The World Baseball Classic ended with two of the best players in the world facing off. In 2026, history could repeat itself.
While Mike Trout won’t be able to face Shohei Ohtani this time around, even more elite major league talent is playing in the tournament, from Aaron Judge and Paul Skenes to Juan Soto and Ohtani once again.
Japan is the reigning champion, but the United States, Dominican Republic and more are loaded up with MLB experience as 20 countries chase history.
Here’s a complete look at every active MLB player on a World Baseball Classic roster for 2026.
MORE: Ranking 2026 World Baseball Classic teams 1-20
World Baseball Classic rosters by MLB team
Players listed must have MLB experience and be invited to major-league spring training with their current team.
Arizona Diamondbacks
- SP Michael Soroka (Canada)
- 2B Ketel Marte (Dominican Republic)
- 1B Carlos Santana (Dominican Republic)
- SS Geraldo Perdomo (Dominican Republic)
- OF Alek Thomas (Mexico)
- 3B Nolan Arenado (Puerto Rico)
- SP Eduardo Rodriguez (Venezuela)
Athletics
- OF Denzel Clarke (Canada)
- RP Elvis Alvarado (Dominican Republic)
- SP Luis Severino (Dominican Republic)
- 1B Joey Meneses (Mexico)
- INF Darell Hernaez (Puerto Rico)
- OF Carlos Cortes (Puerto Rico)
Atlanta Braves
- SP Dane Dunning (South Korea)
- C Chadwick Tromp (Netherlands)
- 2B Ozzie Albies (Netherlands)
- RP Javy Guerra (Panama)
- OF Ronald Acuna Jr. (Venezuela)
Baltimore Orioles
- OF Tyler O’Neill (Canada)
- SP Dean Kremer (Israel)
- RP Jose Espada (Puerto Rico)
- RP Rico Garcia (Puerto Rico)
- C Christian Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
- SS Gunnar Henderson (USA)
Boston Red Sox
- INF Tsung-Che Cheng (Chinese Taipei)
- RP Tayron Guerrero (Colombia)
- SP Brayan Bello (Dominican Republic)
- OF Nate Eaton (Great Britain)
- RP Greg Weissert (Italy)
- OF Masataka Yoshida (Japan)
- OF Jarren Duran (Mexico)
- OF Ceddanne Rafaela (Netherlands)
- RP Jovani Moran (Puerto Rico)
- OF Roman Anthony (USA)
- SP Ranger Suarez (Venezuela)
- OF Wilyer Abreu (Venezuela)
- 1B Willson Contreras (Venezuela)
Chicago Cubs
- SP Jameson Taillon (Canada)
- OF Seiya Suzuki (Japan)
- SP Javier Assad (Mexico)
- C Miguel Amaya (Panama)
- C Christian Bethancourt (Panama)
- SP Matthew Boyd (USA)
- 3B Alex Bregman (USA)
- OF Pete Crow-Armstrong (USA)
- RP Daniel Palencia (Venezuela)
Chicago White Sox
- INF Curtis Mead (Australia)
- RP Seranthony Dominguez (Dominican Republic)
- C Kyle Teel (Italy)
- INF Munetaka Murakami (Japan)
Cincinnati Reds
- 3B Eugenio Suarez (Venezuela)
Cleveland Guardians
- C Bo Naylor (Canada)
- OF Stuart Fairchild (Chinese Taipei)
- RP Matt Festa (Italy)
- SP Logan Allen (Panama)
Colorado Rockies
- INF Edouard Julien (Canada)
- SP Jose Quintana (Colombia)
- OF Troy Johnston (Israel)
- SP Michael Lorenzen (Italy)
- SP Tomoyuki Sugano (Japan)
- RP Brennan Bernardino (Mexico)
- RP Victor Vodnik (Mexico)
- INF Willi Castro (Puerto Rico)
- SP Antonio Senzatela (Venezuela)
- SS Ezequiel Tovar (Venezuela)
Detroit Tigers
- DH Jahmai Jones (South Korea)
- CL Kenley Jansen (Netherlands)
