The voting for Trial Events for WBC 2022 is open to all current members from December 5, 2021 to December 31, 2021. To vote, download the Trial Ballot Form, complete the form by selecting up to 10 games from the ballot, and email the completed form to the Convention Director. WBC 2022 will run from July 23 to July 31, 2022.

The 2017 World Baseball Classic ( WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to March 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts were Seoul, Tokyo, Miami and Zapopan.

When the 2017 WBC was played, it was assumed that the field for the following 2021 WBC would remain 16 teams. Under the qualification format in use at the time, the bottom four finishers from 2017 (Canada, China, Mexico, and Chinese Taipei) would've been forced to re-qualify for 2021.

The U.S. then took an early lead on Canada, winning 8–0 to claim the second berth in San Diego. Manny Machado of the Dominican Republic was named MVP for the first-round Pool C bracket of the WBC, after batting .357.