Team Venezuela’s 2026 World Baseball Classic roster is made up almost entirely of players with MLB organization ties, with roughly 25–30 current MLB players on the squad.

Because “MLB player” can mean either “currently on a 26-man Major League roster” or “under contract with an MLB organization (including minor leaguers),” different outlets frame the count slightly differently.

From public roster breakdowns and coverage of the WBC final between USA and Venezuela, the Venezuelan team features:

  • A rotation and bullpen that include “a dozen” current big league starters and relievers.
  • A catching duo (William Contreras and Salvador Perez) who are established MLB regulars.
  • An infield and outfield core built around Ronald Acuña Jr., Jackson Chourio, Wilyer Abreu, Gleyber Torres, Eugenio Suárez, Luis Arraez, Maikel Garcia, Andrés Giménez, Ezequiel Tovar and the Contreras brothers, all current MLB players.

When media summarize it, they generally describe Venezuela as having one of the most MLB-heavy rosters in the tournament, with essentially the entire lineup and most of the pitching staff made up of players on MLB 40-man rosters or in MLB systems, which lands you in that ~25–30 MLB-player range on a 30-man WBC roster.

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Roster area MLB presence
Rotation & bullpen About a dozen current MLB starters and relievers.
Catchers Both (Perez, William Contreras) are established MLB catchers.
Infield Headlined by Arraez, Gleyber Torres, Eugenio Suárez, Maikel Garcia, Andrés Giménez, all current MLB players.
Outfield Ronald Acuña Jr., Jackson Chourio, Wilyer Abreu and others, all with MLB clubs.
Overall estimate Roughly 25–30 players with current MLB organization ties on a ~30-man WBC roster.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.