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2023 World Baseball Classic: Schedule, TV channel, WBC scores with USA-Colombia among Wednesday’s huge games

2023 World Baseball Classic: Schedule, TV channel, WBC scores with USA-Colombia among Wednesday's huge games


The 2023 World Baseball Classic is in full swing, and pool play wraps up Wednesday with three pivotal games on the schedule. Team USA is one win away from the quarterfinals and can advance to the knockout round if the squad beats Colombia on Wednesday night in Phoenix. Elsewhere in Pool C, Mexico faces Canada in the afternoon with the winner of that game also advancing in the bracket. In Pool D, Venezuela has clinched a quarterfinal spot, and the other one will be determined by the winner of Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic in Miami.

The quarterfinals kicked off Wednesday on the other side of the bracket with Cuba edging Australia, 4-3. The Cubans are headed to the semifinals in Miami, while the rest of the knockout round field will be set on Wednesday. Once the field is fully set, the tournament becomes a single-elimination bracket culminating with the final on Tuesday, March 21.

This version of the WBC was originally supposed to be played in 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Action got started on Wednesday, March 8 (technically first pitch of the 2023 WBC opener in Taiwan took place at 11 p.m. ET on March 7), and there will be a total of 47 games. The championship game is set for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami. 

Plenty of MLB stars are taking part in the event, including Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Julio Rodríguez, Francisco Lindor, Mike Trout and Trea Turner. Full team rosters can be viewed here, and here’s a primer on the event from CBS Sports’ Mike Axisa. Here are Matt Snyder’s Power Rankings for the tournament.

Below, fans can find the full list of 2023 World Baseball Classic teams, as well as the entire schedule and odds.

2023 World Baseball Classic schedule

All games on Fox, FS1 and FS2 can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free).

(All times Eastern)

Wednesday, March 15

  • Cuba 4, Australia 3 (quarterfinals)
  • Israel vs. Venezuela, 12 p.m., FS2
  • Canada vs. Mexico, 3 p.m., FS2
  • Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m., FS1
  • Colombia vs. United States, 10 p.m., FS1

Thursday, March 16

  • Japan vs. Italy (quarterfinals), 6 a.m., FS2

Friday, March 17

  • TBD vs. TBD (quarterfinals), 7 p.m., FS1

Saturday, March 18

  • TBD vs. TBD (quarterfinals), 7 p.m., Fox

Sunday, March 19

  • Cuba vs. TBD (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1

Monday, March 20

  • TBD vs. TBD (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1

Tuesday, March 21

  • TBD vs. TBD (championship game), 7 p.m., FS1

2023 World Baseball Classic scores

Tuesday, March 14

  • Venezuela 4, Nicaragua…

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