.The Globe Baseball Classic is set to send back for a 6th edition in 2026. The tournament, which includes global groups made up of some of the globe's ideal baseball ability, will certainly start along with four Pool Teams competing coming from March 5-11. Asia is going to complete once more as the ruling WBC champs after beating the U.S., 3-2, in the championship game in 2023 along with the aid Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.The to begin with 16 crews set to contend in the 2026 WBC are actually: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Swimming Pool A) USA, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Pool B) Japan, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Swimming Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican State, Netherlands, Israel (Pool D). 4 more qualifying staffs are going to be incorporated before the competition to fill out the final twenty, and the preliminary round of play are going to occur depending on to the adhering to timetable: MARCH 5-10Pool C at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, JapanMARCH 6-11Pool A at Hiram Bithorn Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto RicoPool B at Min Cleaning Lady Park in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Park in Miami, FloridaMiami is going to likewise host the semifinals and champion game.Japan is the only country to have won the WBC much more than when, taking home the champion components in 2009 and also 2006 aside from 2023. Various other previous champions consist of the U.S. (2017) and also the Dominican State (2013 ). [Want fantastic accounts delivered right to your inbox? Make or even log in to your FOX Athletics profile, adhere to games, staffs as well as players to acquire an individualized email list daily.] Observe Follow your preferences to personalize your FOX Athletics encounter Globe Baseball Standard Obtain even more coming from World Baseball Classic Observe your preferences to acquire information concerning games, information as well as more.