MLB The Show 23 World Baseball Classic players and more

Prior to the the start of the MLB 2023 season, baseball fans had the luxury to enjoy a special international event known as the World Baseball Classic.

In case some of you don’t know, the World Baseball Classic is essentially the World Cup of baseball, where MLB players and other international stars abroad are called upon by their respective nations to compete for global baseball dominance. The World Baseball Classic ran from March 8 to March 21, and had 20 teams participating in it this year.

Since the tournament takes place every three to four years, The Show felt it was only justified for the World Baseball Classic to be featured in its new game. But how did MLB The Show 23 do so and what can we expect from the World Baseball Classic feature? Down below we cover all of the important details you need to know about the World Baseball Classic in MLB The Show 23.

MLB The Show 23 World Baseball Classic Program

The World Baseball Classic was special to behold over the month of March, and MLB The Show 23 is celebrating it in a variety of ways within their Diamond Dynasty mode.

Along with a slew of awesome new national team jerseys from each of the 20 countries that competed in the tournament, The Show 23 has released 100+ new international players into Diamond Dynasty, granting fans the chance to build stacked teams with these international stars.

The primary location for fans to unlock these jerseys and player items is through the World Baseball Classic Program. Here you can relive moments from the 2023 tournament and complete a themed conquest map, an international showdown, and missions to progress your way through the reward path to collect all of the prizes it has to offer.

If you’re not interested in completing the World Baseball Classic Program in Diamond Dynasty, fans can also acquire players from Around The World Choice Packs and the Community Marketplace, where most are listed at quite affordable prices.

MLB The Show 23 World Baseball Classic Players

Since MLB The Show 23 officially launched in late March, fans have been able to pursue the vast variety of World Baseball Classic players that have been released from Around The World Choice Packs, the World Baseball Classic Program, the Mexico City Series Program, and Online Events.

Down below, we list all the Set 1 and CORE World Baseball Classic Diamond players with an 88 overall rating or higher that are available in Diamond Dynasty via Programs and the Community Market.

World Baseball Classic Players (88 Overall)

Canada

• John Axford (RP)

Israel

• Dean Kremer (SP)

Mexico

• Alan Trejo (SS)
• Luis Cessa (RP)

World Baseball Classic Players (89 Overall)

Australia

• Alex Hall (C)

Colombia

• Harold Ramirez (1B)

Dominican Republic

• Willy Adames (SS)

Japan

• Hiroya Miyagi

Panama

• Rubén Tejada

Puerto Rico

• MJ Melandez (C)

World Baseball Classic Players (90 Overall)

Australia

• Robbie Glendinning (2B)
• Tim Kennelly (CF)

Canada

• Tyler O’Neil (OF)

China

• Yusuke Masago (CF)

China Tapei

• Li Lin (2B)

Cuba

• Yadir Drake (2B)
• Yoenis Céspedes (LF)

Czech Republic

• Marek Minařík (SP)

Dominican Republic

• Juan Soto (LF)
• Nelson Cruz (DH)

Israel

• Danny Valencia (3B)

Italy

• Vinny Pasquantino (1B)
• Nicky Lopez (3B)

Japan

• Lars Nootbaar (CF)
• Masataka Yoshida (LF)

Korea

• Se-Woong Park (SP)

Mexico

• Austin Barnes (C)
• Alek Thomas (CF)

Netherlands

• Didi Gregorius (1B)

Nicaragua

• Jonathan Loaisigia (RP)
• Dwight Britton (CF)

Panama

• Christian Bethancourt (C)

Puerto Rico

• Alexis Diaz (RP)

USA

• Kyle Schwarber (OF)

Venezuela

• Ronald Acuna Jr. (RF)
• Luis Garcia (SP)

World Baseball Classic Players (91 Overall)

Mexico

• José Urquidy (SP)
• Giovanny Gallegos (RP)

World Baseball Classic Players (94 Overall)

Mexico

• Isaac Paredes (3B)

World Baseball Classic Players (95 Overall)

Canada

• Edouard Julien (2B)

Cuba

• Luis Robert Jr. (CF)

Dominican Republic

• Christian Javier (SP)
• Camilo Doval (RP)

Great Britain

• Harry Ford (C)

Mexico

• Patrick Sandoval (SP)
• Julio Urias (SP)

USA

• Paul Goldschmidt (1B)
• Nolan Arenado (3B)

World Baseball Classic Players (97 Overall)

Canada

• Freddie Freeman (1B)

China Taipei

• Kungkuan Giljegiljaw (C)
• Yu Chang (1B)

Colombia

• Gio Urshela (3B)

Cuba

• Yoan Moncada (3B)

Dominican Republic

• Gary Sánchez (C)
• Robinson Cano (2B)
• Jean Segura (3B)
• Teoscar Hernandez (RF)
• Johnny Cueto (SP)
• Diego Castillo (RP)

Great Britain

• Trayce Thompson (RF)

Japan

• Kensuke Kondoh (OF)
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto (SP)
• Shohei Ohtani (RP)

Korea

• Byung-Ho Park (1B)
• Ha-Seong Kim (SS)
• Jung-Hoo Lee (CF)

Mexico

• Rowdy Tellez (1B)
• Luis Urias (2B)
• Randy Arozarena (OF)
• Taijuan Walker (SP)

Netherlands

• Xander Bogaerts (SS)

Nicaragua

• Brandon Leyton (SS)

Puerto Rico

• Enrique Hernández (CF)

USA

• Pete Alonso (1B)
• Tim Anderson (SS)
• Mookie Betts (RF)

Venezuela

• Salvador Perez (C)
• Gleyber Torres (2B)
• Anthony Santander (RF)
• Pablo Lopez (SP)
• Jesús Luzardo (SP)

World Baseball Classic Players (99 Overall)

Dominican Republic

• Ketel Marte (2B)
• Manny Machado (3B)
• Julio Rodríguez (CF)
• Edwin Díaz (CP)

Japan

• Munetaka Murakami (3B)
• Yu Darvish (SP)
• Roki Sasaki (SP)
• Shohei Ohtani (RP) – MVP Version

Puerto Rico

• Francisco Lindor (SS)

USA

• J.T. Realmuto (C)
• Trea Turner (SS)
• Mike Trout (CF)
• Kyle Tucker (RF)
• Adam Wainwright (SP)
• Devin Williams (RP)

Venezuela

• Miguel Cabrera (1B)

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