The French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) has announced the participants for the 2016 Yoshida Challenge. The second edition of the France International Baseball Tournament will be played from August 31 to September 4 in Senart, France. France, defending champion the Netherlands and for the first time Germany and the International Stars will be participating. The World Baseball Softball Confederation is sanctioning the event, which will serve as preparation tournament for the three national teams ahead of the European Championship in Hoofddorp. In 2014 Belgium and a team from Japan were the other two contestants besides the Netherlands and France.