Major League Baseball revealed the rosters for all 20 participating teams, including Great Britain, in the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Thursday, 5 February as part of a special episode of MLB Tonight on MLB Network. Great Britain will play in their second consecutive World Baseball Classic, beginning on 6 March against Mexico in Houston, Texas.
“This is a talented, exciting roster that will represent Great Britain with pride at the World Baseball Classic,” said Manager Bradley Marcelino. “I’m proud to have Jazz and Harry leading this group as co-captains – they bring the energy and competitiveness that define this team. We’ve assembled a world-class coaching staff around them, and we’re ready for the challenge ahead. This team is all in and ready to compete on the world stage this March.”
The players who will represent Great Britain at the 2026 World Baseball Classic are below – players currently in MLB organisations are listed with their organisation in brackets, and players with Major League experience are in bold:
- Jack Anderson (Boston Red Sox)
- Brendan Beck (New York Yankees)
- Tristan Beck (San Francisco Giants)
- Donovan Benoit
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. (New York Yankees)
- Willis Cresswell (Toronto Blue Jays)
- Nate Eaton (Boston Red Sox)
- Chavez Fernander
- Harry Ford (Washington Nationals)
- Lucius Fox
- Gary Gill Hill (Tampa Bay Rays)
- Ivan Johnson (Cincinnati Reds)
- Antonio Knowles (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- Matt Koperniak (St. Louis Cardinals)
- Miles Langhorne (Milwaukee Brewers)
- Ian Lewis Jr. (Miami Marlins)
- Ryan Long (Baltimore Orioles)
- BJ Murray (Chicago Cubs)
- Michael Petersen (Miami Marlins)
- Kristian Robinson (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- Jack Seppings (Milwaukee Brewers)
- Graham Spraker
- Trayce Thompson
- Najer Victor (Los Angeles Angels)
- Tyler Viza
- Nick Wells
- Nick Ward
- Owen Wild (Tampa Bay Rays)
- Vance Worley
- Justin Wylie
Jazz Chisholm Jr. – suiting up for Great Britain for the first time in 10 years – and Harry Ford will serve as the team’s captains. Great Britain’s roster features 11 returning players from the 2023 World Baseball Classic team (Benoit, Fernander, Ford, Long, Murray, Petersen, Seppings, Thompson, Viza, Ward, Worley). 13 members of the roster (Anderson, B. Beck, T. Beck, Eaton, Fox, Gill Hill, Johnson, Knowles, Langhorne, Lewis Jr, Robinson, Victor) will make their debut at the senior level for Great Britain.
The staff, led by Bradley Marcelino, consists of the following members, with their major league organisations in brackets:
- Bradley Marcelino – Manager (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- Tanner Swanson – Bench Coach (New York Yankees)
- Liam Carroll – Field Coordinator (Boston Red Sox)
- Barry Enright – Pitching Coach (Athletics)
- Zach Graefser – Assistant Pitching Coach
- Dillon Lawson – Hitting Coach (Boston Red Sox)
- Jeff Salazar – Third Base Coach (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- Matt Talarico – First Base Coach (Chicago Cubs)
- Oscar Marcelino – Game Strategy
- Albert Cartwright Jr – Assistant Coach
- TS Reed – Assistant Coach
- Conor Brooks – Bullpen Coach
- Dallas Reed – Advance Scout
- Freddy Mosier – Analytics/Video Coordinator (Philadelphia Phillies)
- Lee MacPhail – Advance Scout
- Matthew Ward – Bullpen Catcher
- Ryan Ross – Head Athletic Trainer (Cincinnati Reds)
- Jesse Guffey – Athletic Trainer (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- Paul Porter – Medical Staff (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- Brian Jordan – Strength & Conditioning
- Gary Anderson – Head of Delegation & Performance Director
- Alan Dean – Federation Coordinator & Performance Programme Manager
- Glen Robertson – General Manager
- Andy Hagberg – Equipment Manager (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- Paul Stodart – Operations & Team Photographer
- Chris Knoblock – Travel Manager & Federation Press Officer
- Kyle Brostowitz – WBC Press Officer (Washington Nationals)
- Rayanna Janke – MLB Team Coordinator
“As Performance Director, I’m incredibly proud of the commitment, professionalism, and unity shown throughout this campaign, “said Gary Anderson. “This is a hugely talented Great Britain team assembled and backed by a highly professional performance team, built from a programme that has advanced and developed rapidly over recent years. I am excited for this team to take the field and continue to build on Great Britain Baseball’s upward trajectory.”
Great Britain will hold a preparation and training camp in Phoenix, Arizona, hosted by the Milwaukee Brewers, prior to the World Baseball Classic, including two exhibition games – 3 March against the Brewers in Phoenix and 4 March against the San Diego Padres in Peoria. Both games will take place at 8:10 PM GMT. Further information, including how to watch both exhibition games and the World Baseball Classic in Great Britain, will be announced soon.
The World Baseball Classic is sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) as the sport’s official National Team World Championship. This is Great Britain’s second appearance at the World Baseball Classic, following their debut at the 2023 edition. For more information, please visit mlb.com/world-baseball-classic.
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