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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 5,408]

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 5,408]

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.

 

2026 World Baseball Classic Schedule

 

Spoiler

March 5
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
12:00	22:00	4:00	12:00	Taiwan	Australia	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
19:00	5:00	11:00	19:00	Czech Republic	South Korea	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
March 6
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
12:00	22:00	4:00	12:00	Australia	Czech Republic	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
19:00	5:00	11:00	19:00	Japan	Taiwan	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
12:00	11:00	17:00	1:00	Cuba	Panama	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
12:00	12:00	18:00	2:00	Netherlands	Venezuela	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
12:00	13:00	19:00	3:00	Mexico	Great Britain	B - Daikin Park, Houston
19:00	18:00	0:00	8:00	Puerto Rico	Colombia	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
19:00	19:00	1:00	9:00	Nicaragua	Dominican Republic	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
19:00	20:00	2:00	10:00	United States	Brazil	B - Daikin Park, Houston
March 7
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
12:00	22:00	4:00	12:00	Taiwan	Czech Republic	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
19:00	5:00	11:00	19:00	South Korea	Japan	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
12:00	11:00	17:00	1:00	Colombia	Canada	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
12:00	12:00	18:00	2:00	Nicaragua	Netherlands	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
12:00	13:00	19:00	3:00	Brazil	Italy	B - Daikin Park, Houston
19:00	18:00	0:00	8:00	Panama	Puerto Rico	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
19:00	19:00	1:00	9:00	Israel	Venezuela	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
19:00	20:00	2:00	10:00	Great Britain	United States	B - Daikin Park, Houston
March 8
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
12:00	22:00	5:00	12:00	Taiwan	South Korea	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
19:00	6:00	12:00	19:00	Australia	Japan	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
12:00	12:00	18:00	1:00	Colombia	Cuba	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
12:00	12:00	18:00	1:00	Netherlands	Dominican Republic	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
12:00	13:00	19:00	2:00	Great Britain	Italy	B - Daikin Park, Houston
19:00	19:00	1:00	8:00	Nicaragua	Israel	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
19:00	19:00	1:00	8:00	Panama	Canada	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
19:00	20:00	2:00	9:00	Brazil	Mexico	B - Daikin Park, Houston
March 9
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
19:00	6:00	12:00	19:00	South Korea	Australia	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
12:00	12:00	18:00	1:00	Dominican Republic	Israel	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
12:00	12:00	18:00	1:00	Colombia	Panama	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
12:00	13:00	19:00	2:00	Brazil	Great Britain	B - Daikin Park, Houston
19:00	19:00	1:00	8:00	Cuba	Puerto Rico	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
19:00	19:00	1:00	8:00	Venezuela	Nicaragua	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
19:00	20:00	2:00	9:00	Mexico	United States	B - Daikin Park, Houston
March 10
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
19:00	6:00	12:00	19:00	Czech Republic	Japan	C - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
19:00	19:00	1:00	8:00	Israel	Netherlands	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
19:00	19:00	1:00	8:00	Canada	Puerto Rico	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
20:00	21:00	3:00	10:00	Italy	United States	B - Daikin Park, Houston
March 11
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
15:00	15:00	21:00	4:00	Canada	Cuba	A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
18:00	19:00	1:00	8:00	Italy	Mexico	B - Daikin Park, Houston
20:00	20:00	2:00	9:00	Dominican Republic	Venezuela	D - loanDepot Park, Miami
March 13
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
18:30	18:30	0:30	7:30	C2	D1	QF1 - loanDepot Park, Miami
19:00	20:00	2:00	9:00	A2	B1	QF2 - Daikin Park, Houston
March 14
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
14:00	15:00	21:00	4:00	B2	A1	QF3 - Daikin Park, Houston
21:00	21:00	3:00	10:00	D2	C1	QF4 - loanDepot Park, Miami
March 15
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
20:00	20:00	2:00	9:00	QW	QW	SF1 - loanDepot Park, Miami
March 16
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
20:00	20:00	2:00	9:00	QW	QW	SF2 - loanDepot Park, Miami
March 17
Local	EST	CEST	JST	Away Team	Home Team	Pool - Location
20:00	20:00	2:00	9:00	S1W	S2W	Final - loanDepot Park, Miami

 

 

Edited November 11 by Topicmaster1010

[Topicmaster1010 5,408]

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 3,241]

2 hours ago, 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

You mean the Caribbean Spanish Empire?

[Topicmaster1010 5,408]

Scores from Day 2:

 

 1-2

 

 9-1

 

Updated Standings:

 

Nicaragua: 2-0

 Spain: 1-1

 Taiwan: 1-1

 South Africa: 0-2

 

[mrv86 3,241]

1 hour ago, 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

 

Do you think Taiwan can beat Nicaragua?

[phelps 8,293]

7 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

Do you think Taiwan can beat Nicaragua?

I'd be surprised if they don't

[JoshMartini007 2,767]

Yeah, not looking good for  despite the win today.

[Topicmaster1010 5,408]

3 hours ago, mrv86 said:

Do you think Taiwan can beat Nicaragua?

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.