Sure, the World Baseball Classic isn’t happening again until 2026, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start getting excited about it early (or planning trips to go see it). And now that planning is a little easier as the four host cities were announced on Thursday. San Juan, Tokyo, Houston, and Miami will all play host to the initial rounds of the WBC in 2026.
You can read more about the city selections and how the pools and quarterfinals will work in today’s links, as well as some hot umpire takes, some updates from Rob Manfred, and a particularly on the nose song choice from the Dodgers’ organist.