| 2026 World Baseball Classic | |
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The 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international professional baseball competition, composed of 20 competing nations, held from March 5 to March 17, 2026. It is the sixth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts cities are San Juan, Tokyo, Houston, and Miami. The second-round hosts are Houston and Miami, and the championship round will be played in Miami. [1]
Twenty teams will competete in the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC). 16 teams qualified for the 2026 WBC tournament by virtue of having placed in the top four of their respective pools in the 2023 World Baseball Classic tournament. Four additional teams qualified through the 2026 WBC qualifying tournament. [2] [3] The qualifying tournament included 8 teams, downsized from the 12 teams that had competed in the 2023 WBC qualifiers. The first pool took place in Taipei, and included Chinese Taipei, Spain, Nicaragua, and South Africa; the second pool took place in Tucson, Arizona, and included Colombia, China, Brazil, and Germany. [4] The Taipei pool ran from February 21–25, 2025, and the Tucson pool ran from March 2–6, 2025. [5]
| Pos. | Position |
|---|---|
| P | Pitcher |
| C | Catcher |
| IF | Infielder |
| OF | Outfielder |
Manager: Yadier Molina
Coaches: Sandy Alomar Jr., Alex Cintrón, Joey Cora, Juan González, Edgar Martínez
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Jonathan Bermúdez, José Berríos and Alexis Díaz [6]
Manager: Germán Mesa
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Armando Duenas, Yunieski García, Yusniel Padron-Artiles, Dario Sarduy, Francis Texido and Yoennis Yera [6]
Brock Dykxhoorn replaced Carter Loewen, who was unable to play in the tournament because he was unable to obtain insurance. [7]
Manager: Ernie Whitt
Manager: José Mayorga
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Enrique Burgos, Steven Fuentes, Alberto Guerrero, Kevin Miranda and Abdiel Saldaña [6]
Carlos Arroyo replaced Nabil Crismatt, who missed the tournament due to elbow surgery. [8]
Manager: 15 José Mosquera
Coaches: First Base 5 Jaime Del Valle, Third Base 9 Ronald Ramirez, Pitching 14 Dayan Díaz, Hitting 18 Jair Fernández Bench 21 Jhonatan Solano
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Sean Linan and Julio Vivas [6]
Corbin Carroll missed the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Roman Anthony. [9]
Manager: Mark DeRosa
Coaches: Dino Ebel, Fredi González, Matt Holliday, George Lombard, Brian McCann, Andy Pettitte, David Ross, Skip Schumaker and Michael Young
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Tim Hill, Jeff Hoffman, Tyler Rogers, Joe Ryan, Matt Strahm and Will Vest [6]
Manny Barreda replaced Taj Bradley, who decided to stay in spring training with the Minnesota Twins. [10] Roel Ramírez replaced Jose Urquidy, who was unable to obtain insurance. [8]
Manager: Benji Gil
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Valente Bellozo, Omar Cruz, Nestor German, Victor Lizarraga, Irvin Machuca and Alan Rangel [6]
J.J. D'Orazio will replace captain Alberto Mineo, who will miss the tournament after suffering an injury during training camp. [11]
Manager: Francisco Cervelli
Coaches: Allard Baird, Sal Fasano, Alex Maestri, Frank Menechino, Lipso Nava, Jorge Posada, Dave Righetti, Ron Wotus
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Matteo Bocchi, Jonah Dipoto, Joe Jacques, Camden Minacci, and Mattia Sireus [6]
Manger: Brad Marcelino
Coaches: Tanner Swanson, Liam Carroll, Barry Enright, Dillon Lawson, Jeff Salazar, TS Reed, Albert Cartwright, Dallas Reed, Oscar Marcelino, Conor Brooks, Freddy Mosier
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Wes Burton, Jharel Cotton, Jacob Esch, Justin Friedman, Andre Scrubb and Alex Webb [6]
Manager: Daniel Yuichi Matsumoto
Coaches: Marcos “Sossa” Guimarães, Reinaldo Sato, André Rienzo, Paulo Orlando, Kléber Ojima, Pedro Ivo Okuda, Felipe Natel, Yan Gomes, Márcio Kikuchi
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Caio De Araujo, Joao Gabriel Marostica, Vitor Takahashi, Heitor Tokar, and Marcelo Young [6]
Manager: Hirokazu Ibata
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Shoma Fujihira, Tatsuya Imai, Yumeto Kanemaru, Shinnosuke Ogasawara, Kazuki Sugiyama and Chihiro Sumida [6]
Manager: Dave Nilsson
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Cameron Gibbens, Kailen Hamson, Liam Hendriks, Lewis Thorpe and Kai-Noa Wynyard [6]
Manager: 6 Ryu Ji-hyun
Coaches: Bench 21 Kang In-kwon, Hitting 89 Lee Jin-young, Pitching 77 Kim Kwang-sam, First base 85 Lee Dong-wook, Third base 72 Kim Jae-gul, Bullpen 88 Ryu Taek-hyun, Quality control 92 Choi Won-ho, Training 75 Kim Yong-il
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Chan Seung Bae, Taek Yeon Kim, Dong Ju Moon and Yong Chan You [6]
Manager: Pavel Chadim
Cheng Jui Sung replaced Jonathon Long, who missed the tournament after suffering a elbow injury during spring training. [12]
Manager: Hao-jiu Tseng
Pablo López was replaced by Jhonathan Díaz due to an injury. Oddainer Mosqueda, who will also miss the tournament due to an injury, and José Alvarado, because he was unable to obtain insurance, were replaced by Christian Suárez and Luinder Ávila. Anthony Molina replaced Germán Márquez, who chose to stay in Spring Training with the San Diego Padres. [13] [8]
Manager: Omar López
Coaches: Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Chirinos, Jorge Córdova, Carlos Méndez, Gerardo Parra, Johan Santana
Desigated Pitcher Pool: José Álvarez, Jesús Luzardo, and Eduardo Salazar [6]
Juan Mejía replaced Edwin Uceta, who missed the tournament due to a shoulder injury. [8]
Manager: Albert Pujols
Coaches: Fleming Báez, Julio Borbón, José Canó, Wellington Cepeda, Carlos Febles, Joel Peralta, Plácido Polanco, René Rojas, Fernando Tatís
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Luis Castillo, Yerry De Los Santos, Yaramil Hiraldo, Joel Peguero and Yohan Ramírez [6]
Jakey Josepha replaced Jurickson Profar, who tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance prior to the competition. [14]
Manager: Andruw Jones
Coaches: Sharnol Adriana, Michael Duursma, Bart Hanegraaff, Evert-Jan 't Hoen, Jair Jurrjens, Sem Kuijper, Randolph Oduber, Dashenko Ricardo, Hainley Statia, Nick Stuifbergen, Ben Thijssen
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Brandon Herbold, Ryan Huntington, Koen Postelmans, Connor Prins, Scott Prins and Michael Vilchez [6]
Manager: Brad Ausmus
Manager: Dusty Baker
Coaches: Jorge Avellán, Rodolfo Bone, Dan Firova, Sandor Guido, Jacque Jones, Gary Pettis, Len Picota, Randall Simon, José Torrez, Aníbal Vega
Desigated Pitcher Pool: Leo Crawford, Stanling Orozco, Rodney Theophile and Pedro Torres [6]