12 Blue Jays, including some you may not have heard of, will play at WBC

The World Baseball Classic is less than a month away, and the rosters have officially been announced for all teams.

20 teams are participating in this year's edition, and the Toronto Blue Jays are sending a big group to the international tournament. With a mix of big leaguers and minor leaguers ready to showcase their talent (or increase their value), here are the 12 Blue Jays headed to the WBC.

12 Blue Jays, including some you may not have heard of, will play at WBC

Among the 12 Blue Jays participating in the WBC, seven of them are from the big league team. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will play for the Dominican Republic, Alejandro Kirk for Mexico, Ernie Clement for USA, Andres Gimenez for Venezuela, Kazuma Okamoto for Japan, Yariel Rodriguez for Cuba, and Leo Jimenez (who spent time with the team in 2024) for Panama.

One notable omission is José Berrios, who's been trying to get approved to play in the WBC after his initial insurance coverage was denied. Along with Javier Baez and Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rico hopes to have their players approved, as they threatened to withdraw from the tournament over the matter.

The final five Blue Jays are currently in the minor leagues. Willis Cresswell, who plays for Single-A Dunedin, will represent Great Britain. Ismael Munguia, who recently signed a minor-league deal with the Blue Jays and was assigned to Double-A New Hampshire, will join Nicaragua. RJ Schreck, the Blue Jays' number 10 prospect, and C.J. Stubbs, recently signed by Toronto and assigned to Triple-A Buffalo, will both play for Israel.

The more noted minor leaguer playing in the WBC is left-handed pitcher Adam Macko, the Blue Jays' number 22 prospect. Macko will suit up for Team Canada and is considered an upside pitching prospect for Toronto. He has spent time in Triple-A Buffalo over the last two years getting just one start in 2024, but getting into 18 games, with 10 starts last year.

The 25-year-old lefty would love to force himself into the conversation to be a part of the Blue Jays' big league pitching plans in 2026, but he'll have some work to do. Not only is the Blue Jays' depth quite stacked at the moment, but Macko didn't exactly dominate with the Bisons. He threw 64 innings last year at Triple-A with 65 strikeouts, but gave up 61 hits. He pitched to a 1.516 WHIP and had a 4.3 BB/9 rate with 36 free passes issues.

Still, there's no doubt the Blue Jays will keep a close eye on Macko at the tournament as he is bound to face some tough competition. The Canadians will take on Columbia to open the tournament on March 7, they play Panama on March 8, Puerto Rico is up next on March 10, and pool play wraps up on March 11 for Canada as they take on Cuba.

Canada has never made it past the pool play stage and if Macko can pitch in some big situations and perhaps get Canada through to the knock out round, maybe a callup to the Blue Jays bullpen will be on the horizon.

The World Baseball Classic begins on March 4 in Tokyo .