The 2026 World Baseball Classic is set to take place March 5-17 across Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami, and will feature 20 different countries divided into four pools.
Final 30-man rosters were revealed Thursday. Here's how each country stacks up heading into the tournament. Countries are listed in alphabetical order.
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Pool A: Canada I Colombia I Cuba I Panama I Puerto Rico
Pool B: Brazil I Great Britain I Italy I Mexico I United States
Pool C: Australia I Chinese Taipei I Czechia I Japan I South Korea
Pool D: Dominican I Israel I Netherlands I Nicaragua I Venezuela
Pool: C
Location: Tokyo
Manager: Dave Nilsson
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 5-12
Best result: 7th (2023)
Pool: B
Location: Houston
Manager: Yuichi Matsumoto
WBC Appearance: 2nd
WBC Record: 0-3
Best result: 14th (2013)
Pool: A
Location: San Juan
Manager: Ernie Whitt
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 5-10
Best result: 9th (2006)
Pool: C
Location: Tokyo
Manager: Hao-Jin Tseng
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 5-12
Best result: 8th (2013)
Pool: A
Location: San Juan
Manager: Jose Mosquera
WBC Appearance: 3rd
WBC Record: 2-5
Best result: 11th (2017)
Pool: A
Location: San Juan
Manager: German Mesa
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 18-14
Best result: 2nd (2006) 🥈
Pool: C
Location: Tokyo
Manager: Pavel Chadim
WBC Appearance: 2nd
WBC Record: 1-3
Best result: 14th (2023)
Pool: D
Location: Miami
Manager: Albert Pujols
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 20-8
Best result: 1st (2013) 🏆
Pool: B
Location: Houston
Manager: Brad Marcelino
WBC Appearance: 2nd
WBC Record: 1-3
Best result: 15th (2023)
Pool: D
Location: Miami
Manager: Brad Ausmus
WBC Appearance: 3rd
WBC Record: 5-5
Best result: 6th (2017)
Pool: B
Location: Houston
Manager: Francisco Cervelli
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 7-13
Best result: 7th (2013)
Pool: C
Location: Tokyo
Manager: Hirokazu Ibata
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 30-8
Best result: 1st (2023, 2009, 2006) 🏆🏆🏆
Pool: B
Location: Houston
Manager: Benji Gil
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 11-13
Best result: 3rd (2023) 🥉
Pool: D
Location: Miami
Manager: Andruw Jones
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 13-15
Best result: 4th (2017, 2013)
Pool: D
Location: Miami
Manager: Dusty Baker
WBC Appearance: 2nd
WBC Record: 0-4
Best result: 19th (2023)
Pool: A
Location: San Juan
Manager: Jose Mayorga
WBC Appearance: 4th
WBC Record: 2-7
Best result: 11th (2023)
Pool: A
Location: San Juan
Manager: Yadier Molina
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 23-11
Best result: 2nd (2017, 2013) 🥈🥈
Pool: C
Location: Tokyo
Manager: Ji-Hyun Ryu
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 17-9
Best result: 2nd (2009) 🥈
Pool: B
Location: Houston
Manager: Mark DeRosa
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 21-14
Best result: 1st (2017) 🏆
Pool: D
Location: Miami
Manager: Omar López
WBC Appearance: 6th
WBC Record: 16-13
Best result: 4th (2009)
