Every Marlins player to participate in the World Baseball Classic

[Kevin Barral]

Since the inception of the World Baseball Classic in 2006, there have been a plethora of Miami Marlins players who have participated, including a few you may not have known about. As the sixth edition of the WBC inches closer and closer, Fish On First has created this all-time list of players who were part of the Marlins organization when the tournament took place.

This list will be updated again following the 2026 tournament, which is being hosted at Miami's own loanDepot park.

Marlins Players in the World Baseball Classic
Year	Name	Country
2006	Alfredo Amézaga	Mexico
2006	Miguel Cabrera	Venezuela
2006	Dontrelle Willis	United States
2009	Alfredo Amézaga	Mexico
2009	Jorge Cantú	Mexico
2009	Dave Davidson	Canada
2009	Andy González	Puerto Rico
2009	Chris Leroux	Canada
2009	Hanley Ramírez	Dominican Republic
2009	Rick van den Hurk	Netherlands
2013	Henderson Álvarez	Venezuela
2013	Steve Cishek	United States
2013	Giancarlo Stanton	United States
2017	Tayron Guerrero	Colombia
2017	Martín Prado	Venezuela
2017	Giancarlo Stanton 🏆	United States
2017	Edinson Vólquez	Dominican Republic
2017	Christian Yelich 🏆	United States
2023	Sandy Alcantara	Dominican Republic
2023	Luis Arraez	Venezuela
2023	Johnny Cueto	Dominican Republic
2023	Enmanuel De Jesus	Venezuela
2023	Jesús Luzardo	Venezuela
2023	Anthony Maldonado	Puerto Rico
2023	Jean Segura	Dominican Republic
2026	Sandy Alcantara	Dominican Republic
2026	Owen Caissie	Canada
2026	Yiddi Cappe	Cuba
2026	Liam Hicks	Canada
2026	Ian Lewis	Great Britain
2026	Otto Lopez	Canada
2026	Jakob Marsee	Italy
2026	Agustín Ramírez	Dominican Republic
2026	Javier Sanoja 🏆	Venezuela
2026	Jared Serna	Mexico

 

2006

Miguel Cabrera (Venezuela)—Cabrera participated in all versions of the World Baseball Classic through the end of his Hall of Fame-caliber playing career, but only the 2006 one as a member of the Florida Marlins. In six games, he slashed .211/.400/.579/.979 with two home runs and five RBI. The 2006 season would be arguably his best as a Marlin, posting a .998 OPS in 158 games played.

Dontrelle Willis (United States)—D-Train struggled in both of his outings, posting a 12.71 ERA while taking losses against Canada and  Korea.

Alfredo Amézaga (Mexico)—Also part of the inaugural World Baseball Classic, Amézaga slashed .250/.400/.250/.650 with one hit, two stolen bases and one hit by pitch.

 

2009

Hanley Ramírez (Dominican Republic)—Ramírez is one of the most electric players Marlins fans have ever seen. Representing the Dominican Republic, in three games, he went 2-for-9 with one RBI and two walks.

Jorge Cantú and Alfredo Amézaga (Mexico)—After participating as a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2006, Jorge Cantú was a member of the Florida Marlins in 2009. In six games, he slashed .360/.407/.800/1.207 with two home runs, six RBI and overall, went 9-for-25 in that stretch. Amézaga appeared in just one game, where he went 2-for-5 with one home run and two runs scored.

Rick van den Hurk (Netherlands)—van den Hurk spent almost a decade in the Marlins organization. Towards the end of his tenure, in 2009, he represented the Netherlands, where in two starts, he went 5 ⅓ innings pitched, allowing one earned run off of seven hits (one home run), five walks and struck out four.

Dave Davidson and Chris Leroux (Canada)—In his lone appearance for Canada in 2009, Davidson went one inning, allowing one hit, one walk and struck out one. He went on to make one appearance for the Marlins during the regular season. As for Leroux, he was in the '06, '09 and '13 tournaments, making a total of four appearances. He was only a member of the Marlins in 2009 where in two appearances, he went 1 ⅓ innings, allowing one hit, one walk and struck out one. During the MLB regular season, he made five appearances posting a 10.80 ERA.

Andy González (Puerto Rico)—In four games, González went 1-for-4 with a run scored. With the Marlins in 2009, he only played in 14 games posting a .333 OPS. González returned to the WBC in 2013, but he was under contract with the Chicago White Sox by then.

 

2013

Giancarlo Stanton and Steve Cishek (United States)—This would be Stanton's first of two World Baseball Classic's as a member of the Miami Marlins. In the 2013 installment, he played in five games slashing .235/.381/.235/.616 with one RBI and four walks. This would mark the one time Cishek participated in the WBC, but he made four appearances (2.1 IP) for the United States, posting a 3.86 ERA, allowing one run on no hits, walking two and striking out two. He was an excellent closer for the 2013 Marlins, throwing 69 ⅔ innings pitched, which still stands as a career-high. He led Major League Baseball with 62 games finished.

Henderson Álvarez (Venezuela)—Álvarez only made one appearance, but in three innings of work, he allowed three runs off of five hits, walking one, hitting one and not generating a strikeout. Later that year, Álvarez went on to finish the 2013 season with a 3.59 ERA, 3.18 FIP, 5.0 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9 in 102 ⅔ innings pitched. His season was cut short due to injury, only making 17 starts.

