Pool B of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (branded as the World Baseball Classic 2026 Houston Capital One for sponsorship reasons) took place from March 6 to 11, 2026, at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. The second of four pools, the top two teams automatically qualified for the top-eight knockout stage, beginning with quarterfinals in Houston and Miami, Florida.

The group consisted of the United States (co-host), Mexico, Italy, Great Britain, and Brazil. Italy exceeded expectations by going undefeated in pool play and securing the top spot in the quarterfinals. Following Italy's win against Mexico in the final game of the pool, the United States clinched the second place spot, despite fears of their elimination following their upset loss to Italy. Brazil was relegated after failing to win a game and must re-qualify for the next edition of the tournament.

Teams Drawposition Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance WBSCRankings B1 1 WBSC Americas Hosts + 2023 participants 6th 2023 Champions (2017) 3 B2 2 WBSC Americas 2023 participants 6th 2023 Third place (2023) 6 B3 3 WBSC Europe 2023 participants 6th 2023 Quarterfinals (2013, 2023) 14 B4 4 WBSC Europe 2023 participants 2nd 2023 Pool stage (2023) 19 B5 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool B runners-up 2nd 2013 Pool stage (2013) 22

Standings

Summary

Games Mexico vs. Great Britain

United States vs. Brazil

Brazil vs. Italy

Great Britain vs. United States

Great Britain vs. Italy

Brazil vs. Mexico

Brazil vs. Great Britain

Mexico vs. United States

Italy vs. United States

Italy vs. Mexico

Statistics Source:

Batting Team 136 32 40 9 1 12 21 .294 .398 .640 1.038 140 35 41 10 0 7 32 .293 .430 .514 .944 127 28 34 6 0 8 17 .268 .380 .504 .884 127 15 26 4 0 3 19 .205 .308 .307 .615 106 6 14 1 0 3 10 .130 .217 .222 .439

Pitching Team 3.50 36 22 17 14 9 57 6 0.778 2.75 36 27 11 11 3 45 15 1.167 5.29 34 31 25 20 5 31 20 1.500 4.22 32 29 16 15 7 34 20 1.531 13.50 30.2 46 47 46 9 17 38 2.739

References

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