Mexico

Mexico brings one of the World Baseball Classic's most electric fan bases and a genuinely dangerous roster, blending MLB stars of Mexican descent with standout talent from the long-running Mexican League. The team has emerged as one of the tournament's most feared contenders in recent editions, playing with flair, emotion, and passionate crowd support. Mexico's identity is built on colorful, high-energy baseball and a fierce national pride that turns every game into an event. It's a program on the rise, closing the gap with the sport's traditional Caribbean and Asian powers.

Organized professional baseball in Mexico dates to the founding of the Mexican League (Liga Mexicana de Béisbol) on June 28, 1925, one of the oldest continuously operating leagues in the Americas. The Mexican national team's signature World Baseball Classic run came in 2023, when it advanced all the way to the semifinals for the first time, only to be eliminated by eventual champion Japan in a dramatic finish. Mexico has never won a World Baseball Classic title but that 2023 semifinal run marked a program-defining breakthrough. The team's rise has coincided with a surge of Mexican and Mexican-American stars reaching MLB in recent years.