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Aaron Judge joins Pat McAfee to explain how Team USA is looking to carry the momentum from Olympic hockey into the World Baseball Classic. (1:37)
Two highlights stand out from the 2023 World Baseball Classic, both involving Shohei Ohtani.
The first isn't the one you're probably thinking about. In one of the most surreal baseball moments in recent years, a 5-foot-9 electrician from Czechia named Ondřej Satoria, with a fastball that topped out at 79 mph, fanned the mighty Ohtani on three pitches, inducing the strikeout with a wild swing on a 72 mph changeup.
The second is the one you remember: Ohtani striking out his then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of Japan's 3-2 victory over the United States in the championship game, two future Hall of Famers in the ultimate showdown.
Get prepped for each Classic pool with this handy guide
The 2026 tournament, which gets underway this week, features four pools: A, B, C and D. Each of those pools consists of five teams battling it out in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each pool then advance to the quarterfinals, with the rest of the event taking place in a tournament-style, single-elimination format.
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For a deeper look at each pool, and a prediction as to who will advance out of it, we called in an MLB.com reporter who will be on the scene providing coverage during the group stage. Here are their breakdowns.
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World Baseball Classic Power Rankings: Team USA boasts loaded squad; Dominican Republic, Japan bulk up
Pool play for the 2026 World Baseball Classic begins on March 4 with action in the Tokyo Dome. By the end of Friday, March 6, all 20 teams will have played a game. The championship game takes place Tuesday, March 17, at Miami's loanDepot Park (home of the Marlins). In other words, we're looking at two full weeks of good international action here.
Those unfamiliar might see their jaws drop a little when they see the Netherlands in a discussion about international baseball, but the seasoned international baseball fans know that this includes Caribbean islands Curaçao and Aruba. From those places, this Netherlands roster has grabbed Xander Bogaerts, Ozzie Albies and Ceddanne Rafaela. The closer? Curaçao's Kenley Jansen. Here's a fun one: The manager is newly elected Hall of Famer Andruw Jones, who was born in Curaçao. His son, prospect Druw Jones, is on the roster too.
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