NEW YORK (DA) — The Netherlands has set its roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, a team list that includes Curaçao right-hander Shairon Martis for what is expected to be his fifth career appearance in the tournament.
World Baseball Classic, Inc. announced the final rosters submitted by the 20 participating baseball federations before the event’s Feb. 3 deadline. The rosters were unveiled on MLB Network. Each roster can include up to 30 active players, with at least 14 pitchers and two catchers.
Martis, 38, is slated to tie the record for most World Baseball Classic appearances. He threw the only no-hitter in tournament history during the inaugural 2006 event.
The Netherlands roster also includes infielder Xander Bogaerts, infielder Sharlon Schoop and pitcher J.C. Sulbaran, who are all listed to play in their fourth career World Baseball Classic. Pitcher Jaitoine Kelly, 18, is one of seven players under age 20 scheduled to play in the 2026 tournament.
The Netherlands’ roster features major-league and professional experience across the diamond, including pitcher Kenley Jansen; infielders Bogaerts, Ozzie Albies, Didi Gregorius, Jurickson Profar and Schoop; catchers Chadwick Tromp and Hendrik Clementina; and outfielder Druw Jones.
The 2026 World Baseball Classic will be played March 5-17 with 20 teams. The field includes 16 teams that finished in the top four of their first-round pools in the 2023 Classic, plus four teams that qualified through the 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.
The Netherlands will play Round One in Pool D in Miami alongside the Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Quarterfinals will be played March 13-14 in Houston and Miami, with Houston’s Daikin Park hosting teams advancing from Pool A and Pool B, and Miami’s loanDepot park hosting teams advancing from Pool C and Pool D. The championship round begins March 15 in Miami, with the title game set for March 17.
The World Baseball Classic is sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation as the sport’s official national team world championship.
| No. | Name | Pos. | Birthplace | MLB Org | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cornelia, Jamdrick | LHP | Willemstad, CUW | NY | Mets Orange (DSL) |
| 32 | Estanista, Jaydenn | RHP | Willemstad, CUW | PHI | Reading Fightin Phils (AAA) |
| 99 | Floranus, Wendell | RHP | Willemstad, CUW | – | – |
| 17 | Fransen, Arij | RHP | Deventer, NLD | – | – |
| 16 | Huijer, Lars | RHP | Haarlem, NLD | – | – |
| 74 | Jansen, Kenley | RHP | Willemstad, CUW | DET | Detroit Tigers |
| 58 | Kelly, Antwone | RHP | Oranjestad, ABW | PIT | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 34 | Kelly, Jaitoine | RHP | Ayo, ABW | AZ | Visalia Rawhide (A) |
| 33 | Kelly, Kevin | RHP | Willemstad, CUW | – | – |
| 39 | Martis, Shairon | RHP | Willemstad, CUW | – | – |
| 29 | Mendez, Eric | RHP | Cura Cabai, ABW | – | – |
| 52 | Merite, Ryjeteri | LHP | Rotterdam, NLD | CIN | ACL Reds (RK.) |
| 46 | Morales, Justin | RHP | Oranjestad, ABW | – | – |
| 35 | Oduber, Shawndrick | RHP | De Bruynewijk, ABW | LAD | Ontario Tower Buzzers (A) |
| 45 | Sulbaran, JC | RHP | Willemstad, CUW | – | – |
| 0 | West, Derek | RHP | Orange City, FL | – | – |
| 20 | Wilson, Dylan | RHP | Willemstad, CUW | SEA | ACL Mariners (RK.) |
| 12 | Clementina, Hendrik | C | Willemstad, CUW | – | – |
| 14 | Tromp, Chadwick | C | Oranjestad, ABW | ATL | Gwinnett Stripers (AAA) |
| 1 | Albies, Ozzie | 2B | Willemstad, CUW | ATL | Atlanta Braves |
| 2 | Bogaerts, Xander | SS | Oranjestad, ABW | SD | San Diego Padres |
| 18 | Gregorius, Didi | 1B | Amsterdam, NLD | – | – |
| 13 | Profar, Juremi | 3B | Willemstad, CUW | – | – |
| 15 | Schoop, Sharlon | SS | Willemstad, CUW | – | – |
| 5 | Croes, Dayson | UTIL | Oranjestad, ABW | SF | Richmond Flying Squirrels (AAA) |
| 11 | Didder, Ray-patrick | UTIL | Oranjestad, ABW | – | – |
| 4 | Jones, Druw | OF | Atlanta, GA | AZ | Hillsboro Hops (A+) |
| 10 | Profar, Jurickson | LF | Willemstad, CUW | ATL | Atlanta Braves |
| 3 | Rafaela, Ceddanne | UTIL | Willemstad, CUW | BOS | Boston Red Sox |
| 22 | Selassa, Delano | UTIL | Hilversum, NLD | – | – |
| 25 | Jones, Andruw | Manager | Willemstad, CUW | ATL | Atlanta Braves |
| 23 | Adriana, Sharnol | Hitting Coach | Willemstad, CUW | TEX | – |
| 8 | Duursma, Michael | Coach | Haarlem, NLD | – | – |
| 26 | Hanegraaff, Bart | Hitting Coach | Eindhoven, NLD | – | – |
| 49 | Jurrjens, Jair | Pitching Coach | Santa Maria, CUW | – | – |
| 36 | Kuijper, Sem | Bullpen Catcher | Haarlem, NLD | – | – |
| 28 | Oduber, Randolph | 1B Coach | Paradera, ABW | – | – |
| 21 | Ricardo, Dashenko | Bullpen Catcher | Willemstad, CUW | – | – |
| 19 | Statia, Hainley | Bench Coach | Willemstad, CUW | LAA | ACL Angels (RK.) |
| 80 | Stuinbergen, Nicky | Pitching Coach | Breda, NLD | – | – |
| 44 | Thijssen, Ben | 3B Coach | Curaçao | – | – |
| 9 | t’Hoen, Evert Jan | Bench Coach | Alphen aan den Rijn, NLD | – | – |