ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2026 World Baseball Classic begins in less than three months.
Between now and then, the Dodgers will have to have some “delicate” conversations with their star trio of Japanese pitchers.
As of now, Dodgers front office officials said at this week’s Winter Meetings, no final decisions have been made about whether Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki will participate in the tournament, nor if Shohei Ohtani (who has already confirmed his participation) will pitch in addition to hitting.
“We’re still working through that,” said president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, who met with Team Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata at the Signia by Hilton Orlando this week.