.The World Baseball Standard is readied to return for a 6th edition in 2026. The tournament, which includes global crews composed of a few of the planet's ideal baseball ability, will definitely begin along with 4 Pool Teams contending from March 5-11. Asia will contend once more as the ruling WBC champs after beating the U.S., 3-2, in the national championship in 2023 with the assistance Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.The to begin with 16 teams readied to contend in the 2026 WBC are: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Pool A) USA, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Pool B) Japan, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel (Pool D). 4 more certifying groups will certainly be actually added ahead of the event to fill out the ultimate twenty, and also the first round of play will certainly happen according to the following timetable: 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 Min Maid Park in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Park in Miami, FloridaMiami will additionally organize the semifinals as well as champion game.Japan is actually the only country to have won the WBC much more than once, taking home the championship equipment in 2009 as well as 2006 in addition to 2023. Various other previous champions include the united state (2017) as well as the Dominican Republic (2013 ). [Want excellent stories delivered straight to your inbox? Generate or log in to your FOX Athletics profile, observe games, teams and also players to obtain an individualized bulletin daily.] Comply with Follow your faves to tailor your FOX Athletics take in Globe Baseball Classic Acquire a lot more from Globe Baseball Classic Observe your favorites to obtain info concerning activities, information and also additional.