The next World Baseball Classic will be in three years, in 2026, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed to reporters ahead of the WBC final between Team USA and Team Japan on Tuesday in Miami.
After the first two tournaments took place in 2006 and 2009, the WBC was supposed to be every four years: 2013, 2017, 2021. The ‘21 iteration was postponed by the pandemic and rescheduled for this March, per the collective bargaining agreement reached last year to end the MLB lockout.
The CBA included a 2026 WBC as part of the league’s international ventures, but that was technically a tentative plan subject to discussion. The intent had been to make a more definitive ruling in conjunction with the MLB Players Association after the current tournament.
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