World Baseball Network’s ledger guide for the 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers with a where to watch and social media pages outline from countries’ federations and other media pages.
All WBC Qualifier games will stream live on the World Baseball Classic website, as well as on its Facebook page, MLB.TV, and YouTube channel, with coverage running through the final out of the second qualifier in Tucson, Ariz, on March 6.
Fans can also follow the World Baseball Classic across various social media platforms for real-time updates, highlights, and tournament news. The official accounts include Twitter/X, Instagram, and Facebook, where additional content, including behind-the-scenes coverage and player interviews, will be available throughout the tournament.
Understanding Player Eligibility Rules
While Germany’s roster features 15 players born in the country, others qualify through World Baseball Classic eligibility rules, which allow players to represent a nation if they were born there, hold citizenship or permanent residency, or have a parent or grandparent with ties to the country. Players can also qualify if they have previously competed for a country in a WBC event or meet the legal requirements for obtaining citizenship.
These regulations explain why Brazil-born Christian Pedrol and U.S.-born Jaden Agassi are eligible to represent Germany in the tournament. Agassi, the son of Tennis Hall of Famers Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, qualifies through his mother’s German heritage.
International player eligibility is a key factor for multiple teams in the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. Brazil, competing in the second WBCQ in Tucson, Arizona, features several non-Brazilian-born players, including Dante Bichette Jr. from Orlando, Florida, Arthur Tsujiguchi from Tokyo, Japan, Hector Villarroel from Anzoátegui, Venezuela, Lucas Ramirez from Weston, Florida, and Yusuke Enzo Sawayama from Hamamatsu, Japan. Bichette Jr. is the son of former MLB slugger Dante Bichette Sr. and the brother of Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette. Ramirez is the son of two-time World Series champion Manny Ramirez.
China, also playing in Tucson, has two foreign-born players on its WBCQ roster with Jeremy Wu-Yelland from Seattle, Washington, and Yanlun Zhang from Singapore.
A complete breakdown of WBC player eligibility can be found here.
Spain’s 2025 WBCQ Roster & International Player Eligibility
Spain’s official roster for the 2025 WBCQ is located on World Baseball Classic.
Spain’s 2025 WBCQ roster features 27 players born outside of Spain, with 10 from Venezuela, nine from the Dominican Republic, six from Cuba, one from Colombia, and one from the United States. The roster includes players competing in professional leagues worldwide, the minor leagues with Major League Baseball organizations, independent leagues in the United States and Canada, and the División de Honor de Béisbol, which is operated by RFEBS.
Starting pitcher Jorge Balboa is the only Spanish-born player on Spain’s roster for the 2025 WBCQ.
Anderson De León, Fernando Báez, Wander Encarnación, Engel Beltré, Rhiner Cruz, Yeudy García, Edison Valerio, Edgar Rondón, and Ramón Rosso, all from the Dominican Republic, are on Spain’s WBCQ roster.
Catcher Andrés Angulo is the only Colombian player on Spain’s WBCQ roster.
Frank Hernández, Félix Stevens, Elián Leyva, Orlando Rodríguez, Yoanner Negrín, and Pablo Guillén are from Cuba.
Spain’s WBCQ roster includes 10 Venezuelan players: Rusber Estrada, Gabriel Lino, Daniel Jiménez, Jesús Ustariz, Luis Guillorme, Elio Silva, José Campos, Carlos Colmenarez, Daniel Álvarez, and Andrés Pérez.
Initially, Luis Guillorme was listed on the roster, but he was removed after signing a minor league contract with the Houston Astros on Feb. 13, according to a report by Fernando Rayo of 8DeportivoTN8 in Nicaragua.
The only U.S.-born player on Spain’s roster is Christopher Kwitzer, a native of New York City.
Spain’s manager, Nelson Prada, leads a coaching staff that includes bench coach Nestor Perez, pitching coach Manuel Olivera, bullpen coach Eduardo Dominguez, first base coach Aritz Garcia, and third base coach Candelario Diaz..
Germany’s 2025 WBCQ Roster & International Player Eligibility
Germany’s official roster for the 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers is available on MLB’s World Baseball Classic website.
The team is managed by Jendrick Speer, with a coaching staff that includes bench coach Maurice Wilhelm, hitting coach Alexander Baham, pitching coach Clemens Cichocki, bullpen coach Mike Bolsenbroek, infield coach Octavio Medina, and bullpen catcher Maurice Bendrien.
German Born-Players
Joe Cedano De Leon (Bad Homburg, Germany)
Jake Gilbert (Hedelberg, Germany)
Marcel Giraud (Karlsruhe, Germany)
Simon Gross (Berlin, Germany)
Mark Harrision (Paderborn, Germany)
Sascha Koch (Troisdorf, Germany)
Niklas Rimmel (Berlin, Germany)
Sven Schueller (Wuppertal, Germany)
Markus Solbach (Dormagen, Germany)
Vincent Ahrens (Cologne, Germany)
Yannic Walther (Heidelberg, Germany)
Simon Baeumer (Hamburg, Germany)
Finn Bergmann (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
Lou Helmig (Paderborn, Germany)
Shawn Larry (Bad Windsheim, Germany)
Non-German-Born Players
Jaden Agassi (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Jordan Martinson (Bedford, Texas)
Christian Pedrol (São Paulo, Brazil)
Tommy Sommer (Columbus, Ohio)
Duke Von Schamann (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Nick Wittgren (Torrance, California)
Simon Baumgardt (Washington, D.C.)
