The 2023 World Baseball Classic is set to begin on March 8 and the rosters for each country were officially announced on Thursday. This will mark the first WBC to take place since 2017 as the scheduled 2021 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The WBC field was expanded from 16 to 20 countries this year, with all 16 teams from the 2017 tournament automatically qualifying. The Czech Republic, Great Britain, Nicaragua, and Panama all won qualifying tournaments to earn spots as the last four entries, with the former three making their WBC debut.
Each squad has been divided into four pools with Pool A playing their games in Taiwan, Pool B playing their games in Japan, and Pools C and D playing their games in the United States. The top two teams from each pool will then advance to a single-elimination quarterfinal round.
The Dominican Republic heads into the tournament as the favorite with +200 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook. The USA follows at +225 and Japan is +280. It drops from there to Puerto Rico at +850.
Here are the 2023 World Baseball Classic rosters for each country. We’re updating as MLB releases them on MLB Network.
USA
USA WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Pete Alonso | Jason Adam |
| Tim Anderson | Daniel Bard |
| Nolan Arenado | David Bednar |
| Mookie Betts | Nestor Cortes |
| Paul Goldschmidt | Kendall Graveman |
| Kyle Higashioka | Merrill Kelly |
| Jeff McNeil | Clayton Kershaw |
| Cedric Mullins | Lance Lynn |
| J.T. Realmuto | Nick Martinez |
| Kyle Tucker | Miles Mikolas |
| Trea Turner | Adam Ottavino |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | Ryan Pressly |
| Kyle Schwarber | Brooks Raley |
| Will Smith | Brady Singer |
| Mike Trout | Adam Wainwright |
| Devin Williams |
Australia
Australia WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Aaron Whitefield | Blake Townsend |
| Alex Hall | Christopher Oxspring |
| Andrew Campbell | Coen Wynne |
| Darryl George | Daniel Mcgrath |
| Jake Bowey | Jack O'Loughlin |
| Jarryd Dale | Jon Kennedy |
| Jordan Mcardle | Joshua Guyer |
| Liam Spence | Joshua Tols |
| Logan Wade | Kyle Glogoski |
| Rixon Wingrove | Liam Doolan |
| Robbie Glendinning | Luke Wilkins |
| Robert Perkins | Matthew Beattie |
| Ryan Battaglia | Mitchell Neunborn |
| Ulrich Bojarski | Samuel Holland |
| Steven Kent | |
| Timothy Atherton | |
| Todd Van Steensel | |
| Warwick Saupold | |
| Will Sheriff |
Canada
Canada WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Kellin Deglan | Andrew Albers |
| Bo Naylor | Cal Quantrill |
| Freddie Freeman | Phillippe Aumont |
| Edouard Julien | Evan Rutckyj |
| Otto Lopez | John Axford |
| Damiano Palmegiani | Matt Brash |
| St Andy Yerzy | Mitch Bratt |
| Owen Caissie | Trevor Brigden |
| Denzel Clarke | Indigo Diaz |
| Tyler Oneill | R.J. Freure |
| Jared Young | Adam Loewen |
| Jacob Robson | Scott Mathieson |
| Nick Pivetta | |
| Noar Skirrow | |
| Cade Smith | |
| Curtis Taylor | |
| Rob Zastryzny |
China
China WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Chen Chen | Alan Carter |
| Chen Chen | Changlong Su |
| Chenchen Luan | Chaogun Zheng |
| Jie Cao | Fuyang Zhao |
| Jin Yang | Giang Lin |
| Jinjun Luo | Haicheng Gong |
| Ning Li | Hailong Sun |
| Pei Liang | Hao Zhang |
| Ray Chang | Jian Yi |
| Rongji Liang | Kwon Ju |
| Xiao Han | Weiyi Wang |
| Yifan Li | Xiang Wang |
| Yongkang Kou | Xin Gi |
| Yuheng Lyu | Yuchen Wang |
| Yun Lu | |
| Yusuke Masago |
China Taipei
Chinese Taipei WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Chen-Wei Chen | Chen-Chang Lee |
