The 2023 World Baseball Classic will return in 2023 after being canceled in 2021 due to Covid 19. This year’s competition will feature 20 teams’ fields which will be more than that of the previous year which was 16 teams. the additional four teams entered and joined the competition during the qualifying.
Pre-WBC favorites include Japan, the Dominican Republic, the United States, and Puerto Rico, with Venezuela and Puerto Rico following closely behind. The games will be hosted in Chinese Taiwan, Japan, and the United States.
Each pool will have four round-robin games among the teams. Each pool’s top two teams will proceed to the quarterfinals. Teams from Pools A and B will compete at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, while Pools C and D will compete at LoanDepot Park in Miami, which will also serve as the site of the championship round.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic pool stage will run from March 7–15. U.S. Eastern time zone. The Fox Sports family of networks will broadcast the games. FuboTV, which provides an obligation-free trial, also allows the streaming of matches.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic baseball schedule
Here are the start times of 2023 World Baseball Classic
Pool A (Chinese Taipei)
Tuesday March 7 2023
Cuba vs. Netherlands 11 p.m. ET FS1
Wednesday March 8 2023
Panama vs. Chinese Taipei 6 a.m. ET FS2
Panama vs. Netherlands 11 p.m. ET FS2
Thursday March 9 2023
Italy vs. Cuba 6 a.m. ET Tubi
Cuba vs. Panama 1:30 p.m. ET FS1
Friday March 10 2023
Italy vs. Chinese Taipei 6 a.m. ET Tubi
Panama vs. Italy 11 p.m. FS1 ET
Saturday March 11 2023
Netherlands vs. Chinese Taipei 6 a.m. ET FS2
Chinese Taipei vs. Cuba 11 p.m. ET FS2
Sunday March 12 2023
Netherlands vs. Italy 7 a.m. FS2
Pool B (Tokyo)
Wednesday March 8 2023
Australia vs. South Korea 10 p.m. ET FS1
Thursday March 9 2023
China vs. Japan 5 a.m. ET FS2
Czech Republic vs. China 10 p.m. ET Tubi
Friday March 10 2023
Korea vs. Japan 5 a.m. ET FS2
China vs. Australia 10 p.m. ET FS2
Saturday March 11 2023
Czech Republic vs. Japan 5 a.m. ET FS1
Czech Republic vs. Korea 10 p.m. ET FS1
Sunday March 12 2023
Japan vs. Australia 6 a.m. ET FS1
Australia vs. Czech Republic 11 p.m. ET FS2
Monday March 13 2023
Korea vs. China 6 a.m. ET FS2
Pool C (Phoenix)
Saturday March 11 2023
Colombia vs. Mexico 2:30 p.m. ET Fox
Great Britain vs. USA 10 p.m. ET Fox
Sunday March 12 2023
Great Britain vs. Canada 3 p.m. ET FS1
Mexico vs. USA 10 p.m. ET FS1
Monday March 13 2023
Colombia vs. Great Britain 3 p.m. ET FS2
Canada vs. USA 10 p.m. ET FS1
Tuesday March 14 2023
Canada vs. Colombia 3 p.m. ET FS2
Great Britain vs. Mexico 10 p.m. ET FS1
Wednesday March 15 2023
Mexico vs. Canada 3 p.m. ET FS2
USA vs. Colombia 10 p.m. ET FS1
Pool D (Miami)
Saturday March 11 2023
Nicaragua vs. Puerto Rico Noon ET FS2
Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela 7 p.m. ET FS1
Sunday March 12 2023
Nicaragua vs. Israel Noon ET FS2
Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico 7 p.m. ET FS1
Monday March 13 2023
Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua Noon ET FS2
Israel vs. Puerto Rico 7 p.m. ET FS1
Tuesday March 14 2023
Nicaragua vs. Venezuela Noon ET FS2
Israel vs. Dominican Republic 7 p.m. ET FS2
Wednesday March 15 2023
Venezuela vs. Israel Noon ET FS2
Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic 7 p.m. ET FS2
Quarterfinals
Wednesday March 15 2023
Tokyo Pool B runner-up vs. Pool A winner 6 a.m. ET FS2
Thursday March 16 2023
Tokyo Pool A runner-up vs. Pool B winner 6 a.m. ET FS2
Friday March 17 2023
Miami Pool C runner-up vs. Pool D winner 7 p.m. ET FS1
Saturday March 18 2023
Miami Pool D runner-up vs. Pool C winner 7 p.m. ET Fox
Semifinals
Sunday March 19 2023
Miami Quarterfinal 1 winner vs. Quarterfinal 3 winner 7 p.m. ET FS1
Monday March 20 2023
Miami Quarterfinal 2 winner vs. Quarterfinal 4 winner 7 p.m. ET FS1
Championship
Tuesday March 21 2023
Miami Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner 7 p.m. ET FS1