In just a few weeks, we’ll be watching some of baseball’s biggest stars take the field for the start of the 2026 MLB season. But why wait until then?
Thursday marks the start of the 2026 , a global tournament that takes place every three years and pits some of the best players in the sport against each other on the international stage.
Twenty countries are participating, and while some field everyday people, like Czechia, there are a number of star-studded rosters featuring MLB players representing their home countries and teaming up with guys they don’t normally get to play with.
Here’s a look at every player in MLB Rank — our — that will be playing in this year’s WBC, broken down by country.
Top-100 players: 17
, OF (MLB Rank: No. 2)
., SS (3)
, SP (4)
, SP (6)
, C (7)
, SS (13)
, DH (21)
, OF (22)
, SP (27)
, OF (33)
, C (34)
, 1B (42)
, RP (60)
, 3B (61)
, OF (63)
, 2B (74)
, SP (100)
Top-100 players: 10
, OF (5)
, OF (9)
, 1B (11)
, OF (14)
, SP (19)
, 2B (20)
, 3B (23)
, SS (32)
, 3B (47)
, SS (48)
Top-100 players: 6
, OF (10)
, C (28)
, OF (45)
, 3B (71)
, SP (85)
, 3B (96)
Top-100 players: 3
, DH (1)
, SP (17)
, OF (92)
Top-100 players: 2
, C (54)
, OF (67)
Top-100 players: 1
, RP (73)
Top-100 players: 1
, 2B (78)
Top-100 players: 1
, OF (88)
Top-100 players: 1
, 1B (97)
