2026 World Baseball Classic Pool A

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Pool A (branded as the World Baseball Classic 2026 San Juan Discover Puerto Rico for sponsorship reasons) of the 2026 World Baseball Classic is taking place from March 6 to 11, 2026, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [1] [2] The first of four pools, the top two teams will automatically qualify for the top-eight knockout stage, beginning with quarterfinals in Houston and Miami, United States. The group consists of Puerto Rico (co-host), Cuba, Canada, Panama, and Colombia. [3]

Contents

Teams

Draw
position		TeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 WBSC
Rankings [4]
B1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1 WBSC Americas Hosts + 2023 participantsMarch 8, 20236th 2023 Runners-up (2013, 2017)7
B2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3 WBSC Americas 2023 participantsMarch 8, 20236th 2023 Runners-up (2006)10
B3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4 WBSC Americas 2023 participantsMarch 8, 20236th 2023 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023)20
B4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2 WBSC Americas 2023 participantsMarch 8, 20234th 2023 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2023)8
B5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool B winnerMarch 4, 20253rd 2023 Pool stage (2017, 2009, 2023)13

Standings

PosTeamPldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (H)110501.000—Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 110311.000—
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 110821.000—
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 10113.0001
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 202213.0001.5
Updated to games played on March 6, 2026. Source: MLB
(H) Hosts

Summary

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Mar 6, 202612:00 AST Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg 3–1 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2:3810,015 Boxscore
Mar 6, 202619:00 AST Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 5–0 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2:5518,793 Boxscore
Mar 7, 202612:00 AST Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 2–8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:0810,293 Boxscore
Mar 7, 202619:00 AST Panama  Flag of Panama.svg – Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   Hiram Bithorn Stadium    Boxscore
Mar 8, 202612:00 AST Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg – Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba   Hiram Bithorn Stadium    Boxscore
Mar 8, 202619:00 AST Panama  Flag of Panama.svg – Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   Hiram Bithorn Stadium    Boxscore
Mar 9, 202612:00 AST Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg – Flag of Panama.svg  Panama   Hiram Bithorn Stadium    Boxscore
Mar 9, 202619:00 AST Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg – Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   Hiram Bithorn Stadium    Boxscore
Mar 10, 202619:00 AST Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg – Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   Hiram Bithorn Stadium    Boxscore
Mar 11, 202615:00 AST Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg – Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba   Hiram Bithorn Stadium    Boxscore

Matches

Cuba vs Panama

March 6, 2026 12:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 012000000351
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 000000100150
WP: Liván Moinelo (1–0)   LP: Logan Allen (0–1)   Sv: Raidel Martínez (1)
Home runs:
CUB: Yoelquis Guibert (1), Yoán Moncada (1)
PAN: None
Umpires: HP – Tomoya Ishiyama, 1B – Tripp Gibson, 2B – Nestor Ceja, 3B – Chang Chan-jung
Boxscore

Puerto Rico vs Colombia

March 6, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 000050000550
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 000000000061
WP: Seth Lugo (1–0)   LP: Adrián Almeida (0–1)
Attendance: 18,793
Umpires: HP – Alex MacKay, 1B – Mario Villavicencio, 2B – Junior Valentine, 3B – Domingo Paulino
Boxscore

Colombia vs Canada

March 7, 2026 12:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 001000010262
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 02100014X881
WP: Michael Soroka (1–0)   LP: Austin Bergner (0–1)
Home runs:
COL: None
CAN: Owen Caissie (1)
Attendance: 10,293
Umpires: HP – Junior Valentine, 1B – Tomoya Ishiyama, 2B – Vic Carapazza, 3B – Mario Villavicencio
Boxscore

Panama vs Puerto Rico

March 7, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Boxscore

Colombia vs Cuba

March 8, 2026 12:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Boxscore

Panama vs Canada

March 8, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Boxscore

Colombia vs Panama

March 9, 2026 12:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Boxscore

Cuba vs Puerto Rico

March 9, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Boxscore

Canada vs Puerto Rico

March 10, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Boxscore

Canada vs Cuba

March 11, 2026 3:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Boxscore

References

  1. ↑ "Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan | World Baseball Classic". MLB.com .
  2. ↑ Clair, Michael (May 23, 2024). "Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami announced as World Baseball Classic 2026 hosts". MLB.com . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ Clair, Michael (April 9, 2025). "World Baseball Classic 2026 pools finalized". MLB.com . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  4. ↑ "WBSC World Rankings". wbsc.org. December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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