroshima Apr. 17, 1991 183 83 R R
P 能見　篤史 Nomi, Atsushi Hanshin May 28, 1979 180 72 L L
P 牧田　和久 Makita, Kazuhisa Seibu Nov. 10, 1984 177 82 R R
P 涌井　秀章 Wakui, Hideaki Seibu Jun. 21, 1986 185 85 R R
P 攝津　　正 Settsu, Tadashi Softbank Jun. 1, 1982 181 90 R R
P 大隣　憲司 Otonari, Kenji Softbank Nov. 19, 1984 175 85 L L
P 森福　允彦 Morifuku, Masahiko Softbank Jul. 29, 1986 171 65 L L
P 田中　将大 Tanaka, Masahiro Rakuten Nov. 1, 1988 188 93 R R
C 阿部慎之助 Abe, Shinnosuke Yomiuri Mar. 20, 1979 180 97 R L
C 相川　亮二 Aikawa, Ryoji Yakult Jul. 11, 1976 182 86 R R
C 炭谷銀仁朗 Sumitani, Ginjiro Seibu Jul. 19, 1987 180 93 R R
INF 村田　修一 Murata, Shuichi Yomiuri Dec. 28, 1980 177 92 R R
INF 坂本　勇人 Sakamoto, Hayato Yomiuri Dec. 14, 1988 185 80 R R
INF 井端　弘和 Ibata, Hirokazu Chunichi May 12, 1975 173 75 R R
INF 鳥谷　　敬 Toritani, Takashi Hanshin Jun. 26, 1981 180 77 R L
INF 稲葉　篤紀 Inaba, Atsunori Nippon Ham Aug. 3, 1972 185 94 L L
INF 松田　宣浩 Matsuda, Nobuhiro Softbank May 17, 1983 180 85 R R
INF 本多　雄一 Honda, Yuichi Softbank Nov. 19, 1984 174 72 R L
INF 松井稼頭央 Matsui, Kazuo Rakuten Oct. 23, 1975 177 85 R S
OF 長野　久義 Chono, Hisayoshi Yomiuri Dec. 6, 1984 180 83 R R
OF 大島　洋平 Oshima, Yohei Chunichi Nov. 9, 1985 176 74 L L
OF 糸井　嘉男 Itoi, Yoshio Nippon Ham Jul. 31, 1981 187 88 R L
OF 中田　　 翔 Nakata, Sho Nippon Ham Apr. 22, 1989 182 95 R R
OF 内川　聖一 Uchikawa, Seiichi Softbank Aug. 4, 1982 185 88 R R
OF 聖澤　　諒 Hijirisawa, Ryo Rakuten Nov. 3, 1985 179 72 R L
OF 角中　勝也 Kakunaka, Katsuya Lotte May 25, 1987 180 80 R L