Team USA will be looking to advance to the 2023 World Baseball Classic finals on Sunday when the team takes on Cuba at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The Americans are the defending WBC champions and beat Venezuela in the quarterfinals on Saturday night.
The winner of Sunday night’s match awaits the winner of Monday night’s clash between Japan and Mexico. The championship game will be played on Tuesday evening. You can view the entire tournament schedule by clicking here. Now let’s address how to watch USA-Cuba.
Team USA vs. Cuba as you watch
- Date: Sunday March 19 | Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Lending Depot Park (Miami, Florida)
- TV channel:FS1 | Live stream: fuboTV (test for free)
- opportunities: US -450; Cuba +340; O/U: 10 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
- start pitchers: RHP Adam Wainwright (USA) vs. LHP Roenis Elías (CUB)
to see players
Cuba’s roster is made up of several MLB players, including third baseman Yoán Moncada (the team leader at OPS) and outfielder Luis Robert. On the pitching side, they were managed by Miguel Romero, a member of the Athletics organization. He has made four appearances so far and compiled eight scoreless innings, including 12 strikeouts and zero walks.
Team USA, on the other hand, is a who’s who of MLB position players. There’s Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. And that’s without mentioning JT Realmuto, Trea Turner, Tim Anderson or a host of other highly talented batsmen. For his part, Trout leads Team USA hitters with double-digit at-bats with 1,147 OPS.
forecast
We give the Americans the edge on paper. Their performance has been inconsistent at times this tournament and Wainwright’s struggles this spring have us concerned. Still, this line-up should do enough damage against Elías and his crew to send Team USA through to the finals again.
Choose: Team USA 8, Cuba 4