- SP Tarik Skubal (USA)
- SP Keider Montero (Venezuela)
- 2B Gleyber Torres (Venezuela)
Houston Astros
- C Yainer Diaz (Dominican Republic)
- SS Jeremy Pena (Dominican Republic)
- INF Zach Dezenzo (Italy)
- INF Shay Whitcomb (South Korea)
Kansas City Royals
- INF Abraham Toro (Canada)
- C Jorge Alfaro (Colombia)
- C Elias Diaz (Colombia)
- CL Carlos Estevez (Dominican Republic)
- RP Eli Morgan (Israel)
- 1B Vinnie Pasquantino (Italy)
- OF Jac Caglianone (Italy)
- SP Seth Lugo (Puerto Rico)
- SS Bobby Witt Jr. (USA)
- C Salvador Perez (Venezuela)
- 3B Maikel Garcia (Venezuela)
Los Angeles Angels
- OF Gustavo Campero (Colombia)
- 3B Yoan Moncada (Cuba)
- SP Sam Aldegheri (Italy)
- SP Yusei Kikuchi (Japan)
- OF Matthew Lugo (Puerto Rico)
Los Angeles Dodgers
- DH Shohei Ohtani (Japan)
- SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Japan)
- INF Hyeseong Kim (South Korea)
- CL Edwin Diaz (Puerto Rico)
- C Will Smith (USA)
Miami Marlins
- C Liam Hicks (Canada)
- SS Otto Lopez (Canada)
- OF Owen Caissie (Canada)
- SP Sandy Alcantara (Dominican Republic)
- RP Michael Petersen (Great Britain)
- OF Jakob Marsee (Italy)
Milwaukee Brewers
- RP Rob Zastryzny (Canada)
- 1B Tyler Black (Canada)
- RP Abner Uribe (Dominican Republic)
- SS Joey Ortiz (Mexico)
- RP Carlos Rodriguez (Nicaragua)
- 2B Brice Turang (USA)
- RP Angel Zerpa (Venezuela)
- C William Contreras (Venezuela)
- OF Jackson Chourio (Venezuela)
Minnesota Twins
- 3B Gio Urshela (Colombia)
- RP Matt Bowman (Israel)
- RP Dan Altavilla (Italy)
- SP Joe Ryan (USA)
- OF Byron Buxton (USA)
- SP Pablo Lopez (Venezuela)
New York Mets
- UTIL Jared Young (Canada)
- RP Huascar Brazoban (Dominican Republic)
- OF Juan Soto (Dominican Republic)
- RP Alex Carillo (Mexico)
- 3B Mark Vientos (Nicaragua)
- SP Clay Holmes (USA)
- SP Nolan McLean (USA)
New York Yankees
- RP Camilo Doval (Dominican Republic)
- C Austin Wells (Dominican Republic)
- INF Amed Rosario (Dominican Republic)
- 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Great Britain)
- UTIL Jose Caballero (Panama)
- RP Fernando Cruz (Puerto Rico)
- OF Aaron Judge (USA)
- 1B Paul Goldschmidt (USA)
- CL David Bednar (USA)
Philadelphia Phillies
- SP Cristopher Sanchez (Dominican Republic)
- OF Johan Rojas (Dominican Republic)
- C Garrett Stubbs (Israel)
- SP Aaron Nola (Italy)
- SP Taijuan Walker (Mexico)
- INF Edmundo Sosa (Panama)
- RP Brad Keller (USA)
- DH Kyle Schwarber (USA)
- RP Jose Alvarado (Venezuela)
Pittsburgh Pirates
- CL Dennis Santana (Dominican Republic)
- RP Gregory Soto (Dominican Republic)
- OF Oneil Cruz (Dominican Republic)
- 1B Spencer Horwitz (Israel)
- RP Joe La Sorsa (Italy)
- RP Kyle Nicolas (Italy)
- SP Jose Urquidy (Mexico)
- INF Nick Gonzales (Mexico)
- SP Paul Skenes (USA)
San Diego Padres
- RP Wandy Peralta (Dominican Republic)
- 3B Manny Machado (Dominican Republic)
- OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (Dominican Republic)
- RP Ron Marinaccio (Italy)
- RP Yuki Matsui (Japan)
- SS Xander Bogaerts (Netherlands)
- RP Mason Miller (USA)
- SP German Marquez (Venezuela)
San Francisco Giants
