The 2026 World Baseball Classic officially concluded last night, as Venezuela beat the USA to claim the title. This year’s tournament of 20 teams featured plenty of representation for the Milwaukee Brewers, with 14 players playing for eight countries. Let’s take a country-by-country look at how they fared.
Canada: Tyler Black & Rob Zastryzny
Canada, which advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in WBC history, fell to the USA after finishing 3-1 and at the top of Pool A. Tyler Black went 1-for-10 with two RBIs, two runs scored, two walks, five strikeouts, and a steal across four games. Lefty reliever Rob Zastryzny appeared in just one game, spanning a scoreless inning with two hits allowed and no strikeouts.
Dominican Republic: Abner Uribe
The Dominican Republic made it to the semifinals, also falling at the hands of the USA. Abner Uribe didn’t have the greatest of tournaments, allowing two runs (one earned) on a hit and three walks with three strikeouts over two innings in three appearances.
Great Britain: Miles Langhorne & Jack Seppings
Great Britain went just 1-3 in pool play, failing to advance out of that round. Minor leaguers Miles Langhorne and Jack Seppings each made one appearance for the squad. Langhorne recorded just two outs but didn’t allow a run on two hits with a strikeout. Seppings went 1 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk without any strikeouts.
Italy, arguably the biggest surprise of the tournament, as they went 5-0 before falling to Venezuela in the semifinals, was led by a balanced attack offensively. That includes third baseman Andrew Fischer, Milwaukee’s No. 6 prospect in MLB Pipeline’s rankings. Fischer appeared in four games, going 5-for-14 with a homer, two doubles, five RBIs, and three runs scored as he hit an impressive .357/.438/.714.
Joey Ortiz went 3-for-10 for Mexico in pool play, hitting a double, driving in one, and scoring two across all four games.
Nicaragua: Stiven Cruz, Carlos Rodríguez, & Freddy Zamora
Freddy Zamora appeared in all four pool games for Nicaragua, going 1-for-9 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Rodríguez, the only one of the three with major league experience, made one start, allowing a run on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts across four frames. Stiven Cruz made two relief appearances, spanning 3 1/3 innings with two runs allowed on four hits with four strikeouts.
United States: Brice Turang
Brice Turang turned in a great tournament despite the championship loss, appearing in six games as he went 8-for-22 with four doubles, five RBIs, two runs, and two steals, slashing .364/.391/.545.
Venezuela: Jackson Chourio, William Contreras, & Ángel Zerpa
With the most Brewer representatives in the Classic, Venezuela took the title for the first time as they beat Team USA on Tuesday night. Jackson Chourio appeared in five games for Venezuela, going 3-for-15 with an RBI and three runs scored. William Contreras appeared in four games but did not record a hit across 13 at-bats, picking up three walks and a run scored. Ángel Zerpa pitched in six games as one of the stars of the pitching staff, allowing no runs on three hits and two walks while recording eight strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.