Mexico’s national baseball team will face the two-time Major League Baseball champion Los Angeles Dodgers in preparation for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
The Mexican team will play two exhibition games before its tournament debut on March 6.
Mexico will play its first game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Scottsdale’s Salt River at Talking Stick.
The second exhibition game will take place on March 4, two days before its tournament debut, at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.
Mexico will debut in the World Baseball Classic against the United Kingdom in Group B.
Mexico’s group includes the United States, Great Britain, Brazil, and Italy. All games in this group will be played at Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Next, Mexico will face Brazil in its second game, the United States in the third, and close the group stage against Italy.
It’s worth noting that the Dodgers may field a significantly different team due to players joining their respective national teams for the World Baseball Classic.
Players like Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Blake Snell, among others, could be in action during the tournament next March.
U.S. Will Also Play Two Exhibition Games Ahead of World Baseball Classic
The U.S. national team will seek redemption after finishing as runner-up in the 2023 edition.
Team USA, captained by Aaron Judge, will play two warm-up games on March 3 and 4, respectively.
The first game will be against the San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium, and the second against the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.
The U.S. will debut on March 6 against Brazil at Houston’s Daikin Park, following Mexico’s game against Great Britain.
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