.The Planet Baseball Classic is set to give back for a 6th version in 2026. The event, which features worldwide teams made up of several of the world's best baseball ability, will definitely start along with four Swimming pool Teams competing from March 5-11. Asia will compete once more as the reigning WBC champions after defeating the USA, 3-2, in the national championship in 2023 with the aid Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.The first 16 teams readied to complete in the 2026 WBC are: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Swimming Pool A) U.S.A., Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Swimming Pool B) Japan, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican State, Netherlands, Israel (Pool D). 4 additional certifying teams are going to be actually included in advance of the competition to fill out the ultimate 20, as well as the preliminary sphere of play will certainly take place 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 Housemaid Park in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Park in Miami, FloridaMiami will definitely also host the semifinals and also championship game.Japan is actually the only country to have actually succeeded the WBC greater than once, take away the champion components in 2009 and 2006 along with 2023. Various other past winners include the U.S. (2017) and the Dominican Republic (2013 ). [Want wonderful accounts delivered straight to your inbox? Create or visit to your FOX Athletics profile, follow games, crews and players to obtain a personalized email list daily.] Comply with Follow your favorites to tailor your FOX Sports encounter World Baseball Classic Receive a lot more coming from Globe Baseball Classic Observe your preferences to get details concerning video games, updates and also additional.