2026 World Baseball Classic Pool A

Pool A of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (branded as the World Baseball Classic 2026 San Juan Discover Puerto Rico for sponsorship reasons) took place from March 6 to 11, 2026, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1][2] The first of four pools, the top two teams automatically qualified for the top-eight knockout stage, beginning with quarterfinals in Houston and Miami, United States.

The group consisted of Puerto Rico (co-host), Cuba, Canada, Panama, and Colombia.[3] Canada clinched a spot in the quarterfinals in the final game of the pool by defeating Cuba, and secured the top seed by previously defeating the runner-up Puerto Rico. This marked the first instance of Canada advancing past the first round of the WBC, as well as the first time Cuba failed to advance.[4][5] Panama was relegated on tiebreakers by losing to Colombia by a single run and must re-qualify for the next edition of the tournament.[6]

Teams

Draw
position 		Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		WBSC
Rankings[7]
B1  Puerto Rico 1 WBSC Americas Hosts + 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Runners-up (2013, 2017) 7
B2  Cuba 3 WBSC Americas 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Runners-up (2006) 10
B3  Canada 4 WBSC Americas 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023) 20
B4  Panama 2 WBSC Americas 2023 participants March 8, 2023 4th 2023 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2023) 8
B5  Colombia 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool B winner March 4, 2025 3rd 2023 Pool stage (2017, 2023) 13

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Canada 4 3 1 21 10 .750[a] — Advance to knockout stage
2  Puerto Rico (H) 4 3 1 15 7 .750[a] —
3  Cuba 4 2 2 13 16 .500 1
4  Colombia 4 1 3 10 23 .250[b] 2
5  Panama 4 1 3 11 14 .250[b] 2 Requalification required for next WBC
Source: MLB
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Canada defeated Puerto Rico, 3–2
  2. ^ a b Colombia defeated Panama, 4–3

Summary

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 6, 2026 12:00 AST Cuba  3–1  Panama   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2:38 10,015 Boxscore
Mar 6, 2026 19:00 AST Puerto Rico  5–0  Colombia   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2:55 18,793 Boxscore
Mar 7, 2026 12:00 AST Colombia  2–8  Canada   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:08 10,293 Boxscore
Mar 7, 2026 19:00 AST Panama  3–4  Puerto Rico 10 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:26 (+0:24 delay) 18,925 Boxscore
Mar 8, 2026 12:00 AST Colombia  4–7  Cuba   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2:47 10,957 Boxscore
Mar 8, 2026 19:00 AST Panama  4–3  Canada   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:08 (+1:25 delay) 15,649 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2026 12:00 AST Colombia  4–3  Panama   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:15 9,790 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2026 19:00 AST Cuba  1–4  Puerto Rico   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2:53 (+1:13 delay) 19,189 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2026 19:00 AST Canada  3–2  Puerto Rico   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2:54 (+1:09 delay) 18,997 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2026 15:00 AST Canada  7–2  Cuba   Hiram Bithorn Stadium 3:09 10,610 Boxscore

Games

Cuba vs. Panama

March 6, 2026 12:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Cuba 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
WP: Liván Moinelo (1–0)   LP: Logan Allen (0–1)   Sv: Raidel Martínez (1)
Home runs:
CUB: Yoelquis Guibert (1), Yoán Moncada (1)
PAN: None
Umpires: HP – Tomoya Ishiyama, 1B – Tripp Gibson, 2B – Nestor Ceja, 3B – Chang Chan-jung
Boxscore

Puerto Rico vs. Colombia

March 6, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
WP: Seth Lugo (1–0)   LP: Adrián Almeida (0–1)
Attendance: 18,793
Umpires: HP – Alex MacKay, 1B – Mario Villavicencio, 2B – Junior Valentine, 3B – Domingo Paulino
Boxscore

Colombia vs. Canada

March 7, 2026 12:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
 Canada 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 X 8 8 1
WP: Michael Soroka (1–0)   LP: Austin Bergner (0–1)
Home runs:
COL: None
CAN: Owen Caissie (1)
Attendance: 10,293
Umpires: HP – Junior Valentine, 1B – Tomoya Ishiyama, 2B – Vic Carapazza, 3B – Mario Villavicencio
Boxscore

Panama vs. Puerto Rico

March 7, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
 Panama 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 10 1
WP: Jose Espada (1–0)   LP: Severino González (0–1)
Home runs:
PAN: None
PUR: Darell Hernaiz (1)
Attendance: 18,925
Umpires: HP – Laz Diaz, 1B – Alex MacKay, 2B – Domingo Paulino, 3B – Chang Chan-jung
Boxscore

