2023 World Baseball Classic: Opening games: Who’s playing? When and where?
Join us for a look at the full schedule for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Running from March 8th to 21st, here’s the low down on who plays when and where.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic is almost upon us, and it promises to be quite a ride. With the defending champion United States and title contenders such as Dominican Republic, Japan and Puerto Rico it’s going to be better than ever. In total, 20 teams will be competing for the trophy when the action gets started later this month.
2023 World Baseball Classic: The Schedule
It’s baseball’s equivalent of the World Cup and it’s back for the first time since 2017. Held every four years, the tournament was of course canceled in 2021 due to the covid-19 pandemic, meaning the Team USA had to wait a while to defend the title they won in the last tournament. As stated before, the action will get started on March 8th, but technically speaking the 2023 WBC opening game will actually take place in Taiwan at 11:00 p.m. ET on March 7th. The curtain comes down with the championship game which is slated for Tuesday, March 21st in Miami.
There are of course a plethora of stars from the MLB who will be on show, including Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Julio Rodríguez, Francisco Lindor, Mike Trout and Trea Turner. On that note, be sure to check in with us if you’d like to get a look at the full rosters of the teams. With that said, it’s time to take a look at the groups, schedules and locations.
2023 World Baseball Classic teams
Pool A (Hosted in Taichung, Taiwan)
- Chinese Taipei
- Cuba
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Panama
Pool B (Hosted in Tokyo, Japan)
- Australia
- China
- Japan
- Korea
- Czech Republic
Pool C (Hosted in Phoenix, Arizona)
- Canada
- Colombia
- Great Britain
- Mexico
- United States
Pool D (Hosted in Miami, Florida)
- Dominican Republic
- Israel
- Nicaragua
- Puerto Rico
- Venezuela
2023 World Baseball Classic schedule
All games will be broadcast on Fox, FS1 and FS2, however they can also be streamed on fuboTV (free trial available). Please be aware that all times listed are in Eastern Time.
Tuesday, March 7
- Netherlands vs. Cuba - 11:00 p.m. on FS1
Wednesday, March 8
- Chinese Taipei vs Panama - 6:00 a.m. on FS2
- Korea vs Australia - 10:00 p.m. on FS2
- Netherlands vs Panama - 11:00 p.m. on FS2
Thursday, March 9
- Japan vs China, 5:00 a.m. on FS2
- Cuba vs Italy, 6:00 a.m. on Tubi from FOX
- China vs Czech Republic - 10:00 p.m. on Tubi from FOX
- Panama vs Cuba - 11:30 p.m. FS1
Friday, March 10
- Japan vs Korea - 5:00 a.m. on FS2
- Chinese Taipei vs Italy - 6:00 a.m. on Tubi from FOX
- Australia vs China - 10:00 p.m. on FS2
- Italy vs Panama - 11:00 p.m. on FS1
Saturday, March 11
- Japan vs Czech Republic - 5:00 a.m. on FS1
- Chinese Taipei vs Netherlands - 6:00 a.m. on FS2
- Puerto Rico vs Nicaragua - 12:00 p.m. on FS2
- Mexico vs Colombia - 2:30 p.m. on Fox
- Venezuela vs Dominican Republic - 7:00 p.m. on FS1
- United States vs Great Britain - 9:00 p.m. on Fox
- Korea vs Czech Republic - 10:00 p.m. on FS1
- Cuba vs Chinese Taipei - 11:00 p.m. on FS2
Sunday, March 12
- Australia vs Japan - 6:00 a.m. on FS1
- Italy vs Netherlands - 7:00 a.m. on FS2
- Israel vs Nicaragua - 12:00 p.m. on FS2
- Canada vs Great Britain - 3:00 p.m. on FS1
- Puerto Rico vs Venezuela - 7:00 p.m. on FS1
- United States vs Mexico - 10:00 p.m. on FS1
- Czech Republic vs Australia - 11:00 p.m. on FS2
Monday, March 13
- China vs. Korea, 6 a.m., FS2
- Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic, 12 p.m., FS2
- Great Britain vs. Colombia, 3 p.m., FS2
- Puerto Rico vs. Israel, 7 p.m., FS1
- United States vs. Canada, 10 p.m., FS1
Tuesday, March 14
- Venezuela vs Nicaragua - 12:00 p.m. on FS2
- Colombia vs Canada - 3:00 p.m. on FS2
- Dominican Republic vs Israel - 7:00 p.m. on FS2
- Mexico vs Great Britain - 10:00 p.m. on FS1
Wednesday, March 15
- TBD vs TBD (quarterfinals) - 6:00 a.m. on FS2
- Israel vs Venezuela - 12:00 p.m. on FS2
- Canada vs Mexico - 3:00 p.m. on FS2
- Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico - 7:00 p.m. on FS2
- Colombia vs United States - 10:00 p.m. on FS1
Thursday, March 16
- TBD vs TBD (quarterfinals) - 6:00 a.m., FS2
Friday, March 17
- TBD vs TBD (quarterfinals) - 7:00 p.m. on FS1
Saturday, March 18
- TBD vs TBD (quarterfinals) - 7:00 p.m. on Fox
Sunday, March 19
- TBD vs TBD (semifinals) - 7:00 p.m. on FS1
Monday, March 20
- TBD vs TBD (semifinals) - 7:00 p.m. on FS1
Tuesday, March 21
- TBD vs TBD (championship game) - 7:00 p.m. on FS1