Team Italy announced its roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic Wednesday night on MLB Network, and the Italians will lean on Major League catchers and World Baseball Classic veterans Francisco Cervelli and Andrew Butera to lead the team and pitching staff.Italy will surely miss Cubs slugger Anthony Rizzo, but the Italians welcome back one of their top performers from the 2013 World Baseball Classic in Chris Colabello, who led the team in home runs, RBIs and total bases that year.• World Baseball Classic ticketsItaly was one of the biggest surprises in the 13 World Baseball Classic, and it once again enters this year tournament as underdogs. The Italians open play March 9 in Pool D against Mexico, the team it stunned in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, at Estadio Charros de Jalisco in Mexico. Italy other opponents in Pool D include Puerto Rico and Venezuela.:: 2017 World Baseball Classic ::The World Baseball Classic runs from March 6-22. In the U.S., games will air live exclusively in English on MLB Network and on an authenticated basis via MLBNetwork.com/watch, while ESPN Deportes and WatchESPN will provide the exclusive Spanish-language coverage. MLB.TV Premium subscribers in the U.S. will have access to watch every tournament game live on any of the streaming service 400-plus supported devices. Internationally, the tournament will be distributed across all forms of television https://www.italybaseballjerseys.com/dominic-fletcher-italy-jersey/, internet, mobile and radio in territories excluding the U.S., Puerto Rico and Japan. Get tickets for games at Marlins Park, Tokyo Dome, Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, Estadio Charros de Jalisco in Mexico, Petco Park, as well as the Championship Round at Dodger Stadium, while complete coverage including schedules, video, stats and gear is available at WorldBaseballClassic.com.Each team has the option of using the designated pitcher pool https://www.italybaseballjerseys.com/vinnie-pasquantino-italy-jersey/, which works like this: A team can use up to 10 designated pitchers but cant have more than two on its active roster at a time. Those active DPs can be replaced at the beginning of each of the next two rounds, but only by another DP. Once a DP has been replaced, he cannot return to the active roster for a subsequent round.Using Team Italy as an example, Orlando Junior Oberto and Carlos Teran are the active DPs for the first round of pool play, so they can be replaced on the roster before the second round or the championship round, but only by one of the team other DPs. And if a DP joins for the second round, he can be replaced for the championship round, but only by another DP.Marco Mazzieri returns to manage Team Italy, which advanced to the second round in 13. The Italians finished 10th in the 06 and 09 tournaments.:: 2017 World Baseball Classic teams ::PitchersFilippo Crepaldi*Tiago Da SilvaFrank De Jiulio**Mike DeMarkJose Escalona**Nick Fanti, PhillilesFrailyn FlorianSam Gaviglio, MarinersTommy Layne, YankeesLuis Lugo, IndiansAlessandro MaestriA.J. MorrisTrey Nielsen, CardinalsOrlando Junior ObertoLuca Panerati*Jordan Romano https://www.italybaseballjerseys.com/brian-marconi-italy-jersey/, Blue JaysCarlos TeranPat Venditte, Mariners* Active designated pitchers pool** Designated pitchers poolCatchersDrew Butera, RoyalsFrancisco Cervelli, PiratesMarco SabbataniInfieldersGavin Cecchini, MetsChris Colabello, IndiansDaniel DescalsoAlex LiddiAndrew Maggi, DodgersRob Segedin, DodgersAlessandro VaglioOutfieldersJohn Andreoli, CubsMario ChiariniBrandon Nimmo, MetsSebastiano Poma.
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