.The Globe Baseball Classic is set to return for a sixth edition in 2026. The event, which features worldwide teams composed of several of the globe's best baseball talent, will certainly start with four Swimming pool Teams competing coming from March 5-11. Asia will complete once again as the reigning WBC champs after beating the U.S., 3-2, in the national championship in 2023 along with the help Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.The first 16 staffs readied to complete in the 2026 WBC are actually: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Swimming Pool A) United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Swimming Pool B) Asia, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel (Swimming Pool D). Four even more qualifying groups will certainly be incorporated before the competition to complete the last twenty, and also the first round of play will certainly occur depending on to the observing routine: 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 House Cleaning Park in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Playground in Miami, FloridaMiami will also throw the semifinals as well as championship game.Japan is the only country to have actually succeeded the WBC greater than as soon as, taking home the championship equipment in 2009 as well as 2006 besides 2023. Other past winners include the USA (2017) as well as the Dominican State (2013 ). [Want terrific stories delivered straight to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Sports account, comply with games, crews as well as gamers to acquire a personalized email list daily.] Adhere to Observe your favorites to tailor your FOX Sports take in Planet Baseball Standard Get a lot more coming from World Baseball Classic Follow your favorites to obtain information about games, updates as well as more.