This article shows the rosters of all participating teams in the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification tournament. The rosters for the pool in Taipei, Taiwan were officially announced on February 3, 2025. Rosters for the pool in Tucson, Arizona were announced on February 13, 2025.
Pool A
Chinese Taipei's roster was announced on February 3, 2025. The roster was updated on February 19, 2025. Manager 99 Tseng Hao-jiu Coaches 66 Chien-Ming Chang (first base/outfield), 31 Chiang-Ho Chen (third base), 34 Chih-Kang Kao (bench/catching), 70 Yueh-Ping Lin, 23 Cheng-Min Peng (hitting) PlayerNo.Pos.Date of birth (age)TeamLeagueBirthplaceBo-Hao Chen9P Rakuten MonkeysChinese Professional Baseball LeaguePo-Yu Chen44P Pittsburgh Pirates (minors)Major League Baseball Taoyuan CityYu-Hung Chen77P TSG HawksChinese Professional Baseball LeagueYun-Wen Chen12P Uni-President 7-Eleven LionsChinese Professional Baseball League Pingtung CountyJo-Hsi Hsu69P Wei Chuan DragonsChinese Professional Baseball LeagueSiang-Sheng Hsu29P Yakult SwallowsNippon Professional BaseballDong-Ming Li16P Fubon GuardiansChinese Professional Baseball League Ruei-Yang Gu Lin11P Uni-President 7-Eleven LionsChinese Professional Baseball League Wei-En Lin45P Oakland Athletics (minors)Major League Baseball TaoyuanYen-Ching Lu58P CTBC BrothersChinese Professional Baseball League Yung-Chen Lu37P Rakuten MonkeysChinese Professional Baseball LeagueTzu-Chen Sha98P Oakland Athletics (minors)Major League Baseball TaipeiSun Yi-Lei96P Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersNippon Professional Baseball TaipeiJyun-Yue Tseng60P Fubon GuardiansChinese Professional Baseball League Yu-Cheng Wu55P TSG HawksChinese Professional Baseball League Chen Zhong-ao Zhuang48P Oakland Athletics (minors)Major League Baseball TaipeiChung-Yu Chen65C Uni-President 7-Eleven LionsChinese Professional Baseball League Shao-Hong Jiang63C Wei Chuan DragonsChinese Professional Baseball League Yu-Chieh Kao17C CTBC BrothersChinese Professional Baseball LeagueYu Chang18IF Fubon GuardiansChinese Professional Baseball League Taitung County Tzu-Yu Tseng8IF TSG HawksChinese Professional Baseball LeagueTsung-Hsien Lee22IF Fubon GuardiansChinese Professional Baseball LeagueTzu-Wei Lin15IF Rakuten MonkeysChinese Professional Baseball League Kaohsiung CountyPo-Hsuan Wang6IF TSG HawksChinese Professional Baseball LeagueNien-Ting Wu39IF TSG HawksChinese Professional Baseball League TaipeiChieh-Hsien Chen24OF Uni-President 7-Eleven LionsChinese Professional Baseball League Kaohsiung CityTzu-Hao Chen1OF CTBC BrothersChinese Professional Baseball League Wun-Jie Chen3OF TSG HawksChinese Professional Baseball League Cheng-Jui Sung88OF CTBC BrothersChinese Professional Baseball League
Nicaragua's roster was announced on February 3, 2025. Cheslor Cuthbert was originally announced as part of the Nicaraguan team, but was replaced by Chase Dawson due to injury. Rodolfo Bone was originally announced on the team roster, but was revealed to be on the team's coaching staff as a bullpen catcher and was replaced by Freddvil Chevez.
