World Baseball Classic 2026: Confirmed Managers and Expectations
As the tournament approaches, the excitement grows. Nineteen of the 20 managers who will lead their national teams in the eagerly awaited 2026 World Baseball Classic, to be held in March, have already been defined.
The only unknown at the moment is Cuba, which has not yet announced its official leader. This announcement is expected to be made in the coming weeks.
Confirmed Managers List
A continuación, presentamos la lista completa de los managers confirmados, organizados por país y su grupo correspondiente según el sorteo oficial del torneo:
- 🇦🇺 Australia: Dave Nilsson (Group C)
- 🇧🇷 Brazil: Daniel Yuichi Matsumoto (Group B)
- 🇨🇦 Canada: Ernie Whitt (Group A)
- 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei: Tseng Hao-jiu (Group C)
- 🇨🇴 Colombia: José Mosquera (Group A)
- 🇰🇷 South Korea: Ji-hyun Ryu (Group C)
- 🇨🇺 Cuba: To be defined (Group A)
- 🇺🇸 United States: Mark DeRosa (Group B)
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: Bradley Marcelino (Group B)
- 🇮🇱 Israel: Ian Kinsler (Group D)
- 🇮🇹 Italy: Francisco Cervelli (Group B)
- 🇯🇵 Japan: Hirokazu Ibata (Group C)
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua: Sandor Guido (Group D)
- 🇲🇽 Mexico: Benjamín Gil (Group B)
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Andruw Jones (Group D)
- 🇵🇦 Panama: José Mayorga (Group A)
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico: Yadier Molina (Group A)
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: Pavel Chadim (Group C)
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic: Albert Pujols (Group D)
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela: Omar López (Group D)
The 2026 edition of the World Baseball Classic will take place from March 5 to 17, with venues in Puerto Rico, Japan, Houston, and Miami, the latter being in charge of hosting the final phase.
Each group promises high-level encounters and stellar participation from the best talents in world baseball.
