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 World Baseball Classic, 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 ranking of the top 100 players in baseball in 2026 — who will be playing in this year’s WBC, broken down by country.
United States
Top 100 players: 17
Aaron Judge, OF (MLB Rank: No. 2)
Bobby Witt Jr., SS (3)
Tarik Skubal, SP (4)
Paul Skenes, SP (6)
Cal Raleigh, C (7)
Gunnar Henderson, SS (13)
Kyle Schwarber, DH (21)
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF (22)
Logan Webb, SP (27)
Roman Anthony, OF (33)
Will Smith, C (34)
Bryce Harper, 1B (42)
Mason Miller, RP (60)
Alex Bregman, 3B (61)
Byron Buxton, OF (63)
Brice Turang, 2B (74)
Nolan McLean, SP (100)
Dominican Republic
Top 100 players: 10
Juan Soto, OF (5)
Julio Rodriguez, OF (9)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B (11)
Fernando Tatis Jr., OF (14)
Cristopher Sanchez, SP (19)
Ketel Marte, 2B (20)
Junior Caminero, 3B (23)
Geraldo Perdomo, SS (32)
Manny Machado, 3B (47)
Jeremy Peña, SS (48)
Venezuela
Top 100 players: 6
Ronald Acuña Jr., OF (10)
William Contreras, C (28)
Jackson Chourio, OF (45)
Maikel Garcia, 3B (71)
Ranger Suarez, SP (85)
Eugenio Suarez, 3B (96)
Japan
Top 100 players: 3
Shohei Ohtani, DH (1)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, SP (17)
Seiya Suzuki, OF (92)
Mexico
Top 100 players: 2
Alejandro Kirk, C (54)
Jarren Duran, OF (67)
Puerto Rico
Top 100 players: 1
Edwin Diaz, RP (73)
Great Britain
Top 100 players: 1
Jazz Chisholm Jr., 2B (78)
Netherlands
Top 100 players: 1
Ceddanne Rafaela, OF (88)
Canada
Top 100 players: 1
Josh Naylor, 1B (97)
