Israel back in the World Baseball Classic? It’s a whole megillah.

Six years after winning its first four games and making a surprise run to the second round with its “Mensch on the Bench” mascot, Israel returns to the World Baseball Classic trying to make noise among global powers and tournament favorites — from the United States to Japan to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

The Team Israel roster, which includes 14 players with major league experience, is a map of the Jewish diaspora. Under WBC rules, players may play for a team if they are eligible to become citizens, and Israel allows any Jewish person — or child or grandchild of Jewish people — to become citizens. That encompasses players such as Giants outfielder Joc Pederson, ex-Mets infielder Ty Kelly, Orthodox Jewish Diamondbacks draft pick Jacob Steinmetz and 44-year-old Israeli-born sidearmer Shlomo Lipetz.

Israel opens play in the loaded Group D on Sunday at noon (FS2) against Nicaragua. Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer gets the ball for Israel.