| Chieh-Hsien Chen | Chia-Hao Sung |
| Chin Cheng | Chih-Wei Hu |
| Dai-An Lin | Jen-Ho Tseng |
| Kun-Yu Chiang | Jyun-Yue Tseng |
| Kungkuan Giljegiljaw | Kal-Wei Teng |
| Kuo-Chen Fan | Kuan-Wei Chen |
| Lin Li | Kuan-Yu Chen |
| Nien-Ting Wu | Shao-Ching Chiang |
| Po-Jung Wang | Shih-Peng Chen |
| Tien-Hsin Kuo | Tzu-Peng Huang |
| Tsung-Che Cheng | Wei-Chung Wang |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | Yen-Ching Lu |
| Wei-Chen Wang | Yu-Hsun Chen |
| Yu-Cheng Chang | |
| Yu-Chieh Kao |
Colombia
Colombia WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Adrián Sanchez | Adrian Almeida |
| Dayan Frias | Carlos Ocampo |
| Donovan Solano | Danis Correa |
| Elias Diaz | Elkin Alcala |
| Evan Mendoza | Ezequiel Zabaleta |
| Fabian Pertuz | Guillermo Zuniga |
| Gio Urshela | Jaiser Herrera |
| Gustavo Campero | Jeffry Nino |
| Harold Ramirez | Jhon Romero |
| Jesus Marriaga | José Quintana |
| Jordan Diaz | Jose Torres |
| Jorge Alfaro | Julio Teheran |
| Meibrys Viloria | Luis De Avila |
| Oscar Mercado | Nabil Crismatt |
| Tito Polo | Pedro Garcia |
| Reiver Sanmartin | |
| Rio Gomez | |
| Ruben Galindo | |
| Santiago Florez | |
| Tayron Guerrero | |
| William Cuevas | |
| Yapson Gomez |
Cuba
Cuba WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Erisbel Arruebarrena | Naykel Cruz |
| Yoenis Cespedes | Roenis Elias |
| Alfredo Despaigne | Onelki Garcia |
| Yadir Drake | Livan Moinelo |
| Dayan Garcia | Yoennis Yera |
| Yurisbel Gracial | Frank Alvarez |
| Yoelkis Guibert | Ronald Bolanos |
| Andy Ibanez | Elian Leyva |
| Ariel Martinez | Raidel Martinez |
| Luis Mateo | Yeudis Reyes |
| Yoán Moncada | José Rodríguez |
| Yadil Mujica | Yariel Rodriguez |
| Andrys Perez | Miguel Romero |
| Lorenzo Quintana | Carlos Viera |
| Luis Robert | |
| Roel Santos |
Czech Republic
Czech Republic WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Arnost Dubovy | Boris Veerka |
| Daniel Vavrusa | Daniel Padysak |
| Eric Sogard | David Mergans |
| Filip Smola | Filip Capka |
| Jakub Grepl | Jan Novak |
| Jakub Hajtmar | Jan Tomek |
| Jakub Kubica | Jeff Barto |
| Marek Chlup | Lukas Ercoli |
| Marek Krejcirik | Lukas Hlouch |
| Martin Cervenka | Marek Minarik |
| Martin Muzik | Martin Schneider |
| Matej Mensik | Michal Kovala |
| Milan Prokop | Ondej Satoria |
| Petr Zyma | Tomas Duffek |
| Vojtech Mensik | |
| Willie Escala |
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Willy Adames | Bryan Abreu |
| Robinson Canó | Sandy Alcantara |
| Nelson Cruz | Ronel Blanco |
| Rafael Devers | Genesis Cabrera |
| Wander Franco | Diego Castillo |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Roansy Contreras |
| Teoscar Hernández | Johnny Cueto |
| Eloy Jimenez | Envel De Los Santos |
| Manny Machado | Camilo Doval |
| Ketel Marte | Carlos Estevez |
| Francisco Mejía | Jarlin Garcia |
| Jeremy Peña | Luis Garcia |
| Julio Rodríguez | Vimi Garcia |
| Gary Sánchez | Cristian Javier |
| Jean Segura | Jose Leclerc |
| Juan Soto | Rafael Montero |
| Hector Neris | |
| Joel Payamps | |
| Gregory Soto | |
| César Valdez |
Great Britain
Great Britain WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Alex Crosby | Akeel Morris |
| Anfernee Seymour | Andre Scrubb |
| Bj Murray | Branden Noriega |
| Chavez Young | Camrin Opp |
| D'Shawn Knowles | Chavez Fernander |
| Darnell Sweeney | Daniel Cooper |
| Harry Ford | Donovan Benoit |
| Jamie Ritchie | Graham Spraker |
| Justin Wylie | Graham Spraker |
| Lucius Fox | Gunnar Groen |
| Matt Koperniak | Ian Gibaut |
