2026 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 2026 throughout the world.
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International competition
National Team tournaments
- Asian Games (September 19 – October 4)
- U-15 Baseball World Cup (September 15 – October 4)
- U-23 Baseball World Cup (November 6–15)
- Baseball5 World Cup (December 9–13)
- Central American and Caribbean Games (July 24 – August 8)
- Mediterranean Games (August 21 – September 3)
- WBSC Premier12 Barcelona Qualifier (October 9–11)
- WBSC Premier12 Zhongshan Qualifier (November 26–29)
- Women's Baseball World Cup (July 22–27)
- World Baseball Classic (March 5–17): Venezuela[1]
- Youth Olympic Games (October 31 – November 13)
Club team tournaments
- Asian Baseball Championship (September):
- Baseball Champions League Americas (March 24–29):
- Baseball Champions League Europe (May 22–24, September 26–27):
- Caribbean Series: (February 1–7): Charros de Jalisco[2]
- European Champions Cup (September):
- Grand Forks International (June):
- Serie de las Américas (February 5–13): Navegantes del Magallanes[3]
- Little League World Series: TBA
- Intermediate League World Series: TBA
- Junior League World Series: TBA
- Senior League World Series: TBA
North American domestic leagues
- Triple–A
- Double–A
- Eastern League: TBA
- Southern League: TBA
- Texas League: TBA
- High–A
- Midwest League: TBA
- Northwest League: TBA
- South Atlantic League: TBA
- Single–A
- California League: TBA
- Carolina League: TBA
- Florida State League: TBA
- Rookie
- Arizona Complex League: TBA
- Dominican Summer League: TBA
- Florida Complex League: TBA
- Fall League
- Arizona Fall League: TBA
- NCAA
- 2026 College World Series (Division I): TBA
- Division II: TBA
- Division III:TBA
- NAIA: TBA
- USCAA: TBA
- NCCAA:TBA
- Junior College World Series:
- NJCAA Division I: TBA
- NJCAA Division II: TBA
- NJCAA Division III: TBA
- California: TBA
- Northwest:TBA
- Appalachian League: TBA
- Cape Cod League: TBA
- MLB Draft League: TBA
- New England Collegiate Baseball League: TBA
Other domestic leagues
Summer leagues
- Chinese Professional Baseball: TBA
- Cuban Elite League: TBA
- Dutch League—Holland Series: TBA
- Finnish League: TBA
- French League: TBA
- German League: TBA
- Italian Baseball League: TBA
- Irish League: TBA
- Korean League—Korean Series: TBA
- Nippon Professional Baseball—Japan Series: TBA
- Central League: TBA
- Pacific League: TBA
- Mexican League: TBA
- Spanish League: TBA
- Swedish League: TBA
- Taiwan League—Taiwan Series: TBA
Winter leagues
- Australian Baseball League: Adelaide Giants[4]
- Colombian League: Caimanes de Barranquilla[5]
- Cuban National Series: Cocodrilos de Matanzas[6]
- Dominican League: Leones del Escogido[7]
- Mexican Pacific League: Charros de Jalisco[8]
- Nicaraguan League: Leones de León[9]
- Puerto Rican League: Cangrejeros de Santurce[10]
- Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes[11]
Events
January
- January 20: The results of the Baseball Writers' Association of America's voting for the 2026 Hall of Fame induction class were announced. Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were the candidates elected.[12]
February
- February 13: KBO Spring Training begins
- February 18: Pitchers and catchers report
- February 19: Other Players report
March
- March 25: Opening Day, 2026 Major League Baseball (one game, New York (AL) at San Francisco)
- March 26: Opening Day for the other 28 MLB teams
- March 28: 2026 KBO League Opening Day
April
- April 15: Jackie Robinson Day
May
- May 10: Mother's Day
- May 25: Memorial Day
June
- June 12–21: The 2026 Men's College World Series is held at Charles Schawb Field in Omaha, Nebraska
- June 21: Father's Day
July
- July 12–13: 2026 Major League Baseball draft
- July 14: 96th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August
- August 20–30: 2026 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- August 23: MLB Little League Classic at Historic Bowman Field in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania (Milwaukee vs. Atlanta)
September
- September 27: Last day of MLB regular season
- September 29: The American League Wild Card Series and National League Wild Card Series begin.
October
- October 2: The American League Division Series and National League Division Series begin.
- October 11: The American League Championship Series begins
- October 12: The National League Championship Series begins
- October 23: The 2026 World Series begins.
