The World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) has announced the final official player roster for the 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™ to be held in March. Japan, aiming for its second consecutive championship, has fielded a record nine major leaguers. Twelve players were selected from Pacific League.

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▼ pitcher ▼
Yuki Matsui (San Diego Padres) #1
Hiroya Miyagi (Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes) #13
Hiromi Ito (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) #14
Daisei (Yomiuri Giants) #15
Yusei Kikuchi (Los Angeles Angels) #17
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) #18
Tomoyuki Sugano (Baltimore Orioles, currently a free agent) #19
Atsuki Taneichi (Chiba Lotte Marines) #26
Hiroto Takahashi (Chunichi Dragons) #28
Ryuhei Sotani (Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes) #47
Koki Kitayama (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) #57
Kaima Taira (Saitama Seibu Lions) #61
Yuki Matsumoto (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) #66
Daichi Ishii (Hanshin Tigers) #69

▼ catcher ▼
Kenya Wakatsuki (Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes) #4
Seishiro Sakamoto (Hanshin Tigers) #12
Yuhei Nakamura (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) #27

▼ infielder ▼
Hideto Maki (Yokohama DeNA BayStars) #2
Kaito Kozono (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) #3
Taisei Makihara (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) #5
Sosuke Genda (Saitama Seibu Lions) #6
Teruaki Sato (Hanshin Tigers) #7
Kazuma Okamoto (Toronto Blue Jays) #25
Munetaka Murakami (Chicago White Sox) #55

▼ outfielder ▼
Kensuke Kondo (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) #8
Ukyo Shuto (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) #20
Shota Morishita (Hanshin Tigers) #23
Masataka Yoshida (Boston Red Sox) #34
Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs) #51

▼ DH ▼
Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) #16