The World Baseball Classic may not begin until March, but you could be forgiven for thinking that it all kicked off in December. On Tuesday, managers, general managers, and team officials for all 20 teams participating in next year's tournament gathered at the Signia by Hilton Orlando for the 2026 World Baseball Classic media day.
There, before an army of media members, team representatives confirmed interest in more than a dozen MLB stars who they expect to join them at this spring's World Baseball Classic. Leading the way were superstars Elly De La Cruz, Manny Machado, and Fernando Tatis Jr. for the Dominican Republic, Randy Arozarena returning to play for Mexico -- with whom he starred for in 2023 -- and 2024 No. 1 overall Draft pick Travis Bazzana lining up for Australia. In additio

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