The 2023 World Baseball Classic is underway as 20 teams vie for the international title. Japan and Shohei Ohtani started their WBC journey on Thursday in Tokyo with the Angels two-way superstar leading the way to a win. The Netherlands, Australia and Italy were also victorious in the latest set of games. Team USA, looking to defend its title after winning it all in 2017, will begin WBC play on Saturday against Great Britain in Phoenix.
The field of 20 teams will be narrowed to eight after pool play, with the top two teams in each pool moving onto the quarterfinals. From there, it's a single-elimination bracket style tournament with the championship game set for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami.
There are a couple of jam-packed days of international baseball ahead, with games starting at different times across the globe. Check out the scores, standings and more from the 2023 World Baseball Classic below.
2023 World Baseball Classic scores
Thursday, March 9
Japan 8, China 1Italy 6, Cuba 3 (F/10)China vs. Czech Republic, 10 p.m., TubiPanama vs. Cuba, 11:30 p.m., FS1Wednesday, March 8
Panama 12, Chinese Taipei 5Australia 8, Korea 7Netherlands 3, Panama 1Tuesday, March 7
2023 World Baseball Classic standings
Pool A
Netherlands
2
0
+4Italy
1
0
+3Panama
1
1
+5Chinese Taipei
0
1
-7Cuba
0
2
-5Pool B
Japan
1
0
+7
Australia
1
0
+1
Czech Republic
0
0
--
Korea
0
1
-1
China
0
1
-7
Pool C
Canada
0
0
--
Colombia
0
0
--
Great Britain
0
0
--
Mexico
0
0
--
USA
0
0
--
Pool D
Dominican Republic
0
0
--
Israel
0
0
--
Nicaragua
0
0
--
Puerto Rico
0
0
--
Venezuela
0
0
--
2023 World Baseball Classic schedule
All games on Fox, FS1 and FS2 can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free).
(All times Eastern)
Friday, March 10
Japan vs. Korea, 5 a.m., FS1Chinese Taipei vs. Italy, 6 a.m., TubiAustralia vs. China, 10 p.m., FS2Italy vs. Panama, 11 p.m., FS1Saturday, March 11
Japan vs. Czech Republic, 5 a.m., FS1Chinese Taipei vs. Netherlands, 6 a.m., FS2Puerto Rico vs. Nicaragua, 12 p.m., FS2Mexico vs. Colombia, 2:30 p.m., FoxVenezuela vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m., FS1United States vs. Great Britain, 9 p.m., FoxKorea vs. Czech Republic, 10 p.m., FS1Cuba vs. Chinese Taipei, 11 p.m., FS2Sunday, March 12
Australia vs. Japan, 6 a.m., FS1Italy vs. Netherlands, 7 a.m., FS2Israel vs. Nicaragua, 12 p.m., FS2Canada vs. Great Britain, 3 p.m., FS1Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela, 7 p.m., FS1United States vs. Mexico, 10 p.m., FS1Czech Republic vs. Australia, 11 p.m., FS2Monday, March 13
China vs. Korea, 6 a.m., FS2Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic, 12 p.m., FS2Great Britain vs. Colombia, 3 p.m., FS2Puerto Rico vs. Israel, 7 p.m., FS1United States vs. Canada, 10 p.m., FS1Tuesday, March 14
Venezuela vs. Nicaragua, 12 p.m., FS2Colombia vs. Canada, 3 p.m., FS2Dominican Republic vs. Israel, 7 p.m., FS2Mexico vs. Great Britain, 10 p.m., FS1Wednesday, March 15
TBD vs. TBD (quarterfinals), 6 a.m., FS2Israel vs. Venezuela, 12 p.m., FS2Canada vs. Mexico, 3 p.m., FS2Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m., FS2Colombia vs. United States, 10 p.m., FS1Thursday, March 16
TBD vs. TBD (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., FS1
