Overview
- World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto was added as Japan completed its 2026 World Baseball Classic roster alongside Shohei Ohtani.
- Manager Hirokazu Ibata said the squad includes seven current MLB players, among them Seiya Suzuki, Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto.
- Japan will defend its 2023 crown at the March 5–17 tournament staged in Japan, the United States and Puerto Rico.
- All of Japan’s pool games will be at Tokyo Dome in a group with South Korea, Australia, Taiwan and the Czech Republic.
- Lars Nootbaar was omitted due to injury, and Ibata said Ohtani’s pitching role will be decided closer to the tournament.