All-Time Teams: Countries In The World Baseball Classic

This has been sitting around in one of my folders for ten days or so - I never got around to posting it because I didn't feel like fooling with the HTML to create all the tables. So, I'm not creating the tables. Problem solved.

A note: the teams are broken down according to their original groupings. This handicaps Group C slightly because I opted not to include players from the United States (they have the All-State Teams; it's only fair), leaving them with Canada, Venezuela, and Italy. Slim pickins. All other countries had to have at least one representative, which is how Marino Pieretti earned his place on this list.

Group A (China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea)

C Kenji Johjima (2006-pres) .272 BA Nagasaki, Japan
1B Hee Seop Choi (2002-05) 40 HR Chun-Nam, South Korea
2B Tadahito Iguchi (2005-pres) 44 HR Tokyo, Japan
3B Akinori Iwamura (2007-pres) .279 BA Ehime, Japan
SS Kazuo Matsui (2004-pres) .277 BA Osaka, Japan
OF Dave Roberts (1999-pres) 243 SB Okinawa, Japan
OF Hideki Matsui (2003-pres) 112 HR, 507 RBI Kanazawa, Japan
OF Ichiro Suzuki (2001-pres) 1805 H, .331 BA Kasugai, Japan

SP Chan Ho Park (1994-pres) 117-92 W-L Kongju, South Korea
SP Hideo Nomo (1995-2008) 123-109 W-L Osaka, Japan
SP Daisuke Matsuzaka (2007-pres) 33-15 W-L Tokyo, Japan
SP Tomo Ohka (1999-2007) 559 SO Kyoto, Japan
SP Chien-Ming Wang (2005-pres) 54-20 W-L Tainan, Taiwan

RP Byung-Hyun Kim (1999-2007) 86 SV Gwangju, South Korea
RP Kazuhiro Sasaki (2000-03) 129 SV Sendai City, Japan
RP Shigetoshi Hasegawa (1997-2005) 517 G Kobe, Japan
RP Masanori Murakami (1964-65) 3.43 ERA Otsuki, Japan
RP Takashi Saito (2006-pres) 81 SV Miyagi, Japan

Group B (Australia, Cuba, Mexico, South Africa)

C Alex Trevino (1978-90) Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
1B Rafael Palmeiro (1986-2005) 569 HR, 3020 H Havana, Cuba
2B Joe Quinn (1884-1901) 1797 H Sydney, Australia
SS Bert Campaneris (1964-83) 2249 H, 649 SB Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba
3B Vinny Castilla (1991-2006) 320 HR, 1105 RBI Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
OF Jose Canseco (1985-2001) 462 HR, 1407 RBI Havana, Cuba
OF Minnie Minoso (1949-64) 1963 H, 186 HR Havana, Cuba
OF Tony Oliva (1962-76) 1917 H, 220 HR Pinar Del Rio, Cuba

UTIL Martin Dihigo Matanzas, Cuba

SP Mike Cuellar (1959-77) 185-130 W-L Santa Clara, Cuba
SP Dolf Luque (1914-35) 194-179 W-L Havana, Cuba
SP Livan Hernandez (1996-pres) 147-139 W-L Villa Clara, Cuba
SP Luis Tiant (1964-82) 229-172 W-L Marianao, Cuba
SP Fernando Valenzuela (1980-97) 173-153 W-L Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico

RP Graeme Lloyd (1993-2003) 568 G Victoria, Australia
RP Tony Fossas (1988-99) 567 G Havana, Cuba
RP Danys Baez (2001-07) 114 SV Pinar Del Rio, Cuba
RP Aurelio Lopez (1974-87) 93 SV Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico
RP Enrique Romo (1977-82) 44-33, 52 SV Santa Rosalia, Baja California, Mexico
RP Joakim Soria (2007-08) 59 SV, 2.05 ERA Monclova

Mgr Joe Quinn (1895-99) 23-132 W-L Sydney, Australia

Group C (Canada, Venezuela, Italy, United States)

