Venezuela presents the team for the World Baseball Classic 2026

Published at: 05/02/2026 10:58 PM

The biggest event in international baseball is fast approaching. Twenty teams scattered around the world will soon face off for the chance to call themselves champions of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The official announcement of the rosters took place on Thursday, with each team announcing the 30 players who will represent them at the event.

It should be noted that after signing their contracts for the 2026 season, Eugenio Suárez and Luis Arráez will once again unify with Venezuela, in this sixth edition.

Below is Venezuela's official roster:

LAUNCHERS

Jose Alvarado, LZ

Eduard Bazardo, LD

Jose Butto, LD

Emmanuel De Jesus, LZ

Yoendrys Gomez, LD

Carlos Guzman, LD

Pablo Lopez, LD

Andres Machado, LD

German Marquez, LD

Keider Montero, L.D.

Oddanier Mosqueda, LZ

Daniel Palencia, LD

Eduardo Rodriguez, LZ

Ricardo Sanchez, LZ

Antonio Senzatela, LD

Ranger Suarez, LZ

Angel Zerpa, LZ

RECEIVERS

William Contreras, C.

Salvador Perez, C

INFIELDERS

Luis Arraez, 1B

Willson Contreras, 1B

Maikel Garcia, 3B

Andres Gimenez, 2B/SS

Eugenio Suarez, 3B

Gleyber Torres, 2B

Ezequiel Tovar, SS

GARDENERS

Wilyer Abreu, RF

Ronald Acuña Jr., RF

Jackson Chourio, C.F.

UTILITY

Javier Sanoja, UTL

Mazo News Team