Overview
- The Mexican federation and MLB México announced the decision on social media, with the WBC account attributing the news to manager Benjamín Gil.
- Gil also named Jarren Durán as a roster lock, identifying the Boston outfielder among the first confirmed players for Mexico.
- Mexico has already submitted a 35-man preliminary list to organizers, a step that starts medical reviews and MLB permissions.
- Group B games are scheduled for March 6–11 in Houston against the United States, Great Britain, Italy and Brazil.
- Arozarena, a Cuban-born naturalized Mexican and the 2023 WBC Group C MVP, is currently an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners.