Japan took home the title in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. What about 2026? ZHBuchanan ranks teams into tiers.
just ended. Japan hoisted the trophy for the first time since 2009, and the tournament seems to be truly catching a foothold in the popular consciousness.The next WBC will be held in 2026, and 16 teams will earn automatic berths. Here, we attempt to sort them into tiers based on their anticipated strength three years from now. This is hardly an exact science; we don’t know who will play, much less who might be eligible to play for which country.
A note: This isn’t an exhaustive accounting of every team that might make noise in 2026. The bottom team in each pool from the 2023 tournament will have to re-qualify and is therefore not listed here, but some of them could do some damage if they make it back in. The talent pool in Taiwan is exciting, and one that major-league clubs are increasingly turning to for players. Colombia and Nicaragua landed tough pool assignments but easily could be back stronger in 2026.
We’re focusing only on the teams we know will be there. Here, sorted into tiers, is a look at who should contend for a title the next time around.Japan is the reigning champion and has won three of five WBC titles since the tournament’s inception, and it’s home to Nippon Professional Baseball, the second-best professional league in the world.
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