.The Planet Baseball Classic is actually set to come back for a sixth edition in 2026. The tournament, which features worldwide teams composed of some of the world's absolute best baseball talent, will start along with four Pool Groups competing from March 5-11. Asia will contend once again as the reigning WBC champs after defeating the U.S., 3-2, in the championship game in 2023 along with the help Los Angeles Dodgers celebrity Shohei Ohtani.The first 16 crews readied to complete in the 2026 WBC are: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Pool A) United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Pool B) Japan, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican State, Netherlands, Israel (Pool D). Four additional qualifying crews will be included before the tournament to complete the final 20, as well as the first sphere of play will certainly 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 Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto RicoPool B at Moment House Cleaning Playground in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Playground in Miami, FloridaMiami will certainly likewise throw the semifinals and also champion game.Japan is actually the only country to have succeeded the WBC much more than when, taking home the champion components in 2009 and also 2006 in addition to 2023. Other past champions consist of the united state (2017) and also the Dominican Republic (2013 ). [Want terrific stories provided right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Athletics profile, follow games, groups and players to get a personalized email list daily.] Adhere to Observe your faves to tailor your FOX Athletics experience World Baseball Standard Get extra from Globe Baseball Classic Follow your favorites to get information about games, updates and additional.