Shohei Ohtani , Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto won the World Series together with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 MLB season. Can they win on a bigger stage as a trio again in 2026, when the next edition of the World Baseball Classic rolls around?

Ohtani has already announced that he will be suiting up for Team Japan in the 2026 WBC, which is a big development for the squad. At the same time, it's unsurprising, considering that Ohtani is undeniably the face of Japanese baseball and whose appeal transcends beyond just his country and Major League Baseball.

It's different stories for Yamamoto and Sasaki, however.

While Yamamoto is expected to play for Team Japan in the 2026 WBC, Sasaki is not, according to Yahoo News Topic (h/t international baseball writer Shawn Spradl

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