Blue Jays Participating in 2023 World Baseball Classic

José Berríos, Alejandro Kirk, and other Blue Jays and Toronto prospects will compete in the international baseball tournament this spring.
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Some Blue Jays will play meaningful baseball in less than a month.

The 2023 World Baseball Classic is set to run from March 8 to 21 during MLB Spring Training this year and will contain at least nine Blue Jays across the 20 participating teams. Here's a breakdown of all known Blue Jays and Toronto prospects who made WBC rosters:

Canada:
INF Otto Lopez
INF Damiano Palmegiani (minors)

Mexico:
C Alejandro Kirk

Great Britain:
OF Jaden Rudd (minors)

Puerto Rico:
SP José Berríos

Dominican Republic:
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
RP Yimi García

Nicaragua:
INF Jesús López (minors)

Israel:
INF/OF Spencer Horwitz (minors)

Netherlands:
P Jiorgeny Casimiri

If more Blue Jays are announced on rosters, they'll be added here.

The 2023 WBC tournament begins in early month with a group stage containing four groupings of five teams. The top two countries in each group will then move on to an eight-team, single-elimination bracket. The final will be played on March 21, nine days before MLB Opening Day.


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