Arabia Wolves

Arabia Wolves
Information
League	Baseball United
Location	Dubai, UAE
Ballpark	Dubai International Stadium
Established	2023
Nickname	Wolves
Former name	Dubai Wolves[1] (until 2024)
Colors	Red, black and white
General manager	Felix Hernandez
Manager	John McLaren

The Arabia Wolves are a professional baseball team based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They are one of four inaugural franchises of Baseball United, a professional baseball league with teams based in the Middle East and South Asia.^[2]

Draft

The first Baseball United Draft took place on October 23, 2023, with all four franchises making selections.^[3][4] The draft was a snake-draft format, where the draft order "loops" around (1,2,3,4,4,3,2,1). The Wolves used the 3rd and 6th overall selections in the first round to pick former Major League Baseball infielders Didi Gregorius and Robinson Cano.^[5][6][7]

The Wolves made 20 selections across the 10 rounds of the draft, 8 pitchers and 12 position players.^[8]

Dubai Wolves Draft Selections

First Round

• 3rd Overall - Didi Gregorius (Infielder)
• 6th Overall - Robinson Cano (Infielder)

Second Round

• 10th Overall - Jair Jurrjens (Pitcher)
• 15th Overall - Courtney Hawkins (Outfielder)

Third Round

• 17th Overall - Dwight Smith Jr. (Outfielder)
• 24th Overall - Wilin Rosario (Catcher)

Fourth Round

• 28th Overall - Dovydas Neverauskas (Pitcher)
• 29th Overall - Reggie McClain (Pitcher)

Fifth Round

• 35th Overall - Connor Panas (Infielder)
• 38th Overall - Brian Schlitter (Pitcher)

Sixth Round

• 42nd Overall - Hernan Perez (Infielder)
• 47th Overall - Alex Katz (Pitcher)

Seventh Round

• 49th Overall - Rudy Martin (Outfielder)
• 56th Overall - L.P. Pellitier (Outfielder)

Eighth Round

• 60th Overall - Christiaan Beyers (Infielder)
• 61st Overall - Todd Van Steensel (Pitcher)

Ninth Round

• 67th Overall - Cameron Gann (Pitcher)
• 70th Overall - Aldrich De Jongh (Outfielder)

Tenth Round

• 74th Overall - Vincent Ahrens (Catcher)
• 79th Overall - Ernest Ohandza (Pitcher)

Roster

Arabia Wolves roster – 2025 Baseball United season
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 71 Akeem Bostick  8 Angelo Cabral 68 Wilton Castillo 15 Sean Fekete 47 Alex Katz 12 Reese Miller 10 Joey Pence  6 Blake Purnell 22 Kristian Scott 54 Quinn Waterhouse 13 Gillian Wernet		Catchers  5 Vincent Ahrens 14 Carlos Garzón Infielders 31 Christiaan Beyers 42 Jacinto Cipriota  2 Taylor Darden  3 Elliott Good 72 Dominik Grzecicha Outfielders 37 Shuhei Fukuda 25 Noah Marcelo 23 Paul Myro 27 Connor Panas 24 Michael Robles  1 Hubert Zgorzynski		Manager  7 John McLaren Coaches 41 Stephen Larkin (first base) 21 Hector Berrios (pitching) 19 Kash Beauchamp (third base) 11 José Canó (bullpen) Roster updated on 27 September 2025

References

1. "Baseball United rebrands to expand reach of Middle East franchises". Arab News. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
2. "Home | Baseball United". www.baseballunited.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
3. "Baseball United Holds First-Ever Draft; Four Teams Make Selections For 2024 Season -". 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
4. "Colon, Canó, Sandoval join Dubai-based league". ESPN.com. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
5. "Robinson Cano, Pablo Sandoval, and more former MLB stars join budding new baseball league". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
6. "Didi Gregorius Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
7. "Robinson Canó Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
8. "Home | Baseball United". www.baseballunited.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.