Which Giants Are in the 2026 World Baseball Classic?

With baseball no longer being a staple in the summer Olympics, fans turn to the World Baseball Classic to see the best talent from across the world compete. It’s one of the most memorable events in the sport every three years and players take pride in suiting up for their respective countries.

This year, the San Francisco Giants have seven players participating in the tournament. While spring training typically steals the headlines of the baseball world during this time of year, fans of the orange and black will surely be following their favorite players representing their home countries.

Here’s which Giants are suiting up for baseball’s largest international showcase across the next few weeks.

Logan Webb (RHP) – United States of America

In past World Baseball Classics, it’s been tough to get elite starting pitchers to commit to the tournament because it’s quite early in their yearly clock in terms of ramping up. However, this year was different for Team USA.

Logan Webb joins the country’s rotation with Cy Young winners Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes, and talented rookie Nolan Mclean. This is undoubtedly the best rotation the United States has put together for the tournament and a major part of why they’re favorites to win the whole thing.

Webb, specifically, is the epitome of consistency in Major League Baseball. In each of the last three seasons, he’s thrown north of 200 innings, finished with an ERA under 3.50, and accumulated at least 4.4 fWAR. He’s also finished top six in Cy Young voting the last three seasons and led the National League in strikeouts in 2025.

Webb will start USA’s opening game on Friday as they take on Brazil.

Jung Hoo Lee (OF) – Korea

Team Korea is always a sneaky group in the WBC, and this year is no different. Jung Hoo Lee is not only playing for his home country, but will be leading them as the team’s captain.

While Lee’s MLB career has been just slightly above average up to this point — 102 wRC+, 10.8% K%, and .265 AVG — he was an absolute star in the KBO.

Before coming stateside, he won the league’s Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards throughout his seven-year career. Lee never finished a season with an average under .315 or an OPS under .800.

Now, he leads Korea before heading into his third season in Major League Baseball.

Luis Arráez (INF), José Buttó (RHP) – Venezuela

The newest Giant will be representing his home country of Venezuela for the second time in his career. While he’s typically known for making a lot of contact and hitting for a high average, during his World Baseball Classic debut in 2023, Luis Arráez delivered several big swings.

Across 19 plate appearances, he launched two home runs and slugged .647 which was good for a .963 OPS. Surprisingly, he only hit .235 and struck out four times.

The Giants brought in Arraez to play second base for the first time in two years. However, with Gleyber Torres on the team, he’ll likely play first base, which is where he spent the majority of his time across the last two seasons.

José Buttó, on the other hand, is making his tournament debut. He’s been a solid reliever for a few years now and was dealt to San Francisco at last year’s trade deadline. His 2024 season stands out as his best when he posted a 2.55 ERA in 74.0 innings.

He’ll now play a big role in team Venezuela’s bullpen as they look to upset Team Dominican Republic as favorites in their pool.

Harrison Bader (OF) – Israel

This year will be Harrison Bader’s first appearance in the World Baseball Classic. He was lined up to represent Israel in 2023 but was a late scratch due to injury.

Bader is coming off the best season of his career after posting career highs in home runs (17), RBIs (54), batting average (.277), on-base percentage (.347), and wRC+ (122). This led to him signing a two-year deal with the Giants this offseason.

Typically known for his defense, Bader looks to lead Team Israel’s offense across the next few weeks.

Heliot Ramos (OF) – Puerto Rico

Heliot Ramos joins the tradition of dying his hair blonde and representing Puerto Rico for the first time in his career. The last time this tournament took place, Ramos had debuted but was still a prospect trying to cement himself as a long-term piece in San Francisco.

However, in 2024, Ramos was named an All-Star and had completely broken out. He slashed .269/.322/.469 with 22 home runs and 72 RBIs in just 121 games.

While his follow up in 2025 wasn’t quite as good, he was still comfortably above average as a hitter. He’ll add a significant amount of thump to the middle of Puerto Rico’s lineup as names like Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa couldn’t secure insurance for the tournament.

Tristan Beck (RP) – Great Britain

While you may not think of Great Britain when you think of baseball internationally, they’ll be competing in their second World Baseball Classic this year. After spending parts of three seasons in the big leagues with the Giants, Tristan Beck will play a big role for their pitching staff.

In 157 career innings, Beck has posted a 3.94 ERA with 7.02 strikeouts per nine innings and a FIP of 4.08. Having experience starting games as well, he can take on any role for Britain.

The tournament will be a special moment for Beck, as he’ll be teaming up with his brother, Brendan. The two will have a tough ask on their hands as the tournament favorites —Team USA —are in their pool play bracket.

Injured Players

• Reiver Sanmartin – Part of Colombia’s bullpen until a quad injury took place in an exhibition game.

• Joel Peguero – Part of Dominic Republic’s Designated Pitcher Pool until suffering a hamstring injury this spring.