JAPANESE COACH IBATA SAID, "THE 2026 WBC NATIONAL TEAM IS LED BY MAJOR LEAGUERS."

Manager Hirokazu Ibata, who leads the Japanese national baseball team, said he will select a large number of players from the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March next year. Kyodo News reported on the 3rd that manager Ibata "had conversations with several major league players recently in the offseason, an