The 2023 World Baseball Classic is in full swing, and pool play wraps up Wednesday with three pivotal games on the schedule. Team USA is one win away from the quarterfinals and can advance to the knockout round if the squad beats Colombia on Wednesday night in Phoenix. Elsewhere in Pool C, Mexico faces Canada in the afternoon with the winner of that game also advancing in the bracket. In Pool D, Venezuela has clinched a quarterfinal spot, and the other one will be determined by the winner of Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic in Miami.
The quarterfinals kicked off Wednesday on the other side of the bracket with Cuba squaring off with Australia. Those teams are joined by Japan, Italy and Venezuela in the last eight with three spots left to be determined.
This version of the WBC was originally supposed to be played in 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Action got started on Wednesday, March 8 (technically first pitch of the 2023 WBC opener in Taiwan took place at 11 p.m. ET on March 7), and there will be a total of 47 games. The championship game is set for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami.
Plenty of MLB stars are taking part in the event, including Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Julio Rodríguez, Francisco Lindor, Mike Trout and Trea Turner. Full team rosters can be viewed here, and here's a primer on the event from CBS Sports' Mike Axisa. Here are Matt Snyder's Power Rankings for the tournament.
Below, fans can find the full list of 2023 World Baseball Classic teams, as well as the entire schedule and odds.
2023 World Baseball Classic schedule
All games on Fox, FS1 and FS2 can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free).
(All times Eastern)
Wednesday, March 15
Cuba vs. Australia (quarterfinals), 6 a.m., FS2Israel vs. Venezuela, 12 p.m., FS2Canada vs. Mexico, 3 p.m., FS2Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m., FS1Colombia vs. United States, 10 p.m., FS1Thursday, March 16
Japan vs. Italy (quarterfinals), 6 a.m., FS2Friday, March 17
TBD vs. TBD (quarterfinals), 7 p.m., FS1Saturday, March 18
TBD vs. TBD (quarterfinals), 7 p.m., FoxSunday, March 19
TBD vs. TBD (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1Monday, March 20
TBD vs. TBD (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1Tuesday, March 21
TBD vs. TBD (championship game), 7 p.m., FS12023 World Baseball Classic scores
Tuesday, March 14
Venezuela 4, Nicaragua 1Canada 5, Colombia 0Dominican Republic 10, Israel 0 (F/7)Mexico 2, Great Britain 1Monday, March 13
Korea 22, China 2Dominican Republic 6, Nicaragua 1Great Britain 7, Colombia 5Puerto Rico 10, Israel 0 (F/8)United States 12, Canada 1 (F/7)Sunday, March 12
Japan 7, Australia 1Italy 7, Netherlands 1Israel 3, Nicaragua 1Canada 18, Great Britain 8Venezuela 9, Puerto Rico 6Mexico 11, United States 5Australia 8, Czech Republic 3Saturday, March 11
Japan 10, Czech Republic, 2Chinese Taipei 9, Netherlands 5Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1Colombia 5, Mexico 4Venezuela 5, Dominican Republic 1United States 6, Great Britain 2Korea 7, Czech Republic 3Cuba 7, Chinese Taipei 1
Friday, March 10
Japan 13, Korea, 4Chinese Taipei 11, Italy 7Australia 12, China, 2 (F/7)Panama 2, Italy 0Thursday, March 9
Japan 8, China 1Italy 6, Cuba 3 (F/10)Czech Republic 8, China 5 Cuba 13, Panama 4Wednesday, March 8
Panama 12, Chinese Taipei 5Australia 8, Korea 7Netherlands 3, Panama 1Tuesday, March 7
2023 World Baseball Classic teams
Pool A (Group play in Taichung, Taiwan)
Chinese TaipeiCubaItalyNetherlandsPanamaPool B (Group play in Tokyo, Japan)
AustraliaChinaJapanKoreaCzech RepublicPool C (Group play in Phoenix, Arizona)
CanadaColombiaGreat BritainMexicoUnited StatesPool D (Group play in Miami, Florida)
Dominican RepublicIsraelNicaraguaPuerto RicoVenezuela2023 World Baseball Classic odds
(via Caesars Sportsbook entering the tournament)
Dominican Republic: +200United States: +250Japan: +280Puerto Rico: +650Venezuela: +1000Korea: +1200Cuba: +1600Mexico: +1800Canada: +3500Netherlands: +4000Chinese Taipei: +4000Panama: +6000Israel: +10000Great Britain: +10000Australia: +10000Colombia: +10000Italy: +15000Nicaragua: +15000China: +25000Czech Republic: +30000
