The 2023 World Baseball Classic is underway as 20 teams compete for the international title. Three teams have secured their tickets for the quarter-finals so far: Japan, Cuba and Italy. Team USA, on the other hand, started their tournament on Saturday evening with a win over Great Britain. The Americans are back on the field against Mexico on Sunday night.
All four five-team groups have started round-robin play and Group A ended Sunday in a five-team draw as all teams went 2-2. Cuba and Italy reach the quarterfinals thanks to a complicated mathematical equation (more here).
The field of 20 teams is reduced to eight after the group match, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the quarter-finals. It’s a single-elimination bracket-style tournament from then on, with the championship game scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami.
A packed few days of international baseball lie ahead, with games starting at different times around the world. Check out the 2023 World Baseball Classic results, standings and more below.
2023 World Baseball Classic scores
Sunday March 12th
- Japan 7, Australia 1
- Italy 7, Netherlands 1
- Israel 3, Nicaragua 1
- Canada 18, Great Britain 8 (F/7)
- Puerto Rico vs Venezuela, 7 p.m. FS1
- United States vs Mexico, 10pm, FS1
- Czech Republic vs Australia, 11pm, FS2
Saturday March 11th
- Japan 10, Czech Republic, 2
- Chinese Taipei 9, Netherlands 5
- Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1
- Colombia 5, Mexico 4 (F/10)
- 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
Ranking of the World Baseball Classic 2023
Pelvis A
|
Cuba |
2 |
2 |
|
Italy |
2 |
2 |
|
Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
|
Panama |
2 |
2 |
|
Chinese Taipei |
2 |
2 |
basin B
|
Japan |
4 |
0 |
|
Australia |
2 |
1 |
|
Korea |
1 |
2 |
|
Czech Republic |
1 |
2 |
|
China |
0 |
3 |
Basin C
|
Colombia |
1 |
0 |
|
USA |
1 |
0 |
|
Canada |
1 |
0 |
|
Mexico |
0 |
1 |
|
Great Britain |
0 |
2 |
basin D
|
Puerto Rico |
1 |
0 |
|
Venezuela |
1 |
0 |
|
Israel |
1 |
0 |
|
Dominican Republic |
0 |
1 |
|
Nicaragua |
0 |
2 |
World Baseball Classic 2023 schedule
All games on Fox, FS1 and FS2 can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free).
(All times Easter)
Monday March 13th
- China vs. Korea, 6am FS2
- Nicaragua vs Dominican Republic, 12pm, FS2
- Great Britain vs Colombia, 3pm, FS2
- Puerto Rico vs. Israel, 7 p.m. FS1
- United States vs Canada, 10pm, FS1
Tuesday March 14th
- Venezuela vs Nicaragua, 12pm, FS2
- Colombia vs. Canada, 3 p.m., FS2
- Dominican Republic vs. Israel, 7pm, FS2
- Mexico vs. Great Britain, 10 p.m., FS1
Wednesday March 15th
- TBD vs. TBD (Quarterfinals), 6am FS2
- Israel vs. Venezuela, 12 p.m., FS2
- Canada vs. Mexico, 3 p.m., FS2
- Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico, 7pm, FS2
- Colombia vs. United States, 10pm, FS1
Thursday March 16th
- TBD vs. TBD (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