... one of the four teams that is in "Pool A", the four-team group that plays its first round in Tokyo. That'd be either Japan, China, Chinese Taipei (the name Taiwan goes by in international sports competition) or Korea; two of those four will come to the USA for round two in San Diego beginning March 14, and one of those will be the Cubs' opponent on March 12 in Mesa.
Provisional 45-man rosters for each WBC team are scheduled to be announced today at 5 pm CST.