Blue Jays World Baseball Classic Players – Jan. 17

The following is a list of Blue Jays players that have confirmed their participation in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. So far, two Jays have some type of confirmation, while others status is being speculated.

Player	WBC Experience	Team
Brett Lawrie	2009	Team Canada
Jose Reyes	2006, 2009	Dominican Republic
Adam Loewen	2006 (Pitcher)	Team Canada
R.A. Dickey	-	Team USA
J.P. Arencibia	-	Team USA
Edwin Encarnacion	-	Dominican Republic
Melky Cabrera	-	Dominican Republic
Esmil Rogers	-	Dominican Republic

Jose Bautista is not expected to play for the Dominican Republic, according to Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopolus as of Jan. 5th “Right now, the thought is that he won’t play.”

Edwin Encarnacion is also a candidate to play for the Dominican, according to a tweet by Blue Jays reporter Gregor Chisholm. While Anthopolus doesn’t expect Melky Cabrera to be asked to participate.

Update: Jan. 12, 2013
Adam Loewen signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays and will play in Team Canada’s outfield.

R.A. Dickey will pitch for Team USA.

Update: Jan. 15, 2013
Edwin Encarnacion will play for the Dominican along with Reyes and J.P. Arencibia confirmed for the United States.

Talking to a legend Joe Torre is a good way to start a week!! Honored to put on that USA jersey again!! #LetsGetIt

— jp arencibia (@jparencibia9) January 15, 2013

Update: Jan. 17, 2013
Melky Cabrera and Esmil Rogers are both listed as players on the Dominican roster. Looks like the Jays have a huge representation at the Classic this year.

Erik
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