Mark Maloney on Kentucky sports

Provisional rosters were released Monday. Final 28-man rosters will be revealed Feb. 24. The 16-team event begins March 5 at Tokyo, Toronto and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and on March 6 at Mexico City. The second round will start March 14 at Miami and March 15 at San Diego. Semifinals, March 21-22, and finals, March 23, will be at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

As for the Legends connections, pitchers Wandy Rodriguez, Phil Barzilla and Fernando Nieve, as well as second baseman Stubby Clapp are on provisional rosters. Rodriguez, who was known as Eny Cabreja during his days as a Legend, is on the Dominican roster; Barzilla is on the Italian roster; Nieve, Venezuela; and Clapp, Lexington’s hitting coach last summer, Canada.

Infielder Ivan DeJesus Jr., son of the former Legends manager of the same name, is on Puerto Rico’s roster.

Full rosters and ticket information are available online at: http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/index.jsp

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