Manager 7 Sandor Guido Coaches 26 Julio Sánchez (bench), 56 Lenin Picota (pitching), 4 Cairo Murillo (bullpen) 33 Anibal Vega (first base), 3 Dorian García (third base), 22 Rodolfo Bone (bullpen catcher)
PlayerNo.Pos.Date of birth (age)TeamLeagueBirthplaceKenword Burton 10 P Indios del BóerNicaraguan Professional Baseball League Bluefields, RACCSLeonardo Crawford 72 P Rieleros de AguascalientesMexican Baseball League Puerto CabezasFidencio Flores 30 P Gigantes de RivasNicaraguan Professional Baseball League El Sauce, LeónJesús Garrido 77 P Gigantes de Rivas Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League ChinandegaErnesto Glasgon 29 P Leones de Leon Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League ManaguaYeris Gonzalez 44 P Tigres de Chinandega Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League JinotegaRonald Medrano36P Rieleros de AguascalientesMexican Baseball League ManaguaDilmer Mejia32P Leones de LeónNicaraguan Professional Baseball League El Sauce, LeónAngel Obando31P Gigantes de RivasNicaraguan Professional Baseball League El Sauce, ManaguaJ. C. Ramirez 66 P Navegantes del MagallanesVenezuelan Professional Baseball League ManaguaCarlos Teller37P Gigantes de RivasNicaraguan Professional Baseball League ManaguaBryan Torres78P Gigantes de RivasNicaraguan Professional Baseball League LeónAxel Zapata 88 P Tigres de Chinandega Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League ChinandegaMelvin Novoa 27 C Indios del Bóer Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League Nandaime, Granada Ronald Rivera 25 C Tigres de Chinandega Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League ChinandegaBejamin Alegria 1 IF Gigantes de Rivas Major League Baseball ManaguaFreddvil Chevez 14 IF Indios del Bóer Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League MasayaBrandon Leyton 5 IF Tigres de Chinandega Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League ManaguaElian Miranda28IF Tren del NorteNicaraguan Professional Baseball League El Viejo, ChinandegaEmanuel Trujillo 18 IF Tigres de ChinandegaNicaraguan Professional Baseball League ChinandegaFreddy Zamora 23 IF Milwaukee Brewers (minors) Major League Baseball León DepartmentChase Dawson 97 OF Leones de LeónNicaraguan Professional Baseball League Chesterton, IndianaOmar Mendoza 45 OF Tigres de Chinandega Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League Managua Juan Montes 99 OF Tren del Norte Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League Guatemala CityJose Orozco 20 OF Free agent MatagalpaElian Rayo 48 OF San Francisco Giants (minors) Major League Baseball Ciudad Dario, MatagalpaCristhian Sandoval 95 OF Gigantes de Rivas Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League Juigalpa
South Africa's roster was announced on February 3, 2025. Manager Neil Adonis Coaches Jody Burch, Dean McKinnon, Darryn Smith, Erick Threets, Paul Van der Merwe
PlayerNo.Pos.Date of birth (age)TeamLeagueBirthplaceVince Deyzel26P Durban, KwaZulu-NatalRowan Ebersohn32P Benoni IndiansSouth African Baseball League Johannesburg, GautengJared Elario27P Cape Town, Western CapeJustin Erasmus22P Johannesburg, GautengDean Jacobs12P Athlone A’sCape Town Baseball Federation Cape Town, Western CapeDamon King28P Benoni IndiansSouth African Baseball League Johannesburg, GautengDaniel Mendelsohn54P Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-NatalAnthony Sayers48P Benoni, Gauteng Brandon Smith1P Arrows OstravaExtraliga Durban, KwaZulu-NatalLloyd Stevens7P Cape Town, Western CapeJosh Tribe18P Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDylan Unsworth50P Durban, KwaZulu-NatalJarryd White3P Johannesburg, GautengDayle Feldtman31C Western CapeSouth African Baseball League Cape Town, Western CapeTyrone Milne10C Bellville TygersCape Town Baseball Federation Cape Town, Western CapeLuke November34C Cape Town, Western CapeMatthew Diedericks6IF Cape Town, Western CapeVictor Ngoepe9IF Polokwane, LimpopoJosh November5IF Cape Town, Western CapeAnthony Phillips23IF Free agent Bellville, Western CapeJonathan Phillips14IF Western CapeSouth African Baseball League Cape Town, Western Cape Tyler Smith 2IF Hrosi BrnoExtraliga Durban, KwaZulu-NatalChristiaan Beyers17OF Bonn CapitalsBundesliga Cape Town,Western CapeBrandon Bouillon21OF GautengSouth African Baseball League Johannesburg, GautengJason Carelse20OF Athlone A’sCape Town Baseball Federation Cape Town, Western CapeBrandon Edmunds 11 OF Johannesburg, GautengJoshua Wentzel 29 OF Cape Town, Western Cape
