The launch of MLB The Show 26 included a massive dump of World Baseball Classic-related Diamond Dynasty content. It included four Themed Programs, plus a collection that includes a 90 OVR Pete Crow-Armstrong, a 92 OVR Fernando Tatis Jr., and more.
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World Baseball Classic Programs
Rather than one long program that was done in MLB The Show 23, the MLB The Show 26 team broke up the program content into four separate ones. Each is based on one of the four WBC pools from 2026.
Pool A
First, let’s take a look at the rewards for Pool A:
- 5 Points: Estadio Hiram Bithorn
- 10 Points: 80 OVR WBC Johan Camargo
- 15 Points: Panama Bat
- 20 Points: 81 OVR WBC Alfredo Despaigne & 4,000 XP
- 25 Points: Cuba Bat
- 30 Points: 82 OVR WBC Seth Lugo
- 35 Points: Puerto Rico Bat
- 40 Points: 83 OVR WBC Owen Caissie & 4,000 XP
- 45 Points: Canada Bat
- 50 Points: 84 OVR WBC Gio Urshela
- 55 Points: World Baseball Classic Gold Players Pack
- 60 Points: 85 OVR WBC Adrian Almeida & 4,000 XP
- 65 Points: Columbia Bat
- 70 Points: 86 OVR WBC Ruben Tejada
- 75 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack
- 80 Points: 87 OVR WBC James Paxton & 4,000 XP
- 85 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
- 90 Points: 88 OVR WBC Alexei Ramirez
- 95 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
- 100 Points: 89 OVR WBC Nolan Arenado & 4,000 XP
And, a look at the cards:
Johan Camargo
Alfredo Despaigne
Seth Lugo
Owen Caissie
Gio Urshela
Adrian Almeida
Ruben Tejada
James Paxton
Alexei Ramirez
Nolan Arenado
All the cards in these programs, by the way, are non-sellable.
For those new to MLB The Show, the Star Points listed next to each time represent how many Points are needed to unlock each item. How do you get Points? The tasks, which are listed below for Pool A.
How to make progress
Here are the tasks for the Pool A Program:
- Complete 10 Moments (30 pts. – 3 pts. each)
- Complete WBC Showdown (10 pts.)
- WBC Series Missions:
- Tally 30 innings pitched with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 60 strikeouts with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 50 hits with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 30 extra-base hits with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 20 home runs with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Pool A PXP Missions:
- Tally 2,000 cumulative PXP with Camargo, Despaigne, Lugo, Caissie, & Urshela (4 pts.) (REPEATABLE)
- Tally 2,000 cumulative PXP with Almeida, Tejada, Paxton, & Ramirez (4 pts.) (REPEATABLE)
- Pool A Player Missions:
- Tally three hits with 80 OVR Camargo (4 pts.)
- Tallly two extra-base hits with 81 OVR Despaigne (4 pts.)
- Tally 10 strikeouts with 82 OVR Lugo (4 pts.)
- Get on base three times with 83 OVR Caissie (4 pts.)
- Tally two extra-base hits with 84 OVR Urshela (4 pts.)
- Tally five innings pitched with 85 OVR Almeida (4 pts.)
- Tally five hits with 86 OVR Tejada (4 pts.)
- Tally two wins with 87 OVR Paxton (4 pts.)
- Tally three extra-base hits with 88 OVR Ramirez (4 pts.)
It should be noted that for the other three programs, the tasks will be different. There will be different Moments and Missions. Although one can double up on certain Missions, like the WBC Series card ones.
Also, Mission progress can be attained in 1v1 Ranked, Ranked co-op, Battle Royale, Events, Weekend Classic, Play vs. CPU, Mini Seasons, Conquest, and Diamond Quest.
Pool B
- 5 Points: WBC Uniform Choice pack (x2)
- 10 Points: 80 OVR WBC Dante Bichette Jr.
