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2023 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

2023 World Baseball Classic: Calendar, full game schedule, groups, teams and start times

After six long years, the World Baseball Classic is back and will feature some of the biggest stars in the world in a newly expanded format

After six long years, the World Baseball Classic is back and will feature some of the biggest stars in the world in a newly expanded format
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After a two-year, pandemic caused break, the World Baseball Classic is back, and will feature some of the world’s biggest names playing for national pride in a newly expanded, 20-team format.

Team USA will attempt to defend their title and will have their hands full with a Dominican Republic lineup that looks to be one of the strongest the game has ever seen. Team Japan will be hungry to re-establish their dominance as the world’s winningest team, and to prove that the win by the USA in 2017 was a chance fluke, an unwelcome speed bump in Japanese baseball’s empire.

Pool play will kick off in four locales, with regional and historic focus on display.

Here are the pools for the 2023 WBC

2023 WBC Pool A

Teams

Location

  • Taichung, Taiwan

2023 WBC Pool B

Teams

Location

  • Tokyo, Japan

2023 WBC Pool C

Teams

Location

  • Phoenix, Arizona

2023 WBC Pool D

Teams

Location

  • Miami, Florida

Each team will get two warm-up games against professional teams in their location, with Pool A teams facing a team from the CPBL League, Pool B teams facing a Nippon Professional League team, and both US locations facing an MLB team during spring training.

Play will get underway on Sunday, March 5, as the warmup games take center stage. Here is a full schedule of the pre-competition warmup games, with all times shown in Eastern Standard Time.

Sunday March 5

  • Panama @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (1 a.m. ET)
  • Italy @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (1 a.m. ET)
  • Cuba @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (1 a.m. ET)
  • Chinese Taipei @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (6 a.m. ET)
  • Netherlands @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (6 a.m. ET)
  • People’s Republic of China @ local team, Miyazaki, Japan (10 p.m. ET)
  • Republic of Korea @ Orix Buffaloes, Osaka, Japan (10 p.m. ET)
  • Australia @ local team, Miyazaki, Japan (10 p.m. ET)

Monday March 6

  • Panama @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (1 a.m. ET)
  • Italy @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (1 a.m. ET)
  • Japan @ Hanshin Tigers, Osaka, Japan (4 a.m. ET)
  • Czechia @ local team, Miyazaki, Japan (5 a.m. ET)
  • Cuba @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (6 a.m. ET)
  • Chinese Taipei @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (6 a.m. ET)
  • Netherlands @ local team, Taichung, Taiwan (6 a.m. ET)
  • China @ local team, Miyazaki, Japan (10 p.m. ET)
  • Rep. Korea @ Hanshin Tigers, Osaka, Japan (10 p.m. ET)
  • Australia @ local team, Miyazaki, Japan (10 p.m. ET)

Tuesday March 7

  • Czechia @ local team, Miyazaki, Japan (5 a.m. ET)
  • Japan @ Orix Buffaloes, Osaka, Japan (5 a.m. ET)

Wednesday March 8

  • Canada @ Chicago Cubs, Mesa, Arizona (3:05 p.m. ET)
  • Colombia @ Oakland Athletics, Mesa, Arizona (3:05 p.m. ET)
  • Mexico @ Cleveland Guardians, Goodyear, Arizona (3:05 p.m. ET)
  • Great Britain @ Milwaukee Brewers, Phoenix, Arizona (3:10 p.m. ET)
  • USA @ San Francisco Giants, Scottsdale, Arizona (9:05 p.m. ET)
  • Puerto Rico @ Boston Red Sox, Lee County, Florida (1:05 p.m. ET)
  • Dominican Republic @ Atlanta Braves, North Port, Florida (1:05 p.m. ET)
  • Venezuela @ Houston Astros, West Palm Beach, Florida (6:05 p.m. ET)
  • Nicaragua @ New York Mets, Port St. Lucie, Florida (6:10 p.m. ET)
  • Israel @ Miami Marlins, Jupiter, Florida (6:40 p.m. ET)

