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Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team squads - Wikipedia

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The following contains the team squads for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

Canada

The roster for the Canada national baseball team was as follows.^[1]^[2]

Manager: Terry Puhl, Greg Hamilton.
Coaches: Denis Boucher (Pitching coach), Rob Ducey.

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
P	24	James Avery	June 10, 1984	Chattanooga Lookouts (AA)
P	35	Chris Begg	September 12, 1979	San Jose Giants (A+)
P	22	Tim Burton	July 30, 1983	Akron Aeros (AA)
P	37	Rhéal Cormier	April 23, 1967	Moncton Mets
P	23	David Davidson	April 23, 1984	Altoona Curve (AA)
P	31	Steve Green	January 26, 1978	Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA)
P	25	Mike Johnson	October 3, 1975	La New Bears
P	32	Brooks McNiven	June 19, 1981	Connecticut Defenders (AA)
P	34	Chris Reitsma	December 31, 1977	Free agent
P	42	R.J. Swindle	July 7, 1983	Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA)
C	28	David Corrente	October 13, 1983	Dunedin Blue Jays (A)
C	30	Chris Robinson	May 12, 1984	Tennessee Smokies (AA)
	17	Emerson Frostad	January 13, 1983	Frisco RoughRiders (AA)
	14	Brett Lawrie	January 18, 1990	Langley Blaze
IF	11	Stubby Clapp	February 24, 1973	Lexington Legends (coach)
IF	15	Emmanuel Garcia	March 4, 1986	Binghamton Mets (AA)
IF	9	Matt Rogelstad	September 13, 1982	Harrisburg Senators (AA)
IF	40	Scott Thorman	January 6, 1982	Richmond Braves (AAA)
	29	Jimmy Van Ostrand	August 7, 1984	Salem Avalanche (A)
OF	19	Ryan Radmanovich	August 9, 1971	Somerset Patriots
OF	20	Michael Saunders	November 19, 1986	Tacoma Rainiers (AAA)
OF	7	Adam Stern	February 12, 1980	Norfolk Tides (AAA)
OF	33	Nick Weglarz	March 11, 1981	Kinston Indians (A+)

Pete Orr was originally named to the team, but pulled out when he was called up to the major league roster of the Washington Nationals.^[3] He was replaced by 22-year-old Emmanuel Garcia.^[4] Scott Richmond was also removed from the team when he was called up by the Toronto Blue Jays. Pitcher James Avery was named as a replacement.^[5]

China

The roster for the China national baseball team was as follows.^[6]

Manager: Jim Lefebvre.
Coaches: Steven Ontiveros (Pitching coach).

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
P	Bu Tao	January 1, 1983	Sichuan Dragons
P	Chen Junyi	August 26, 1981	Guangdong Leopards
P	Chen Kun	March 5, 1980	Sichuan Dragons
P	Guo Youhua	September 29, 1983	Sichuan Dragons
P	Li Chenhao	July 2, 1977	Beijing Tigers
P	Li Weiliang	September 2, 1980	Beijing Tigers
P	Liu Kai	October 11, 1987	Gulf Coast Yankees
P	Lu Jiangang	February 19, 1979	Tianjin Lions
P	Sun Guoqiang	August 11, 1974	Jiangsu Hope Stars
P	Wang Nan	October 7, 1981	Beijing Tigers
P	Xu Zheng	May 10, 1981	Beijing Tigers
P	Zhang Li	February 3, 1980	Shanghai Eagles
C	Wang Wei	December 25, 1978	Arizona League Mariners
C	Yang Yang	May 19, 1986	Beijing Tigers
IF	Jia Yubing	February 18, 1983	Arizona League Mariners
IF	Zhang Yufeng	February 9, 1977	Shanghai Eagles
IF	Sun Wei	September 11, 1976	Beijing Tigers
IF	Hou Fenglian	July 11, 1980	Tianjin Lions
IF	Jia Delong	July 4, 1985	Guangdong Leopards
OF	Feng Fei	February 18, 1983	Sichuan Dragons
OF	Li Lei	June 24, 1984	Beijing Tigers
OF	Sun Lingfeng	August 14, 1978	Beijing Tigers
OF	Wang Chao	March 23, 1985	Tianjin Lions
OF	Zhang Hongbo	June 6, 1980	Guangdong Leopards

Chinese Taipei

The roster for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team was as follows.

Manager: Hung I-Chung [zh] (La New Bears).
Coaches: Hsieh Chang-Heng (Chinatrust Whales), Lu Ming-Tsu [zh] La New Bears), Kung Jung-Tang (National Training Team).

