Season Description
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is an international professional baseball tournament between 20 national baseball teams, planned to be the sixth iteration of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), and to be played from March 5 to 17, 2026. Its pool-play rounds will be played in Miami, Florida; Houston, Texas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Tokyo, Japan. The quarterfinals will be split between Miami and Houston, the semi-finals and the final will be played in Miami.
The top two teams from the Americas (alongside Olympic hosts United States) will qualify for the 2028 Olympic baseball tournament, to be held in Los Angeles. Japan is the defending champion, having defeated the United States in the 2023 WBC championship game.
Event List
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| | 13 Feb |
Pre  | TSG HawksTSG Hawks | 2 - 3 | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
| 14 Feb |
Pre | TSG HawksTSG Hawks | 2 - 6 | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
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| | 20 Feb |
Pre | Samsung LionsSamsung Lions | - | South Korea BaseballSouth Korea B |
| 20 Feb |
Pre | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas | - | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball |
| 21 Feb |
Pre | All-AshikagaAll-Ashikaga | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 21 Feb |
Pre | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas | - | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball |
| 22 Feb |
Pre | All-FuchuAll-Fuchu | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 22 Feb |
Pre | Chiba Lotte MarinesChiba Lotte M | - | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi |
| 22 Feb |
Pre | Chiba Lotte MarinesChiba Lotte M | - | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi |
| 22 Feb |
Pre | Fukuoka SoftBank HawksFukuoka SoftB | - | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal |
| 22 Feb |
Pre | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas | - | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball |
| 23 Feb |
Pre | Chiba Lotte MarinesChiba Lotte M | - | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi |
| 23 Feb |
Pre | Fukuoka SoftBank HawksFukuoka SoftB | - | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal |
| 23 Feb |
Pre | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas | - | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball |
| 24 Feb |
Pre | Tokyo Metropolitan PoliceTokyo Metropo | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 25 Feb |
Pre | GOLDS GYM JAPANGOLDS GYM JAP | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 26 Feb |
Pre | 3GoodGroup HOZEN noLimite3GoodGroup HO | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 26 Feb |
Pre | Chiba Lotte MarinesChiba Lotte M | - | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi |
| 26 Feb |
Pre | Samsung LionsSamsung Lions | - | South Korea BaseballSouth Korea B |
| 26 Feb |
Pre | Fukuoka SoftBank HawksFukuoka SoftB | - | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
| 27 Feb |
Pre | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightHokkaido Nipp | - | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
| 27 Feb |
Pre | Chunichi DragonsChunichi Drag | - | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal |
| 28 Feb |
Pre | Yokohama DeNA BayStarsYokohama DeNA | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 28 Feb |
Pre | Chunichi DragonsChunichi Drag | - | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal |
| 02 Mar |
Pre | Orix BuffaloesOrix Buffaloe | - | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
| 02 Mar |
Pre | Fukuoka SoftBank HawksFukuoka SoftB | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 02 Mar |
Pre | Hanshin TigersHanshin Tiger | - | South Korea BaseballSouth Korea B |
| 02 Mar |
Pre | Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri Giant | - | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi |
| 02 Mar |
Pre | Orix BuffaloesOrix Buffaloe | - | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Fukuoka SoftBank HawksFukuoka SoftB | - | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri Giant | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Orix BuffaloesOrix Buffaloe | - | South Korea BaseballSouth Korea B |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Orix BuffaloesOrix Buffaloe | - | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Hanshin TigersHanshin Tiger | - | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh Pi | - | Colombia BaseballColombia Base |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Baltimore OriolesBaltimore Ori | - | Netherlands BaseballNetherlands B |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | New York YankeesNew York Yank | - | Panama BaseballPanama Baseba |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Toronto Blue JaysToronto Blue | - | Canada BaseballCanada Baseba |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Miami MarlinsMiami Marlins | - | Israel BaseballIsrael Baseba |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | New York MetsNew York Mets | - | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | AthleticsAthletics | - | Brazil BaseballBrazil Baseba |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Kansas City RoyalsKansas City R | - | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Chicago CubsChicago Cubs | - | Italy BaseballItaly Basebal |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco | - | USA BaseballUSA Baseball |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Milwaukee BrewersMilwaukee Bre | - | Great Britain BaseballGreat Britain |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Arizona DiamondbacksArizona Diamo | - | Mexico BaseballMexico Baseba |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Dominican Republic BasebaDominican Rep | - | Detroit TigersDetroit Tiger |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Boston Red SoxBoston Red So | - | Puerto Rico BaseballPuerto Rico B |
