Japan World Baseball Classic roster
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The 2026 World Baseball Classic roster has been set, and top players' jerseys from each of the WBC teams are now available for purchase.
The poignancy of five Japanese ballplayers returning to their home country as Major League stars resonated with the baseball world last March. One year later, a new documentary goes deeper into the people and places that shaped them.
Airing on FOX and its affiliate networks in March 2026, the sixth iteration of this tournament will feature 20 countries and territories whose best players will compete to prove that their country is the crème de la crème of professional baseball. With that in mind, let's dive into the early odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Feb. 5.
Major League Baseball has done a great job of marketing the game in Japan by sending numerous teams to that Asian nation, and now MLB affiliates in the US will get the same opportunity with Japanese baseball.
The Boston Red Sox added one more intriguing arm to their loaded pitching staff before spring training could begin.
Eleven players from the 40-man roster of the Red Sox were officially named to represent their respective countries.