Spain's roster was announced on February 3, 2025. Luis Guillorme was officially announced as part of the team, but was later replaced by Yancarlo Franco. Manager Nelson Prada Coaches Candelario Diaz, Eduardo Dominguez, Aritz Garcia Goni, Nestor Pérez, Manu Olivera, Adam Jones
PlayerNo.Pos.Date of birth (age)TeamLeagueBirthplace Daniel Álvarez 32 P Tigres de Aragua Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Barquisimeto Fernando Báez 12 P San Marino Baseball Serie A Sabana Grande de Palenque Jorge Balboa 23 P CB Viladecans División de Honor de Béisbol San Sebastián Vicente Campos 34 P Free agent La Guaira Rhiner Cruz 55 P Free agent Santo Domingo Anderson De Leon 3 P San Marino Baseball Serie A Brooklyn, New York Yeudy García 20 P Hagerstown Flying Boxcars Atlantic League Sabana Yegua Pablo Guillén 27 P Free agent Villa Clara Elián Leyva 53 P Leones de Yucatán Mexican League Havana Yoanner Negrín 37 P Leones de Yucatán Mexican League Havana Andrés Perez 36 P Free agent Caracas Orlando Rodríguez 42 P Dorados de Chihuahua Mexican League Miami Gardens, Florida Ramon Rosso 26 P Free agent Santo Domingo Lowuin Sacramento 45 P Astros de Valencia División de Honor de Béisbol El Tigre Elio Silva 28 P San Inazio Beisbol División de Honor de Béisbol Maracay Andres Angulo 2 C Free agent Cali Gabriel Lino 43 C Guerreros de Oaxaca Mexican League Maracay Carlos Colmenarez 1 IF Tampa Bay Rays (minors) Major League Baseball San Felipe, Yaracuy Wander Encarnacion 11 IF Parma Clima Serie A Santo Domingo Yancarlo Franco 5 IF Free agent Ansonia Edgar Rondon 24 IF Free agent San Pedro de Macoris Jesús Ustariz 16 IF San Marino Baseball Serie A Caracas Edison Valerio 19 IF Astros de Valencia División de Honor de Béisbol Santo Domingo Engel Beltré 7 OF Free agent Santo Domingo Frank Hernández 29 OF Chicago Cubs (minors) Major League Baseball Havana Daniel Jiménez 10 OF Free agent Caracas Chris Kwitzer 14 OF New York Boulders Frontier League Buffalo, New York Félix Stevens 9 OF Chicago Cubs (minors) Major League Baseball Havana
Pool B
Brazil announced their coaching staff on January 25, 2025. The full roster was announced on February 15, 2025.
Manager 82 Yuichi Matsumoto Coaches 23 Thiago Caldeira (bench), 25 André Rienzo (pitching), 36 Reinaldo Sato (hitting/infield), 16 Paulo Orlando (hitting/outfield), 74 Kléber Ojima (bullpen)
PlayerNo.Pos.Date of birth (age)TeamLeagueBirthplaceTiago Da Silva 22 P Caliente de DurangoMexican League São Paulo, São PauloCaio de Araujo28P Alabama State HornetsNCAA Jundiaí, São PauloMurilo Gouvea34P AtibaiaBrazilian Baseball Championship Santo André, São PauloHugo Kanabushi66P MaríliaBrazilian Baseball Championship Alto ParanaPedro Lemos39P Seattle Mariners (minors)Major League Baseball Santo André, São PauloOscar Nakaoshi14P Adelaide GiantsAustralian Baseball League São Paulo, São PauloJoao Gabriel Marostica 21 P Tochigi Golden BravesBaseball Challenge League Mirandópolis, São PauloRafael Ohashi 2 PFree agent Mogi Guaçu, São PauloEric Pardinho 43 P Toronto Blue Jays (minors)Major League Baseball Lucélia, São PauloEnzo Sawayama19P YamahaIndustrial League HamamatsuBo Takahashi18P Seibu LionsNippon Professional Baseball Presidente Prudente, São PauloHeitor Tokar41P Dorados de Chihuahua Mexican League Marília, São PauloArthur Tsujiguchi11P Nihon Wellness Sports University TokyoHector Villarroel4P AtibaiaBrazilian Baseball Championship El Tigre, Anzoátegui Gabriel do Carmo7C Cougars de MontignyChampionnat de France de baseball Atibaia, São PauloGabriel Gomes10C Cincinnati Reds (minors)Major League Baseball Atibaia, São PauloMatheus Lelis9C Nippon Blue JaysBrazilian Baseball Championship Bastos, São PauloVitor Ito1IF Marília Brazilian Baseball Championship Marília, São PauloFelipe Mizukosi54IF Gecebs Brazilian Baseball Championship São Paulo, São PauloTiago Nishyama12IF Nittaidai São Paulo, São PauloLeonardo Reginatto5IF Tigres de Quintana RooMexican League Curitiba, ParanáLucas Rojo 15 IF Kitakyushu Shimonoseki PhoenixKyushu Asian League São Roque, São PauloDante Bichette Jr.77OFFree agent Orlando, FloridaGabriel Maciel3OF Sussex County Miners Frontier League Londrina, ParanáVictor Mascai17OF Tochigi Golden BravesBaseball Challenge League Marília, São PauloLucas Ramirez24OF Los Angeles Angels (minors)Major League Baseball Weston, FloridaDaniel Yonemura70OFFree agent Porto Velho, Rondônia
China's full roster was announced on February 15, 2025.
Manager 66 Li Wei
Coaches 67 Han Guojun (bench), 57 Zhang Jian (pitching), 21 Ray Chang (hitting), 56 Wang Wei (bullpen),