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Odds for all 20 teams to win their pool group and to win the World Baseball Classic, which begins March 6.
One day after rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic were unveiled, the uniforms for all 20 countries participating in this year's tournament have dropped.
We’ll believe it when we see it. For now, Japan – defending champions, three-time WBC titlists – is ranked first in USA TODAY’s power rankings after the Feb. 5 reveal of rosters.
Airing on FOX and its affiliate networks in March 2026, the sixth iteration of this tournament will feature 20 countries and territories whose best players will compete to prove that their country is the crème de la crème of professional baseball. With that in mind, let's dive into the early odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Feb. 5.
The 2026 World Baseball Classic roster has been set, and top players' jerseys from each of the WBC teams are now available for purchase.
The full rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic were officially unveiled on Thursday night. The upcoming WBC will feature plenty of MLB stars, as New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will serve as the captain of Team USA while Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani leads Team Japan once again.
With the return of NHL players to the Olympics, Canada is favored to win the gold medal at +115 odds followed by the U.S. at +175, per DraftKings.
Team USA's top pair of Madison Chock and Evan Bates finished the session in second behind Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France. Now, they'll have to come from behind in the free dance on Feb.