- 15 Points: Brazil Bat
- 20 Points: 81 OVR WBC Rowdy Tellez & 4,000 XP
- 25 Points: Mexico Bat
- 30 Points: 82 OVR WBC Andrew Fischer
- 35 Points: Italy Bat
- 40 Points: 83 OVR WBC Trayce Thompson & 4,000 XP
- 45 Points: Great Britain Bat
- 50 Points: 84 OVR WBC Gunnar Henderson
- 55 Points: World Baseball Classic Gold Players Pack
- 60 Points: 85 OVR WBC Jpseph Contreras & 4,000 XP
- 65 Points: USA Bat
- 70 Points: 86 OVR WBC Vance Worley
- 75 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack
- 80 Points: 87 OVR WBC Jac Caglianone & 4,000 XP
- 85 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
- 90 Points: 88 OVR WBC Randy Arozarena
- 95 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
- 100 Points: 89 OVR WBC Bryce Harper & 4,000 XP
How to make progress
A look at the Pool B tasks:
- Complete 10 Moments (30 pts. – 3 pts. each)
- Complete WBC Showdown (10 pts.)
- WBC Series Missions:
- Tally 30 innings pitched with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 60 strikeouts with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 50 hits with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 30 extra-base hits with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 20 home runs with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Pool B PXP Missions:
- Tally 2,000 cumulative PXP with Bichette Jr., Tellez, Fischer, Thompson, & Henderson (4 pts.) (REPEATABLE)
- Tally 2,000 cumulative PXP with Contreras, Worley, Caglianone, & Arozarena (4 pts.) (REPEATABLE)
- Pool B Player Missions:
- Get on base three times with 80 OVR Bichette Jr. (4 pts.)
- Tally two extra-base hits with 81 OVR Tellez (4 pts.)
- Tally three hits with 82 OVR Fischer (4 pts.)
- Get on base three times with 83 OVR Thompson (4 pts.)
- Tally two extra-base hits with 84 OVR Henderson (4 pts.)
- Tally 10 strikeouts with 85 OVR Contreras (4 pts.)
- Tally two wins with 86 OVR Worley (4 pts.)
- Tally three extra-base hits with 87 OVR Caglianone (4 pts.)
- Get on base five times with 88 OVR Arozarena (4 pts.)
Pool C
- 5 Points: Tokyo Dome
- 10 Points: 80 OVR WBC Martin Cervinka
- 15 Points: Czechia Bat
- 20 Points: 81 OVR WBC Robbie Perkins & 4,000 XP
- 25 Points: Australia Bat
- 30 Points: 82 OVR WBC Kungkuan Giljegiljaw
- 35 Points: Chinese Taipei Bat
- 40 Points: 83 OVR WBC Jung Hoo Lee & 4,000 XP
- 45 Points: Korea Bat
- 50 Points: 84 OVR WBC Teruaki Sato
- 55 Points: World Baseball Classic Gold Players Pack
- 60 Points: 85 OVR WBC Martin Muzik & 4,000 XP
- 65 Points: Japan Bat
- 70 Points: 86 OVR WBC Masataka Yoshida
- 75 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack
- 80 Points: 87 OVR WBC An-Ko Lin & 4,000 XP
- 85 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
- 90 Points: 88 OVR WBC Travis Bazzana
- 95 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
- 100 Points: 89 OVR WBC Hyun-Min Ahn & 4,000 XP
How to make progress
Next up, a look at the Pool C tasks:
- Complete 10 Moments (30 pts. – 3 pts. each)
- Complete WBC Showdown (10 pts.)
- WBC Series Missions:
- Tally 30 innings pitched with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 60 strikeouts with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 50 hits with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 30 extra-base hits with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 20 home runs with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Pool C PXP Missions:
- Tally 2,000 cumulative PXP with Cervinka, Perkins, Giljegiljaw, Lee, & Sato (4 pts.) (REPEATABLE)
- Tally 2,000 cumulative PXP with Muzik, Yoshida, Lin, & Bazzana (4 pts.) (REPEATABLE)
- Pool C Player Missions:
- Tally three hits with 80 OVR Cervinka (4 pts.)
- Get on base three times with 81 OVR Perkins (4 pts.)
- Tally two extra-base hits with 82 OVR Giljegiljaw (4 pts.)
- Get on base three times with 83 OVR Lee (4 pts.)
