.The Planet Baseball Standard is actually readied to send back for a 6th edition in 2026. The competition, which includes worldwide crews composed of a few of the world's greatest baseball ability, will definitely start with four Swimming pool Teams completing from March 5-11. Asia will definitely contend once more as the ruling WBC champions after defeating the USA, 3-2, in the national championship in 2023 along with the help Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.The to begin with 16 crews readied to compete in the 2026 WBC are actually: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Pool A) United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Pool B) Asia, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel (Pool D). 4 more certifying groups will certainly be added in advance of the event to fill out the last twenty, and also the initial round of play are going to take place depending on 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 Minute House Cleaning Playground in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Park in Miami, FloridaMiami is going to additionally hold the semifinals as well as championship game.Japan is the only country to have succeeded the WBC much more than when, take away the champion hardware in 2009 and 2006 aside from 2023. Other past champions include the united state (2017) and the Dominican Commonwealth (2013 ). [Want excellent accounts supplied straight to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Sports account, adhere to leagues, groups and also players to receive a customized e-newsletter daily.] Observe Follow your preferences to customize your FOX Athletics experience Globe Baseball Classic Acquire a lot more from Planet Baseball Classic Follow your faves to obtain info regarding video games, news as well as more.