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We’ve got the list of the 15 New York Mets that’ll be playing for their countries in the World Baseball Classic. Most players will start leaving the Mets at the end of the week to begin working out with their teams next Monday. Here’s the list of Mets:
Major League Roster
Jose Reyes- Dominican Republic
Oliver Perez- Mexico
Pedro Feliciano, Alex Cora, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado- Puerto Rico
J.J. Putz, David Wright- United States
Francisco Rodriguez- Venezuela
Minor League Rosters
Stefan Welch- Australia
Shawn Bowman- Canada
Elmer Dessens- Mexico
Ruben Tejada- Panama
Nelson Figueroa, Jesus Feliciano- Puerto Rico
Mets fans can breath a collective sigh of relief that Johan Santana isn’t playing for Venezuela in this tournament. He’s just too valuable to the Mets to risk injury in a tournament like this. The Mets should keep him in a protective bubble when he isn’t on the field.
The Mets Report 