Thursday March 9

  • Colombia @ Chicago White Sox, Glendale, Arizona (3:05 p.m. ET)
  • Great Britain @ Kansas City Royals, Surprise, Arizona (3:05 p.m. ET)
  • Mexico @ Colorado Rockies, Scottsdale, Arizona (3:10 p.m. ET)
  • USA @ Los Angeles Angels, Tempe, Arizona (3:10 p.m. ET)
  • Canada @ Seattle Mariners, Peoria, Arizona (3:10 p.m. ET)
  • Puerto Rico @ Tampa Bay Rays, Port Charlotte, Florida (1:05 p.m. ET)
  • Dominican Republic @ Minnesota Twins, Lee County, Florida (1:05 p.m. ET)
  • Nicaragua @ St. Louis Cardinals, Jupiter, Florida (1:05 p.m. ET)
  • Venezuela @ New York Mets, Port St. Lucie, Florida (1:10 p.m. ET)
  • Israel @ Washington Nationals, West Palm Beach, Florida (6:05 p.m. ET)

The actual competition will kick off with pool play on March 8 with a Cuba vs Netherlands matchup that should whet the appetite of any baseball fan. Because of the time difference, viewers in the US will actually see this game in the late hours of March 7.

The Quarterfinals will have two locations, as the teams from Pools A and B will battle it out in the Tokyo Dome in Japan while the teams from Pools C and D will clash in LoanDepot Park in Miami. The Semi Finals and the Final match will all take place in Miami’s LoanDepot Park.

Where can I watch the 2023 World Baseball Classic?

All of the games will be broadcast in the US by Fox, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, the Fox Sports App, and Fox Deportes in Spanish. Here is a full calendar of the matchups and where you can see them, with all times listed in Eastern Standard Time.

You can also live stream the 2023 World Baseball Classic on fuboTV (free trial available)

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)TV CHANNEL
March 7Cuba @ Netherlands11 p.m. ETFS1
March 8Panama @ Chinese Taipei6 a.m. ETFS2
Australia @ Korea10 p.m. ETFS1
Panama @ Netherlands11 p.m. ETFS2
March 9China @ Japan5 a.m. ETFS2
Italy @ Cuba6 a.m. ETTubi
Czech Republic @ China10 p.m. ETTubi
Cuba @ Panama11:30 p.m. ETFS1
March 10Korea @ Japan5 a.m. ETFS2
Italy @ Chinese Taipei6 a.m. ETTubi
China @ Australia10 p.m. ETFS2
Panama @ Italy11 p.m. ETFS1
March 11Czech Republic @ Japan5 a.m. ETFS1
Netherlands @ Chinese Taipei6 a.m. ETFS2
Nicaragua @ Puerto Rico12 p.m. ETFS2
Colombia @ Mexico2:30 p.m. ETFOX
Dominican Republic @ Venezuela7 p.m. ETFS1
Great Britain @ USA10 p.m. ETFOX
Czech Republic @ Korea10 p.m. ETFS1
Chinese Taipei @ Cuba11 p.m. ETFS2
March 12Japan @ Australia6 a.m. ETFS1
Netherlands @ Italy7 a.m. ETFS2
Nicaragua @ Israel12 p.m. ETFS2
Great Britain @ Canada3 p.m. ETFS1
Venezuela @ Puerto Rico7 p.m. ETFS1
Mexico @ USA10 p.m. ETFS1
Australia @ Czech Republic11 p.m. ETFS2
March 13Korea @ China6 a.m. ETFS2
Dominican Republic @ Nicaragua12 p.m. ETFS2
Colombia @ Great Britain3 p.m. ETFS2
Israel @ Puerto Rico7 p.m. ETFS1
Canada @ USA10 p.m. ETFS1
March 14Nicaragua @ Venezuela12 p.m. ETFS2
Canada @ Colombia3 p.m. ETFS2
Israel @ Dominican Republic7 p.m. ETFS2
Great Britain @ Mexico10 p.m. ETFS1
March 15Pool B 2nd @ Pool A 1st6 a.m. ETFS2
Venezuela @ Israel12 p.m. ETFS2
Mexico @ Canada3 p.m. ETFS2
Puerto Rico @ Dominican Republic7 p.m. ETFS2
USA @ Colombia10 p.m. ETFS1
March 16Pool A 2nd @ Pool B 1st6 a.m. ETFS2
March 17Pool C 2nd @ Pool D 1st7 p.m. ETFS1
March 18Pool D 2nd @ Pool C 1st7 p.m. ETFOX
March 19QuarterFinal 1 Winner @ QuarterFinal 3 Winner7 p.m. ETFS1
March 20QuarterFinal 2 Winner @ QuarterFinal 4 Winner7 p.m. ETFS1
March 21SemiFinal 1 Winner @ SemiFinal 2 Winner7 p.m. ETFS1