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The World Baseball Classic is fast approaching and FOX Sports has just announced the broadcast schedule.
There are five teams in each pool, and each team will play four matches over six days during the pool. 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 of the 2023 World Classic Baseball Championship game between Team USA and Team Japan at LoanDepot Park. The event took place in Miami, Florida on March 21, 2023. (Photos Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB via Getty Images)
Eight of the 20 teams will advance to the quarterfinals, which will be played in a single-elimination format. The semi-finals begin one day after the quarter-finals conclude, with the final on Tuesday March 17.
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. The United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain and Brazil are in Pool B. They will play their pool matches at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. Japan, Australia, Korea, Czechia and China Taipei are in Pool C. They will play their pool matches at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.
Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel and Nicaragua are in Pool D. They will play their pool matches at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
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Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (16) of Japan celebrates 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 match took place in Osaka, Japan on March 6, 2023. (Kenta Harada/Getty Images)
Here is the tournament schedule:
Wednesday March 4
Chinese Taipei and Australia – 10:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Thursday March 5
Czechia and Korea – 5:00 a.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Australia and Czechia – 10:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Friday March 6
Japan and Chinese Taipei – 5:00 a.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Cuba and Panama – 11:00 a.m. ET – FS2/FOXD
Netherlands and Venezuela – 12:00 p.m. ET – Tubi
Mexico and Great Britain – 1 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Puerto Rico and Colombia – 6:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Nicaragua and Dominican Republic – 7 p.m. ET – FS2
USA and Brazil – 8:00 p.m. ET – FOX/FOXD
Chinese Taipei and Czechia – 10:00 p.m. ET – FS2
Saturday March 7
Korea and Japan – 5:00 a.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Colombia and Canada – 11:00 a.m. ET – FS2/FOXD
Nicaragua and Netherlands – 12:00 p.m. ET – Tubi
Brazil and Italy – 1 p.m. ET – Application
Panama and Puerto Rico – 6:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Israel and Venezuela – 7:00 p.m. ET – FS2
Great Britain and the United States – 8:00 p.m. ET – FOX
Chinese Taipei and Korea – 10:00 p.m. ET – FS2
Sunday March 8
Australia and Japan – 6:00 a.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Colombia and Cuba – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS2
Netherlands and Dominican Republic – 12:00 p.m. ET – FOX/FOXD
Great Britain and Italy – 1:00 p.m. ET – Tubi
Panama and Canada – 7 p.m. ET – FS2
Nicaragua and Israel – 7:00 p.m. ET – Tubi
Brazil and Mexico – 8:00 p.m. 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 match took place in Miami, Florida on March 18, 2023. (Gene Wang/Getty Images)
Monday March 9
Korea and Australia – 6:00 a.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Colombia and Panama – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS2
Dominican Republic and Israel – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Brazil and Great Britain – 1:00 p.m. ET – Tubi
Cuba and Puerto Rico – 7 p.m. ET – FS1
Venezuela and Nicaragua – 7 p.m. ET – FS2
Mexico and USA – 8:00 p.m. ET – FOX/FOXD
Tuesday March 10
Czechia and Japan – 6:00 a.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Canada and Puerto Rico – 7 p.m. ET – Tubi
Israel and Netherlands – 7:00 p.m. ET – App/FOXD
Italy and USA – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Wednesday March 11
Canada and Cuba – 3 p.m. ET – FS2/FOXD
Italy and Mexico – 7:00 p.m. ET – Tubi
Dominican Republic and Venezuela – 8:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Friday March 13 – Quarter-finals
Tokyo finalist and Miami winner – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS2/FOXD
San Juan runner-up and Houston winner – 8:00 p.m. ET – FOX/FOXD
Saturday March 14 – Quarter-finals
Houston runner-up and San Juan winner – 3:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Miami Finalist and Tokyo Winner – 9:00 p.m. ET – FOX/FOXD
Sunday March 15 – Semi-finals
Semi-final #1 – 8:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Monday March 16 – Semi-finals
Semi-final #2 – 8:00 p.m. ET – FS1/FOXD
Tuesday March 17 – Championship
Championship Game – 8 p.m. ET – FOX/FOXD
