Ten additional players have been announced for the 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™, which will begin on Thursday, March 5, 2026. This brings the total number of participants to 29. The remaining player will be announced as soon as it is decided. The final official player roster will be announced by World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) on Friday, February 6, Japan time.

▼ Scheduled participants ▼
*Titles omitted, team names in parentheses
・Additional players announced
Hiroya Miyagi (Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes) #13
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) #18
Hiroto Takahashi (Chunichi Dragons) #28
Ryuhei Sotani (Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes) #47
Koki Kitayama (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) #57
Yuhei Nakamura (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) #27
Kaito Kozono (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) #3
Kazuma Okamoto (Toronto Blue Jays) #25
Munetaka Murakami (Chicago White Sox) #55
Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs) #51

・Players already announced
Yuki Matsui (San Diego Padres) #1
Hiromi Ito (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) #14
Daisei (Yomiuri Giants) #15
Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) #16
Yusei Kikuchi (Los Angeles Angels) #17
Tomoyuki Sugano (Baltimore Orioles, currently a free agent) #19
Atsuki Taneichi (Chiba Lotte Marines) #26
Kaima Taira (Saitama Seibu Lions) #61
Yuki Matsumoto (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) #66
Daichi Ishii (Hanshin Tigers) #69
Kenya Wakatsuki (Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes) #4
Seishiro Sakamoto (Hanshin Tigers) #12
Hideto Maki (Yokohama DeNA BayStars) #2
Taisei Makihara (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) #5
Sosuke Genda (Saitama Seibu Lions) #6
Teruaki Sato (Hanshin Tigers) #7
Kensuke Kondo (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) #8
Ukyo Shuto (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) #20
Shota Morishita (Hanshin Tigers) #23

Additionally, among Pacific League players, pitcher Hiroya Miyagi, who will be playing in his second consecutive tournament, and pitcher Ryuhei Sotani and Koki Kitayama, pitcher will be playing for the first time, have been newly called up. The comments from pitcher are as follows:

▼Comment pitcher Hiroya Miyagi ▼
"I am very honored to have been selected as a member of Samurai Japan, but at the same time I feel a sense of responsibility. There is a lot of pressure and responsibility to represent Japan, but I will prepare thoroughly so that I can contribute to Japan becoming the world champion."

▼Comment pitcher Ryuhei Sotani ▼
"When I was selected as a member of the national team, the first thing I felt was, 'I'm glad I played baseball.' As a representative of Japan, I want to play with confidence and determination, and I will do my best to contribute to the team's win."

▼Comment pitcher Koki Kitayama ▼
"I was born and raised in Japan, and have learned a lot through baseball. I would like to put everything I have learned into this tournament. I will give it my all so that the people of Japan will be pleased."