Erick Brenk (Long Beach, California)
Tristan Russell (Arlington, Texas)
Alex Schmidt (Canberra, Australia)
Lucas Dunn (Panama City, Florida)
Donald Lutz (Watertown, New York)
Live Game Links For 2025 WBCQ In Taiwan on WBC YouTube Page
Game 1 (YouTube)
Game 2 (YouTube)
Game 3 (YouTube)
Game 4 (YouTube)
Game 5 (YouTube)
Game 6 (YouTube)
Brazil
WBSC Americas Profile
CBBS Website
Twitter/X
YouTube Channel
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter/X Official
China
WBSC Asia Profile
Twitter/X
Facebook Group
Chinese Taipei
WBSC Asia Profile
CTBA Website
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter/X
CPBL Twitter/X
CPBL Stats
CPBL Website
CPBL English Site
Instagram
Heart Baseball Facebook
CPBL Official Twitter/X
Colombia
WBSC Americas Profile
FCB Website
Twitter/X
PeloterosCol Facebook
PeloterosCol Instagram
Federación Colombiana Facebook
FCB Instagram
FCB Twitter/X
Colombia a 90 Millas Instagram
Colombia a 90 Millas Facebook
Colombianos MLB Facebook
Colombianos MLB Instagram
Colombianos MLB Twitter/X
Germany
WBSC Europe Profile
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter/X
Nicaragua
WBSC Americas Profile
FENIBA Website
FENIBA Facebook
FENIBA Twitter/X
Sele Beisbol Facebook
Sele Beisbol Twitter/X
Sele Beisbol Instagram
MDBN23 Facebook
Beisbol GPO Twitter/X
Beisbol GPO Instagram
Deportes VIP Facebook
Deportes VIP Instagram
YouTube
Spain
WBSC Europe Profile
RFEBS Website
Facebook
Twitter/X
Instagram
YouTube
South Africa
WBSC Africa Profile
SA Baseball Website
Twitter/X
YouTube
Facebook
Instagram
2026 World Baseball Classic Information
The United States, Italy, Mexico, Great Britain and a Qualifier nation will play at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas from March 6-11 in Pool B.
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama, and a Qualifier nation will play in San Juan, Puerto Rico at Hiram Bithorn Stadium from March 6-11 in Pool A.
Japan, Australia, South Korea, Czech Republic, and a Qualifier nation will play at the Tokyo Dome from March 5-10 in Pool C.
Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel, and a Qualifier nation will play at loanDepot Park in Miami in Pool D from March 6-11.
The Quarterfinals of the 2026 WBC will be the Pool A runner-up playing the Pool B winner on March 13 and the Pool B runner-up will play the Pool A winner on March 14 at Daikin Park.
The other side of the Quarterfinals will be on March 13 with the Pool C runner-up playing the Pool D winner and the Pool D runner-up will play the Pool C winner on March 14 at loanDepot Park.
The 2026 WBC semifinals will be on March 15 and on March 16 at loanDepot Park alongside the championship game on March 17.
The 2025 WBC Qualifiers for the 2026 event at the Taipei Dome in Taipei, Taiwan from February 21-25.
Nicaragua, South Africa, Chinese Taipei, and Spain will play at the Taipei Dome in the first 2025 WBC Qualifiers.
2025 WBC Qualifiers Schedule – Taipei Dome
All Game Start Times Are Listed Eastern Standard Time
February 21, 2025
South Africa vs. Nicaragua – 11 p.m. EST – February 20
Spain vs. Chinese Taipei – 6 a.m. EST
February 22, 2025
Spain vs. Nicaragua – 11 p.m. EST – February 21
Chinese Taipei vs. South Africa – 6 a.m. EST
February 23, 2025
South Africa vs. Spain – 11 p.m. EST – February 22
Nicaragua vs. Chinese Taipei – 6 a.m. EST
February 24, 2025 – Qualifier Game
2nd Place Team vs. 3rd Place Team – 6 a.m. EST
The other 2025 WBC Qualifiers venue will be played at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz. from March 2-6.
China, Brazil, Germany, and Colombia will play in the second 2025 WBC Qualifiers at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
2025 WBC Qualifiers Schedule – Veterans Memorial Stadium
All Game Start Times Are Listed Eastern Standard Time
March 2, 2025
China vs. Germany – 1 p.m. EST
Brazil vs. Colombia – 8 p.m. EST
March 3, 2025
Brazil vs. Germany – 1 p.m. EST
Colombia vs. China – 8 p.m. EST
March 4, 2025
China vs. Brazil – 1 p.m. EST
Germany vs. Colombia – 8 p.m. EST
March 5, 2025 – Qualifier Game
2nd Place Team vs. 3rd Place Team – 8 p.m. EST