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
P	12	Lee Cheng-Chang	October 21, 1986	Taipei Physical Education College
P	17	Tsao Chin-Hui	June 2, 1981	MLB free agent
P	18	Pan Wei-Lun	March 5, 1982	Uni-President Lions
P	19	Lo Chia-Jen	April 7, 1986	Chinese Culture University
P	21	Chen Wei-Yin	June 12, 1985	Chunichi Dragons
P	36	Ni Fu-Te	November 14, 1982	Chinatrust Whales
P	46	Yang Chien-Fu	April 22, 1979	Sinon Bulls
P	81	Hsu Wen-hsiung	December 5, 1978	La New Bears
P	96	Cheng Kai-Wen	July 26, 1988	Chinese Culture University
P	99	Chang Chih-Chia	May 6, 1980	La New Bears
C	27	Yeh Chun-Chang	October 25, 1972	Sinon Bulls
C	34	Kao Chih-kang	February 7, 1981	Uni-President Lions
C	41	Chen Feng-Min	October 29, 1977	La New Bears
IF	6	Shih Chih-wei	August 4, 1977	La New Bears
IF	7	Kuo Yen-Wen	October 25, 1988	Gulf Coast Reds
IF	11	Chiang Chih-Hsien	February 21, 1988	Lancaster JetHawks (A+)
IF	23	Peng Cheng-Min	August 6, 1978	Brother Elephants
IF	31	Lin Chih-Sheng	January 1, 1982	La New Bears
IF	49	Chang Tai-Shan*	October 31, 1976	Sinon Bulls
OF	24	Lin Che-Hsuan	September 21, 1988	Greenville Drive (A)
OF	28	Lo Kuo-Hui	September 26, 1985	High Desert Mavericks (A+)
OF	52	Chen Chin-feng	October 28, 1977	La New Bears
OF	55	Pan Wu-hsiung	March 11, 1981	Uni-President Lions
OF	66	Chang Chien-Ming	July 27, 1980	Sinon Bulls

On August 13, 2008, right before the Chinese Taipei vs. Netherlands match, Chang Tai-Shan was banned by the IBAF on showing up in the Olympic Games after he was tested positive for a banned substance.^[7] The Chinese Taipei National baseball team could only finish the Olympics with the remaining 23 players.

Cuba

The roster for the Cuba national baseball team was as follows.

Manager: Antonio Pacheco.

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
P	99	Pedro Luis Lazo	April 15, 1973	Pinar del Río
P	42	Miguel Lahera	January 24, 1985	La Habana
P	45	Jonder Martínez	June 22, 1978	La Habana
P	64	Elier Sánchez	October 4, 1986	Camagüey
P	62	Yadier Pedroso	April 9, 1986	La Habana
P	23	Vicyohandri Odelín	June 26, 1980	Camagüey
P	16	Adiel Palma	August 20, 1970	Cienfuegos
P	32	Norberto González	October 10, 1979	Cienfuegos
P	20	Norge Luis Vera	October 3, 1971	Santiago de Cuba
P	74	Luis Miguel Rodríguez	June 3, 1973	Holguín
C	8	Ariel Pestano	January 31, 1974	Villa Clara
C	40	Rolando Meriño	February 17, 1971	Santiago de Cuba
C		Eriel Sánchez	April 12, 1975	Sancti Spíritus
IF	55	Alexander Mayeta	February 22, 1977	Industriales
IF	28	Héctor Olivera	April 5, 1985	Santiago de Cuba
IF	10	Yulieski Gourriel	June 9, 1984	Sancti Spíritus
IF	12	Michel Enríquez	February 11, 1979	Isla de la Juventud
IF	2	Eduardo Paret	October 23, 1972	Villa Clara
IF	3	Luis Miguel Navas	February 2, 1980	Santiago de Cuba
OF	1	Giorvis Duvergel	September 8, 1979	Guantánamo
OF	14	Yoandry Urgellés	July 28, 1981	Industriales
OF	88	Alexei Bell	October 2, 1983	Santiago de Cuba
OF	24	Frederich Cepeda	April 8, 1980	Sancti Spíritus
OF	54	Alfredo Despaigne	June 17, 1986	Granma

Yunieski Maya and Yulieski González were originally named, but were replaced with Miguel Lahera and Elier Sánchez.

Japan

The roster for the Japan national baseball team was as follows.

Manager: Senichi Hoshino.
Coaches: Kōichi Tabuchi, Koji Yamamoto, Yutaka Oono.

