Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2026

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Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2026

 

Various Cities (JPN/PUR/USA) - 5 March 2026 - 17 March 2026

 

 

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Edited November 18, 2024 by Sindo

[Topicmaster1010 4,455]

Qualification for the 2026 World Baseball Classic has been announced. There'll be 2 qualification Pools and 4 teams in each with the top 2 teams in each pool advancing to the 2026 WBC.

 

As a fan of international baseball, words cannot describe how disappointed I am. We are coming off arguably the greatest international baseball tournament in history in 2023 and we are cutting the number of teams in the qualification round from 12 to 8 teams . How do you expect to grow baseball like that? Teams like  Argentina and  Pakistan have been on the rise but now they won't have the chance to qualify.

 

 

Taipei Qualification Pool (Feb. 21-25, 2025)

 Nicaragua

 South Africa

 Spain

 Taiwan

 

 

Tucson Qualification Pool (Mar. 2-6, 2025)

 Brazil

 China

 Colombia

 Germany

 

[Topicmaster1010 4,455]

Qualification gets underway in just under six hours!

 

First up, we have Taiwan, Nicaragua, Spain and South Africa battling it out for two qualification places in Taipei. Qualification is round robin format.

[Topicmaster1010 4,455]

First day of qualification is in the books.

 

 2-1

 

 12-5

 

South Africa almost completed the upset over Nicaragua and Taiwan had an absolutely embarrassing showing against Spain

[mrv86 3,176]

  On 2/21/2025 at 3:58 PM, Topicmaster1010 said:

First day of qualification is in the books.

 

 2-1

 

 12-5

 

South Africa almost completed the upset over Nicaragua and Taiwan had an absolutely embarrassing showing against Spain

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You mean the Caribbean Spanish Empire?

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Scores from Day 2:

 

 1-2

 

 9-1

 

Updated Standings:

 

Nicaragua: 2-0

 Spain: 1-1

 Taiwan: 1-1

 South Africa: 0-2

 

[mrv86 3,176]

  On 2/22/2025 at 7:14 PM, Topicmaster1010 said:

Scores from Day 2:

 

 1-2

 

 9-1

 

Updated Standings:

 

Nicaragua: 2-0

 Spain: 1-1

 Taiwan: 1-1

 South Africa: 0-2

 

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Do you think Taiwan can beat Nicaragua?

[phelps 7,797]

  On 2/22/2025 at 8:37 PM, mrv86 said:

Do you think Taiwan can beat Nicaragua?

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I'd be surprised if they don't

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Yeah, not looking good for  despite the win today.

[Topicmaster1010 4,455]

  On 2/22/2025 at 8:37 PM, mrv86 said:

Do you think Taiwan can beat Nicaragua?

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I would expect a competitive game that could go both ways. 

 

Nicaragua will be riding the momentum from their 2-0 start to qualification and their pitching has been great so far.

 

Taiwan should be the favorite but for some reason, they decided to not select a bunch of players that were on the team that won the Premier 12 tournament and opted for younger players. However, the home crowd will be a huge advantage for them still.