| Nick Ward | Jack Seppings |
| Trayce Thompson | Jacob Esch |
| Joseph King | |
| Malik Binns | |
| Matteo Sollecito | |
| Michael Petersen | |
| Michael Roth | |
| Richard Brereton | |
| Ryan Long | |
| Tahnaj Thomas | |
| Tyler Viza | |
| Vance Worley |
Japan
Japan WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Sosuke Genda | Shota Imanaga |
| Takuya Kai | Yuki Matsui |
| Kensuke Kondo | Hiroya Miyagi |
| Shugo Maki | Keiji Takahashi |
| Munetaka Murakami | Right-Handed |
| Yuhei Nakamura | Yu Darvish |
| Takumu Nakano | Hiroto Takahashi |
| Lars Nootbaar | Hiromi Itoh |
| Shohei Ohtani | Shosei Togo |
| Kazuma Okamoto | Ryoji Kuribayashi |
| Takumi Oshiro | Shohei Ohtani |
| Ukyo Shuto | Taisei Ota |
| Seiya Suzuki | Yuki Udagawa |
| Tetsuto Yamada | Yoshinobu Yamamotc |
| Hotaka Yamakawa | Atsuki Yuasa |
| Masataka Yoshida |
Mexico
Mexico WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Jonathan Aranda | Erubiel Armenta |
| Randy Arozarena | Javier Assad |
| Austin Barnes | Roel Ramirez |
| Jarren Duran | Oliver Perez |
| Alejandro Kirk | Manny Barreda |
| Joey Meneses | Alan Rangel |
| Isaac Paredes | Jojo Romero |
| Rowdy Tellez | Luis Cessa |
| Alek Thomas | Gerardo Reyes |
| Alan Trejo | Patrick Sandoval |
| Luis Urias | Wilmer Rios |
| Alex Verdugo | Julio Urías |
| Samuel Zazueta | |
| Giovanny Gallegos Jake Sanchez | |
| Felipe Gonzalez | |
| Cesar Vargas | |
| Jose Urquidy | |
| Taijuan Walker | |
| Adrian Martinez | |
| Jesus Cruz | |
| Jake Sanchez |
Israel
Israel WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Alex Dickerson | Adam Kolarek |
| Danny Valencia | Alex Katz |
| Garret Stubbs | Andrew Gross |
| Jakob Goldfarb | Brandon Gold |
| Joc Pederson | Bubby Rossman |
| Matt Mervis | Colton Gordon |
| Michael Wielansky | Daniel Federman |
| Noah Mendlinger | Dean Kremer |
| Ryan Lavarnway | Evan Kravetz |
| Spencer Horwitz | Jacob Steinmetz |
| Ty Kelly | Jake Bird |
| Zack Gelof | Jake Fishman |
| Jake Kalish | |
| Jake Miednik | |
| Joey Wagman | |
| Josh Wolf | |
| Kyle Molnar | |
| Richard Bleier | |
| Right-Handed | |
| Rob Kaminsky | |
| Robert Stock | |
| Shlomo Lipetz | |
| Zachary Weiss |
Italy
Italy WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Alberto Mineo | Alessandro Ercolani |
| Ben Deluzio | Alex Bassani |
| Brett Sullivan | Braxton Lorenzini |
| David Fletcher | Brian Marconi |
| Dominic Fletcher | Claudio Scotti |
| Dominic Miroglio | Glenn Albanese |
| John Valente | Jeffrey Passantino |
| Miles Mastrobuoni | Joseph Biagini |
| Nicky Lopez | Joseph Gaviglio |
| Robel Garcia | Joseph La Sorsa |
| Sal Frelick | Joseph Marciano |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | Matt Harvey |
| Vito Friscia | Matteo Bocchi |
| Matthew Festa | |
| Michele Vassalotti | |
| Mitchell Stumpo | |
| Neil Pallante | |
| Nichloas Fanti | |
| Nicolo Pinazzi | |
| Ryan Castellani | |
| Samuel Gaviglio | |
| Stephen Woods | |
| Tiago Da Silva | |
| Vincent Timpanelli | |
| Vincenzo Aiello | |
| Vinny Nittoli |
Netherlands
Netherlands WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Andrelton Simmons | Aaron De Groot |
| Chadwick Tromp | Antwone Kelly |
| Dashenko Ricardo | Arij Fransen |
| Didi Gregorius | Dennis Burgersdijk |
| Dwayne Kemp | Derek West |
| Jonathan Schoop | Dylan Farley |
| Josh Palacios | Eric Mendez |
| Juremi Profar | Franklin Van Gurp |
| Ray-Patrick Didder | Jair Jurrjens |
| Richie Palacios | Jaydenn Estanista |
| Roger Bernadina | Jiorgeny Casimiri |
| Sharlon Schoop | Juancarlos Sulbaran |
| Sicarf Loopstok | Kevin Kelly |
