The 2023 World Baseball Classic wraps up Tuesday night with a heavily anticipated title game: Team USA vs. Japan for the championship in Miami. Japan and Shohei Ohtani won on Monday night with a thrilling comeback over Mexico. The United States beat Venezuela in a nail-biter on Saturday before cruising past Cuba in the semifinals on Sunday. The U.S. is looking to defend its title from the last WBC in 2017; Japan is looking for its third championship in the competition and first since 2009.
Check out the bracket, scores and more from the 2023 World Baseball Classic below.
2023 World Baseball Classic bracket
Major League Baseball/World Baseball Classic2023 World Baseball Classic scores
Tuesday, March 21
United States vs. TBD (championship game), 7 p.m., FS1Monday, March 20
Japan 6, Mexico 5 (semifinals)Sunday, March 19
United States 14, Cuba 2 (semifinals)Saturday, March 18
United States 9, Venezuela 7 (quarterfinals)Friday, March 17
Mexico 5, Puerto Rico 4 (quarterfinals)Thursday, March 16
Japan 9, Italy 3 (quarterfinals)Wednesday, March 15
Cuba 4, Australia 3 (quarterfinals)Venezuela 5, Israel 1Mexico 10, Canada 3Puerto Rico 5, Dominican Republic 2United States 3, Colombia 2Tuesday, 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 2 (F/5)Dominican 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 8 (F/7)Venezuela 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 4 (F/10)Venezuela 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
World Baseball Classic pool play standings
Pool A
Cuba (advances to quarterfinals)
2
2
Italy (advances to quarterfinals)
2
2
Netherlands
2
2
Panama
2
2
Chinese Taipei
2
2
Pool B
Japan (advances to quarterfinals)
4
0
Australia (advances to quarterfinals)
3
1
Korea
2
2
Czech Republic
1
3
China
0
4
Pool C
Mexico (advances to quarterfinals)
3
1
United States (advances to quarterfinals)
3
1
Canada
2
2
Colombia
1
3
Great Britain
1
3
Pool D
Venezuela (advances to quarterfinals)
4
0
Puerto Rico (advances to quarterfinals)
3
1
Dominican Republic
2
2
Israel
1
3
Nicaragua
0
4
