.The Planet Baseball Classic is set to give back for a 6th edition in 2026. The competition, which includes worldwide groups composed of a few of the globe's ideal baseball ability, will certainly begin along with 4 Pool Groups completing from March 5-11. Asia will contend once again as the ruling WBC champions after beating the USA, 3-2, in the championship game in 2023 along with the help Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.The initially 16 teams set to contend in the 2026 WBC are actually: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama (Pool A) United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain (Swimming Pool B) Asia, Australia, Korea, Czechia (Swimming Pool C) Venezuela, Dominican State, Netherlands, Israel (Swimming Pool D). 4 even more qualifying groups will certainly be actually included in front of the tournament to fill out the last twenty, and also the initial round of play are going to occur according 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 Maid Playground in Houston, TexasPool D at LoanDepot Playground in Miami, FloridaMiami will definitely additionally organize the semifinals and champion game.Japan is the only country to have actually gained the WBC greater than once, take away the champion hardware in 2009 as well as 2006 in addition to 2023. Various other previous winners consist of the U.S. (2017) as well as the Dominican Commonwealth (2013 ). [Want wonderful tales delivered right to your inbox? Produce or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow organizations, groups as well as gamers to acquire a customized e-newsletter daily.] Adhere to Observe your favorites to customize your FOX Athletics take in World Baseball Standard Obtain extra from Planet Baseball Standard Follow your favorites to get information regarding video games, information and also additional.