Who will be MVP of World Baseball Classic 2026? Latest odds and our prediction

Yankees' captain Aaron Judge takes BP at Dunedin Yankees' captain Aaron Judge takes BP at Dunedin, Fla., before an exhibition game against the Blue Jays, Feb. 24, 2026. The 2026 World Baseball Classic is off and running as Chinese Taipei and Australia got things started on Wednesday night with two more games on the slate for Thursday in this year's WBC tournament. Team USA, led by Aaron Judge, the Yankees' captain and reigning American League MVP, makes it's debut in the World Baseball Classic on Friday night, when they play Brazil in their Pool B opener at Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros. On Wednesday, I...