Baseball Goes Global in 2026
Baseball Is Back: 2026 Is Going Global Baseball is officially back! And the 2026 baseball calendar is starting off with a bang! With Spring Training fully underway in Arizona & Florida, Opening Day hits March 26 on NBC and Peacock, with the Pirates facing the Mets in the afternoon and the defending champion Dodgers playing that night. Sunday Night Baseball is back in primetime this season, too, with matchups like Yankees–Red Sox, Cubs–Cardinals, Padres–Dodgers. But before the regular season even fully settles in, the sport goes international... The 2026 World Baseball Classic The World Baseball Classic runs March 5–17, with games in Tokyo, Houston, San Juan, and Miami (which hosts the semifinals and final). There are 20 teams split into four pools, and the top two in each advance to a knockout bracket. Japan won it all in 2023 behind Shohei Ohtani, and he’s back again this year. Team USA is stacked with Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Paul Skenes, and more. The Dominican Republic, ...