Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2026 Road to LA 2028

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8 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

At least you guys have Skenes who is by far the best American pitcher to have committed in the tournament's history.

It's a good start, but at most he's only pitching a handful of innings.  I'm hoping him being on the team compels some other big name pitchers to play and hopefully it's better than last time where American pitchers simply don't view the tournament as a priority and would rather spend that time in spring training getting ready for the season

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5 minutes ago, Quaker2001 said:

It's a good start, but at most he's only pitching a handful of innings.  I'm hoping him being on the team compels some other big name pitchers to play and hopefully it's better than last time where American pitchers simply don't view the tournament as a priority and would rather spend that time in spring training getting ready for the season

Max Fried has already called himself out, just to say

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3 minutes ago, phelps said:

Max Fried has already called himself out, just to say

Saw that one.  Would love for them to get Skubal, but I'm worried that his situation with the Tigers where they might trade him (but probably not) would prevent that from happening.

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On 12/10/2025 at 7:48 AM, Quaker2001 said:

It's a good start, but at most he's only pitching a handful of innings.  I'm hoping him being on the team compels some other big name pitchers to play and hopefully it's better than last time where American pitchers simply don't view the tournament as a priority and would rather spend that time in spring training getting ready for the season

It looks like you guys will be juuuuust fine.

 

Tarik Skubal, Logan Webb, Joe Ryan and Nolan McLean all committed within the last couple of days.

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16 minutes ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

It looks like you guys will be juuuuust fine.

 

Tarik Skubal, Logan Webb, Joe Ryan and Nolan McLean all committed within the last couple of days.

Oh yea.  Seemed like they were starting to get some less than elite pitchers, but the commits they've had in the last 12 hours have been stellar.  Now the staff feels like an embarrassment of riches.  They have 3 elite starters and a bunch of guys that can eat innings.  Thrilled what Mark DeRosa has been able to put together.

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Aaron Nola, Adam Ottavino and Kyle Teel officially committed to play for  at the upcoming WBC 

 

if he's healthy and in good shape, Nola is a really great addition to the team (the mound still being the weak link, though)

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All of the final rosters will be unveiled next Thursday (February 5th) on MLB Network starting at 19:00 EST

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 TEAM JAPAN 

 

 

Pitchers:

Daichi Ishii (Hanshin Tigers, NPB, )

Hiromi Itoh (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, NPB, )

Yusei Kikuchi (Los Angeles Angels, MLB, )

Koki Kitayama (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, NPB, )

Yuki Matsui (San Diego Padres, MLB, )

Yuki Matsumoto (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, NPB, )

Hiroya Miyagi (Orix Buffaloes, NPB, )

Taisei Ota (Yomiuri Giants, NPB, )

Ryuhei Sotani (Orix Buffaloes, NPB, )

Tomoyuki Sugano (Unattached, )

Kaima Taira (Saitama Seibu Lions, NPB, )

Hiroto Takahashi (Chunichi Dragons, NPB, )

Atsuki Taneichi (Chiba Lotte Marines, NPB, )

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, )

 

Catchers:

Yuhei Nakamura (Tokyo Yakult Swallows, NPB, )

Seishiro Sakamoto (Hanshin Tigers, NPB, )

Kenya Wakatsuki (Orix Buffaloes, NPB, )

 

Infielders:

Sosuke Genda (Saitama Seibu Lions, NPB, )

Kaito Kozono (Hiroshima Toyo Carp, NPB, )

Shugo Maki (Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars, NPB, )

Taisei Makihara (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, NPB, )

Munetaka Murakami (Chicago White Sox, MLB, )

Kazuma Okamoto (Toronto Blue Jays, MLB, )

Teruaki Sato (Hanshin Tigers, NPB, )

 

Outfielders:

Kensuke Kondoh (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, NPB, )

Shota Morishita (Hanshin Tigers, NPB, )

