"Shohei Ohtani is joined on Samurai Japan by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, while Will Smith (USA), Hyeseong Kim (Korea) and Edwin Díaz (Puerto Rico) will each participate as well. Dodgers pitching prospect Antonio Knowles was also named to Great Britain's roster. Future Hall of Famer and Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw is also pitching for Team USA, which came as a surprise announcement after he retired from MLB."
"The 20 tournament rosters feature an all-time high of 78 MLB All-Stars, including 36 players who were 2025 All-Stars, along with 306 MLB-affiliated players, with 190 of those on MLB 40-man rosters."
"This is the first time in World Baseball Classic history that all four reigning recipients of MLB's Most Valuable Player Award (Team USA's Aaron Judge and Team Japan's Ohtani) and Cy Young Award (Team USA's Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal) are participating in the tournament. The only other occurrence of having both reigning MVPs was in the inaugural 2006 tournament, when both Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez participated."
Final rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic include six Los Angeles Dodgers across participating teams. Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto appear on Samurai Japan; Will Smith (USA), Hyeseong Kim (Korea), Edwin Díaz (Puerto Rico) and Dodgers prospect Antonio Knowles (Great Britain) are named. Clayton Kershaw is pitching for Team USA after retiring from MLB. Each roster can hold up to 30 players with at least 14 pitchers and two catchers. Rosters draw from MLB, NPB, KBO and other leagues worldwide. The 20 rosters feature a record 78 MLB All-Stars, 36 2025 All-Stars, 306 MLB-affiliated players and 190 on MLB 40-man rosters.
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