| 03 Mar |
Pre | Houston AstrosHouston Astro | - | Venezuela BaseballVenezuela Bas |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia | - | Canada BaseballCanada Baseba |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Atlanta BravesAtlanta Brave | - | Colombia BaseballColombia Base |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Tampa Bay RaysTampa Bay Ray | - | Netherlands BaseballNetherlands B |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Car | - | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Detroit TigersDetroit Tiger | - | Panama BaseballPanama Baseba |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Minnesota TwinsMinnesota Twi | - | Puerto Rico BaseballPuerto Rico B |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | New York MetsNew York Mets | - | Israel BaseballIsrael Baseba |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Dominican Republic BasebaDominican Rep | - | Detroit TigersDetroit Tiger |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Texas RangersTexas Rangers | - | Brazil BaseballBrazil Baseba |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Cincinnati RedsCincinnati Re | - | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles D | - | Mexico BaseballMexico Baseba |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | San Diego PadresSan Diego Pad | - | Great Britain BaseballGreat Britain |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Los Angeles AngelsLos Angeles A | - | Italy BaseballItaly Basebal |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Colorado RockiesColorado Rock | - | USA BaseballUSA Baseball |
| 04 Mar |
Pre | Washington NationalsWashington Na | - | Venezuela BaseballVenezuela Bas |
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| | 05 Mar |
r01  | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas | - | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
| 05 Mar |
r02 | South Korea BaseballSouth Korea B | - | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi |
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| | 06 Mar |
r03 | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 06 Mar |
r04 | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe | - | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal |
| 06 Mar |
r01 | Panama BaseballPanama Baseba | - | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball |
| 06 Mar |
r01 | Venezuela BaseballVenezuela Bas | - | Netherlands BaseballNetherlands B |
| 06 Mar |
r01 | Great Britain BaseballGreat Britain | - | Mexico BaseballMexico Baseba |
| 06 Mar |
r02 | Colombia BaseballColombia Base | - | Puerto Rico BaseballPuerto Rico B |
| 07 Mar |
r02 | Dominican Republic BasebaDominican Rep | - | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas |
| 07 Mar |
r02 | Brazil BaseballBrazil Baseba | - | USA BaseballUSA Baseball |
| 07 Mar |
r05 | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi | - | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
| 07 Mar |
r06 | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal | - | South Korea BaseballSouth Korea B |
| 07 Mar |
r03 | Canada BaseballCanada Baseba | - | Colombia BaseballColombia Base |
| 07 Mar |
r03 | Netherlands BaseballNetherlands B | - | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas |
| 07 Mar |
r03 | Italy BaseballItaly Basebal | - | Brazil BaseballBrazil Baseba |
| 07 Mar |
r04 | Puerto Rico BaseballPuerto Rico B | - | Panama BaseballPanama Baseba |
| 08 Mar |
r04 | Venezuela BaseballVenezuela Bas | - | Israel BaseballIsrael Baseba |
| 08 Mar |
r04 | USA BaseballUSA Baseball | - | Great Britain BaseballGreat Britain |
| 08 Mar |
r07 | South Korea BaseballSouth Korea B | - | Chinese Taipei BaseballChinese Taipe |
| 08 Mar |
r08 | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal | - | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas |
| 08 Mar |
r05 | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball | - | Colombia BaseballColombia Base |
| 08 Mar |
r05 | Dominican Republic BasebaDominican Rep | - | Netherlands BaseballNetherlands B |
| 08 Mar |
r05 | Italy BaseballItaly Basebal | - | Great Britain BaseballGreat Britain |
| 08 Mar |
r06 | Canada BaseballCanada Baseba | - | Panama BaseballPanama Baseba |
| 08 Mar |
r06 | Israel BaseballIsrael Baseba | - | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas |
| 09 Mar |
r06 | Mexico BaseballMexico Baseba | - | Brazil BaseballBrazil Baseba |
| 09 Mar |
r09 | Australia BaseballAustralia Bas | - | South Korea BaseballSouth Korea B |
| 09 Mar |
r07 | Panama BaseballPanama Baseba | - | Colombia BaseballColombia Base |
| 09 Mar |
r07 | Israel BaseballIsrael Baseba | - | Dominican Republic BasebaDominican Rep |
| 09 Mar |
r07 | Great Britain BaseballGreat Britain | - | Brazil BaseballBrazil Baseba |
| 09 Mar |
r08 | Puerto Rico BaseballPuerto Rico B | - | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball |
| 09 Mar |
r08 | Nicaragua BaseballNicaragua Bas | - | Venezuela BaseballVenezuela Bas |
| 10 Mar |
r08 | USA BaseballUSA Baseball | - | Mexico BaseballMexico Baseba |
| 10 Mar |
r10 | Japan BaseballJapan Basebal | - | Czech Republic BaseballCzech Republi |
| 10 Mar |
r09 | Puerto Rico BaseballPuerto Rico B | - | Canada BaseballCanada Baseba |
| 10 Mar |
r09 | Netherlands BaseballNetherlands B | - | Israel BaseballIsrael Baseba |
| 11 Mar |
r09 | USA BaseballUSA Baseball | - | Italy BaseballItaly Basebal |
| 11 Mar |
r10 | Cuba BaseballCuba Baseball | - | Canada BaseballCanada Baseba |
| 11 Mar |
r10 | Mexico BaseballMexico Baseba | - | Italy BaseballItaly Basebal |
| 12 Mar |
r10 | Venezuela BaseballVenezuela Bas | - | Dominican Republic BasebaDominican Rep |
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