The first day of September has come and gone, and with it came and went the deadline for the 20 teams participating in the 2026 World Baseball Classic to submit their 50-man preliminary roster for the event, which will be played at four sites around the world next March.
Teams are not required to release the 50-man rosters, nor are they required to release the 35-man preliminary roster, which is due Dec. 3, according to a post by Shawn Spradling on the social media platform X.
https://x.com/Shawn_Spradling/status/1962522424382996671
After teams submit their 35-man roster on Dec. 3, they have two months to make their final roster decisions, with the final rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which are due on Feb. 3, 2026.
2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Play Schedule
All times local
March 5
Noon JST – Chinese Taipei vs. Australia – Tokyo Dome
7 p.m. JST – Czechia vs. South Korea – Tokyo Dome
March 6
Noon JST – Australia vs. Czechia – Tokyo Dome
Noon CST – Mexico vs. Great Britain – Daikin Park
Noon EST – The Netherlands vs. Venezuela – loanDepot Park
Noon AST – Cuba vs. Panama – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
7 p.m. JST – Japan vs. Chinese Taipei – Tokyo Dome
7 p.m. CST – United States vs. Brazil – Daikin Park
7 p.m. EST – Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic – loanDepot Park
7 p.m. AST – Puerto Rico vs. Colombia – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
March 7
Noon JST – Chinese Taipei vs. Czechia – Tokyo Dome
Noon CST – Mexico vs. Great Britain – Daikin Park
Noon EST – Nicaragua vs. The Netherlands – loanDepot Park
Noon AST – Colombia vs. Canada – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
7 p.m. JST – South Korea vs. Japan – Tokyo Dome
7 p.m. CST – Great Britain vs. United States – Daikin Park
7 p.m. EST – Israel vs. Venezuela – loanDepot Park
7 p.m. AST – Panama vs. Puerto Rico – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
March 8
Noon JST – Chinese Taipei vs. South Korea – Tokyo Dome
Noon CST – Great Britain vs. Italy – Daikin Park
Noon EST – The Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic – loanDepot Park
Noon AST – Colombia vs. Cuba – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
7 p.m. JST – Australia vs. Japan – Tokyo Dome
7 p.m. CST – Brazil vs. Mexico – Daikin Park
7 p.m. EST – Nicaragua vs. Israel – loanDepot Park
7 p.m. AST – Panama vs. Canada – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
March 9
Noon JST – South Korea vs. Australia – Tokyo Dome
Noon CST – Brazil vs. Great Britain – Daikin Park
Noon EST – Dominican Republic vs. Israel – loanDepot Park
Noon AST – Colombia vs. Panama – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
7 p.m. JST – Czechia vs. Japan – Tokyo Dome
7 p.m. CST – Mexico vs. United States – Daikin Park
7 p.m. EST – Venezuela vs. Nicaragua – loanDepot Park
7 p.m. AST – Cuba vs. Puerto Rico – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
March 10
7 p.m. AST – Canada vs. Puerto Rico – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
7 p.m. EST – Israel vs. Nicaragua – loanDepot Park
8 p.m. CST – Italy vs. United States – Daikin Park
March 11
3 p.m. AST – Canada vs. Cuba – Hiram Bithorn Stadium
6 p.m. CST – Italy vs. Mexico – Daikin Park
8 p.m. EST – Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua – loanDepot Park
Quarterfinals
March 13 – 6:30 p.m. EST – loanDepot Park
March 13 – 8 p.m. EST – Daikin Park
March 14 – 3 p.m. EST – Daikin Park
March 14 – 9 p.m. EST – loanDepot Park
Semifinals
March 15 – 8 p.m. EST – loanDepot Park
March 16 – 8 p.m. EST – loanDepot Park
Championship Game
March 17 – 8 p.m. EST – loanDepot Park
Photo: Shohei Ohtani of Japan celebrates on the mound after striking out Mike Trout of the United States, as Japan defeated the United States at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images)
