The Italian National Baseball Team is back-to-back European Champions and has won 10 European titles overall finishing first or second in 25 of their 32 appearances. They have qualified for the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics, and finished third overall in the last Intercontinental Cup in 2010. In the 2006 World Baseball Classic, Italy won their first game by defeating Australia 10-0 in a mercy rule shortened seven inning game. In the 2009 tournament, Team Italy knocked out Team Canada in Round One at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Alex Liddi of the Seattle Mariners, who played for Team Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, is the first Italian-born and developed player to play in the Major Leagues.
Name | # | B/T | Height | Weight | Birth Date |
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Pitchers | |||||
Filippo Crepaldi | 57 | R-R | 5'10" | 182 | Feb 19, 1992 |
Tiago Da Silva | 35 | R-R | 5'9" | 180 | Mar 28, 1985 |
Frank DeJiulio | 23 | R-R | 6'3" | 200 | Aug 22, 1989 |
Mike DeMark | 25 | R-R | 6'0" | 210 | May 20, 1983 |
Jose Escalona | 64 | L-L | 5'11" | 165 | Jan 7, 1986 |
Nick Fanti | 22 | L-L | 6'2" | 185 | Dec 30, 1996 |
Frailyn Florian | 59 | L-L | 6'2" | 175 | Jul 25, 1982 |
Sam Gaviglio | 32 | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | May 22, 1990 |
Tommy Layne | 39 | L-L | 6'2" | 195 | Nov 2, 1984 |
Luis Lugo | 47 | L-L | 6'5" | 200 | Mar 5, 1994 |
Alex Maestri | 17 | R-R | 5'11" | 175 | Jun 1, 1985 |
Jonathan Martinez | 54 | R-R | 6'1" | 205 | Jun 27, 1994 |
A.J. Morris | 30 | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Dec 1, 1986 |
Carlos Navas | 7 | R-R | 6'1" | 170 | Aug 13, 1992 |
Zach Neal | 24 | R-R | 6'3" | 220 | Nov 9, 1988 |
Trey Nielsen | 41 | R-R | 6'1" | 190 | Sep 1, 1991 |
Orlando Oberto | 38 | L-L | 6'1" | 165 | Dec 30, 1981 |
Luca Panerati | 54 | L-L | 6'2" | 170 | Dec 2, 1989 |
Jordan Romano | 28 | R-R | 6'4" | 200 | Apr 21, 1993 |
Tyler Sturdevant | 54 | R-R | 6'0" | 185 | Dec 20, 1985 |
Daury Torrez | 51 | R-R | 6'3" | 170 | Jun 11, 1993 |
Lou Trivino | 51 | R-R | 6'5" | 225 | Oct 1, 1991 |
Pat Venditte | 20 | L-S | 6'1" | 185 | Jun 30, 1985 |
Catchers | |||||
Drew Butera | 9 | R-R | 6'1" | 200 | Aug 9, 1983 |
Francisco Cervelli | 29 | R-R | 6'1" | 210 | Mar 6, 1986 |
Santiago Chavez | 4 | R-R | 5'11" | 175 | Aug 5, 1995 |
Marcus Mastrobuoni | 23 | R-R | 5'11" | 205 | Nov 28, 1993 |
Infielders | |||||
Gavin Cecchini | 2 | R-R | 6'2" | 200 | Dec 22, 1993 |
Chris Colabello | 12 | R-R | 6'4" | 210 | Oct 24, 1983 |
Daniel Descalso | 3 | L-R | 5'10" | 190 | Oct 19, 1986 |
Alex Liddi | 10 | R-R | 6'4" | 225 | Aug 14, 1988 |
Drew Maggi | 37 | R-R | 6'0" | 192 | May 16, 1989 |
Nicholas Morreale | 43 | R-R | 6'3" | 205 | Apr 8, 1988 |
Rob Segedin | 21 | R-R | 6'2" | 220 | Nov 10, 1988 |
Alessandro Vaglio | 18 | R-R | 6'0" | 161 | Jan 28, 1989 |
Outfielders | |||||
John Andreoli | 77 | R-R | 6'1" | 210 | Jun 9, 1990 |
Mario Chiarini | 45 | R-R | 6'2" | 190 | Jan 7, 1981 |
Brandon Nimmo | 40 | L-R | 6'3" | 207 | Mar 27, 1993 |
Sebastian Poma | 26 | L-L | 6'1" | 174 | Jun 13, 1993 |
Name | # | Role |
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Coaches | ||
Marco Mazzieri | 5 | Manager |
Brian Sweeney | 19 | Pitching Coach |
Frank Catalanotto | 27 | First Base Coach |
Nick Punto | 8 | Third Base Coach |
Sal Fasano | 13 | Bench Coach |
Gilberto Gerali | 34 | Bullpen Coach |
Sal Butera | 11 | Catching Coach |