The 2023 World Baseball Classic has been a complete success, taking place after what was the cancellation of the 2021 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and demonstrating that under its new format it is a very striking championship for baseball fans and in MLB particular.
Although there are a few games left to conclude the current edition, they are already thinking about what will be the sixth World Classic, which has some defined details, but there is still a lot to be decided.
At the moment, the only tentative thing that is known is that it could be carried out in March 2026, being the MLB Spring Training in full swing and not interfering with the regular season of the most important baseball leagues in the world. world.
Had some fun writing this⬇️
European teams impress at the pool stage of the World Baseball Classic 2023 #WBC2023 #WBC23
They’ll all be there for the next one in 2026! ⚾️https://t.co/e6tFzRuFUg
— Matthew Holroyd (@MTHolroyd) March 16, 2023
Contrary to what was being done before the cancellation of the 2020 tournament, its new edition will not be four years after the 2023 event, but will be reduced to three calendars, taking into account the six-year gap between the two versions. most recent.
There is nothing defined regarding the venues where the next World Baseball Classic could be held, but if its format is maintained, the group stage will surely be played again in two cities in Asia and two in America. In 2023 the chosen ones were Taichung (Taiwan), Tokyo (Japan), Phoenix and Miami (United States).
Early on, Mexico City, Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and a city in Australia sound like possible venues, but this will be studied by the organizing committee over the next year.
Something that was defined are 16 of the 20 teams that will participate in the next World Classic, since the first four teams of each group in the first phase of the 2023 edition won their ticket to the next edition. The full list is as follows:
America
Asia
Europa
Oceania
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/liberation/ZYWUPSLLYNG67MFQ2DN4JV2CII.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1)
