The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at 2006 World Baseball Classic

2006 World Baseball Classic

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. The tournament started on March 3 and the final took place on March 20, 2006.

The teams listed on the country's roster is the team the player was with while the tournament took place.

China Roster

Manager: Jim Lefebvre

Jim Lefebvre

James Kenneth Lefebvre is a former second baseman, third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Lefebvre, the 1965 National League Rookie of the Year, was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 12 home runs and 69 RBI...

Coaches: Bruce Hurst

Bruce Hurst

Bruce Vee Hurst is a former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher. He is best remembered for his brilliant performance for the Boston Red Sox in the postseason. He was even named World Series M.V.P...

 (Pitching)

Chinese Taipei Roster

Manager: Lin Hua-wei (林華韋)

Coaches: Hung I-chung (洪一中) , Yeh Chih-shien (葉志仙), Lu Ming-tsu (呂明賜), Wu Fu-lien (吳復連), Hsieh Chang-heng

Hsieh Chang-heng

Hsieh Chang-heng, , a pitcher in the CPBL. He played for Uni-President Lions. He is the 1st person achieved the record of career with 100 wins. After retired, he became the manager of the Lions and then Chinatrust Whales until it went defunct in 2008....

 (謝長亨)

Manager: 89 – Sadaharu Oh

Sadaharu Oh

Sadaharu Oh, or Wang Chenchih , is a retired Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager. He batted and threw left-handed and primarily played first base. Oh, who was born in Sumida, Tokyo the son of a Taiwanese father and a Japanese mother, had originally signed with the powerhouse Yomiuri...

 (王貞治)

Coaches: 84 – Kazuhiro Takeda

Kazuhiro Takeda

was a Japanese baseball player, most notably for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the pitching coach for the Japan national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.- References :...

 (武田一浩), 85 – Hatsuhiko Tsuji

Hatsuhiko Tsuji

Hatsuhiko Tsuji was a professional baseball player for the Seibu Lions in Nippon Professional Baseball. During his career, he was well-known as a skillful second baseman.-Career statistics:...

 (辻発彦), 86 – Yoshitaka Katori (鹿取義隆), 87 – Yasunori Oshima (大島康徳), 88 – Sumio Hirota (弘田澄男)

Manager: In-Sik Kim (김인식)

Manager: Ernie Whitt

Ernie Whitt

Leo Ernest "Ernie" Whitt is a former Major League Baseball catcher and coach who is the current manager for the minor league Clearwater Threshers. He is noted for the twelve years he spent as a player with the Toronto Blue Jays...

 (First base coach with the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....

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Coaches: Denis Boucher

Denis Boucher

Denis Boucher is a Canadian former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays , Cleveland Indians , and Montreal Expos . He is currently a scout for the New York Yankees....

 (Pitching Coach), Tim Leiper

Tim Leiper

Timothy Joseph Leiper is an American professional baseball coach and manager. In , he will serve as the Florida Marlins' roving minor league defensive coordinator....

 (Coach), Rob Ducey

Rob Ducey

Robert Thomas Ducey is a Canadian former outfielder in Major League Baseball.Raised in Cambridge, Ontario, Ducey graduated from Seminole Community College, and was first signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in...

 (Coach), Larry Walker

Larry Walker

Larry Kenneth Robert Walker is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 2005, Walker played for the Montreal Expos , Colorado Rockies , and St. Louis Cardinals...

 (Coach), Tommy Craig (Trainer)

Manager: Francisco Estrada

Francisco Estrada

Francisco "Paquín" Estrada Soto is a former Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets. Estrada, a catcher, appeared in one game for the Mets in . Estrada is the current manager of the Chihuahua Dorados in the Mexican League , Hermosillo Naranjeros in the Mexican Pacific League...

Pitching coaches: Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea is a Mexican former left-handed pitcher, most notably with the Los Angeles Dodgers.In 1981, the 20-year-old Valenzuela took Los Angeles by storm, winning his first 8 decisions and leading the Dodgers to the World Championship...

, Ted Higuera

Pitching coach: Lee Smith

Lee Smith (baseball)

Lee Arthur Smith is an American right-handed former baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball for eight teams. Pitching primarily for the Chicago Cubs, with whom he spent his first eight seasons, Lee served mostly as a relief pitcher during his career...

Manager: Buck Martinez

Coaches: Marcel Lachemann

Marcel Lachemann

Marcel Ernest Lachemann is a baseball pitching coach and a former relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics...

, Davey Johnson

Davey Johnson

David Allen "Davey" Johnson is an American Major League Baseball player and current manager of the Washington Nationals. He was the starting second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles when they won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1965 and 1972...

, John McLaren

John McLaren (baseball)

John Lowell McLaren is a former Major League Baseball coach and manager, best known for his brief tenure as manager of the Seattle Mariners, from July 1, to June 19,...

, Reggie Smith

Reggie Smith

Carl Reginald Smith is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, coach and front office executive. During a 17-year big league career , Smith appeared in 1,987 games, hit 314 home runs and batted .287. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. In his prime, he had one of the strongest...

Manager: Higinio Vélez

Higinio Vélez

Higinio Vélez Carrión is a Cuban baseball manager. After leading Santiago de Cuba to three straight championships in the Cuban National Series , he became the manager of the Cuban national baseball team, which he led to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Manager: Robert Eenhoorn

Robert Eenhoorn

Robert Franciscus Eenhoorn is a retired Dutch professional baseball player and manager. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a utility infielder for the New York Yankees and California/Anaheim Angels.-Major League career:Robert Eenhoorn played four seasons in Major League Baseball as...

Manager: José Oquendo

José Oquendo

José Manuel Roberto Guillermo Oquendo Contreras is a former Major League Baseball infielder and the current third base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals...

Manager: Jon Deeble

Jon Deeble

Jon Deeble is currently the head coach of the Australia national baseball team.Deeble was a pitcher on the national team he now coaches from 1983 to 1995, a playing career which included the 1988 Olympics and an Australian Baseball League championship with the Melbourne Monarchs in 1993...

Manager: Manny Acta

Manny Acta

Manuel Elias Acta is a Major League Baseball manager for the Cleveland Indians. He is the former manager of the Washington Nationals . In the Dominican Winter League, he managed the Tigres del Licey from 2002–2004, including leading them to victory at the 2003 Caribbean Series...

Manager: Matt Galante

Matt Galante

Matthew Joseph Galante is a former Minor League Baseball infielder and Major League Baseball manager. He was born on March 22, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York. Matt attended St...

Manager: Luis Sojo

Luis Sojo

Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojo is a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter who played with the Toronto Blue Jays , California Angels , Seattle Mariners , New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates...

Coaches: Dave Concepción

Dave Concepción

David Ismael Concepción Benitez , better known as Dave Concepción, is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua State, Venezuela...

, Oscar Escobar, Roberto Espinoza, Omar Malavé

Omar Malave

Omar Antonio Malave is the former first base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is currently the head coach of the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, the rookie ball affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays....

, Luis Salazar

Luis Salazar

Luis Ernesto Salazar Garcia is a former third baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball, a right-handed batter who played from 1980 to 1992....