November
- November 1: Eligible MLB players become free agents
December
- December 6–9: Winter Meetings in TBD
- December 9: Rule 5 draft
Deaths
January
- January 1 – Jeon Jun-ho, 50, pitcher from 1995–09 for the Unicorns, Heroes, and Landers.[13]
- January 2 – Jim Willis, 98, pitcher from 1953–54 for the Cubs.[14]
- January 6 – Jerry Thomas, 89, pitcher from 1954–56 for the University of Minnesota.[15]
- January 7 – Sidney de Jong, 46, catcher from 1998–11 and later a coach and manager for the Netherlands national baseball team.[16]
- January 11
- Pavel Akishev, 42, pitcher from 2003–07 for the Russia national baseball team.[17] (death announced on this date)
- Dave Giusti, 86, pitcher from 1962–77 for the Astros, Cardinals, Pirates, Athletics, and Cubs.[18]
- January 14 – Kim Min-jae, 53, shortstop from 1991–09 for the Giants, Wyverns, and Eagles, and coach for multiple teams from 2009–25.[19]
- January 15 – Ray Crone, 94, pitcher from 1954–58 for the Braves and Giants.[20]
- January 17 – Wilbur Wood, 84, pitcher from 1961–78 for the Red Sox, Pirates, and White Sox.[21]
February
- February 4 – Mickey Lolich, 85, pitcher from 1963–79 for the Tigers, Mets, and Padres.[22]
- February 6 - Terrance Gore, 34, outfielder from 2014-22 for the Royals, Cubs, Dodgers, Braves, and Mets.[23].
- February 12 – Joe Nossek, Outfielder who Played seven Major League seasons for three major league teams from 1964–70 beginning in 1964 with the Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics and finished his career before retiring in 1970 with the St. Louis Cardinals.[24].
- February 20 – Bill Mazeroski, 89, Played second base for all 17 Major League seasons for only one major league team the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1956 until he retired from baseball in 1972.[25].
March
- March 12: Tony Balsamo, 89, Played 18 Games with the Chicago Cubs in which he only played one Major League Season But he played his college ball at Fordham University.[26]
See also
- 2026 KBO League season
- 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season
- 2026 Major League Baseball season
References
- ^ "2026 WBC championship: Takeaways as Venezuela stuns Team USA". espn.com. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ "Wild pitches lead Jalisco Charros to 1st Caribbean Series title with win over Culiacan Tomateros". AP News. February 7, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ Boccone, Victor (February 14, 2026). "Magellan's Navigators is the king of the Americas". Beisbol Play. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ "ABLCS Recap: Adelaide win the ABL Championship Series". abl.com. January 24, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ Duda, Jeff (January 20, 2026). "Caimanes de Barranquilla Claim Record 15th Championship in Colombia's LPBC". World Baseball Network. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ Skodnick, Leif (February 15, 2026). "2026 Baseball Champions League: Cuba's Cocodrilos de Matanzas Win Serie Nacional, Earn Berth In Mexico City". World Baseball Network. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ^ Ruiz, Neftali (January 28, 2026). "Alcides Escobar, hero of Escogido and MVP of the 2025-26 LIDOM Final Series". CDN. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ Skodnick, Leif (January 26, 2026). "Winter Ball Playoffs: Charros de Jalisco Claim LAMP Title; Navegantes del Magallanes Claim LVBP Finals Berth". Workd Baseball Network. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ "Leon Leones win dramatic finals series, repeat as Nicaragua Professional Baseball League champions". wbcs.org. January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ Liguori, Conor (January 21, 2026). "LBPRC: Cangrejeros de Santurce Win Championship Series in Six Games; Advance to Caribbean Series". World Baseball Network. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ Skodnick, Leif (February 3, 2026). "LVBP Finals: Navegantes del Magallanes Capture Title, SDLA Berth With 14-6 Rout of Caribes". World Baseball Network. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ^ Doolittle, Bradford (January 20, 2026). "Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones elected to Baseball Hall of Fame". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ^ Choi, Hye-seung (January 1, 2026). "2006 Win Rate King Jeon Jun-ho Dies". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
- ^ James Gladden Willis
- ^ Jerry Thomas, MVP of 1956 College World Series with Gophers, dies at 90
- ^ Sidney de Jong
- ^ Умер бывший бейсболист сборной России Павел Акишев (in Russian)
- ^ Pirates World Series champion Dave Giusti dies at age 86
- ^ Former Lotte Coach Kim Min-jae, National Team Shortstop, Dies
- ^ MLB Stats for Ray Crone
- ^ Three-Time All-Star for Red Sox, White Sox, Pirates Dies
- ^ White, Ed (February 4, 2026). "Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers, dies at 85". Associated Press. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ Rogers, Anne (February 7, 2026). "Terrance Gore, speedster who made mark with Royals, passes away at 34". MLB. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ "Ex MLB Outfielder Notorious Sign Stealer Dies At 85". PennAlive.com. February 23, 2026. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- ^ "Pirates Legend Bill Mazeroski Dies At 89". MLB.com. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- ^ "Former Chicago Cubs Pitcher Tony Balsamo Dead At 89". Pennlive.com. March 17, 2026. Retrieved March 17, 2026.