The 2026 World Baseball Classic is less than a year away, and Team USA has already lined up Mark DeRosa to be its manager and Aaron Judge to be its captain. That's a heck of a way to start a team. Who else should Team USA pursue next year?

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor will once again captain Team Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, he announced Wednesday. Lindor served as team captain in the 2023 WBC, when Puerto Rico was eliminated by Mexico in the quarterfinals.

On the latest episode of "Baseball Bar-B-Cast," Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman officially kicked off their 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) content. With Aaron Judge recently named captain of Team USA, the duo couldn't resist diving into one of their favorite pastimes: dreaming up the most stacked, no-holds-barred Team USA rosters imaginable.