The first semifinal of the 2026 World Baseball Classic is packed with about as much star power as you could hope for. The United States will be sending Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes to the mound opposite Luis Severino of the Dominican Republic (and the Athletics) with a trip to the final on the line.
As Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com noted, the US currently boasts a roster that includes nine players who received MVP votes in 2025, while the Dominican Republic boasts – you guessed it – nine players who received MVP votes in 2025, too.
Exactly zero of those players, or any of these players for that matter, are Cincinnati Reds. That doesn’t make it any less of a spectacle, of course, and this game is poised to be packed with action.
Here’s how the two clubs will line up:
United States
1. Bobby Witt Jr., SS
2. Bryce Harper, 1B
3. Aaron Judge, RF
4. Kyle Schwarber, DH
5. Gunnar Henderson, 3B
6. Will Smith, C
7. Roman Anthony, LF
8. Brice Turang, 2B
9. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF
Dominican Republic
1. Fernando Tatis Jr., RF
2. Ketel Marte, 2B
3. Juan Soto, LF
4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B
5. Manny Machado, 3B
6. Junior Caminero, DH
7. Julio Rodríguez, CF
8. Austin Wells, C
9. Geraldo Perdomo, SS
First pitch is set for just after 8:00 PM in Miami’s loanDepot park, and game coverage can be found on FS1.
