Get ready to dive into World Baseball Classic pool play. 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.

Pool B kicks off play in Houston with Mexico facing off against Great Britain and Team USA hosting Brazil on March 6.

Samurai Japan will serve as hosts for South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Australia, and Czechia in the first round of the World Baseball Classic

Baseball fans, rejoice! The 2026 World Baseball Classic officially began Wednesday with the start of pool play. Colombia and Brazil secured the final two spots in this year’s tournament in qualifiers,