Overview
- Brazil took the field Friday night at Houston’s Daikin Park for its first game against host Team USA.
- Dante Bichette Jr., eligible through his Brazilian mother, is playing for Brazil and drew attention with bright green hair and a Brazil-flag bandana.
- Brazil’s roster features no active MLB players but includes MLB family links such as Lucas Ramirez of the Angels system and 17-year-old Joseph Contreras, the youngest player on any WBC roster.
- Bo Bichette withdrew from the event, leaving his brother to represent the family as Brazil seeks its first WBC win after going 0-3 in 2013.
- MLB opened a development academy in São Paulo in 2025 as Brazil works to grow the sport despite scarce facilities and a grassroots base shaped by Japanese immigrant communities.