- RP Reiver Sanmartin (Colombia)
- RP Tristan Beck (Great Britain)
- OF Harrison Bader (Israel)
- OF Jung Hoo Lee (South Korea)
- OF Heliot Ramos (Puerto Rico)
- SP Logan Webb (USA)
- RP Jose Butto (Venezuela)
- 2B Luis Arraez (Venezuela)
Seattle Mariners
- 1B Josh Naylor (Canada)
- OF Julio Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)
- OF Miles Mastrobuoni (Italy)
- OF Dominic Canzone (Italy)
- CL Andres Munoz (Mexico)
- OF Randy Arozarena (Mexico)
- C Cal Raleigh (USA)
- RP Gabe Speier (USA)
- RP Eduard Bazardo (Venezuela)
St. Louis Cardinals
- RP Gordon Graceffo (Italy)
- INF Thomas Saggese (Italy)
- RP Riley O’Brien (South Korea)
- C Ivan Herrera (Panama)
Tampa Bay Rays
- RP Edwin Uceta (Dominican Republic)
- 3B Junior Caminero (Dominican Republic)
- 1B Jonathan Aranda (Mexico)
- RP Griffin Jax (USA)
- RP Yoendrys Gomez (Venezuela)
Texas Rangers
- SP Cal Quantrill (Canada)
- RP Nabil Crismatt (Colombia)
- RP Robert Garcia (Mexico)
- OF Alejandro Osuna (Mexico)
Toronto Blue Jays
- RP Yariel Rodriguez (Cuba)
- 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Dominican Republic)
- C CJ Stubbs (Israel)
- INF Kazuma Okamoto (Japan)
- C Alejandro Kirk (Mexico)
- OF Leo Jimenez (Panama)
- INF Ernie Clement (USA)
- INF Andres Gimenez (USA)
Washington Nationals
- C Harry Ford (Great Britain)
- 1B Matt Mervis (Israel)
Which countries have the most MLB players in the World Baseball Classic?
| Country | Players |
| United States | 29 |
| Dominican Republic | 29 |
| Venezuela | 24 |
| Italy | 18 |
| Mexico | 17 |
| Canada | 15 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 |
| Japan | 9 |
| Israel | 9 |
| Colombia | 8 |
| Panama | 7 |
| South Korea | 6 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Great Britain | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 |
| Cuba | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 |
| Czechia | 0 |
29 of the 30 roster spots on the United States and Dominican Republic rosters are taken up by active MLB players. The only exceptions are future Hall of Fame starter Clayton Kershaw for the USA after his retirement and reliever Albert Abreu for the Dominican Republic. Abreu last pitched in the majors in 2023.
Venezuela is the only other team with more than 20 active MLB players, followed by Italy (18) and Mexico (17).
Brazil and Czechia are the only two teams without an active MLB player.
Which MLB teams have the most World Baseball Classic players in 2026?
| Team | Players |
| Red Sox | 13 |
| Royals | 11 |
| Rockies | 10 |
| Pirates | 9 |
| Brewers | 9 |
| Cubs | 9 |
| Phillies | 9 |
| Mariners | 9 |
| Yankees | 9 |
The Red Sox led the way 13 players in the World Baseball Classic, so spring training is a bit lighter these days for Boston. The Royals are next with 11, followed by the Rockies with 10.
The Rockies, despite their ineptitude in 2025, will be represented on eight different teams during the tournament.
The Reds are the least represented team at the World Baseball Classic with Eugenio Suarez as their only major-leaguer on a roster.
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