.The Planet Baseball Standard is actually set to send back for a sixth version in 2026. The tournament, which features worldwide teams composed of a few of the world's greatest baseball skill, are going to start with four Swimming pool Groups completing from March 5-11. Japan will compete once again as the ruling WBC champions after beating the united state, 3-2, in the championship game in 2023 along with the aid Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.The to begin with 16 teams readied to complete in the 2026 WBC are actually: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Swimming Pool A) U.S.A., Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Swimming Pool B) Japan, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel (Swimming Pool D). 4 more certifying crews will certainly be actually incorporated in front of the competition to round out the ultimate 20, and the first around of play are going to take place according to the following schedule: 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 Min House Maid Park in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Playground in Miami, FloridaMiami will also hold the semifinals as well as championship game.Japan is actually the only nation to have actually succeeded the WBC greater than as soon as, taking home the champion components in 2009 and 2006 aside from 2023. Various other past champions feature the U.S. (2017) as well as the Dominican Commonwealth (2013 ). [Want excellent tales supplied straight to your inbox? Make or even log in to your FOX Athletics account, adhere to leagues, crews as well as players to obtain a personalized bulletin daily.] Observe Observe your preferences to personalize your FOX Sports experience World Baseball Classic Acquire much more from World Baseball Standard Follow your preferences to obtain info regarding activities, updates and also additional.