.The Globe Baseball Standard is readied to send back for a 6th edition in 2026. The competition, which includes global crews made up of several of the globe's greatest baseball skill, will definitely begin with four Swimming pool Teams competing coming from March 5-11. Japan will certainly compete once again as the reigning WBC champions after beating the U.S., 3-2, in the national championship in 2023 with the support Los Angeles Dodgers celebrity Shohei Ohtani.The to begin with 16 teams set to contend in the 2026 WBC are actually: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Pool A) U.S.A., Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Swimming Pool B) Japan, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican State, Netherlands, Israel (Swimming Pool D). 4 even more qualifying teams are going to be included in front of the competition to round out the last 20, as well as the first round of play will happen according to the following schedule: MARCH 5-10Pool C at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, JapanMARCH 6-11Pool A at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto RicoPool B at Moment Maid Park in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Playground in Miami, FloridaMiami will certainly likewise hold the semifinals and championship game.Japan is the only nation to have won the WBC more than when, take away the championship components in 2009 as well as 2006 along with 2023. Other previous champions consist of the united state (2017) and also the Dominican Commonwealth (2013 ). [Want wonderful stories provided straight to your inbox? Generate or log in to your FOX Athletics account, observe leagues, groups as well as gamers to receive a personalized bulletin daily.] Comply with Observe your favorites to individualize your FOX Sports encounter Globe Baseball Classic Obtain a lot more coming from Planet Baseball Classic Follow your preferences to get details about activities, news and even more.