The World Baseball Classic is fast approaching, and FOX Sports has unveiled its broadcasting schedule.
Each pool features five teams, with every team playing four games over the course of six days during the initial pool play. The tournament kicks off on March 4th and wraps up on March 17th.
The entire event, comprising 47 games, will be broadcast across the FOX Sports networks, which include FOX, FS1, FS2, and FOX Deportes, along with the FOX Sports app and Tubi.
Only eight out of the 20 teams will move on to the single-elimination quarterfinals. The semi-finals will follow soon after, with the final match taking place on March 17th.
In Pool A, we’ll see Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama, and Colombia, all competing at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Pool B will feature the United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain, and Brazil, playing at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. Meanwhile, Pool C includes Japan, Australia, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and Chinese Taipei, with their games happening at the Tokyo Dome. Lastly, Pool D consists of Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands, Israel, and Nicaragua, playing at Lawn Depot Park in Miami, Florida.
The tournament schedule is outlined below:
Wednesday, March 4th
Chinese Taipei vs. Australia – 10pm ET – FS1
Thursday, March 5th
Czech Republic vs. South Korea – 5 a.m. ET – FS1
Australia vs. Czech Republic – 10pm ET – FS1
Friday, March 6th
Japan vs. Chinese Taipei – 5:00 AM ET – FS1
Cuba vs. Panama – 11am ET – FS2
Netherlands vs. Venezuela – 12:00 PM ET – Tubi
Mexico vs. United Kingdom – 1:00 PM ET – FS1
Puerto Rico vs. Colombia – 6:00 PM ET – FS1
Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic – 7pm ET – FS2
US vs. Brazil – 8pm ET – FOX
Chinese Taipei vs. Czech Republic – 10pm ET – FS2
Saturday, March 7th
South Korea vs. Japan – 5am ET – FS1
Colombia vs. Canada – 11am ET – FS2
Nicaragua vs. Netherlands – 12pm ET – Tubi
Brazil vs. Italy – 1pm ET – App
Panama vs. Puerto Rico – 6:00 PM ET – FS1
Israel vs. Venezuela – 7pm ET – FS2
UK vs. USA – 8pm ET – FOX
Chinese Taipei vs. South Korea – 10pm ET – FS2
Sunday, March 8th
Australia vs. Japan – 6am ET – FS1
Colombia vs. Cuba – 12:00 PM ET – FS2
Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic – 12:00 PM ET – FOX
UK vs. Italy – 1pm ET – Tubi
Panama vs. Canada – 7pm ET – FS2
Nicaragua vs. Israel – 7pm ET – Tubi
Brazil vs. Mexico – 8pm ET – FS1
Monday, March 9th
South Korea vs. Australia – 6am ET – FS1
Colombia vs. Panama – 12:00 PM ET – FS2
Dominican Republic vs. Israel – 12:00 PM ET – FS1
Brazil vs. UK – 1pm ET – Tubi
Cuba vs. Puerto Rico – 7pm ET – FS1
Venezuela vs. Nicaragua – 7:00 PM ET – FS2
Mexico vs. USA – 8:00 PM ET – FOX
Tuesday, March 10th
Czech Republic vs. Japan – 6am ET – FS1
Canada vs. Puerto Rico – 7pm ET – Tubi
Israel vs. Netherlands – 7pm ET – App
Italy vs. USA – 9:00 PM ET – FS1
Wednesday, March 11th
Canada vs. Cuba – 3:00 PM ET – FS2
Italy vs. Mexico – 7pm ET – Tubi
Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela – 8pm ET – FS1
Friday, March 13th – Quarterfinals
Tokyo runner-up vs. Miami champion – 6:30pm ET – FS2
San Juan runner-up vs. Houston champion – 8:00 PM ET – FOX
Saturday, March 14th – Quarterfinals
Houston runner-up vs. San Juan champion – 3:00 PM ET – FS1
Miami runner-up vs. Tokyo champion – 9:00 PM ET – FOX
Sunday, March 15 – Semi-finals
Semi-Final #1 – 8:00 PM ET – FS1
Monday, March 16 – Semi-finals
Semi-Final #2 – 8:00 PM ET – FS1
Tuesday, March 17 – Championship
Championship Game – 8:00 PM ET – FOX
