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Get your hot dogs and popcorn ready — the World Baseball Classic is nearly here.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 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:
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAustralia | 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
Name
Position
Team
Kieren Hall
RHP
--
Ky Hampton
RHP
--
Josh Hendrickson
LHP
--
Sam Holland
RHP
--
Jon Kennedy
LHP
--
Connor MacDonald
RHP
--
Cooper Morgan
LHP
--
Mitch Neunborn
RHP
--
Jack O'Loughlin
LHP
Rockies
Warwick Saupold
RHP
Tigers
Blake Townsend
LHP
--
Todd Van Steensei
RHP
--
Alex Wells
LHP
Orioles
Lachlan Wells
LHP
--
Coen Wynne
RHP
--
Mitchell Edwards
C
--
Alex Hall
C
--
Robbie Perkins
C
--
Travis Bazzana
INF
Guardians
George Calil
INF
--
Jarryd Dale
INF
--
Robbie Glendinning
INF
--
Curtis Mead
INF
White Sox
Logan Wade
INF
--
Rixon Wingrove
INF
--
Ulrich Bojarski
OF
--
Chris Burke
OF
--
Max Durrington
OF
--
Tim Kennelly
OF
--
Aaron Whitefield
OF
Angels
Brazil
Name
Position
Team
Canada
Name
Position
Team
Chinese Taipei
Name
Position
Team
Yi Chang
RHP
--
Kuan-Yu Chen
LHP
--
Po-Yu Chen
RHP
--
Hao-Chun Cheng
RHP
--
Ruel-Yang Gu Lin
RHP
--
Jo-Hsi Hsu
RHP
--
Chih-Wei Hu
RHP
Padres
Kai-Wel Lin
RHP
--
Shih-Hsiang
RHP
--
Wei-En Lin
LHP
--
Yu-Min Lin
LHP
Diamondbacks
Tzu-Chen Sha
RHP
--
Yi-Lei Sun
RHP
--
Jyun-Yue Tseng
RHP
--
Jun-Wei Zhang
RHP
--
Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang
RHP
A's
Shao-Hung Chiang
C
--
Kungkuan Giljegijaw
C
--
Lyle Lin
C
A's
Yu Chang
INF
Red Sox
Tsung-Che Cheng
INF
Rays
Kun-Yu Chiang
INF
--
Hao-Yu Lee
INF
Tigers
Tzu-Wei Lin
INF
Twins
Jonathon Long
INF
Cubs
Nien-Ting Wu
INF
--
Chen-Wei Chen
OF
--
Chieh-Hsien Chen
OF
--
Stuart Fairchild
OF
Gaurdians
An-Ko Lin
OF
--
Colombia
Name
Position
Team
Cuba
Name
Position
Team
Czechia
Name
Position
Team
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
Name
Position
Team
Israel
Name
Position
Team
Italy
Name
Position
Team
Japan
Name
Position
Team
Shohei Ohtani
DH
Dodgers
Daichi Ishii
RHP
--
Hiromi Itoh
RHP
--
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
RHP
Dodgers
Yuki Matsumoto
RHP
--
Koki Kitayama
RHP
--
Tomoyuki Sugano
RHP
Orioles
Taisei Ota
RHP
--
Atsuki Taneichi
RHP
--
Kaima Taira
RHP
--
Hiroto Takahashi
RHP
--
Yusei Kikuchi
LHP
Angels
Yuki Matsui
LHP
Padres
Ryuhei Sotani
LHP
-
Hiroya Miyagi
LHP
--
Sosuke Genda
INF
--
Teruaki Sato
INF
--
Shugo Maki
INF
--
Kazuma Okamoto
INF
Blue Jays
Kaito Kozono
INF
--
Munetaka Murakami
INF
White Sox
Kensuke Kondo
OF
--
Yuki Yanagita
OF
--
Shota Morishita
OF
--
Ukyo Shuto
OF
--
Seiya Suzuki
OF
Cubs
Masataka Yoshida
OF
Red Sox
Yuhei Nakamura
C
--
Kenya Wakatsuki
C
--
Seishiro Sakamoto
C
--
Korea
Name
Position
Team
Dane Dunning
RHP
Braves
Woo-Suk Go
RHP
Marlins
Been Gwak
RHP
--
Woo Joo Jeong
RHP
--
Byeong Hyeon Jo
RHP
--
Young Kyu Kim
LHP
--
Young Pyo Ko
RHP
--
Kyung-Eun Noh
RHP
--
Riley O'Brien
RHP
Cardinals
Yeong Hyun Park
RHP
--
Hyun Jin Ryu
LHP
Blue Jays
Hyeong Jun So
RHP
--
Ju Young Son
LHP
--
Seung Ki Song
LHP
--
Tae In Won
RHP
--
Jae Hoon Choi
C
--
Don Won Park
C
--
Do Yeong Kim
INF
--
Hyeseong Kim
INF
Dodgers
Ju Won Kim
INF
--
Bo Gyeong Moon
INF
--
Si Hwan Roh
INF
--
Min Jae Shin
INF
--
Shay Whitcomb
INF
Astros
Hyun Min Ahn
OF
--
Jahmai Jones
OF
Tigers
Ja Wook Koo
OF
--
Hyun Bin Moon
OF
--
Jun Hoo Lee
OF
Giants
Hae-Min Park
OF
--
Mexico
Name
Position
Team
Netherlands
Name
Position
Team
Nicaragua
Name
Position
Team
Panama
Name
Position
Team
Puerto Rico
Name
Position
Team
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
Name
Position
Team
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