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Is USA or DR on top? Ranking World Baseball Classic teams

It's World Baseball Classic time! The international baseball tournament is back for the first time since 2017 and features some of baseball's most stacked lineups maybe ... ever.

In its fifth edition, the World Baseball Classic will start on March 8, with pool play spanning Japan, Taiwan, Florida and Arizona and featuring 20 teams. Two will advance out of each pool to compete in the quarterfinals in Tokyo and Miami. From then on, games will be played in Miami, with the semifinals on March 19 and 20 and the championship game on March 21 to conclude the tournament.