{"id":468545,"date":"2025-05-20T15:45:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/managers-confirmed-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:45:38","slug":"managers-confirmed-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/managers-confirmed-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Managers Confirmed for the 2026 World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Santo Domingo.- With the tournament getting closer, 19 of the 20 managers who will be in charge of their respective national teams in the expected edition of the World Baseball Classic 2026<\/strong>, which will be played in March, have already been defined. The only exception at the moment is Cuba<\/strong>, which has not yet announced its official manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below is the complete list of confirmed managers, organized by country, along with their corresponding group according to the official tournament draw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Managers of the WBC 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Pa\u00eds<\/th>Manager<\/th>Grupo<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia<\/td>Dave Nilsson<\/td>C<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Brasil<\/td>Daniel Yuichi Matsumoto<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Canad\u00e1<\/td>Ernie Whitt<\/td>A<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc China Taip\u00e9i<\/td>Tseng Hao-jiu<\/td>C<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 Colombia<\/td>Jos\u00e9 Mosquera<\/td>A<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 Corea del Sur<\/td>Ji-hyun Ryu<\/td>C<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa Cuba<\/td>Por definir<\/em><\/td>A<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Estados Unidos<\/td>Mark DeRosa<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Gran Breta\u00f1a<\/td>Bradley Marcelino<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Israel<\/td>Ian Kinsler<\/td>D<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italia<\/td>Francisco Cervelli<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Jap\u00f3n<\/td>Hirokazu Ibata<\/td>C<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee Nicaragua<\/td>Sandor Guido<\/td>D<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd M\u00e9xico<\/td>Benjam\u00edn Gil<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Pa\u00edses Bajos<\/td>Andruw Jones<\/td>D<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6 Panam\u00e1<\/td>Jos\u00e9 Mayorga<\/td>A<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 Puerto Rico<\/td>Yadier Molina<\/td>A<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff Rep\u00fablica Checa<\/td>Pavel Chadim<\/td>C<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 R. Dominicana<\/td>Albert Pujols<\/td>D<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea Venezuela<\/td>Omar L\u00f3pez<\/td>D<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2026 edition of the World Baseball Classic will be held from March 5 to 17<\/strong>, with venues in Puerto Rico, Japan, Houston, and Miami<\/strong>, the latter being in charge of hosting the final phase. Each group promises high-level encounters and a stellar participation of the best talents in world baseball, both on and off the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cuba, one of the historical selections of the tournament, is now the only country pending to define its strategist, an announcement that is expected in the coming weeks. Data: B\u00e9isbol Puro <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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