Every Milwaukee Brewers connection in the 2026 World Baseball Classic

The 2026 WBC rosters are riddled with Brewers connections
Mar 21, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; The World Baseball Classic trophy waits to be presented after Japan defeated the USA in the World Baseball Classic at LoanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images
Mar 21, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; The World Baseball Classic trophy waits to be presented after Japan defeated the USA in the World Baseball Classic at LoanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images | Rhona Wise-Imagn Images

The 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) rosters were officially announced on Thursday evening. Though many players had already committed to playing the international tournament next month, several more were surprises last night.

In regard to the Milwaukee Brewers, nine players currently on the team's 40-man roster will participate in the 2026 WBC. Tyler Black and Rob Zastryzny will compete for Team Canada, Abner Uribe will represent the Dominican Republic, Joey Ortiz is a part of Team Mexico's roster, Carlos Rodriguez joins Team Nicaragua's roster for the second-consecutive WBC, Brice Turang is the Brewers' lone representative for Team USA, and Ángel Zerpa, William Contreras, and Jackson Chourio will all compete for Team Venezuela.

While it will certainly be fun to watch the current members of the Milwaukee's 40-man roster compete in the WBC, which will take place in the middle of spring training, there are numerous other Brewers connections throughout the 2026 WBC rosters. Some, like José Quintana representing Team Colombia, are pretty obvious. Others are much less obvious, but they are likely to jog some memories from Brewers history.

Every Milwaukee Brewers connection (no matter how small) on the 2026 World Baseball Classic rosters

Team Australia

- C Adam Hall - member of the Brewers' minor league system in 2024-25, became a minor league free agent at the end of the 2025 season
- Manager Dave Nilsson - catcher/first baseman/outfielder for the Brewers from 1992-99, All-Star in 1999 season
- Bullpen coach Graeme Lloyd - relief pitcher for the Brewers from 1993-96

Team Brazil

- RHP Daniel Missaki - member of the Brewers' minor league system from 2015-17, traded to Milwaukee alongside Freddy Peralta, Carlos Herrera from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Adam Lind, never pitched a game in the Brewers' organization
- RHP Thyago Vieira - relief pitcher for the Brewers in 2023-24

Team Canada

- LHP Rob Zastryzny - current member of the Brewers' 40-man roster
- 1B/OF Tyler Black - current member of the Brewers' 40-man roster, 2021 first-round pick
- 2B Adam Hall - member of the Brewers' minor league system from 2024-25, became a minor league free agent at the end of the 2025 season
- INF Abraham Toro - infielder for the Brewers in 2023, traded to Milwaukee alongside Jesse Winker from Seattle Mariners in exchange for Kolten Wong, traded to Athletics for Chad Patrick

Team Chinese Taipei

No direct connections, but hitting coach Kuo-Hui Kao played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from 2006-07 before they were a Brewers' minor league affiliate. At the time, the T-Rats were the Mariners' Single-A affiliate.

Team Colombia

- LHP José Quintana - starting pitcher for the Brewers in 2025
- C Jorge Alfaro - member of the Brewers' minor league system in 2025, played 82 games for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds
- RHP Julio Tehran - starting pitcher for the Brewers in 2023

Team Dominican Republic

- RHP Abner Uribe - current member of Brewers' 40-man roster
- 1B/C Carlos Santana - first baseman for Brewers in 2023, notably serving as DR's third catcher during 2026 WBC after not catching in MLB since 2014

Team Great Britain

- RHP Miles Langhorne - current member of Brewers' minor league system, pitched for the Carolina Mudcats and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2025
- RHP Michael Petersen - member of Brewers' minor league system from 2015-19
- RHP Jack Seppings - current member of Brewers' minor league system, pitched for the Carolina Mudcats and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2025
- 2B Nick Ward - played two games for the Nashville Sounds in 2018

Team Israel

- RHP Max Lazar - Brewers' 11th-round pick in 2017 draft, member of minor league system from 2017-23
- RHP Robert Stock - member of Brewers' minor league system in 2023
- Third base coach Mark Loretta - infielder for the Brewers from 1995-2003

Team Italy

- 3B/1B Andrew Fischer - current member of Brewers' minor league system, 2025 first-round pick
- Bullpen coach Sal Fasano - catcher in Brewers' minor league system in 2002, played 34 for the Indianapolis Indians -- Milwaukee's Triple-A affiliate at the time
*Note: Sal Frelick will not participate in this year's tournament despite representing Team Italy in the 2023 WBC

Team Korea

- INF Jahmai Jones - member of the Brewers' organization in 2023, played seven games in MLB and 41 games in Triple-A

Team Mexico

- SS Joey Ortiz - current member of the Brewers' 40-man roster
- 1B Rowdy Tellez - first baseman for the Brewers from 2021-23
- INF Luis Urías - infielder for the Brewers from 2020-23, briefly a member of the Brewers' minor league system in 2025
- Hitting coach Jacob Cruz - assistant hitting coach for the Brewers from 2020-21
- Pitching coach Elmer Dessens - relief pitcher for the Brewers in 2007

Team Netherlands

- Bench coach Hainley Statia - infielder in the Brewers' minor league system from 2011-14
- INF Jonathan Schoop - infielder for the Brewers in 2018

Team Nicaragua

- RHP Stiven Cruz - current member of Brewers' minor league system, pitched for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Biloxi Shuckers in 2025
- RHP Carlos Rodriguez - current member of the Brewers' 40-man roster
- INF Freddy Zamora - current member of Brewers' minor league system, played for Nashville Sounds in 2025

Team Panama

- RHP Paolo Espino - pitcher for the Brewers in 2017
- RHP Javy Guerra - relief pitcher for the Brewers in 2023
- RHP Abdiel Mendoza - member of Brewers' minor league system in 2025, pitched for Biloxi Shuckers in 2025, signed a minor league contract with Mariners on January 26, 2026
- LHP Andy Otero - member of Brewers' minor league system from 2021-22
- C Christian Bethancourt - member of Brewers' minor league system in 2018
- Bench coach Julio Mosquera - played one game for the Brewers in 2005
- Hitting coach Carlos Lee - outfielder for the Brewers from 2005-06, named an All-Star in both 2005 and 2006

Team Puerto Rico

- RHP Jorge López - relief pitcher for the Brewers from 2015-18
- C Martín Maldonado - catcher for the Brewers from 2011-16
- OF Eddie Rosario - member of the Brewers' minor league system in 2025, played 20 games for the Nashville Sounds
- OF Bryan Torres - member of the Brewers' minor league system from 2015-18
- Bullpen coach Juan Nieves - starting pitcher for the Brewers from 1986-88, threw the lone solo no-hitter in franchise history

Team USA

- 2B Brice Turang - current member of the Brewers' 40-man roster
- Third base coach Dino Ebel - father of Brewers' 2025 first-round pick Brady Ebel

Team Venezuela

- LHP Ángel Zerpa - current member of the Brewers' 40-man roster
- C William Contreras - current member of the Brewers' 40-man roster
- OF Jackson Chourio - current member of the Brewers' 40-man roster
- First base coach Gerardo Parra - outfielder for the Brewers from 2014-15
- Third base coach Rouglas Odor - played six games for the EL Paso Diablos, the Brewers' Double-A affiliate in 1995
- Coach Néstor Corredor - Brewers current Major League Field Coordinator

*Note: Team Cuba, Team Czech Republic, and Team Japan's 2026 WBC rosters don't have any direct connections to the Milwaukee Brewers.

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