Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team squads

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. Number 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 Rheal 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]

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

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

Pos. Number 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

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

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

Pos. Number 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.

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

• Manager: Antonio Pacheco.

Pos. Number 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.

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

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

Pos. Number 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

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

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

Pos. Number 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.

The roster for the Netherlands national baseball team was a follows.|[8]

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

Pos. Number 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

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

• General Manager: Bob Watson
  
• Manager: Davey Johnson[9][10]
  

Pos. Number 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)