Marcus Stroman, Seiya Suzuki Highlight 16 Cubs Players in 2023 World Baseball Classic

Prospects Matt Mervis and Owen Caissie are also among the Cubs-affiliated players to participate.

The Chicago Cubs will be well-represented at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The Cubs had 16 players named to rosters for their respective countries Thursday night.

Pitcher Marcus Stroman and outfielder Seiya Suzuki headline the list of Cubs players along with prospects Matt Mervis and Owen Caissie.

The World Baseball Classic will run March 8-21 in Japan, Taiwan, and the United States. After pool play has concluded, the quarterfinals will be played in Japan before the semifinals and championship in Miami.

Cubs Players in World Baseball Classic

Pool A (Host: Taichung, Taiwan)

Cuba: LHP Roenis Elias

Italy: OF Ben DeLuzio, IF/OF Miles Mastrobuoni, RHP Vinny Nittoli

Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Panama

Pool B (Host: Tokyo, Japan)

Australia: IF Liam Spence

Japan: OF Seiya Suzuki

China, Czech Republic, South Korea

Pool C (Host: Phoenix)

Canada: OF Owen Caissie, RHP Curtis Taylor, IF/OF Jared Young

Colombia: RHP Danis Correa, IF Fabian Pertuz

Great Britain: IF B.J. Murray 

(Branden Noriega, the Cubs' 11th-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, is part of Great Britain's roster in the Designated Pitcher Pool.)

Mexico: RHP Javier Assad

United States

Pool D (Host: Miami)

Israel: 1B Matt Mervis

Puerto Rico: RHP Marcus Stroman, OF Nelson Velázquez

Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela