The legendary catcher had already managed the National Team at the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018. Joey Solá, who managed Puerto Rico at the U-15 Baseball World Cup this year, will serve as the general manager.

World No. 13 Panama, No. 15 Nicaragua, No. 25 Brazil, No. 27 Argentina, No. 31 Pakistan and No. 46 New Zealand will compete for two tickets.

The Dominican born joined Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth on 23 September. The only other player in professional baseball in that category is World Home Run King Sadaharu Oh.

Manager Juan 'Igor' Gonzalez is working with 30 players in Cayey. He will pick the final 24-man roster before 11 October.

Chile won the opener, and Costa Rica came back to sweep the rest of the series.

Toritos de Cayey defeated Peces Voladores de Salinas in seven games. Manager 'Igor' Gonzalez won back-to-back titles after leading Grises de Humacao to the 2021 title.

"This Training Camp roster was extremely competitive and talented, giving us the opportunity to put together a strong roster at every position," said manager Denny Hocking.

Manager Greg Hamilton will take 25 players to the US and trim the final roster to 20 after three exhibition games.

MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks coach led Colombia to their first World Baseball Classic appearance in 2017. WBSC Baseball Division board member Jimmy Char will act as the general manager, and former MLB superstar Edgar Renteria will be the sports manager.