Pool D of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (branded as the World Baseball Classic 2026 Miami Capital One for sponsorship reasons) took place from March 6 to 11, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The fourth of four pools, the top two teams automatically qualified for the top-eight knockout stage, beginning with quarterfinals in Miami and Houston, Texas.
The group consisted of Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands, Israel, and Nicaragua. In the final game of the pool, both Venezuela and the Dominican Republic had clinched quarterfinal berths, and competed to determine who would face defending champion Japan. The Dominicans secured the win, continuing an undefeated streak after failing to advance in 2023. Nicaragua was relegated after failing to win a game for the second consecutive tournament and must re-qualify for the next edition of the tournament.
Teams Drawposition Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance WBSCRankings B1 1 WBSC Americas 2023 participants 6th 2023 Fourth place (2009) 5 B2 3 WBSC Americas 2023 participants 6th 2023 Champions (2013) 12 B3 2 WBSC Europe 2023 participants 6th 2023 Fourth place (2013, 2017) 9 B4 4 WBSC Europe 2023 participants 3rd 2023 Quarterfinals (2017) 21 B5 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool A winner 2nd 2023 Pool stage (2023) 16
Standings
Summary
Games Netherlands vs. Venezuela
Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic
Nicaragua vs. Netherlands
Israel vs. Venezuela
Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic
Nicaragua vs. Israel
Dominican Republic vs. Israel
Venezuela vs. Nicaragua
Israel vs. Netherlands
Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela
Statistics Source:
Batting Team 128 41 40 5 1 13 33 .313 .458 .672 1.130 133 26 37 7 0 5 19 .278 .365 .444 .809 127 15 25 4 1 3 9 .197 .261 .315 .576 119 9 22 2 0 2 16 .185 .303 .252 .555 131 6 27 3 0 1 10 .206 .293 .252 .545
Pitching Team 2.38 34 23 10 9 2 37 12 1.029 2.75 36 29 12 11 6 36 9 1.056 5.91 35 26 23 23 5 27 26 1.486 6.15 33.2 37 25 23 5 21 18 1.634 6.06 32.2 36 27 22 6 23 22 1.776
References
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