Detroit Tigers’ Jahmai Jones joins Asian MLB stars at 2026 World Baseball Classic

Detroit Tigers outfielder Jahmai Jones was named to South Korea’s 30-man roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which begins March 5 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Jone will join a group of prominent Asian Major League Baseball (MLB) players participating in the tournament, including Japan’s Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yusei Kikuchi, Yuki Matsui and Seiya Suzuki, South Korea’s Jung Hoo Lee and Chinese Taipei’s Yu Chang.