C Russell Martin (2006-pres) .285 BA East York, Ont., Canada
1B Andres Galarraga (1985-2004) 399 HR Caracas, Venezuela
2B Manny Trillo (1973-1989) 1562 H Caripito, Venezuela
3B Miguel Cabrera (2003-pres) 175 HR, 1022 H Maracay, Venezuela
SS Omar Vizquel (1989-pres) 2657 H Caracas, Venezuela
OF Jeff Heath (1936-49) 194 HR, .293 BA Fort William, Ont., Canada
OF Larry Walker (1989-2005) 383 HR, .313 BA Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
OF Magglio Ordonez (1997-pres) 268 HR Caracas, Venezuela

SP Fergie Jenkins (1965-83) 284-226 W-L, 3192 SO Chatham, Ont., Canada
SP Russ Ford (1909-15) 2.59 ERA Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
SP Johan Santana (2000-pres) 109-51 W-L Tovar, Venezuela
SP Wilson Alvarez (1989-2005) 102-92 W-L Maracaibo, Venezuela
SP Freddy Garcia (1999-2008) 118-77 W-L Caracas, Venezuela

RP Claude Raymond (1959-71) 83 SV St. Jean, Quebec, Canada
RP John Hiller (1965-80) 125 SV Toronto, Ont., Canada
RP Eric Gagne (1999-2008) 187 SV Montreal, Quebec, Canada
RP Marino Pieretti (1945-50) 30-38 W-L, 8 SV Lucca, Italy
RP Ugueth Urbina (1995-2005) 237 SV Caracas, Venezuela
RP Francisco Rodriguez (2002-08) 208 SV Caracas, Venezuela

Mgr Ozzie Guillen (2004-08) 433-378 W-L Ocumare Del Tuy, Venezuela

Pool D (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Panama)

C Ivan Rodriguez (1991-pres) 2605 H, .301 BA Manati, Puerto Rico
1B Albert Pujols (2001-pres) 319 HR, .334 BA Santo Domingo, DR
2B Roberto Alomar (1988-2004) 2724 H, 1508 R Ponce, Puerto Rico
3B Aramis Ramirez (1998-pres) 249 HR Santo Domingo, DR
SS Tony Fernandez (1983-2001) 2276 H San Pedro de Macoris, DR

UTIL Julio Franco (1982-2007) 2586 H Hato Mayor, DR
DH David Ortiz (1997-pres) 289 HR Santo Domingo, DR

OF Roberto Clemente (1955-72) 3000 H, 1416 R, .317 BA Carolina, Puerto Rico
OF Sammy Sosa (1989-2007) 609 HR, 1667 RBI San Pedro de Macoris, DR
OF Manny Ramirez (1993-pres) 527 HR, 1725 RBI, .314 BA Santo Domingo, DR

SP Bert Blyleven (1970-92) 287-250 W-L, 3701 SO Zeist, Netherlands
SP Juan Marichal (1960-75) 243-142 W-L, 2.89 ERA Laguna Verde, DR
SP Pedro Martinez (1992-pres) 214-99 W-L, 2.91 ERA, 3117 SO Manoguayabo, DR
SP Ramon Martinez (1988-2001) 135-88 W-L, 3.67 ERA Santo Domingo, DR
SP Jose Rijo (1984-2002) 116-91 W-L, 3.24 ERA San Cristobal, DR

RP Mariano Rivera (1996-pres) 482 SV, 2.29 ERA Panama City, Panama
RP Roberto Hernandez (1991-2007) 326 SV Santurce, Puerto Rico
RP Willie Hernandez (1977-89) 147 SV Aguada, Puerto Rico
RP Jose Mesa (1987-2007) 321 SV Pueblo Viejo, DR
RP Armando Benitez (1994-pres) 289 SV Ramon Santana, DR
RP Francisco Cordero (1999-pres) 211 SV Santo Domingo, DR

Mgr. Felipe Alou (1992-2006) 1033-1021 W-L Haina, DR