2026 World Baseball Classic players

Austin Kenneth Wells is an American professional baseball catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of Arizona, and the Yankees selected him in the first round of the 2020 MLB draft. Wells made his MLB debut in 2023. Born in the United States, he represents the Dominican Republic internationally.

Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Because of his contributions as a hitter and as a pitcher, which make him a rare two-way player, Ohtani's prime seasons have been considered among the greatest in baseball history, with some likening them to the early career of Babe Ruth.

Aaron James Judge is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winner. He holds the AL record for most home runs in a season with 62. He stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighs 282 pounds (128 kg), making him one of the tallest and largest players in MLB. He is considered by some to be among the best power hitters of all time.

Clayton Edward Kershaw is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw was an 11-time National League (NL) All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2014 NL Most Valuable Player. He is one of 20 pitchers and four left-handers to be members of the 3,000 strikeout club. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.

American professional baseball player

Dominican baseball player (born 1998)

American baseball player (born 1987)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes, where he became one of the most decorated pitchers in league history.

Dominican-American baseball player

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Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Venezuelan professional baseball player (born 1997)

Japanese professional baseball player

Japanese baseball player

Dominican Republic professional baseball player (born 1999)

Venezuelan-American professional baseball player (born 1990)

Dominican professional baseball center fielder (born 2000)

Dominican Republic baseball player

Cuban baseball player

Japanese baseball player

American baseball player

Colombian baseball player (born 1989)

Canadian baseball player

Venezuelan professional baseball catcher

American-italian baseball player

Venezuelan professional baseball player

Japanese baseball player

Cuban-Mexican baseball player

Puerto Rican baseball player

Dominican baseball player

American baseball player (born 1994)

Japanese professional baseball player

Japanese baseball player

Vladimir Guerrero Ramos, known by fans as Vladdy, is a Dominican-Canadian professional baseball first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 and bats and throws right-handed. Guerrero is the son of Baseball Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero Sr. Born in Canada, he represents the Dominican Republic internationally.

American professional baseball player (born 1993)

Cuban baseball player (born 1995)

Dutch baseball player

Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Puerto Rican baseball player

American professional baseball player

Puerto Rican baseball player

South Korean baseball player

Dominican baseball player (born 1993)

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American baseball player (born 1993)

William Dills Smith is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. He was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, and made his MLB debut in 2019. Smith is a three-time All-Star and won the World Series with the Dodgers in 2020, 2024, and 2025, securing the latter championship with an 11th-inning home run in Game 7. Internationally, Smith represents the United States.

Panamanian baseball player

American baseball player

Puerto Rican baseball player

Venezuelan baseball player

Japanese baseball player (born 1991)

Venezuelan baseball infielder (born 1996)

American baseball player (born 2000)

American baseball player (born 1996)

American professional baseball player

Dominican baseball player (born 1995)

Colombian baseball player

Tarik Daniel Skubal is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Tigers in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2020. He is a two-time American League (AL) Cy Young Award winner. In 2024, Skubal was named an All-Star and became the first American League pitcher since 2011 to capture both the pitching Triple Crown and the Cy Young Award in a full season. He was again named an All-Star in 2025.

Mexican-American baseball player

Colombian baseball player