Two Mets minor league third basemen, Shawn Bowman (Canada) and Stefan Welch (Australia), have been selected to be on their respective country’s provisional World Baseball Classic rosters.

Bowman, a 24-year-old from British Columbia, hit .290 with four homers, 21 RBI, a .312 on-base percentage and a .419 slugging percentage in 55 games for High-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton.

Welch, a 19-year-old from Adelaide, hit .279 with five homers, 37 RBI, a .320 on-base percentage and a .449 slugging percentage for Rookie-level Kingsport and Low-A Savannah.