Colombia vs. Cuba

March 8, 2026 12:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Colombia 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 7 1
 Cuba 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 7 8 1
WP: Denny Larrondo (1–0)   LP: Luis Patiño (0–1)   Sv: Raidel Martínez (2)
Home runs:
COL: None
CUB: Ariel Martínez (1), Erisbel Arruebarrena (1)
Attendance: 10,957
Umpires: HP – Tripp Gibson, 1B – Laz Diaz, 2B – Chang Chan-jung, 3B – Mario Villavicencio
Boxscore

Panama vs. Canada

March 8, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Panama 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 1
 Canada 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 3
WP: Miguel Cienfuegos (1–0)   LP: James Paxton (0–1)   Sv: Darío Agrazal (1)
Attendance: 15,649
Umpires: HP – Nestor Ceja, 1B – Vic Carapazza, 2B – Domingo Paulino, 3B – Tomoya Ishiyama
Boxscore

Colombia vs. Panama

March 9, 2026 12:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 1
 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 0
WP: Austin Bergner (1–1)   LP: Jorge García (0–1)   Sv: Pedro García (1)
Home runs:
COL: None
PAN: José Caballero (1)
Attendance: 9,790
Umpires: HP – Chang Chan-jung, 1B – Nestor Ceja, 2B – Alex MacKay, 3B – Mario Villavicencio
Boxscore

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico

March 9, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
 Puerto Rico 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 6 1
WP: Elmer Rodríguez (1–0)   LP: Julio Robaina (0–1)   Sv: Edwin Díaz (1)
Attendance: 19,189
Umpires: HP – Vic Carapazza, 1B – Domingo Paulino, 2B – Tripp Gibson, 3B – Tomoya Ishiyama
Boxscore

Canada vs. Puerto Rico

March 10, 2026 7:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Canada 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
 Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
WP: Jordan Balazovic (1–0)   LP: José De León (0–1)   Sv: Brock Dykxhoorn (1)
Attendance: 18,997
Umpires: HP – Alex MacKay, 1B – Laz Diaz, 2B – Mario Villavicencio, 3B – Domingo Paulino
Boxscore

Canada vs. Cuba

March 11, 2026 3:00 PM AST at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Canada 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 7 11 2
 Cuba 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 3
WP: Cal Quantrill (1–0)   LP: Livan Moinelo (1–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Abraham Toro (1)
CUB: None
Attendance: 10,610
Umpires: HP – Tripp Gibson, 1B – Chan-Jung Chang, 2B – Tomoya Ishiyama, 3B – Nestor Ceja
Boxscore

Statistics

Source: [8]

Batting

Team AB R H 2B 3B HR BB AVG OBP SLG OBP
 Canada 135 21 33 8 1 2 18 .244 .350 .363 .713
 Cuba 119 13 20 5 1 4 15 .168 .277 .328 .605
 Puerto Rico 123 15 26 5 0 1 16 .211 .306 .276 .582
 Panama 136 11 29 5 0 1 9 .213 .291 .272 .563
 Colombia 121 10 23 3 0 0 22 .190 .327 .215 .542

Pitching

Team ERA IP H R ER HR K BB WHIP
 Puerto Rico 1.22 37 19 7 5 0 40 17 0.973
 Panama 3.19 36.2 28 14 13 3 32 11 1.064
 Canada 1.50 36 27 10 6 0 39 13 1.111
 Colombia 4.50 34 28 23 17 4 29 16 1.294
 Cuba 2.83 35 29 16 11 1 36 23 1.486

References

  1. ^ "Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan | World Baseball Classic". MLB.com.
  2. ^ Clair, Michael (May 23, 2024). "Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami announced as World Baseball Classic 2026 hosts". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  3. ^ Clair, Michael (April 9, 2025). "World Baseball Classic 2026 pools finalized". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "WBC Daily: Canada Hands Cuba a Historic Loss; Italy and USA Advance, Mexico Out". FoxSports.com. March 12, 2026. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  5. ^ Lacques, Gabe (March 9, 2026). "Puerto Rico vs Cuba WBC highlights: Puerto Rico prevails, advances to quarterfinals". USA Today. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  6. ^ Monagan, Matt (March 9, 2026). "Colombia breaks through at last vs. Panama to end Classic on high note". MLB.com. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  7. ^ "WBSC World Rankings". wbsc.org. December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  8. ^ "2026 World Baseball Classic Team Stats". MLB.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
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