The World Baseball Classic (WBC) host city, which will be held in March 2026, has been confirmed.
On the morning of the 24th (Korea Standard Time), the WBC Organizing Committee announced Tokyo, Japan, Miami, Florida, and Houston, Texas, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA.
Twenty countries will participate in the 2026 WBC, which will be divided into four groups for the first round. In 2026, 16 countries have decided to participate in the WBC based on their 2023 tournament results, and five countries that have passed the preliminary round will join. Grouping will be revealed later.
Group A will compete at Iram Vitorne Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Group B will compete at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Group C matches will be held at Tokyo Dome, and Group D matches will be held at Londipo Park in Miami. It is the first time for the WBC to be held at Minute Maid Park, the home ground of the Houston Astros in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB). The Iram Vitorne Stadium in San Juan will host the WBC for the first time in 13 years since 2013.스포츠토토
In addition, the quarterfinals, where the first and second place in Group A and Group B will clash, will be held at Minute Maid Park, while the other quarterfinals, where the first and second place in Group C and Group D, will be held at Londipo Park, and the championship rounds, including the semifinals and finals, will all take place at Londipo Park.