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
P	19	Koji Uehara	April 3, 1975	Yomiuri Giants
P	11	Kenshin Kawakami	June 22, 1975	Chunichi Dragons
P	13	Hitoki Iwase	November 10, 1974	Chunichi Dragons
P	28	Kyuji Fujikawa	July 21, 1980	Hanshin Tigers
P	18	Yu Darvish	August 16, 1986	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
P	17	Yoshihisa Naruse	October 13, 1985	Chiba Lotte Marines
P	21	Tsuyoshi Wada	February 21, 1981	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P	47	Toshiya Sugiuchi	October 30, 1980	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
P	15	Masahiro Tanaka	November 1, 1988	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
P	16	Hideaki Wakui	June 21, 1986	Saitama Seibu Lions
C	10	Shinnosuke Abe	March 20, 1979	Yomiuri Giants
C	39	Akihiro Yano	December 6, 1968	Hanshin Tigers
C	22	Tomoya Satozaki	May 20, 1976	Chiba Lotte Marines
IF	2	Masahiro Araki	September 13, 1977	Chunichi Dragons
IF	25	Takahiro Arai	January 30, 1977	Hanshin Tigers
IF	55	Shuichi Murata	December 28, 1980	Yokohama BayStars
IF	6	Shinya Miyamoto	November 5, 1970	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
IF	7	Tsuyoshi Nishioka	July 27, 1984	Chiba Lotte Marines
IF	52	Munenori Kawasaki	June 3, 1981	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
IF	3	Hiroyuki Nakajima	July 31, 1982	Saitama Seibu Lions
OF	31	Masahiko Morino	July 28, 1978	Chunichi Dragons
OF	23	Norichika Aoki	January 5, 1982	Tokyo Yakult Swallows
OF	41	Atsunori Inaba	August 3, 1972	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
OF	46	Takahiko Sato	August 9, 1978	Saitama Seibu Lions

South Korea

The roster for the South Korea national baseball team was as follows.

Manager: Kim Kyung-Moon (Doosan Bears).
Coaches: Cho Kye-Hyun [ko] (Samsung Lions), Kim Gwang-Soo [ko] (Doosan Bears), Kim Ki-Tae (Yomiuri Giants).

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
P	11	Oh Seung-Hwan	July 15, 1982	Samsung Lions
P	22	Han Ki-Joo	April 29, 1987	Kia Tigers
P	28	Yoon Suk-Min	July 24, 1986	Kia Tigers
P	91	Song Seung-Jun	June 29, 1980	Lotte Giants
P	51	Jung Keun Bong	July 15, 1980	LG Twins
P	17	Kim Kwang-Hyun	July 22, 1988	SK Wyverns
P	13	Jang Won-Sam	June 9, 1983	Woori Heroes
P	47	Kwon Hyuk	November 6, 1983	Samsung Lions
P	99	Ryu Hyun-Jin	March 25, 1987	Hanwha Eagles
P	21	Chong Tae-Hyon	November 10, 1978	SK Wyverns
C	20	Jin Kab-Yong	May 8, 1974	Samsung Lions
C	37	Kang Min-Ho	August 18, 1985	Lotte Giants
IF	10	Lee Dae-Ho	June 21, 1982	Lotte Giants
IF	25	Lee Seung-Yeop	August 18, 1976	Yomiuri Giants
IF	3	Ko Young-Min	February 8, 1984	Doosan Bears
IF	8	Jeong Keun-Woo	October 2, 1982	SK Wyverns
IF	18	Kim Dong-Joo	February 3, 1976	Doosan Bears
IF	7	Park Jin-Man	November 30, 1976	Samsung Lions
IF	14	Kim Min-Jae	January 3, 1973	Hanwha Eagles
OF	35	Lee Jin-Young	June 15, 1980	SK Wyverns
OF	15	Lee Yong-Kyu	August 26, 1985	Kia Tigers
OF	29	Lee Taek-Keun	July 10, 1980	Woori Heroes
OF	50	Kim Hyun-Soo	January 12, 1988	Doosan Bears
OF	39	Lee Jong-Wook	June 18, 1980	Doosan Bears

Im Tae-Hoon had been originally named, but was replaced with Yoon Suk-Min.