- Tally two extra-base hits with 84 OVR Sato (4 pts.)
- Tally five hits with 85 OVR Muzik (4 pts.)
- Tally three extra-base hits with 86 OVR Yoshida (4 pts.)
- Tally three extra-base hits with 87 OVR Lin (4 pts.)
- Get on base five times with 88 OVR Bazzana (4 pts.)
Pool D
- 5 Points: WBC Uniforms Choice pack (x2)
- 10 Points: 80 OVR WBC Duque Hebbert
- 15 Points: Nicaragua Bat
- 20 Points: 81 OVR WBC Druw Jones & 4,000 XP
- 25 Points: Netherlands Bat
- 30 Points: 82 OVR WBC Spencer Horwitz
- 35 Points: Israel Bat
- 40 Points: 83 OVR WBC Ezequiel Tovar & 4,000 XP
- 45 Points: Venezuela Bat
- 50 Points: 84 OVR WBC Sandy Alcantara
- 55 Points: World Baseball Classic Gold Players Pack
- 60 Points: 85 OVR WBC Juan Soto & 4,000 XP
- 65 Points: Dominican Republic Bat
- 70 Points: 86 OVR WBC Harrison Bader
- 75 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack
- 80 Points: 87 OVR WBC Mark Vientos & 4,000 XP
- 85 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
- 90 Points: 88 OVR WBC Jackson Chourio
- 95 Points: MLB The Show 26 pack (x2)
- 100 Points: 89 OVR WBC Didi Gregorius & 4,000 XP
How to make progress
Lastly, a look at the Pool D tasks:
- Complete 10 Moments (30 pts. – 3 pts. each)
- Complete WBC Showdown (10 pts.)
- WBC Series Missions:
- Tally 30 innings pitched with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 60 strikeouts with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 50 hits with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 30 extra-base hits with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Tally 20 home runs with WBC Series cards (3 pts.)
- Pool D PXP Missions:
- Tally 2,000 cumulative PXP with Hebbert, Jones, Horwitz, Tovar, & Alcantara (4 pts.) (REPEATABLE)
- Tally 2,000 cumulative PXP with Soto, Bader, Vientos & Chourio (4 pts.) (REPEATABLE)
- Pool D Player Missions:
- Tally three hits with 80 OVR Camargo (4 pts.)
- Tallly two extra-base hits with 81 OVR Despaigne (4 pts.)
- Tally 10 strikeouts with 82 OVR Lugo (4 pts.)
- Get on base three times with 83 OVR Caissie (4 pts.)
- Tally two extra-base hits with 84 OVR Urshela (4 pts.)
- Tally five innings pitched with 85 OVR Almeida (4 pts.)
- Tally five hits with 86 OVR Tejada (4 pts.)
- Tally two wins with 87 OVR Paxton (4 pts.)
- Tally three extra-base hits with 88 OVR Ramirez (4 pts.)
WBC Collection
Lastly, the “big” collections are back for MLB The Show 26. Diamond Dynasty players can collect WBC cards from all different segments of the mode to get collection rewards. Let’s take a look at the cards available in this collection, as well as the requirements:
- 10 WBC cards: WBC Deluxe Pack
- 20: 87 OVR WBC Adam Ottavino
- 30: 88 OVR WBC William Contreras
- 50: 89 OVR WBC Cristopher Sanchez
- 70: 89 OVR WBC Ozzie Albies
- 90: 90 OVR WBC Vinnie Pasquantino
- 100: 90 OVR WBC Pete Crow-Armstrong
- 110: 92 OVR WBC Fernando Tatis Jr.
And, the attributes:
Adam Ottavino
William Contreras
Cristopher Sanchez
Ozzie Albies
Vinnie Pasquantino
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Fernando Tatis Jr.
There are a lot of WBC cards in this game. Almost half can be obtained through the programs. Others, however, can be found in Conquest, Showdown, as well as the WBC packs in Diamond Dynasty.
It should also be noted that Tatis Jr. is the penultimate reward in this collection. The ultimate one will be the 2026 WBC MVP, which will be revealed after the actual event concludes on March 17.
This article will be updated.
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