.The Planet Baseball Classic is set to return for a 6th version in 2026. The tournament, which includes worldwide teams composed of several of the planet's best baseball ability, are going to start along with 4 Swimming pool Teams contending from March 5-11. Japan is going to compete once again as the ruling WBC champs after defeating the USA, 3-2, in the national championship in 2023 with the help Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.The initially 16 staffs readied to complete in the 2026 WBC are actually: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Swimming Pool A) U.S.A., Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Swimming Pool B) Asia, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel (Swimming Pool D). 4 even more training crews will certainly be incorporated before the event to fill out the final twenty, and the initial round of play will definitely happen according to the following schedule: MARCH 5-10Pool C at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, JapanMARCH 6-11Pool A at Hiram Bithorn Arena in San Juan, Puerto RicoPool B at Moment House Maid Park in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Playground in Miami, FloridaMiami will certainly additionally organize the semifinals and also champion game.Japan is the only country to have actually won the WBC more than once, take away the championship hardware in 2009 and 2006 besides 2023. Other previous winners include the united state (2017) as well as the Dominican Republic (2013 ). [Want fantastic tales provided right to your inbox? Create or even log in to your FOX Sports profile, comply with games, staffs and also players to get a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Comply with Follow your preferences to individualize your FOX Athletics encounter World Baseball Classic Obtain even more from Planet Baseball Standard Observe your preferences to acquire details about games, updates and also additional.