2026 World Baseball Classic qualification rosters
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.[1][2] Rosters for the pool in Tucson, Arizona were announced on February 13, 2025.[3]
Pool A
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Chinese Taipei's roster was announced on February 3, 2025.[1] The roster was updated on February 19, 2025.[4]
- Manager
99 Tseng Hao-jiu[5]- 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)
Nicaragua's roster was announced on February 3, 2025.[1] Cheslor Cuthbert was originally announced as part of the Nicaraguan team, but was replaced by Chase Dawson due to injury.[6] 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.[7]
- Manager
7 Sandor Guido- Coaches
- 26 Julio Sanchez (bench), 56 Lenin Picota (pitching), 4 Cairo Murillo (bullpen) 33 Anibal Vega (first base), 3 Dorian García (third base), 22 Rodolfo Bone (bullpen catcher)
South Africa's roster was announced on February 3, 2025.[1]
- Manager
Neil Adonis[8]- Coaches
- Jody Burch, Dean McKinnon, Darryn Smith, Erick Threets, Paul Van der Merwe
| Player | No. | Pos. | Date of birth (age) | Team | League | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Deyzel | 26 | P | February 9, 1998 (aged 27) |  Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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| Rowan Ebersohn | 32 | P | April 16, 1996 (aged 28) | Benoni Indians |
South African Baseball League | Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| Jared Elario | 27 | P | October 14, 1988 (aged 36) | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Justin Erasmus | 22 | P | January 22, 1990 (aged 35) | Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| Dean Jacobs | 12 | P | September 21, 1991 (aged 33) | Athlone A’s |
Cape Town Baseball Federation | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Damon King | 28 | P | August 21, 1997 (aged 27) | Benoni Indians |
South African Baseball League | Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| Daniel Mendelsohn | 54 | P | February 9, 1996 (aged 26) | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
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| Anthony Sayers | 48 | P | December 6, 2000 (aged 24) | Benoni, Gauteng
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| Brandon Smith | 1 | P | February 12, 2000 (aged 25) |  Arrows Ostrava |
Extraliga | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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| Lloyd Stevens | 7 | P | March 24, 1998 (aged 26) | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Josh Tribe | 18 | P | August 20, 2003 (aged 21) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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| Dylan Unsworth | 50 | P | September 23, 1992 (aged 32) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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| Jarryd White | 3 | P | April 8, 2002 (aged 22) | Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| Dayle Feldtman | 31 | C | February 4, 1991 (aged 31) | Western Cape |
South African Baseball League | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Tyrone Milne | 10 | C | February 20, 1997 (aged 28) | Bellville Tygers |
Cape Town Baseball Federation | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Luke November | 34 | C | March 14, 2001 (aged 23) | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Matthew Diedericks | 6 | IF | May 13, 1998 (aged 26) | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Victor Ngoepe | 9 | IF | February 9, 1998 (aged 24) | Polokwane, Limpopo
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| Josh November | 5 | IF | November 30, 2005 (aged 19) | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Anthony Phillips | 23 | IF | April 11, 1990 (aged 34) | Free agent | Bellville, Western Cape
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| Jonathan Phillips | 14 | IF | April 16, 1986 (aged 38) | Western Cape |
South African Baseball League | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Tyler Smith | 2 | IF | November 4, 1997 (aged 27) | Hrosi Brno |
Extraliga | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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| Christiaan Beyers | 17 | OF | May 17, 1995 (aged 29) |  Bonn Capitals |
Bundesliga | Cape Town,Western Cape
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| Brandon Bouillon | 21 | OF | March 21, 1989 (aged 35) | Gauteng |
South African Baseball League | Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| Jason Carelse | 20 | OF | April 16, 1996 (aged 26) | Athlone A’s |
Cape Town Baseball Federation | Cape Town, Western Cape
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| Brandon Edmunds | 11 | OF | January 9, 1989 (aged 36) | Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| Joshua Wentzel | 29 | OF | May 16, 2000 (aged 24) | Cape Town, Western Cape
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Spain's roster was announced on February 3, 2025.[1] Luis Guillorme was officially announced as part of the team, but was later replaced by Yancarlo Franco.[9]
- Manager
Nelson Prada- Coaches
- Candelario Diaz, Eduardo Dominguez, Aritz Garcia Goni, Nestor Pérez, Manu Olivera, Adam Jones[10]
Pool B
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Brazil announced their coaching staff on January 25, 2025.[11] The full roster was announced on February 15, 2025.[3]
- Manager
82 Yuichi Matsumoto[12]- Coaches
- 23 Thiago Caldeira (bench), 25 André Rienzo (pitching), 36 Reinaldo Sato (hitting/infield), 16 Paulo Orlando (hitting/outfield), 74 Kléber Ojima (bullpen)
China's full roster was announced on February 15, 2025.[3]
- Manager
66 Li Wei[13]
- Coaches
- 67 Han Guojun (bench), 57 Zhang Jian (pitching), 21 Ray Chang (hitting), 56 Wang Wei (bullpen),
Colombia's full roster was announced on February 15, 2025.[3] A roster update was announced on February 24, 2025.[14] Guillermo Moscoso replaced Nabil Crismatt, Guillermo Quintana replaced Jorge Alfaro, and Jose Ramos replaced Carlos Arroyo.[15] The next day, José Quintana withdrew due to signing with an MLB organization, replaced by Carlos Ocampo.[16]
- Manager
15 José Mosquera[17]- Coaches
- 19 Jhonatan Solano (bench), 14 Dayan Diaz (pitching), 18 Jair Fernandez (hitting), 5 Jaime Del Valle (first base), 10 Ronald Ramirez (third base)
Germany's full roster was announced on February 15, 2025.[3]
- Manager
14 Jendrick Speer[18]- Coaches
- 31 Maurice Wilhelm (bench), 39 Alexander Baham (hitting), 32 Clemens Cichocki (pitching), 11 Mike Bolsenbroek (bullpen), 1 Octavio Medina (infield), 8 Maurice Biendrin (bullpen catcher)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Rosters announced for World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Taiwan". MLB.com. February 3, 2025.
- ^ "ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC QUALIFIER IN TAIWAN" (PDF). MLB.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Here's what to know for World Baseball Classic Qualifiers in Tucson". MLB.com. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei Update 2025 WBCQ Roster". World Baseball Network.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei Roster & Staff". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Sandor Guido explica caso de Chase Dawson en la seleccion nacional con miras al preclasico" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Nicaragua Roster & Staff". MLB.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "South Africa Roster & Staff". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Spain Roster & Staff". MLB.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Adam Jones Named Hitting Coach for Spain's WBC Team". World Baseball Network.
- ^ "Iniciamos hoje a apresentação da delegação brasileira que representará o Brasil no WBC em março. Começamos apresentando o nosso "Orgulho Nacional - A Comissão Técnica 100% Brasileira"". x.com.
- ^ "Brazil Roster & Staff". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "China Roster & Staff". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "🇨🇴ROSTER COLOMBIA🇨🇴 Este es el roster de Colombia para el clasificatorio al Clásico Mundial, el evento se celebrará del 2 al 6 de marzo en Arizona. #WorldBaseballClassic". X.com. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
- ^ "*Michael Arroyo estará en vez de Carlos Arroyo". X.com. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
- ^ "José Quintana, otra baja de Colombia para clasificatorio al Clásico Mundial de Béisbol" (in Spanish). Zona Cero. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Colombia Roster & Staff". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Germany Roster & Staff". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.