Netherlands

The roster for the Netherlands national baseball team was a follows.^[6]

Manager: Robert Eenhoorn
Coaches: Brian Farley – Pitching coach, Wim Martinus – 1st base coach, Jack Hubbard – 3rd base coach, Paul van den Oever – Coach.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
P	David Bergman	August 16, 1981	Corendon Kinheim
P	Leon Boyd	August 30, 1983	BY Neptune
P	Rob Cordemans	October 31, 1974	Sparta / Feyenoord
P	Michiel van Kampen	January 23, 1976	Corendon Kinheim
P	Diegomar Markwell	August 8, 1980	BY Neptune
P	Shairon Martis	March 30, 1987	Columbus Clippers (AAA)
P	Loek van Mil	September 15, 1984	Beloit Snappers (A)
P	Alexander Smit	October 2, 1985	Sarasota Reds (A+)
P	Juan Carlos Sulbaran	November 9, 1989	American Heritage School
P	Pim Walsma	February 3, 1987	L & D Amsterdam Pirates
C	Sidney de Jong	April 14, 1979	L & D Amsterdam Pirates
C	Tjerk Smeets	June 3, 1980	Corendon Kinheim
IF	Sharnol Adriana	November 13, 1970	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz
IF	Yurendell de Caster	September 26, 1979	Columbus Clippers (AAA)
IF	Michael Duursma	February 26, 1978	Konica Minolta Pioneers
IF	Percy Isenia	December 25, 1976	Sparta / Feyenoord
IF	Roel Koolen	April 20, 1982	Corendon Kinheim
IF	Raily Legito	July 26, 1978	BY Neptune
IF	Jeroen Sluijter	April 2, 1975	BY Neptune
OF	Bryan Engelhardt	January 10, 1982	Corendon Kinheim
OF	Eugene Kingsale	August 20, 1976	BY Neptune
OF	Dirk van 't Klooster	April 23, 1976	Corendon Kinheim
OF	Martijn Meeuwis	July 14, 1982	BY Neptune
OF	Danny Rombley	November 26, 1979	Corendon Kinheim

United States

The roster for the United States national baseball team was as follows.

General Manager: Bob Watson
Manager: Davey Johnson^[8]^[9]

Pos.	No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
P	40	Brett Anderson	February 1, 1988	Midland RockHounds (AA)
P	34	Jake Arrieta	March 6, 1986	Frederick Keys (A)
IF	18	Brian Barden	April 2, 1981	Memphis Redbirds (AAA)
IF	17	Matthew Brown	August 8, 1982	Salt Lake Bees (AAA)
P	30	Trevor Cahill	March 1, 1988	Midland RockHounds (AA)
P	47	Jeremy Cummings	November 7, 1976	Durham Bulls (AAA)
IF	2	Jason Donald	September 4, 1984	Reading Phillies (AA)
P	45	Brian Duensing	February 22, 1983	Rochester Red Wings (AAA)
OF	24	Dexter Fowler	March 22, 1986	Tulsa Drillers (AA)
OF	7	John Gall	April 2, 1978	Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA)
IF	10	Mike Hessman	March 5, 1978	Toledo Mud Hens (AAA)
P	39	Kevin Jepsen	July 26, 1984	Salt Lake Bees (AAA)
P	15	Brandon Knight	October 1, 1975	New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA)
P	21	Mike Koplove	August 30, 1976	Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
OF	44	Matthew LaPorta	January 8, 1985	Akron Aeros (AA)
C	6	Louis Marson	June 26, 1986	Reading Phillies (AA)
P	49	Blaine Neal	April 6, 1978	Toledo Mud Hens (AAA)
IF	3	Jayson Nix	August 26, 1982	Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA)
OF	14	Nate Schierholtz	February 15, 1984	Fresno Grizzlies (AAA)
P	37	Jeff Stevens	September 5, 1983	Buffalo Bisons (AAA)
P	29	Stephen Strasburg	July 20, 1988	San Diego State University
C	19	Taylor Teagarden	December 21, 1983	Oklahoma RedHawks (AAA)
IF	26	Terry Tiffee	April 21, 1979	Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
P	35	Casey Weathers	June 10, 1985	Tulsa Drillers (AA)

Notes

^ "2008 Baseball Canada Olympic Team Roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11.
^ "2008 Olympic Team Media Guide" (PDF). Canadian Federation of Amateur Baseball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26.
^ "Orr backs out of Canadian baseball team". CBC. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
^ "Emmanuel Garcia Headed To Beijing". OurSports Central. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
^ "Avery tabbed to replace pitcher Richmond on Olympic team". CBC. The Canadian Press. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
^ ^a ^b "Beijing 2008 baseball men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
^ Taiwan win minus doping test dropout Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine AAP – August 13, 2008, 6:05 pm. Accessed August 13, 2008.
^ "USA Baseball announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team" (Press release). MLB. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02.
^ "Team profile Baseball Men". Beijing 2008 Olympics Site. Archived from the original on 2008-08-10.

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