As unveiled on Thursday night, rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic include 11 players from the Miami Marlins organization, representing seven different countries.
In alphabetical order:
Sandy Alcantara (Dominican Republic, second career WBC)
Owen Caissie (Canada, second)
Yiddi Cappe (Cuba, first)
Liam Hicks (Canada, first)Â
Ian Lewis (Great Britain, first)
Otto Lopez (Canada, second)Â
Jakob Marsee (Italy, first)Â
Michael Petersen (Great Britain, second)
AgustÃn RamÃrez (Dominican Republic, first)
Javier Sanoja (Venezuela, first)
Jared Serna (Mexico, first)
Alcantara is the only Marlins starting pitcher participating this time. He made the Dominican Republic’s first start of the tournament in 2023, went 3 â…” innings, allowing three runs on five hits, three walks and two strikeouts. The Dominican Republic did not make it past pool play.Â
RamÃrez was seemingly on the bubble for the D.R. as they finalized the roster. Although earning a spot on such a talented team at 24 years old is a great accomplishment, he is unlikely to see significant playing time as long as fellow catchers Austin Wells and Yainer Diaz stay healthy.
Lopez and Caissie were Canadian teammates in 2023. In their WBC debuts, Lopez slashed .294/.333/.588/.921 with one home run and six RBI in four games. Caissie slashed .231/.286/.462/.748 with one home run and four RBI in three games of action. Canada did not advance in the tournament.
Hicks, who was a Rule 5 draft pick last offseason, spent the entire 2025 season on the Marlins major league roster and slashed .247/.346/.346/.693 with six home runs, 45 RBI and a 98 wRC+. Freddie Freeman’s decision to withdraw from the tournament made Hicks a easier fit on Canada’s roster. He could play a combination of catcher, first base and designated hitter.
Cappe, who is 23 years old, played in 62 games last season between High-A Beloit and Double-A Pensacola. He slashed .278/.328/.392/.722 with six home runs, 32 RBI, 29 stolen bases and a 107 wRC+. The Marlins view him mainly as a second baseman, but he does have significant minor league experience at shortstop and third base as well.
Marsee in his rookie campaign slashed .292/.363/.478/.842 with five home runs, 33 RBI, 14 stolen bases and a 133 wRC+. He will slot in as the Marlins Opening Day center fielder.
Petersen is the only active big leaguer who was born in the United Kingdom. He made one scoreless relief appearance during the 2023 WBC.
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Bahamians like Lewis are eligible for Great Britain as well. The speedy switch-hitter slashed .278/.357/.431/.788 in 73 MiLB games last season.
The very versatile Sanoja finished the 2025 season slashing .243/.287/.396/.683 with six home runs, 38 RBI and an 86 wRC+. His second half of 2025 was encouraging, posting a .777 OPS. Five of his six home runs came in the second half, including a two-homer performance against the New York Yankees.
Serna is coming off a very disappointing regular season, but dominated in his native Mexico over the winter.
Because their countries are in Pool D, Alcantara, RamÃrez and Sanoja won’t have to travel far during the WBC—all of their games will be at loanDepot park.