Get your hot dogs and popcorn ready — the World Baseball Classic is nearly here.
The international baseball tournament is less than a month away. At the start of March, 20 teams will be spread out Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and Japan, competing in best-on-best action on the diamond.
Who represents each country has been a hot topic for months. Several names have already declared their intentions to represent their home nation. For the United States, that includes MLB superstars such as Aaron Judge, Tarik Skubal, Bobby Witt Jr., Cal Raleigh and Paul Skenes. On the Japanese side, two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani will be running it back with the defending champions from the 2023 WBC.
On Thursday, the final rosters for all 20 teams are set to be announced. Here is the latest on who will be playing at the WBC in March.
Click to jump to a team’s roster:
Australia | Brazil | Canada | Chinese Taipei | Colombia | Cuba | Czechia
Dominican Republic | Great Britain | Israel | Italy | Japan | Korea
Mexico | Netherlands | Nicaragua | Panama | Puerto Rico | USA | Venezuela
World Baseball Classic rosters 2026
This section will be updated as teams’ rosters are finalized.
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chinese Taipei
Colombia
Cuba
Czechia
Dominican Republic
| Name |
Position |
Team |
| Albert Abreu |
RHP |
Chunichi Dragons |
| Sandy Alcantara |
RHP |
Miami Marlins |
| Elvis Alvarado |
RHP |
Athletics |
| Huascar Brazoban |
RHP |
New York Mets |
| Brayan Bello |
RHP |
Boston Red Sox |
| Seranthony Dominguez |
RHP |
Chicago White Sox |
| Camilo Doval |
RHP |
New York Yankees |
| Carlos Estevez |
RHP |
Kansas City Royals |
| Wandy Peralta |
LHP |
San Diego Padres |
| Cristopher Sanchez |
LHP |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| Dennis Santana |
RHP |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Luis Severino |
LHP |
Athletics |
| Gregory Soto |
LHP |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Edwin Uceta |
RHP |
Tampa Bay Rays |
| Abner Uribe |
RHP |
Milwaukee Brewers |
| Yanier Diaz |
C |
Houston Astros |
| Austin Wells |
C |
New York Yankees |
| Junior Caminero |
3B |
Tampa Bay Rays |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
1B |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| Ketel Marte |
2B |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Manny Machado |
3B |
San Diego Padres |
| Jeremy Pena |
SS |
Houston Astros |
| Geraldo Perdomo |
SS |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Amed Rosario |
2B |
New York Yankees |
| Carlos Santana |
1B |
Free Agent |
| ONeill Cruz |
OF |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Julio Rodriguez |
OF |
Seattle Mariners |
| Johan Rojas |
OF |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| Juan Soto |
OF |
New York Mets |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. |
OF |
San Diego Padres |
Great Britain
Israel
Italy
Japan
| Name |
Position |
Team |
| Shohei Ohtani |
DH |
Dodgers |
| Daichi Ishii |
RHP |
Hanshin Tigers |
| Hiromi Itoh |
RHP |
Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
RHP |
Dodgers |
| Yuki Matsumoto |
RHP |
SoftBank Hawks |
| Koki Kitayama |
RHP |
Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Tomoyuki Sugano |
RHP |
Orioles |
| Taisei Ota |
RHP |
Yomiuri Giants |
| Atsuki Taneichi |
RHP |
Lotte Marines |
| Kaima Taira |
RHP |
Seibu Lions |
| Hiroto Takahashi |
RHP |
Chunichi Dragons |
| Yusei Kikuchi |
LHP |
Angels |
| Yuki Matsui |
LHP |
Padres |
| Ryuhei Sotani |
LHP |
Orix Buffaloes |
| Hiroya Miyagi |
LHP |
Orix Buffaloes |
| Sosuke Genda |
INF |
Seibu Lions |
| Teruaki Sato |
INF |
Hanshin Tigers |
| Shugo Maki |
INF |
DeNA BayStars |
| Kazuma Okamoto |
INF |
Blue Jays |
| Kaito Kozono |
INF |
Hiroshima Carp |
| Munetaka Murakami |
INF |
White Sox |
| Kensuke Kondo |
OF |
SoftBank Hawks |
| Yuki Yanagita |
OF |
SoftBank Hawks |
| Shota Morishita |
OF |
Hanshin Tigers |
| Ukyo Shuto |
OF |
SoftBank Hawks |
| Seiya Suzuki |
OF |
Cubs |
| Masataka Yoshida |
OF |
Red Sox |
| Yuhei Nakamura |
C |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| Kenya Wakatsuki |
C |
Orix Buffaloes |
| Seishiro Sakamoto |
C |
Hanshin Tigers |
Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
USA
| Name |
Position |
Team |
| David Bednar |
RHP |
New York Yankees |
| Clay Holmes |
RHP |
New York Mets |
| Griffin Jax |
RHP |
Minnesota Twins |
| Brad Keller |
RHP |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| Clayton Kershaw |
LHP |
Free Agent |
| Noah McLean |
RHP |
New York Mets |
| Mason Miller |
RHP |
San Diego Padres |
| Joe Ryan |
RHP |
Minnesota Twins |
| Paul Skenes |
RHP |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Tarik Skubal |
LHP |
Detroit Tigers |
| Gabe Speier |
LHP |
Seattle Mariners |
| Logan Webb |
RHP |
San Francisco Giants |
| Cal Raleigh |
C |
Seattle Mariners |
| Will Smith |
C |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Alex Bregman |
3B |
Chicago Cubs |
| Ernie Clement |
INF |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| Gunnar Henderson |
SS |
Baltimore Orioles |
| Brice Turang |
2B |
Milwaukee Brewers |
| Bobby Witt Jr. |
SS |
Kansas City Royals |
| Byron Buxton |
OF |
Minnesota Twins |
| Corbin Carroll |
OF |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong |
OF |
Chicago Cubs |
| Aaron Judge |
OF |
New York Yankees |
| Kyle Schwarber |
DH |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Venezuela
