2026 World Baseball Classic Pool D

Pool D of the 2026 World Baseball Classic will take place from March 6 to 11, 2026, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.[1][2] The fourth of four pools, the top two teams will automatically qualify for the top-eight knockout stage, beginning with quarterfinals in Miami and Houston, Texas. The group consists of Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands, Israel, and Nicaragua.[3]

Teams

Draw
position 		Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		WBSC
Rankings[4]
B1  Venezuela 1 WBSC Americas 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Fourth place (2009) 5
B2  Dominican Republic 3 WBSC Americas 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Champions (2013) 12
B3  Netherlands 2 WBSC Europe 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Fourth place (2013, 2017) 9
B4  Israel 4 WBSC Europe 2023 participants March 8, 2023 3rd 2023 Quarterfinals (2017) 21
B5  Nicaragua 5 WBSC Americas Qualifiers Pool A winner February 23, 2025 2nd 2023 Pool stage (2023) 16

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to knockout stage
2  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 — —
4  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 — —
5  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 — —
First games will be played: March 6, 2026. Source: MLB

Summary

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 6, 2026 12:00 EST Netherlands  –  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 6, 2026 19:00 EST Nicaragua  –  Dominican Republic   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 7, 2026 12:00 EST Nicaragua  –  Netherlands   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 7, 2026 19:00 EST Israel  –  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 8, 2026 12:00 EDT Netherlands  –  Dominican Republic   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 8, 2026 19:00 EDT Nicaragua  –  Israel   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 9, 2026 12:00 EDT Dominican Republic  –  Israel   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 9, 2026 19:00 EDT Venezuela  –  Nicaragua   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 10, 2026 19:00 EDT Israel  –  Netherlands   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore
Mar 11, 2026 20:00 EDT Dominican Republic  –  Venezuela   LoanDepot Park     Boxscore

Matches

Netherlands vs Venezuela

March 6, 2026 12:00 PM EST at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Netherlands
 Venezuela
Boxscore

Nicaragua vs Dominican Republic

March 6, 2026 7:00 PM EST at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Nicaragua
 Dominican Republic
Boxscore

Nicaragua vs Netherlands

March 7, 2026 12:00 PM EST at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Nicaragua
 Netherlands
Boxscore

Israel vs Venezuela

March 7, 2026 7:00 PM EST at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Israel
 Venezuela
Boxscore

Netherlands vs Dominican Republic

March 8, 2026 12:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Netherlands
 Dominican Republic
Boxscore

Nicaragua vs Israel

March 8, 2026 7:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Nicaragua
 Israel
Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Israel

March 9, 2026 12:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Dominican Republic
 Israel
Boxscore

Venezuela vs Nicaragua

March 9, 2026 7:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Venezuela
 Nicaragua
Boxscore

Israel vs Netherlands

March 10, 2026 7:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Israel
 Netherlands
Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

March 11, 2026 8:00 PM EDT at LoanDepot Park in Miami, United States
Team
 Dominican Republic
 Venezuela
Boxscore

References

  1. ^ "loanDepot park in Miami | World Baseball Classic". MLB.com.
  2. ^ Clair, Michael (May 23, 2024). "Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami announced as World Baseball Classic 2026 hosts". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  3. ^ Clair, Michael (April 9, 2025). "World Baseball Classic 2026 pools finalized". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "WBSC World Rankings". wbsc.org. December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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