Clemens, Roger  RHP 
Cordero, Chad  RHP Washington Nationals
Fuentes, Brian  LHP Colorado Rockies
Jones, Todd  RHP Detroit Tigers
Lidge, Brad  RHP Houston Astros
Nathan, Joe  RHP Minnesota Twins
Peavy, Jake  RHP San Diego Padres
Sabathia, C.C.  LHP Cleveland Indians
Shields, Scot  RHP Los Angeles Angels
Street, Huston  RHP Oakland Athletics
Timlin, Mike  RHP Boston Red Sox
Wagner, Billy  LHP New York Mets
Wheeler, Dan  RHP Houston Astros
Willis, Dontrelle  LHP Florida Marlins
Barrett, Michael  C Chicago Cubs
Schneider, Brian  C Washington Nationals
Varitek, Jason  C Boston Red Sox
Jeter, Derek  IF New York Yankees
Jones, Chipper  IF Atlanta Braves
Lee, Derrek  IF Chicago Cubs
Rodriguez, Alex  IF New York Yankees
Teixeira, Mark  IF Texas Rangers
Utley, Chase  IF Philadelphia Phillies
Young, Michael  IF Texas Rangers
Damon, Johnny  OF New York Yankees
Francoeur, Jeff  OF Atlanta Braves 
Griffey Jr., Ken  OF Cincinnati Reds
Holliday, Matt  OF Colorado Rockies
Wells, Vernon  OF Toronto Blue Jays
Winn, Randy  OF San Francisco Giants

The status of all players is subject to change. The official United States 30-man roster will not be submitted to WBC Tournament organizers until March 2.
The following 22 players remain on USA Baseball’s provisional roster as reserve players:

Jeremy Bonderman RHP Detroit Tigers
Roy Halladay  RHP Toronto Blue Jays
Dan Haren  RHP Oakland A’s
Tim Hudson  RHP Atlanta Braves
Brett Myers  RHP Philadelphia Phillies
Andy Pettitte  LHP Houston Astros
Ben Sheets  RHP Milwaukee Brewers
Al Leiter  LHP New York Yankees
Gary Majewski  RHP Washington Nationals
Paul LoDuca  C New York Mets
Joe Mauer  C Minnesota Twins
Chad Moeller  C Milwaukee Brewers
Eric Chavez  IF Oakland A’s
Craig Counsell  IF Arizona Diamondbacks
Morgan Ensberg  IF Houston Astros
Bill Hall   IF Milwaukee Brewers
Jimmy Rollins  IF Philadelphia Phillies
David Wright  IF New York Mets
Lance Berkman  OF Houston Astros
Barry Bonds  OF San Francisco Giants
Carl Crawford  OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Luis Gonzalez  OF Arizona Diamondbacks

Team USA will hold their first workout on March 3 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, beginning at 9:00 am. WBC credentialed media members are welcome to attend the workout. Team USA opens play in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, March 7 at 2 p.m. local time vs. Mexico.

NOTE: TWO COACHES ADDED - USA Baseball also announced that John McLaren (Devil Rays) will be Team USA’s Third Base Coach, while Rick Eckstein (Nationals) will serve as Bullpen Coach. 

THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
The World Baseball Classic, a 16-team tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), will feature many of the best players in the world competing for their home countries and territories for the first time ever in March 2006. 
The 16 teams invited to participate in the event have been divided into four pools of four teams for the first round of play.  The four Round 1 pools will be played at venues in Japan (Tokyo Dome – Tokyo), Puerto Rico (Hiram Bithorn Stadium – San Juan) and the United States (Chase Field – Phoenix, Arizona; Scottsdale Stadium – Scottsdale, Arizona; Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex – Orlando, Florida).
Round 2 will feature two pools of four teams each and will be played in Puerto Rico (Hiram Bithorn Stadium) and the United States (Angel Stadium – Anaheim, California). The Semi-finals and final game will be played at PETCO Park in San Diego, California.
The WBC will feature a bracket-style format with the 16 teams competing in four groups: Pool A - China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea; Pool B - Canada, Mexico, South Africa, United States; Pool C – Cuba, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico; Pool D - Australia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Venezuela.
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Media/Public Relations Contact: Dave Fanucchi
 Team USA Press Officer
 Phone: 919.474.8721 x 210 or Cell: 919.423.3607
 davefanucchi@usabaseball.com