Saturday at 8: 30 a. m. ET — Druw Jones hit an RBI double for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic, with Andruw Jones watching from the dugout. Still, didi gregorius’ presence on the Netherlands roster is unconfirmed as of Saturday at 8: 30 a. m. ET; the team’s official roster listing and the tournament’s game box scores will determine his status.
Druw Jones’ WBC debut and Andruw Jones’ presence are confirmed
Confirmed: Druw Jones, a 22-year-old Arizona Diamondbacks prospect and the second-overall draft pick in 2022, recorded an RBI double in his first WBC at-bat on Friday that briefly tied the Netherlands’ game against Venezuela. Confirmed: Andruw Jones, a 2026 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, was in the dugout as the Netherlands’ manager when his son delivered the run. The hit is listed in the box score as a double even though it began as a chopper up the middle and required Jones to use his speed to reach second base safely.
Didi Gregorius’ roster listing is unconfirmed as of this morning
Unconfirmed as of Saturday at 8: 30 a. m. ET: didi gregorius is not confirmed on the Netherlands’ roster in the coverage provided here. The specific trigger that will resolve this uncertainty is a published, official roster listing for the Netherlands or the tournament’s official game-day box scores; those documents will show whether didi gregorius is eligible and listed for game action. Initial reports do not establish his participation.
Ceddanne Rafaela’s eligibility for the Netherlands is confirmed by his Curaçao origin
Confirmed: Ceddanne Rafaela is playing for the Netherlands because he is from Curaçao. Confirmed: Curaçao is a self-governing constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which also includes Aruba and Sint Maarten. Confirmed: WBC eligibility rules focus on whether a player could be a citizen of a given country rather than requiring current citizenship; that rule allows Rafaela and several teammates to suit up for the Netherlands. Confirmed: the Netherlands’ lineup includes players such as Xander Bogaerts and Ozzie Albies, and much of the squad’s pitching comes from the Netherlands or Dutch heritage.
Jones’ matchup details and recent performance are confirmed
Confirmed: Druw Jones’ double came against Ranger Suárez, the Boston Red Sox’s new $130 million arm, and it occurred in the second inning of the matchup with Venezuela. Confirmed: Jones has faced injury setbacks in the minors but played more games in 2025 than in previous seasons—posting a. 255 batting average with five home runs, 56 RBIs and 28 stolen bases across 123 games for High-A Hillsboro—facts that contextualize why his speed and defensive ability were highlighted in the WBC debut.
Closing: The confirmed, immediate document that will move the story is the Netherlands’ official roster listing and the World Baseball Classic’s published box scores for upcoming and completed games; those listings are the determiners of who is eligible to play. If didi gregorius is confirmed on an official roster entry, he would be listed as eligible for Netherlands’ WBC games and could appear in subsequent matchups, with that eligibility evident within hours of the roster or box score release.