Ukyo Shuto (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, NPB, )

Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs, MLB, )

Masataka Yoshida (Boston Red Sox, MLB, )

 

Designated Hitters:

Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, )

Edited February 6 by Topicmaster1010

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 TEAM CANADA 

 

 

Pitchers:

Logan Allen (Unattached, )

Micah Ashman (Baltimore Orioles, MLB, )*

Philippe Aumont (Unattached, )

Jordan Balazovic (Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, CPBL, )

Eric Cerantola (Kansas City Royals, MLB, )

Indigo Diaz (Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB, )*

Antoine Jean (Colorado Rockies, MLB, )*

Carter Loewen (San Diego Padres, MLB, )*

Adam Macko (Toronto Blue Jays, MLB, )

James Paxton (Unattached, )

Cal Quantrill (Texas Rangers, MLB, )*

Noah Skirrow (Toros de Tijuana, LMB, )

Michael Soroka (Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB, )

Jameson Taillon (Chicago Cubs, MLB, )

Matt Wilkinson (Cleveland Guardians, MLB, )*

Rob Zastryzny (Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, )

 

Catchers:

Liam Hicks (Miami Marlins, MLB, )

Bo Naylor (Cleveland Guardians, MLB, )

 

Infielders:

Tyler Black (Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, )

Matt Davidson (NC Dinos, KBO, )

Adam Hall (Unattached, )

Edouard Julien (Colorado Rockies, MLB, )

Otto Lopez (Miami Marlins, MLB, )

Josh Naylor (Seattle Mariners, MLB, )

Abraham Toro (Kansas City Royals, MLB, )

 

Outfielders:

Owen Caissie (Miami Marlins, MLB, )

Denzel Clarke (Athletics, MLB, )

Tyler O'Neill (Baltimore Orioles, MLB, )

Jacob Robson (Long Island Ducks, ALPB, )

Jared Young (New York Mets, MLB, )

 

*minor league player

Edited February 6 by Topicmaster1010

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 TEAM AUSTRALIA 

 

 

Pitchers:

Kieran Hall (Perth Heat, ABL, )

Ky Hampton (Adelaide Giants, ABL, )

Josh Hendrickson (Kansas City Monarchs, AA, )

Sam Holland (Brisbane Bandits, ABL, )

Jon Kennedy (Brisbane Bandits, ABL, )

Connor MacDonald (Brisbane Bandits, ABL, )

Cooper Morgan (Adelaide Giants, ABL, )

Mitch Neunborn (Philadelphia Phillies, MLB, )*

Jack O'Loughlin (Adelaide Giants, ABL, )

Warwick Saupold (Perth Heat, ABL, )

Blake Townsend (Texas Rangers, MLB, )*

Todd van Steensel (Adelaide Giants, ABL, )

Alexander Wells (Sydney Blue Sox, ABL, )

Lachlan Wells (LG Twins, KBO, )

Coen Wynne (Sydney Blue Sox, ABL, )

 

Catchers:

Mitch Edwards (Adelaide Giants, ABL, )

Alex Hall (Perth Heat, ABL, )

Robbie Perkins (Brisbane Bandits, ABL, )

 

Infielders:

Travis Bazzana (Cleveland Guardians, MLB, )

George Callil (Brisbane Bandits, ABL, )

Jarryd Dale (Kia Tigers, KBO, )

Robbie Glendinning (Kansas City Monarchs, AA, )

Curtis Mead (Chicago White Sox, MLB, )

Logan Wade (Brisbane Bandits, ABL, )

Rixon Wingrove (Brisbane Bandits, ABL, )

 

Outfielders:

Ulrich Bojarski (Melbourne Aces, ABL, )

Chris Burke (Melbourne Aces, ABL, )

Max Durrington (Athletics, MLB, )*

Tim Kennelly (Perth Heat, ABL, )

Aaron Whitefield (Melbourne Aces, ABL, )

 

*minor league player