| Wladimir Balentien | Lars Huijer |
| Xander Bogaerts | Mike Bolsenbroek |
| Zander Wiel | Pedro Strop |
| Ryan Huntington | |
| Scott Prins | |
| Shairon Martis | |
| Tom De Blok | |
| Wendell Floranus |
Nicaragua
Nicaragua WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Alex Blandino | Carlos Rodriguez |
| Benjamin Alegria | Carlos Teller |
| Brandon Leyton | Duque Hebbert |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | Erasmo Ramirez |
| Dwight Britton | Fidencio Flores |
| Elian Miranda | Joaquin Acuna |
| Isaac Benard | Jonathan Loaisiga |
| Ivan Marin | Juan Carlos Ramirez |
| Juan Diego Montes | Junior Tellez |
| Melvin Novoa | Kevin Gadea |
| Milkar Perez | Leonardo Crawford |
| Norlando Valle | Osman Gutierrez |
| Rodolfo Bone | Rodney Theophile |
| Sandy Bermudez | Ronald Medrano |
| Willians Vasquez | Roniel Raudes |
Panama
Panama WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Allen Cordoba | Alberto Baldonado |
| Christian Bethancourt | Alberto Guerrero |
| Edgar Munoz | Andy Otero |
| Erasmo Caballero | Carlos Luna |
| Gerald Chin | Davis Romero |
| Ivan Herrera | Fuentes Stevens |
| Jahdiel Santamaria | Harold Arauz |
| Jhonny Santos | Humberto Mejia |
| Jonathan Arauz | Jaime Barria |
| Jose Caballero | James Gonzalez |
| Jose Ramos | Javier Guerra |
| Joshwan Wright | Justin Lawrence |
| Leonard Jones | Matt Hardy |
| Luis Castillo | Miguel Cienfuegos |
| Rodrigo Orozco | Paolo Espino |
| Ruben Tejada | Randall Delgado |
| Severino Gonzalez | |
| Wilfredo Pereira |
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Javier Báez | Jonathan Bermudez |
| Edwin Diaz | José Berríos |
| Kiké Hernández | Alex Claudio |
| Francisco Lindor | Fernando Cruz |
| Vimael Machin | Jose De Leon |
| Martin Maldonado | Alexis Diaz |
| Mjmelendez | Edwin Díaz |
| Jose Miranda | Jose Espada |
| Henry Ramos | Dominic Hamel |
| Emmanuel Rivera | Jorge López |
| Eddie Rosario | Anthony Maldonado |
| Neftali Soto | Jovani Moran |
| Christian Vázquez | Nicholas Padilla |
| Nelson Velazquez | Emilio Pagán |
| • Luis Quinones | |
| Yacksel Ríos | |
| Dereck Rodriguez | |
| Hector Santiago | |
| Marcus Stroman | |
| Duane Underwood Jr. |
South Korea
South Korea WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Jeong Choi | Woosuk Go |
| Ji Hoon Choi | Been Gwak |
| Tommy Edman | Cheol Won Jeong |
| Baekho Kang | Wooyoung Jung |
| Ha-Seong Kim | Kwanghyun Kim |
| Hyeseong Kim | Wonjung Kim |
| Hyunsoo Kim | Yun Sik Kim |
| Ji Young Lee | Changmo Koo |
| Jung-Hoo Lee | Euilee Lee |
| Sungbum Na | Youngchan Lee |
| Ji Hwan Oh | Sewoong Park |
| Byungho Park | Hyeongjun So |
| Hae Min Park | Taein Won |
| Kunwoo Park | Hyeonjong Yang |
| Euiji Yang |
Venezuela
Venezuela WBC roster 2023
| Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Hitters | Pitchers |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. | José Alvarado |
| Jose Altuve | Silvino Bracho |
| Luis Arraez | Endrys Briceno |
| Miguel Cabrera | Max Castillo |
| Robinson Chirinos | Jhoulys Chacin |
| Yonathan Daza | Enmanuel De Jesus |
| Eduardo Escobar | Jhonathan Diaz |
| Andres Gimenez | Luis Garcia |
| Omar Narvez | Norwith Gudino |
| David Peralta | Martin Perez |
| Salvador Perez | Carlos Hernandez |
| Luis Rengifo | José Quijada |
| Miguel Rojas | Darwinzon Hernandez |
| Anthony Santander | Elieser Hernandez |
| Eugenio Suarez | Eduardo Rodriguez |
| Gleyber Torres | José Ruiz |
| Pablo López | |
| Ranger Suarez | |
| Jesús Luzardo | |
| Anthony Vizcaya | |
| Andres Machado | |
| German Márguez | |
| Angel Zerpa |