The Arizona Diamondbacks are well represented at the 2017 World Baseball Classic with major-leaguers and up and coming prospects playing for their country and international bragging rights.
Paul Goldschmidt (Team USA), Fernando Rodney (Dominican Republic), Daniel Descalso (Italy), Silvino Bracho (Venezuela), Zach Borenstein (Israel), Miguel Aguilar (Mexico), Reymond Fuentes (Puerto Rico) and Jeremy Bleich (Israel) are representing their countries and the Diamondbacks organization.
The WBC is about getting ready for the MLB season, but the chance to earn international bragging rights on some of the world’s biggest stages means everything to players and coaching staffs.