We would like to inform you of the following changes regarding the Samurai Japan players scheduled to participate in the “2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™” to be held in March 2026.

Players who declined to participate

pitcher

1 Hiroki Matsui (San Diego Padres)
*Unfortunately, I declined to participate.

Additional selected players

pitcher

24 Yuto Kanamaru (Chunichi Dragons)

Warm-up match summary

Sponsored by

Japan Baseball Organization, NPB Enterprises Co., Ltd.

Special sponsorship

Ragzas

Tournament name

Ragzas Samurai Japan Series 2026 Nagoya

schedule

Friday, February 27, 2026 Samurai Japan vs. Chunichi Dragons Game starts at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 28, 2026 Samurai Japan vs. Chunichi Dragons Game starts at 19:00

occurrence

Bantelin Dome Nagoya

Players scheduled to participate in “2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™” Samurai Japan

*As of February 26, 2026

Ragzas Samurai Japan Series 2026 Nagoya

Special site Tournament overview Participant tickets

Match schedule

Friday, February 27, 2026 19:00 Samurai Japan 5-3 Chunichi Dragons
Saturday, February 28, 2026 19:00 Chunichi Dragons vs Samurai Japan

Host stadium

Bantelin Dome Nagoya

Participating team

Samurai Japan, Chunichi Dragons

2026 World Baseball Classic™

Special site Participants

Match schedule

2026 World Baseball Classic™ Tokyo Pool presented by Dip Warm-up Game
Monday, March 2, 2026 19:00 Orix Buffaloes – Japan
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 19:00 Hanshin Tigers – Japan

2026 World Baseball Classic™ Tokyo Pool Presented by Dip 1st Round
Friday, March 6, 2026 19:00 Chinese Taipei – Japan
Saturday, March 7, 2026 19:00 Japan – South Korea
Sunday, March 8, 2026 19:00 Japan – Australia
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 19:00 Japan – Czech Republic

quarterfinal round
Saturday, March 14th and Sunday, March 15th, 2026

The rest
March 16th (Monday) and 17th (Tuesday), 2026

final
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Host stadium

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Daikin Park, Tokyo Dome, Lawn Depot Park
Warm-up matches: Kyocera Dome Osaka, Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki, SOKKEN Stadium

Participating team

Pool A
Pluto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama, Colombia

Pool B
USA, Mexico, Italy, UK, Brazil

Pool C
Japan, Australia, South Korea, Czech Republic, Chinese Taipei

Pool D
Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel, Nicaragua

Ragzas Samurai Japan Series 2026 Miyazaki

Special site Tournament overview Participant tickets

Match schedule

Sunday, February 22, 2026 13:00 Samurai Japan 13 – 3 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
Monday, February 23, 2026 14:00 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4 – 0 Samurai Japan

Host stadium

Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki

Participating team

Samurai Japan, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks