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The World Baseball Classic is right around the corner, and FOX Sports just announced the broadcast schedule.
There are five teams in each pool, and each team plays four games over six days during pool play. The tournament begins on March 4 and ends on March 17.
The FOX Sports family of networks (FOX, FS1, FS2, FOX Deportes), the FOX Sports app and Tubi will combine to broadcast all 47 games of the World Baseball Classic.
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A general view during the opening ceremonies for the 2023 World Baseball Classic championship between Team USA and Team Japan at LoanDepot Park. The event took place in Miami, Florida on March 21, 2023. (Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Eight of the 20 teams advance to the quarterfinals, which are single elimination. The semi-finals begin a day after the quarter-finals finish, with the final on Tuesday 17 March.
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama and Colombia are in Pool A. They will play their pool matches at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. USA, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain and Brazil are in Pool B. They will play their pool games at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. Japan, Australia, Korea, Czech Republic and Chinese Taipei are in Pool C. They will play their pool games at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel and Nicaragua are in Pool D. They will play their pool games at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
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Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (16) of Japan celebrates hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning during the World Baseball Classic exhibition game between Japan and the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka. The game took place in Osaka, Japan on March 6, 2023. (Kenta Harada/Getty Images)
Here is the schedule for the tournament:
Wednesday 4 March
Chinese Taipei vs. Australia – 10:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Thursday 5 March
Czech Republic vs. Korea – 5:00 AM ET – FS1/FOXD
Australia vs. Czech Republic – 10:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Friday, March 6
Japan and Chinese Taipei – 5:00 AM ET – FS1/FOXD
Cuba and Panama – 11:00 AM ET – FS2/FOXD
Netherlands vs. Venezuela – 12:00 PM ET – Tubi
Mexico vs. Great Britain – 1:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Puerto Rico and Colombia – 6:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic – 7:00 PM ET – FS2
USA vs. Brazil – 8:00 PM ET – FOX/FOXD
Chinese Taipei vs. Czech Republic – 10:00 PM ET – FS2
Saturday 7 March
Korea and Japan – 5:00 AM ET – FS1/FOXD
Colombia vs. Canada – 11:00 AM ET – FS2/FOXD
Nicaragua vs. Netherlands – 12:00 PM ET – Tubi
Brazil vs. Italy – 1:00 PM ET – Approx
Panama and Puerto Rico – 6:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Israel vs. Venezuela – 7:00 PM ET – FS2
UK & US – 8pm ET – FOX
Chinese Taipei and Korea – 10:00 PM ET – FS2
Sunday, March 8
Australia and Japan – 6:00 AM ET – FS1/FOXD
Colombia and Cuba – 12:00 PM ET – FS2
Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic – 12:00 PM ET – FOX/FOXD
Great Britain vs Italy – 1pm ET – Tubi
Panama vs. Canada – 7:00 PM ET – FS2
Nicaragua vs. Israel – 7:00 PM ET – Tubi
Brazil vs. Mexico – 8:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
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Trea Turner (8) of Team USA hits a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning during the 2023 World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game between Team USA and Team Venezuela at LoanDepot Park. The game took place in Miami, Florida on March 18, 2023. (Gene Wang/Getty Images)
Monday, March 9
Korea and Australia – 6:00 AM ET – FS1/FOXD
Colombia vs. Panama – 12:00 PM ET – FS2
Dominican Republic vs. Israel – 12:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Brazil vs Great Britain – 1pm ET – Tubi
Cuba and Puerto Rico – 7:00 PM ET – FS1
Venezuela and Nicaragua – 7:00 PM ET – FS2
Mexico vs. USA – 8:00 PM ET – FOX/FOXD
Tuesday 10 March
Czech Republic vs. Japan – 6:00 AM ET – FS1/FOXD
Canada and Puerto Rico – 7:00 PM ET – Tubi
Israel vs. Netherlands – 7:00 PM ET – App/FOXD
Italy vs. USA – 9:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Wednesday 11 March
Canada and Cuba – 3:00 PM ET – FS2/FOXD
Italy vs. Mexico – 7:00 PM ET – Tubi
Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela – 8:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Friday 13 March – Quarter Finals
Tokyo Runner-Up and Miami Winner – 6:30 PM ET – FS2/FOXD
San Juan Runner-Up and Houston Winner – 8:00 PM ET – FOX/FOXD
Saturday 14 March – Quarter-finals
Houston Runner-Up and San Juan Winner – 3:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Miami Runner-Up and Tokyo Winner – 9:00 PM ET – FOX/FOXD
Sunday 15 March – Semi-finals
Semifinal #1 – 8:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Monday 16 March – Semi-finals
Semifinal #2 – 8:00 PM ET – FS1/FOXD
Tuesday 17 March – Championship
Championship Game – 8:00 PM ET – FOX/FOXD
