Major League Baseball’s newest offseason tradition — the Capital One MLB Open golf tournament — has become a full-scale showcase for global baseball culture, bringing more than 70 current and former big leaguers together with international icons, USA Baseball alumni and Athletes Unlimited softball stars in one unified setting at Shadow Creek.
These current and former MLB players know how to get the job done on a baseball field and on a golf course! ⛳️@BenVerlander joined #MLBNHotStove to recap the inaugural @CapitalOne MLB Open in Las Vegas last week. pic.twitter.com/DLbjQMAsy9
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 17, 2025
The MLB Awards Week in Nevada evolved into a gathering of the sport’s worldwide footprint. Players with World Baseball Classic history, Caribbean winter-league experience, Olympic medals and future national-team relevance spent three days on the course in two-man pairings. The field revealed how deeply baseball’s global reach now runs — and how naturally players gravitate toward golf as their offseason competitive outlet.
For more background on how the event came together, read World Baseball Network’s earlier preview here.
Sixty current and former MLB players representing all 30 clubs were placed into official pairings. AUSL award winners and executives rounded out the field, creating a cross-disciplinary lineup that reflected baseball’s international depth.
Tournament results remain confidential until the national broadcast on November 18, part of MLB’s plan to unveil the leaderboard during the TNT telecast.
WHO:
More than 70 MLB and AUSL participants, including international standouts Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, Adam Jones, Sergio Romo, Adrián González, CC Sabathia, Gary Sheffield, Dexter Fowler, Will Smith, Cal Raleigh, Jimmy Rollins, David Wright, Dallas Keuchel, JJ Putz, Phil Nevin, John Smoltz, Kevin Millar, Justin Turner and many others with WBC, winter-league or national-team backgrounds.
Mookie Betts smiles after hitting from the 10th tee of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) Betts, a World Series champion, Team USA mainstay, Gold Glove defender, and multi-sport standout, is one of the featured players in MLB’s inaugural Capital One MLB Open. Tune in Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, or catch full tournament coverage on MLB Network and the MLB app.
AUSL representatives included Erin Coffel, Hannah Flippen, Georgina Corrick, Ana Gold, Jennie Finch and commissioner Kim Ng.
WHAT:
A first-of-its-kind competitive golf tournament created by MLB and Capital One, staging two-player teams from all 30 MLB franchises alongside AUSL award winners and league leaders. Many participants have represented Japan, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the United States in international tournaments, winter leagues and major global competitions.
WHEN:
Tournament played November 12 through 14, with full coverage airing Tuesday, November 18 at 9:30 p.m. EST on TNT.
WHERE & HOW TO WATCH
The tournament was played at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Nevada, with results held for the national broadcast. Watch the full reveal Tuesday, November 18 at 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT, with additional coverage across Bleacher Report, MLB Network, the MLB app, and @MLB on X.
Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/mlb
MLB Network: https://www.mlb.com/network
MLB app (iOS) | (Android)
@MLB on X: https://x.com/MLB
WHY IT MATTERS:
The inaugural Capital One MLB Open brings together international baseball alumni, global stars and future 2026 WBC representatives. The tee sheet spanned Japan’s global stars, Caribbean winter-league heroes, Mexican national-team veterans, USA Baseball mainstays and emerging players preparing for future WBC cycles. The event blended MLB, international baseball traditions, AUSL softball and national-team culture into one shared competition. It also gave USA Baseball icons — including Betts, Raleigh, Jones, Smoltz, Floyd, Nevin and Putz — a nationwide stage beyond awards night.
Capital One MLB Open Golf Tournament Tees Off November 12–14 at Shadow Creek
And for fans who like to shake their gifts early and hunt for spoilers, a few glimpses have already surfaced online. Mookie Betts flashed the same precision that makes him playable at any position on the field — and on a bowling lane — nearly holing out on one of Shadow Creek’s toughest par threes in a clip that sent r/Dodgers into overdrive. Toronto’s Ernie Clement, whose smiling slide into home became one of the defining images of the World Series, was just as lively on the course, with observers noting he spent much of the day chatting, laughing and embracing the moment. Everything else — the scores, surprises and the final leaderboard — will stay hidden until the national broadcast, unless fans keep sleuthing through the scattered snippets circulating across social media.
Below are the full MLB pairings for the Capital One MLB Open, presented in a Baseball Without Borders flow from West to East and across historic baseball regions.
🇲🇽 Padres – Adrián González and Jason Marquis
🇲🇽 Giants – Sergio Romo and Russ Ortiz
🇨🇺 Rangers – Phil Nevin and Jerry Hairston Jr.
🇬🇷🇺🇸 Reds – Mike Moustakas and Todd Frazier 🇺🇸🇮🇹
🇵🇱 White Sox – Korey Lee and Paul Konerko
🇵🇷 Twins – Royce Lewis and Aaron Hicks
🇯🇵 Orioles – Jeremiah Jackson and Adam Jones
🇨🇦🇺🇸 Blue Jays – Ernie Clement and Joe Carter
Diamondbacks – Chris Young and Scott Hairston
Athletics – Max Schuemann and Jed Lowrie
Dodgers – Will Smith and Andre Ethier
Angels – Justin Upton and Scott Kazmir
Mariners – Bryan Woo and JJ Putz
Rockies – Kyle Freeland and Cory Sullivan
Astros – Dallas Keuchel and Bud Norris
Royals – Jeremy Guthrie and David Riske
Brewers – Dan Plesac and Greg Vaughn
Cubs – Justin Turner and Dexter Fowler
Cardinals – Victor Scott II and Andy Benes
Tigers – Brandon Inge and Mike Hessman
Guardians – Slade Cecconi and Kenny Lofton
Pirates – Jared Triolo and Jason Kendall
Marlins – Jakob Marsee and Gary Sheffield
Braves – Michael Harris II and John Smoltz
Nationals – Riley Adams and Tyler Clippard
Phillies – Jimmy Rollins and Ben Francisco
Mets – David Wright and Cliff Floyd
Yankees – CC Sabathia and Nick Swisher
Red Sox – Dustin May and Kevin Millar
Rays – Ryan Pepiot and David Price
World Baseball Network will continue covering MLB’s expanding global initiatives throughout the offseason as the international baseball calendar accelerates toward 2026.
Photo: Image from a past baseball celebrity golf event, featuring Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz of the Dominican Republic during the inaugural David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic in Punta Cana on Dec. 6, 2008. Used to illustrate World Baseball Network’s coverage of MLB’s inaugural Capital One MLB Open at Shadow Creek. Ortiz hosted the event to raise funds for pediatric care in the Dominican Republic and New England. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur)
