We’re less than three months away from the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March and the roster for Team USA is taking shape.

On Thursday, Team USA announced that Detroit Tigers star and two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal would join its roster, along with San Diego Padres fireballer Mason Miller, San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb, and New York Yankees closer David Bednar.

Those four pitchers join a Team USA roster already loaded with superstars, including Yankees star Aaron Judge, Seattle Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., and more.

Who has committed to play for Team USA?

Here are all of the MLB players who have committed to play for Team USA at the 2026 WBC so far:

Hitters

Cal Raleigh, C, Seattle MarinersWill Smith, C, Los Angeles DodgersBobby Witt Jr., SS, Kansas City RoyalsGunnar Henderson, SS, Baltimore OriolesBrice Turang, 2B, Milwaukee BrewersAaron Judge, OF, New York YankeesCorbin Carroll, OF, Arizona DiamondbacksPete Crow-Armstrong, OF, Chicago CubsKyle Schwarber, DH, Philadelphia Phillies

Pitchers

Tarik Skubal, Detroit TigersPaul Skenes, Pittsburgh PiratesJoe Ryan, Minnesota TwinsLogan Webb, San Francisco GiantsNolan McLean, New York MetsClay Holmes, New York MetsDavid Bednar, New York YankeesMason Miller, San Diego Padres

Judge and Raleigh finished first and second in the American League MVP voting this past season, while Skubal and Skenes won the American League and National League Cy Young Awards, respectively. Judge, team captain for the Yankees, will also serve as in the same role for Team USA.

Witt Jr., a two-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove Award winner and 2024 AL batting champ, led MLB in hits each of the past two seasons. Schwarber, a three-time All-Star, blasted a career-high 56 home runs for the Phillies in 2025. They are two of four players currently on Team USA’s roster who also represented USA at the 2023 WBC, along with Smith and Bednar.

Who is coaching Team USA?

Team USA will be managed by Mark DeRosa, who also managed Team USA at the 2023 WBC, which USA finished as runners-up to champion Japan.

He will be assisted by a coaching staff full of ex-MLB players and coaches, including Andy Pettitte, Matt Holliday, David Ross, Brian McCann, Michael Young, Fredi González, George Lombard and Dino Ebel.

When is the 2026 World Baseball Classic?

The 2026 WBC takes place from March 5-17, 2026. The event was first played in 2006 and takes place every three-to-four years.

As implied by the event name, 2026 WBC games will be played across the world, with the first round of pool games hosted in four different cities: Miami, Florida; Houston, Texas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Tokyo, Japan.

The quarterfinals will take place from March 13-16 in Miami and Houston. The WBC Championship game is scheduled for March 16 at loanDepot Park in Miami, home of MLB’s Marlins.

How has Team USA performed at past WBCs?

Most recently, Team USA finished as runner-up after losing to Japan, 3-2, in the 2023 WBC Championship game.

You may recall that the championship game ended with a dramatic showdown between Mike Trout, hitting for USA, and Shohei Ohtani, pitching for Japan, while they were teammates with the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani struck out Trout on a 3-2 slider to seal the victory and bring the WBC Championship back to Japan for the third time since the event’s inception in 2006.

Team USA won the 2017 WBC with an 8-0 win over Puerto Rico in the championship, securing USA’s only WBC title in five tournaments. The WBC was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to that, Team USA was eliminated in the second round of the 2013 WBC with a 4-3 loss to Puerto Rico. The Dominican Republic won the 2013 WBC with a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico.

In the 2009 WBC, Team USA was eliminated in the semifinals with a 9-4 loss to Japan. Earlier in that tournament, Team USA suffered a mercy rule defeat, losing 11-1 to Puerto Rico in a seven-inning shortened game.

At the inaugural WBC in 2006, Team USA was eliminated in the semifinals following a 2-1 loss to Mexico.

What is Team USA’s schedule for the 2026 WBC?

Team USA is in Pool B for the 2026 WBC, along with Brazil, Great Britain, Mexico and Italy.

Team USA will open WBC play against Brazil on March 6 at 8 p.m. at Daikin Park in Houston, home of MLB’s Astros. It will also play Great Britain (March 7), Mexico (March 9) and Italy (March 10) in pool play.

The top two teams in each of the four pools will advance to the quarterfinals beginning March 13.