Jansen, Gonzalez returning to Classic stage

Urias, Hernandez also among 10 Dodgers playing in tournament

February 8th, 2017

LOS ANGELES -- Three-time participant and four-time participant lead 10 members of the Dodgers' organization on World Baseball Classic rosters, which were announced on Wednesday.
Jansen, a native of Curacao and the reigning National League Reliever of the Year, is part of the designated pitcher pool (DPP) for Team Netherlands. It is his second World Baseball Classic as a pitcher after one as a catcher. Gonzalez will play for Team Mexico, which is managed by his brother, former Major Leaguer .
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In addition to Jansen and Gonzalez, 40-man roster Dodgers on World Baseball Classic rosters include utilityman (Puerto Rico), left-handed reliever (Mexico), utilityman Rob Segedin (Italy) and left-hander (Mexico, DPP).
Non-roster Dodgers on Classic rosters include first baseman Ike Davis (USA), right-hander Dean Kremer (Israel), infielder Andrew Maggi (Italy) and center fielder Alex Verdugo (Mexico). Right-hander , who reportedly agreed to a deal with the Dodgers this week, is on Mexico's roster.
The World Baseball Classic runs from March 6-22. In the U.S., games will air live exclusively in English on MLB Network and on an authenticated basis via MLBNetwork.com/watch, while ESPN Deportes and WatchESPN will provide the exclusive Spanish-language coverage. MLB.TV Premium subscribers in the U.S. will have access to watch every tournament game live on any of the streaming service's 400-plus supported devices. Internationally, the tournament will be distributed across all forms of television, internet, mobile and radio in territories excluding the U.S., Puerto Rico and Japan. Get tickets for games at Marlins Park, Tokyo Dome, Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, Estadio Charros de Jalisco in Mexico, Petco Park, as well as the Championship Round at Dodger Stadium, while complete coverage -- including schedules, video, stats and gear -- is available at WorldBaseballClassic.com.
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Each team has the option of using the designated pitcher pool (DPP), which works like this: A team can use up to 10 designated pitchers but can't have more than two on its active roster at a time. Those "active" DPs can be replaced at the beginning of each of the next two rounds, but only by another DP. Once a DP has been replaced, he cannot return to the active roster for a subsequent round. Using Team USA as an example, Danny Duffy and are the active DPs for the first round of pool play, so they can be replaced on the roster before the second round or the championship round, but only by one of the team's other DPs. And if a DP joins for the second round, he can be replaced for the championship round, but only by another DP.

Urias' participation is a mild surprise as Dodgers management, concerned about innings on his 20-year-old arm, are considering having him begin the season in extended spring training so he will still be fresh in September and October.