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10 World Baseball Classic Players You Didn't Realize Had International Ties

Here are 10 MLB players playing in the World Baseball Classic whom you didn't know had lineage to an international country.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 6

Pascal Ackermann sprints to victory in inaugural Classique Dunkerque

German outpaces Biniam Girmay and Alberto Dainese to triumph in Lens, his first win since 2023

Cycling News · May 13, 2025

Pro-Palestinian athletes could show ‘solidarity’ in Olympics opening ceremony

Team Israel say none of its athletes have opted out of the opening ceremony convoy despite a high-profile pro-Palestine demonstration being discussed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024

Cubs prospect Matt Mervis taking WBC as learning experience: ‘I still have a lot of work to do’

Mervis went 3-for-4 in his first Cactus League game back from the World Baseball Classic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 18, 2023

David Murphy: Edwin Díaz’s injury has people questioning the World Baseball Classic. But there is an answer.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — How did you spend your Wednesday night? I spent mine counting the number of Colombian baseball players I could name while sitting at a bar that shares a parking lot with a Shell station and a laundromat. This was a few miles from the Tampa airport, near…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 17, 2023

The Journey Of Daniel Federman Finding His Connection With His Jewish Faith

The Orioles' minor leaguer give insight on his journey how the faith disconnected and how he found the faith again in his life

Zenger · Mar 13, 2023

Cubs’ spring-training camp thins as WBC participants leave for tournament

Before leaving to join Team Israel, Cubs prospect Matt Mervis shared why this WBC means so much to him.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2023

Kinsler to Manage Team Israel at 2023 World Baseball Classic

The four-time MLB All-Star played for Israel in the Tokyo Games.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 29, 2022