2026 World Baseball Classic
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Japan United States Puerto Rico |
| Cities | Houston, Texas Miami, Florida San Juan, Puerto Rico Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | March 5–17, 2026 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Third place | Dominican Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 1,247,357 |
All statistics correct as of March 14, 2026. | |
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is an international professional baseball tournament between 20 national baseball teams, and the sixth iteration of the World Baseball Classic (WBC). It began on March 5, 2026, and will run until March 17. The pool-play rounds were played in Miami, Florida; Houston, Texas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Tokyo, Japan. Two quarterfinals were played in Houston, while the remaining knockout stage games are being played in Miami.
Japan was the defending champion, defeating the United States in the 2023 WBC championship game, but was eliminated by Venezuela in the quarterfinals. Japan's failure to reach the semifinals was its worst-ever finish in tournament history. The Dominican Republic and Venezuela, the top two teams from the Americas (alongside Olympic hosts United States), qualified for the 2028 Olympic baseball tournament, to be held in Los Angeles.