Kingdom of the Netherlands 2023 World Baseball Classic Roster
The fifth World Baseball Classic begins Tuesday night, Cuba taking on the Netherlands in Taichung, Taiwan at 11:00 p.m. ET.
Team Netherlands will feature a number of Major League Baseball players, most notably Xander Bogaerts, Didi Gregorious, Jurickson Profar, Jonathan Schoop and Andrelton Simmons.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic will be the first WBC since 2017. The Netherlands has placed fourth in each of the last two WBC events, and this year, with a talented roster full of competitive players, the club, managed by Hensley Muelens, hopes to win its first WBC championship.
Here's a look at the entire roster for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the 2023 World Baseball Classic:
Pitchers
Mike Bolsenbroek RHP
Dennis Burgersdijk RHP
Jiorgeny Casimiri RHP
Tom de Blok RHP
Aaron de Groot RHP
Jaydenn Estanista RHP
Dylan Farley LHP
Wendell Floranus RHP
Arij Fransen RHP
Lars Huijer RHP
Ryan Huntington LHP
Kenley Jansen RHP
Jair Jurrjens RHP
Antwone Kelly RHP
Kevin Kelly RHP
Shairon Martis RHP
Eric Mendez RHP
Scott Prins RHP
Pedro Strop RHP
Juan Carlos Sulbaran RHP
Franklin Van Gurp RHP
Derek West RHP
Catchers
Sicnarf Loopstok
Dashenko Ricardo
Chadwick Tromp
Infielders
Xander Bogaerts
Didi Gregorious
Richie Palacios
Juremi Profar
Jonathan Schoop
Sharlon Schoop
Andrelton Simmons
Zander Wiel
Outfielders
Wladimir Balentien
Roger Bernadina
Ray-Patrick Didder
Josh Palacios
Jurickson Profar
Coaching Staff
Manager - Hensley Muelens
Hitting Coach - Tjerk Smeets
Pitching Coach - Bert Blyleven
First Base Coach - Gene Kingsdale
Third Base Coach - Ben Thijssen
Bench Coach - Andruw Jones
Mike Harkey - Bullpen Coach
Evert Jan 't Hoen - Quality Control Coach
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