20262026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™Games & Tournament Details
| Period | 3/5/2026 - 3/18/2026 |
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| Location | Japan/USA/Puerto Rico |
| Tournament name | 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™ | |||||||
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| Team |
POOL A Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama, Colombia POOL B USA, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain, Brazil POOL C Japan, Australia, Korea, Czech Republic, Chinese Taipei POOL D Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel, Nicaragua |
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| Host | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC INC. / The Yomiuri Shimbun |
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| Official Site | https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic |
Results
Exhibition Games in Osaka
| 3/2/2026 |  |
4 | - | 3 |  |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
| 3/3/2026 |  |
4 | - | 5 | |
Kyocera Dome Osaka |
Schedule
1st Round
POOL A
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2026 1:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Panama - Cuba |
| 3/7/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Colombia - Puerto Rico |
| 3/8/2026 1:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Canada - Colombia |
| 3/8/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Puerto Rico - Panama |
| 3/9/2026 1:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Cuba - Colombia |
| 3/9/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Canada - Panama |
| 3/10/2026 1:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Panama - Colombia |
| 3/10/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Puerto Rico - Cuba |
| 3/11/2026 8:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Puerto Rico - Canada |
| 3/12/2026 4:00 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | Cuba - Canada |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (San Juan, Puerto Rico : Time difference is -13hours)
POOL B
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2026 3:00 | Daikin Park | Great Britain - Mexico |
| 3/7/2026 10:00 | Daikin Park | Brazil - USA |
| 3/8/2026 3:00 | Daikin Park | Italy - Brazil |
| 3/8/2026 10:00 | Daikin Park | USA - Great Britain |
| 3/9/2026 2:00 | Daikin Park | Italy - Great Britain |
| 3/9/2026 9:00 | Daikin Park | Mexico - Brazil |
| 3/10/2026 2:00 | Daikin Park | Great Britain - Brazil |
| 3/10/2026 9:00 | Daikin Park | USA - Mexico |
| 3/11/2026 10:00 | Daikin Park | USA - Italy |
| 3/12/2026 8:00 | Daikin Park | Mexico - Italy |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Houston, USA : Time difference is -14hours)
POOL C
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/2026 12:00 | Tokyo Dome | Australia - Chinese Taipei |
| 3/5/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Korea - Czech Republic |
| 3/6/2026 12:00 | Tokyo Dome | Czech Republic - Australia |
| 3/6/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Chinese Taipei - Japan |
| 3/7/2026 12:00 | Tokyo Dome | Czech Republic - Chinese Taipei |
| 3/7/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Japan - Korea |
| 3/8/2026 12:00 | Tokyo Dome | Korea - Chinese Taipei |
| 3/8/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Japan - Australia |
| 3/9/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Australia - Korea |
| 3/10/2026 19:00 | Tokyo Dome | Japan - Czech Republic |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Tokyo, Japan : Time difference is 0hours)
POOL D
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2026 2:00 | LoanDepot Park | Venezuela - Netherlands |
| 3/7/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Dominican Republic - Nicaragua |
| 3/8/2026 2:00 | LoanDepot Park | Netherlands - Nicaragua |
| 3/8/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Venezuela - Israel |
| 3/9/2026 1:00 | LoanDepot Park | Dominican Republic - Netherlands |
| 3/9/2026 8:00 | LoanDepot Park | Israel - Nicaragua |
| 3/10/2026 1:00 | LoanDepot Park | Israel - Dominican Republic |
| 3/10/2026 8:00 | LoanDepot Park | Nicaragua - Venezuela |
| 3/11/2026 8:00 | LoanDepot Park | Netherlands - Israel |
| 3/10/2026 8:00 | LoanDepot Park | Venezuela - Dominican Republic |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Miami, USA : Time difference is -13hours)
Quarter Final 1-4
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2026 9:00 | Daikin Park | POOL B 1st Place - POOL A 2nd Place |
| 3/15/2026 4:00 | Daikin Park | POOL A 1st Place - POOL B 2nd Place |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Houston, USA : Time difference is -14hours)
Quarter Final 2-3
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2026 7:30 | LoanDepot Park | POOL D 1st Place - POOL C 2nd Place |
| 3/15/2026 10:00 | LoanDepot Park | POOL C 1st Place - POOL D 2nd Place |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Miami, USA : Time difference is -13hours)
Semi Final
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/16/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Quarter Final Winner - Quarter Final Winner |
| 3/17/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Quarter Final Winner - Quarter Final Winner |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Miami, USA : Time difference is -13hours)
Final
| Date and time | Venue | Home - Visitor |
|---|---|---|
| 3/18/2026 9:00 | LoanDepot Park | Semi Final Winner - Semi Final Winner |
*All date and time are shown based on Japan Standard Time. (Miami, USA : Time difference is -13hours)
Venue
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Daikin Park
Tokyo Dome
LoanDepot Park
List of Players
- IBATA Hirokazu
- Manager
- KANEKO Makoto
- Coach
- MURATA Yoshinori
- Coach
- NOHMI Atsushi
- Coach
- YOSHIMI Kazuki
- Coach
- SOYOGI Eishin
- Coach
- KAMEI Yoshiyuki
- Coach
- MATSUDA Nobuhiro
- Coach
- MIYAGI Hiroya
- Pitcher
- ITOH Hiromi
- Pitcher
- TAISEI
- Pitcher
- KIKUCHI Yusei
- Pitcher
- YAMAMOTO Yoshinobu
- Pitcher
- SUGANO Tomoyuki
- Pitcher
- SUMIDA Chihiro
- Pitcher
- KANEMARU Yumeto
- Pitcher
- TANEICHI Atsuki
- Pitcher
- TAKAHASHI Hiroto
- Pitcher
- FUJIHIRA Shoma
- Pitcher
- SOTANI Ryuhei
- Pitcher
- KITAYAMA Koki
- Pitcher
- MATSUMOTO Yuki
- Pitcher
- WAKATSUKI Kenya
- Catcher
- SAKAMOTO Seishiro
- Catcher
- NAKAMURA Yuhei
- Catcher
- MAKI Shugo
- Infielder
- KOZONO Kaito
- Infielder
- MAKIHARA Taisei
- Infielder
- GENDA Sosuke
- Infielder
- SATO Teruaki
- Infielder
- OKAMOTO Kazuma
- Infielder
- MURAKAMI Munetaka
- Infielder
- KONDOH Kensuke
- Outfielder
- SHUTO Ukyo
- Outfielder
- MORISHITA Shota
- Outfielder
- YOSHIDA Masataka
- Outfielder
- SUZUKI Seiya
- Outfielder
- OHTANI Shohei
- Designated Hitter
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