Two Cuban Players in 2009 WBC All-Star Team
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- 03 / 26 / 2009
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According to the official website of the WBC, the only players that were chosen unanimously were Cepeda and first baseman Tae Kyun Kim of South Korea.
Other players included in the All-Star team were Puerto Rican catcher Ivan Rodriguez, Venezuelan second baseman Celestino Lopez, South Korean third baseman Bum Ho Lee and American short-stop Jimmy Rollins. South Korean Hyun Soo Kim was the All-Star designated hitter while Japanese Daisuke Matsuzaka – the tournament’s MVP - and Hisashi Iwakuma as well as South Korean Jung Keun Bong were the All-Star pitchers.
(Adelante.cu)
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