The 2023 World Baseball Classic is upon us, which means two weeks of competitive baseball leading into MLB Opening Day on March 30.
Starting March 8 (late March 7 in the United States), pool play of the World Baseball Classic will get underway. Pools A & B, which are being played in Chinese Taipei and Tokyo, respectively, will be underway before Pools C & D. The latter two pools are being played in the United States in Phoenix and Miami, respectively.
The first quarterfinal game will also occur while pools are still going on. Quarterfinals will be played in Japan and the United States.
Here’s a look at the full World Baseball Classic schedule, along with the bracket and updated results throughout the tournament.
The World Baseball Classic will be featuring games every day for two weeks. All times listed are Eastern Time.
Tuesday, March 7
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
Cuba vs. Netherlands
A
11 p.m.
FS1
Wednesday, March 8
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
Panama vs. Chinese Taipei
A
6 a.m.
FS2
Australia vs. Korea
B
0 p.m.
FS1
Panama vs. Netherlands
A
11 p.m.
FS2
Thursday, March 9
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
China vs. Japan
B
5 a.m.
FS1
Italy vs. Cuba
A
6 a.m.
Tubi
Czech Republic vs. China
B
10 p.m.
Tubi
Cuba vs. Panama
A
11:30 p.m.
FS1
Friday March 10
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
Korea vs. Japan
B
5 a.m.
FS1
Italy vs. Chinese Taipei
A
6 a.m.
Tubi
China vs. Australia
B
10 p.m.
FS2
Panama vs. Italy
A
11 p.m.
FS1
Saturday, March 11
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
Czech Republic vs. Japan
B
5 a.m.
FS1
Netherlands vs. Chinese Taipei
A
6 a.m.
FS2
Nicaragua vs. Puerto Rico
D
Noon
FS2
Colombia vs. Mexico
C
2:30 p.m.
Fox
Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela
D
7 p.m.
FS1
Great Britain vs. United States
C
9 p.m.
Fox
Czech Republic vs. Korea
B
10 p.m.
FS1
Chinese Taipei vs. Cuba
A
11 p.m.
FS2
Sunday, March 12
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
Japan vs. Australia
B
6 a.m.
FS1
Netherlands vs. Italy
A
7 a.m.
FS2
Nicaragua vs. Israel
D
Noon
FS2
Great Britain vs. Canada
C
3 p.m.
FS1
Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico
D
7 p.m.
FS1
Mexico vs. USA
C
10 p.m.
FS1
Australia vs. Czech Republic
B
11 p.m.
FS1
Monday, March 13
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
Korea vs. China
B
6 a.m.
FS2
Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua
D
Noon
FS2
Colombia vs. Great Britain
C
3 p.m.
FS2
Israel vs. Puerto Rico
D
7 p.m.
FS1
Canada vs. United States
C
10 p.m.
FS1
Tuesday, March 14
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
Nicaragua vs. Venezuela
D
Noon
FS2
Canada vs. Colombia
C
3 p.m.
FS2
Israel vs. Dominican Republic
D
7 p.m.
FS1
Great Britain vs. Mexico
C
10 p.m.
FS1
Wednesday, March 15
Matchup
Pool
Time
Channel
QF1 (B2 vs. A1)
N/A
6 a.m.
FS2
Venezuela vs. Israel
D
Noon
FS2
Mexico vs. Canada
C
3 p.m.
FS2
Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic
D
7 p.m.
FS1
USA vs. Colombia
C
10 p.m.
FS1
Thursday, March 16
Matchup
Time
Channel
QF2 (A2 vs. B1)
6 a.m.
FS2
Friday, March 17
Matchup
Time
Channel
QF3 (C2 vs. D1)
7 p.m.
FS1
Saturday, March 18
Matchup
Time
Channel
QF4 (D2 vs. C1)
7 p.m.
Fox
Sunday, March 19
Matchup
Time
Channel
SF1 (QF1 vs. QF3)
7 p.m.
FS1
Monday, March 20
Matchup
Time
Channel
SF2 (QF2 vs. QF4)
7 p.m.
FS1
Tuesday, March 21
Matchup
Time
Channel
Championship (SF1 vs. SF2)
7 p.m.
FS1
World Baseball Classic 2023 bracket
Because the World Baseball Classic starts with pools, there isn’t a set bracket in a traditional sense.
Once the World Baseball Classic enters the quarterfinal stage, the paths will be linear. Each pool will send two teams — the top two — to the quarterfinal round.
