2023 World Baseball Classic Schedule and Scores

By Kyle Glaser
on March 22, 2023

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The 2023 World Baseball Classic is underway.

The tournament expanded to 20 teams this year and underwent a format change to accomodate the expansion. Teams will now play four games in pool play, compared to three games in previous editions of the WBC. The second round is now single-elimination as opposed to a round robin.

Pool play took place in Taichung, Taiwan; Tokyo; Phoenix and Miami. Quarterfinals are in Tokyo and Miami and the semifinals and finals will take place at Miami's loanDepot Park from March 19-21.

			First Round (Round Robin)
Pool A	in Taichung			Time (EST)	TV
Cuba		March 7	Netherlands 4, Cuba 2	11 p.m.	FS1
Italy		March 8	Panama 12, Taiwan 5	6 a.m.	FS2
Netherlands		March 8	Netherlands 3, Panama 1	11 p.m.	FS2
Panama		March 9	Italy 6, Cuba 3 (10)	6 a.m.	Tubi
Taiwan		March 9	Cuba 13, Panama 4	11:30 p.m.	FS1
		March 10	Taiwan 11, Italy 7	6 a.m.	Tubi
		March 10	Panama 2, Italy 0	11 p.m.	FS1
		March 11	Taiwan 9, Netherlands 5	6 a.m.	FS2
		March 11	Cuba 7, Taiwan 1	11 p.m.	FS2
		March 12	Italy 7, Netherlands 1	7 a.m.	FS2
Pool B	in Tokyo
Australia		March 8	Australia 8, South Korea 7	10 p.m.	FS1
China		March 9	Japan 8, China 1	5 a.m.	FS1
Czech Republic		March 9	Czech Republic 8, China 5	10 p.m.	Tubi
Japan		March 10	Japan 13, South Korea 4	5 a.m.	FS1
South Korea		March 10	Australia 12, China 2 (7)	10 p.m.	FS2
		March 11	Japan 10, Czech Republic 2	5 a.m.	FS1
		March 11	South Korea 7, Czech Republic 3	10 p.m.	FS1
		March 12	Japan 7, Australia 1	6 a.m.	FS1
		March 12	Australia 8, Czech Republic 3	11 p.m.	FS2
		March 13	Korea 22, China 2	6 a.m.	FS2
Pool C	in Phoenix
Canada		March 11	Colombia 5, Mexico 4 (10)	2:30 p.m.	Fox
Colombia		March 11	United States 6, Great Britain 2	9 p.m.	Fox
Great Britain		March 12	Canada 18, Great Britain 8 (7)	3 p.m.	FS1
Mexico		March 12	Mexico 11, United States 5	10 p.m.	FS1
United States		March 13	Great Britain 7, Colombia 5	3 p.m.	FS2
		March 13	United States 12, Canada 1 (7)	10 p.m.	FS1
		March 14	Canada 5, Colombia 0	3 p.m.	FS2
		March 14	Mexico 2, Great Britain 1	10 p.m.	FS1
		March 15	Mexico 10, Canada 3	3 p.m.	FS2
		March 15	United States 3, Colombia 2	10 p.m.	FS1
Pool D	in Miami
Dominican Republic		March 11	Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1	Noon	FS2
Israel		March 11	Venezuela 5, Dominican Republic 1	7 p.m.	FS1
Puerto Rico		March 12	Israel 3, Nicaragua 1	Noon	FS2
Nicaragua		March 12	Venezuela 9, Puerto Rico 6	7 p.m.	FS1
Venezuela		March 13	Dominican Republic 6, Nicaragua 1	Noon	FS2
		March 13	Puerto Rico 10, Israel 0 (8)	7 p.m.	FS1
		March 14	Venezuela 4, Nicaragua 1	Noon	FS2
		March 14	Dominican Republic 10, Israel 0 (7)	7 p.m.	FS1
		March 15	Venezuela 5, Israel 1	Noon	FS2
		March 15	Puerto Rico 5, Dominican Republic 2	7 p.m.	FS1
Quarterfinals 1	in Tokyo		Second Round (Single Elimination)
Pool A Winner, Pool A Runner-Up, Pool B Winner, Pool B Runner-Up
	Game 1	March 15	Cuba 4, Australia 3	6 a.m.	FS2
	Game 2	March 16	Japan 9, Italy 3	6 a.m.	FS2
Quarterfinals 2	in Miami
Pool C Winner, Pool C Runner-Up, Pool D Winner, Pool D Runner-Up
	Game 3	March 17	Mexico 5, Puerto Rico 4	7 p.m.	FS1
	Game 4	March 18	United States 9, Venezuela 7	7 p.m.	Fox
Finals	in Miami		Championship Round (Single Elimination)
Game 1 winner, Game 2 winner, Game 3 winner, Game 4 winner
		March 19	Semifinal 1: United States 14, Cuba 2	7 p.m.	FS1
		March 20	Semifinal 2: Japan 6, Mexico 5	7 p.m.	FS1
		March 21	Championship game: Japan 3, United States 2	7 p.m.	FS1

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STANDINGS

Pool A
(Mar 7-12)
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Cuba	2	2	.500	-	25	15	10
x-Italy	2	2	.500	-	20	17	3
Kingdom of the Netherlands	2	2	.500	-	13	19	-6
Panama	2	2	.500	-	19	21	-2
Chinese Taipei	2	2	.500	-	26	31	-5
Pool B
(Mar 8-13)
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Japan	4	0	1.000	-	38	8	30
x-Australia	3	1	.750	1	29	19	10
Korea	2	2	.500	2	40	26	14
Czech Republic	1	3	.250	3	16	30	-14
China	0	4	.000	4	10	50	-40
Pool C
(Mar 11-15)
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Mexico	3	1	.667	-	30	15	15
x-United States	3	1	.667	-	26	16	10
Canada	2	2	.500	1	28	33	-5
Great Britain	1	3	.250	2	18	31	-13
Colombia	1	3	.250	2	12	19	-7
Pool D
(Mar 11-15)
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Venezuela	4	0	1.000	-	23	9	14
x-Puerto Rico	3	1	.750	1	30	12	18
Dominican Republic	2	2	.500	2	19	11	8
Israel	1	3	.250	3	4	26	-22
Nicaragua	0	4	.000	4	4	22	-18

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