 

2017

Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich (United States)—In his second go-around in the WBC, Stanton slashed .227/.320/.455/.775 with one home run and four RBI. Stanton's home run came against the Dominican Republic. In his lone WBC appearance, Yelich played in eight games, slashing .310/.375/.448/.823 with three RBI. Yelich went on to have a great 2017 season with 18 home runs and a 120 OPS+. The United States won the tournament for the first time, defeating Puerto Rico, 8-0.

During the ensuing offseason, the Marlins traded Stanton and Yelich to the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers, respectively.

Martín Prado (Venezuela)—Prado played in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, but not as a member of the Marlins. In 2017, he played in five games, slashing .368/.429/.526/.955 with five RBI.

Edinson Vólquez (Dominican Republic)—Vólquez had just signed with the Marlins that offseason leading up to the WBC, but he was a vet on that DR squad, having participated in 2009 and 2013 tournaments. In 2017, Vólquez started two games, going eight innings, allowing three runs (one earned) off of 10 hits. He also struck out eight. On June 3 of that year, Vólquez became the sixth Marlins pitcher in franchise history to throw a no-hitter, which came against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Tayron Guerrero (Colombia)—Guerrero was acquired by the Marlins at the 2016 MLB trade deadline in the infamous Andrew Cashner trade with the San Diego Padres. In his lone appearance of the WBC, Guerrero went one inning, allowing one hit and struck out two.

 

2023

Sandy Alcantara, Johnny Cueto and Jean Segura (Dominican Republic)—The National League's reigning Cy Young Award winner, Alcantara made the first start of the WBC for the Dominican Republic, where he allowed three runs off of five hits in 3 ⅔ innings pitched. He struck out two against Venezuela. Cueto, who had just signed with the Marlins in that offseason, made one start, going 4 ⅔ shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out five against Puerto Rico. Just like Cueto, Segura was a new Marlins free agent signing and was set to play third base for the team. In two games, he went 4-for-11 with three RBI. Segura flopped during the regular season, though. The Marlins dumped him at the 2023 trade deadline and he announced his retirement in 2025. 

Luis Arraez, Jesús Luzardo and Enmanuel De Jesus (Venezuela)—Arraez was just traded to the Marlins in exchange for Venezuelan teammate Pablo Lopez that offseason. In five games in his new ballpark, he gave Marlins fans a lot of hope, going 4-for-17 with two home runs, four RBI and scored four runs. Both of his home runs came against the United States. This went on to be Luzardo's best season as a member of the Marlins, but before that, he made one start for Venezuela, where he went four shutout innings, allowing four hits and struck out five. De Jesus had signed a minor league deal. He made one WBC appearance, which came against Israel, where in 3 ⅔ innings of work, he allowed one run on four hits, walked one and struck out five.

Anthony Maldonado (Puerto Rico)—Maldonado—at the time a prospect in the Marlins system—made just one appearance where he struck out two against Nicaragua.

 

2026

Javier Sanoja (Venezuela)—The ultra-versatile Sanoja made two starts in center field during pool play, but then didn't set foot on the diamond again until the ninth inning of the WBC final. Pinch-running for Arraez in a 2-2 game, he stole second base and scored the go-ahead run on Eugenio Suárez's double. Thanks to his legs, Venezuela won its first-ever WBC championship. On a related note, Miguel Cabrera served as Venezuela's hitting coach.

Sandy Alcantara and Agustín Ramirez (Dominican Republic)—Alcantara's lone start was unremarkable (3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K), but came in a winning effort. Ramírez was behind the plate twice. As a hitter, he went 1-for-6 with a walk.

Owen Caissie, Liam Hicks and Otto Lopez (Canada)—Caissie shined the brightest among this Marlins trio. He slashed .412/.476/.765 in five games, with good corner outfield defense, too.

 

Yiddi Cappe (Cuba)—Cappe defected from Cuba as a teenager. At age 23, he received the opportunity to represent his homeland in international competition again. The second baseman slashed .250/.308/.583 in pool play.

Ian Lewis (Great Britain)—The switch-hitting Bahamian slashed .214/.214/.429 in pool play with a home run in Great Britain's lone victory.

Jakob Marsee (Italy)—In six WBC games, Marsee posted a .174/.345/.217 slash line. His five walks were tied for the second-highest total on the team. Reaching the semifinals made this easily Italy's most successful run in tournament history.

 

Jared Serna (Mexico)—A standout performer in the Mexican Winter League, Serna cracked his country's WBC roster in a utility role. He appeared in three of Mexico's four games, every time as a late-inning substitute. He was hit by pitches in both of his plate appearances.

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[THOMAS JOSEPH]

I know many like the WBC. It's not my thing, but good for baseball, the team (revenue), and international awareness. But having MLB players involved seems unwise to me. Many will disagree, of course, so be it. (Until their guy pulls a Diaz, you can bet.)

[1993 fan from start]

So who do you root for ? If no one on the  United State team.  I know Italy would be problem for  United State team.    Problem Is best Marlins got and closest to the United State is a Rookie  name Owen Caissie,  and a couple other Liam Hicks and Otto Lopez.

As long as United state still in none are worth going for.

[MarlinzDude86]

Our boy Javy scored the winning run! I'm glad he got a WBC title with his team, but I was rooting for the U.S. overall.