.The Planet Baseball Classic is actually readied to come back for a 6th edition in 2026. The event, which includes worldwide crews composed of a number of the globe's ideal baseball ability, are going to start with 4 Swimming pool Teams competing coming from March 5-11. Asia will definitely complete once more as the ruling WBC champs after defeating the USA, 3-2, in the national championship in 2023 with the help Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.The first 16 groups readied to complete in the 2026 WBC are: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Swimming Pool A) United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Pool B) Japan, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Swimming Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel (Swimming Pool D). 4 additional certifying crews are going to be included in advance of the event to complete the last twenty, and also the preliminary sphere of play will certainly take place depending on to the adhering to 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 Minute Housemaid Park in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Playground in Miami, FloridaMiami will also throw the semifinals and also championship game.Japan is actually the only nation to have succeeded the WBC greater than the moment, taking home the championship equipment in 2009 as well as 2006 along with 2023. Other previous winners consist of the USA (2017) and also the Dominican State (2013 ). [Want wonderful stories supplied right to your inbox? Create or even log in to your FOX Sports profile, follow games, staffs and also gamers to acquire a personalized email list daily.] Observe Follow your preferences to customize your FOX Sports take in Planet Baseball Standard Receive extra coming from World Baseball Standard Follow your preferences to receive information concerning video games, news and more.