The 2023 World Baseball Classic is in full swing and pool play concludes on Wednesday with three crucial games on the schedule. Team USA are one win away from the quarterfinals and can advance to the knockout rounds if they beat Colombia in Phoenix on Wednesday night. Elsewhere in Group C, Mexico meets Canada in the afternoon, with the winner of that game also advancing in the group. In Pool D, Venezuela has secured a spot in the quarterfinals and the other will be decided by winner Puerto Rico against the Dominican Republic in Miami.
The quarter-finals started on the other side of the table on Wednesday as Cuba faced Australia. Those teams will be joined by Japan, Italy and Venezuela in the round of eight, with three spots yet to be determined.
This version of the WBC was originally scheduled to be played in 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The action started on Wednesday, March 8 (the 2023 WBC Taiwan opener’s technically first pitch was on March 7 at 11:00pm ET) and there will be a total of 47 games. The championship game is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami.
Many MLB stars are attending the event including Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Julio Rodríguez, Francisco Lindor, Mike Trout and Trea Turner. Full squad rosters can be viewed here, and Here’s an introduction to the event from CBS Sports’ Mike Axisa. Here are Matt Snyder’s power rankings for the tournament.
Below, fans can find the full 2023 World Baseball Classic team roster along with the full schedule and odds.
World Baseball Classic 2023 schedule
All games on Fox, FS1 and FS2 can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free).
(All times Easter)
Wednesday March 15th
- Cuba vs. Australia (Quarterfinals), 6am, FS2
- Israel vs. Venezuela, 12 p.m., FS2
- Canada vs. Mexico, 3 p.m., FS2
- Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico, 7pm, FS1
- Colombia vs. United States, 10pm, FS1
Thursday March 16th
- Japan vs. Italy (Quarterfinals), 6am, FS2
Friday March 17th
- TBD vs. TBD (Quarterfinals), 7 p.m., FS1
Saturday March 18th
- TBD vs. TBD (Quarterfinals), 7 p.m., Fox
Sunday March 19th
- TBD vs. TBD (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1
Monday, March 20th
- TBD vs. TBD (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1
Tuesday March 21st
- TBD vs. TBD (Championship Match), 7pm, FS1
2023 World Baseball Classic scores
Tuesday March 14th
- Venezuela 4, Nicaragua 1
- Canada 5, Colombia 0
- Dominican Republic 10, Israel 0 (F/7)
- Mexico 2, Great Britain 1
Monday March 13th
- Korea 22, China 2
- Dominican Republic 6, Nicaragua 1
- Great Britain 7, Colombia 5
- Puerto Rico 10, Israel 0 (F/8)
- USA 12, Canada 1 (F/7)
Sunday March 12th
- Japan 7, Australia 1
- Italy 7, Netherlands 1
- Israel 3, Nicaragua 1
- Canada 18, Great Britain 8
- Venezuela 9, Puerto Rico 6
- Mexico 11, United States 5
- Australia 8, Czech Republic 3
Saturday March 11th
- Japan 10, Czech Republic, 2
- Chinese Taipei 9, Netherlands 5
- Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1
- Colombia 5, Mexico 4
- Venezuela 5, Dominican Republic 1
- United States 6, Great Britain 2
- Korea 7, Czech Republic 3
- Cuba 7, Chinese Taipei 1
Friday March 10th
- Japan 13 Korea 4
- Chinese Taipei 11, Italy 7
- Australia 12, China, 2 (F/7)
- Panama 2, Italy 0
Thursday, March 9th
- Japan 8 China 1
- Italy 6, Cuba 3 (F/10)
- Czech Republic 8, China 5
- Cuba 13, Panama 4
Wednesday March 8th
- Panama 12, Chinese Taipei 5
- Australia 8, Korea 7
- Netherlands 3, Panama 1
Tuesday March 7th
2023 World Baseball Classic teams
Pool A (Group Match in Taichung, Taiwan)
- Chinese Taipei
- Cuba
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Panama
Pool B (group match in Tokyo, Japan)
- Australia
- China
- Japan
- Korea
- Czech Republic
Pool C (group game in Phoenix, Arizona)
- Canada
- Colombia
- Great Britain
- Mexico
- United States
Pool D (group game in Miami, Florida)
- Dominican Republic
- Israel
- Nicaragua
- Puerto Rico
- Venezuela
2023 World Baseball Classic Odds
(via Caesars Sportsbook entering the tournament)
- Dominican Republic: +200
- United States: +250
- Japan: +280
- Puerto Rico: +650
- Venezuela: +1000
- Korea: +1200
- Cuba: +1600
- Mexico: +1800
- Canada: +3500
- Netherlands: +4000
- Chinese Taipei: +4000
- Panama: +6000
- Israel: +10000
- Great Britain: +10000
- Australia: +10000
- Colombia: +10000
- Italy: +15000
- Nicaragua: +15000
- China: +25000
- Czech Republic: +30000