2017 World Baseball Classic Schedule and Scores

The 2017 World Baseball Classic schedule was unveiled Tuesday, with action set to begin on March 6 in Seoul, South Korea.

Two-time champion Japan begins play the next day against Cuba at the Tokyo Dome. The United States begins play on March 10 in Miami against Colombia. The first round is a round-robin format, with the top two teams at each site advancing to the second round, which will be played at the Tokyo Dome and Petco Park from March 12-16.

The winners and runners-up then advance to the finals at Dodger Stadium from March 20-22.

			First Round (Round Robin)	Local	Eastern
Pool A	in Seoul	March 6	Israel 2, Korea 1 (10 innings)	6:30 p.m.	4:30 a.m.
Israel		March 7	Israel 15, Taiwan 7	12 p.m.	10 p.m. (Mon)
Korea		March 7	Netherlands 5, Korea 0	6:30 p.m.	4:30 a.m.
Netherlands		March 8	Netherlands 6, Taiwan 5	6:30 p.m.	4:30 a.m.
Taiwan		March 9	Israel 4, Netherlands 2	12 p.m.	10 p.m. (Thu.)
		March 9	Korea 11, Taiwan 8 (10 innings)	6:30 p.m.	4:30 a.m.
Pool B	in Tokyo
Australia		March 7	Japan 11, Cuba 6	7 p.m.	5 a.m.
China		March 8	Cuba 6, China 0	Noon	10 p.m. (Wed)
Cuba		March 8	Japan 4, Australia 1	7 p.m.	5 a.m.
Japan		March 9	Australia 11, China 0 (8 innings)	7 p.m.	5 a.m.
		March 10	Cuba 4, Australia 3	Noon	10 p.m. (Thu)
		March 10	Japan 7, China 1	7 p.m.	5 a.m.
Pool C	in Miami
Canada		March 9	Dominican Republic 9, Canada 2	6 p.m.	6 p.m.
Colombia		March 10	United States 3, Colombia 2 (10 innings)	6 p.m.	6 p.m.
Dominican Republic		March 11	Colombia 4, Canada 1	Noon	Noon
United States		March 11	Dominican Republic 7, United States 5	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
		March 12	Dominican Republic 10, Colombia 3 (11 innings)	12:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.
		March 12	United States 8, Canada 0	7 p.m.	7 p.m.
Pool D	in Jalisco
Italy		March 9	Italy 10, Mexico 9	8 p.m.	9 p.m.
Mexico		March 10	Puerto Rico 11, Venezuela 0	8 p.m.	9 p.m.
Puerto Rico		March 11	Venezuela 11, Italy 10 (10 innings)	2 p.m.	3 p.m.
Venezuela		March 11	Puerto Rico 9, Mexico 4	8:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
		March 12	Puerto Rico 9, Italy 3	1:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.
		March 12	Mexico 11, Venezuela 9	8 p.m.	10 p.m.
		March 13	Venezuela 4, Italy 3	7 p.m.	9 p.m.
Pool E	in Tokyo		Second Round (Round Robin)
Israel		March 12	Israel 4, Cuba 1	Noon	10 p.m. (Sat)
Netherlands		March 12	Japan 8, Netherlands 6, 11 innings	7 p.m.	6 a.m.
Japan		March 13	Netherlands 12, Israel 2	7 p.m.	6 a.m.
Cuba		March 14	Japan 8, Cuba 5	7 p.m.	6 a.m.
		March 15	Netherlands 14, Cuba 1	Noon	11 p.m. (Tue)
		March 15	Japan 8, Israel 3	7 p.m.	6 a.m.
Pool F	in San Diego
Pool C Winner, Pool C Runner-Up, Pool D Winner, Pool D Runner-Up
		March 14	Puerto Rico 3, Dominican Republic 1	6 p.m.	9 p.m.
		March 15	United States 4, Venezuela 2	6 p.m.	9 p.m.
		March 16	Dominican Republic 3, Venezuela 0	7 p.m.	10 p.m.
		March 17	Puerto Rico 6, United States 5	7 p.m.	10 p.m.
		March 18	Puerto Rico 13, Venezuela 2	12:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.
		March 18	United States 6, Dominican Republic 3	7 p.m.	10 p.m.
Finals	in Los Angeles		Championship Round (Single elimination)
Pool E Winner, Pool E Runner-Up, Pool F Winner, Pool F Runner-Up
		March 20	Semifinal 1: Puerto Rico 4, Netherlands 3, 11 innings	6 p.m.	9 p.m.
		March 21	Semifinal 2: United States 2, Japan 1	6 p.m.	9 p.m.
		March 22	Championship game: U.S. 8, Puerto Rico 0	6 p.m.	9 p.m.