NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- This spring’s World Baseball Classic will have a strong Detroit Tigers flavor.
Managing the U.S. team is Jim Leyland, former Tigers manager and current special assistant to general manager Al Avila. Managing the Venezuelan team is Omar Vizquel, Tigers third base coach.
And this afternoon, a couple more names entered the fold.
Second baseman Ian Kinsler will play for the U.S. team, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, and first baseman Miguel Cabrera will play for the Venezuelan team, according to mlb.com.
Provisional rosters could be announced this afternoon.