After two weeks, the World Baseball Classic final is set, and it's between two baseball superpowers.
Team USA will take on Samurai Japan on Tuesday, as the United States looks for its second straight WBC win and Japan seeks its first since 2009. Japan finished in third in the past two Classics, so it's looking to reclaim its spot at the top.
The semifinals were fun for the winners for different reasons. There was the United States' "never-in-doubt" victory over Cuba on Sunday. Then there was Japan's thrilling walk-off win over Mexico on Monday.
The pitching matchup will be Merrill Kelly vs. Yu Darvish. With each team a game away, expect both starters to have short leashes against the vaunted lineups they'll be facing. The United States' order has truly found its stride, particularly Mike Trout and Trea Turner. Japan, meanwhile, has an order brimming with NPB talent, including the hero of the Mexico game Munetaka Murakami and Shohei Ohtani, for whom it is becoming impossible to argue against as the best baseball player in the world.
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World Baseball Classic 2023 bracket
The 2023 World Baseball Classic doesn't have a traditional "bracket" format. Rather, it used round-robin play, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the quarterfinals. The top two finishers in Pools A and B played in the Tokyo Dome, while the first two finishers in Pools C and D played at loanDepot Park in Miami.
The final will be played in loanDepot Park.
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World Baseball Classic 2023 schedule
The World Baseball Classic started March 8 in Chinese Taipei (March 7 in the United States) with with Pool A play. The games in every round will air on the Fox family of networks. (All times listed are Eastern in the United States.)
Pool A (Chinese Taipei)
| Date | Time | Matchup | TV |
| March 7 | 11 p.m. | Netherlands 4, Cuba 2 | FS1 |
| March 8 | 6 a.m. | Panama 12, Chinese Taipei 5 | FS2 |
| March 8 | 11 p.m. | Netherlands 3, Panama 1 | FS2 |
| March 9 | 6 a.m. | Italy 6, Cuba 3 (10 innings) | Tubi |
| March 9 | 11:30 p.m. | Cuba 13, Panama 4 | FS1 |
| March 10 | 6 a.m. | Chinese Taipei 11, Italy 7 | Tubi |
| March 10 | 11 p.m. | Panama 2, Italy 0 | FS1 |
| March 11 | 6 a.m. | Chinese Taipei 9, Netherlands 5 | FS2 |
| March 11 | 11 p.m. | Cuba 7, Chinese Taipei 1 | FS2 |
| March 12 | 7 a.m. | Italy 7, Netherlands 1 | FS2 |
Pool B (Tokyo)
| Date | Time | Matchup | TV |
| March 8 | 10 p.m. | Australia 8, Korea 7 | FS1 |
| March 9 | 5 a.m. | Japan 8, China 1 | FS2 |
| March 9 | 10 p.m. | Czech Republic 8, China 5 | Tubi |
| March 10 | 5 a.m. | Japan 13, Korea 4 | FS2 |
| March 10 | 10 p.m. | Australia 12, China 2 (7 innings) | FS2 |
| March 11 | 5 a.m. | Japan 10, Czech Republic 2 | FS1 |
| March 11 | 10 p.m. | Korea 7, Czech Republic 3 | FS1 |
| March 12 | 6 a.m. | Japan 7, Australia 1 | FS1 |
| March 12 | 11 p.m. | Australia 8, Czech Republic 3 | FS2 |
| March 13 | 6 a.m. | Korea 22, China 2 (5 innings) | FS2 |
Pool C (Phoenix)
| Date | Time | Matchup | TV |
| March 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Colombia 5, Mexico 4 (10 innings) | Fox |
| March 11 | 10 p.m. | USA 6, Great Britain 2 | Fox |
| March 12 | 3 p.m. | Canada 18, Great Britain 8 (7 innings) | FS1 |
| March 12 | 10 p.m. | Mexico 11, USA 5 | FS1 |
| March 13 | 3 p.m. | Great Britain 7, Colombia 5 | FS2 |
| March 13 | 10 p.m. | USA 12, Canada 1 (7 innings) | FS1 |
| March 14 | 3 p.m. | Canada 5, Colombia 0 | FS2 |
| March 14 | 10 p.m. | Mexico 2, Great Britain 1 | FS1 |
| March 15 | 3 p.m. | Mexico 10, Canada 3 | FS2 |
| March 15 | 10 p.m. | USA 3, Colombia 2 | FS1 |
Pool D (Miami)
| Date | Time | Matchup | TV |
| March 11 | Noon | Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1 | FS2 |
| March 11 | 7 p.m. | Venezuela 5, Dominican Republic 1 | FS1 |
| March 12 | Noon | Israel 3, Nicaragua 1 | FS2 |
| March 12 | 7 p.m. | Venezuela 9, Puerto Rico 6 | FS1 |
| March 13 | Noon | Dominican Republic 6, Nicaragua 1 | FS2 |
| March 13 | 7 p.m. | Puerto Rico 10, Israel 0 | FS1 |
| March 14 | Noon | Venezuela 4, Nicaragua 1 | FS2 |
| March 14 | 7 p.m. | Dominican Republic 10, Israel 0 | FS2 |
| March 15 | Noon | Venezuela 5, Israel 1 | FS2 |
| March 15 | 7 p.m. | Puerto Rico 5, Dominican Republic 2 | FS2 |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Matchup | TV |
| March 15 | 6 a.m. | Tokyo | Cuba 4, Australia 3 | FS2 |
| March 16 | 6 a.m. | Tokyo | Japan 9, Italy 3 | FS2 |
| March 17 | 7 p.m. | Miami | Mexico 5, Puerto Rico 4 | FS1 |
| March 18 | 7 p.m. | Miami | USA 9, Venezuela 7 | Fox |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Matchup | TV |
| March 19 | 7 p.m. | Miami | USA 14, Cuba 2 | FS1 |
| March 20 | 7 p.m. | Miami | Japan 6, Mexico 5 | FS1 |
Championship
| Date | Time | Venue | Matchup | TV |
| March 21 | 7 p.m. | Miami | Japan 3, USA 2 | FS1 |
World Baseball Classic channels
- TV channels: Fox, FS1, FS2, Tubi
- Live stream: FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app, fuboTV
The 2023 World Baseball Classic will be broadcast in the U.S. by the Fox family of networks, with games airing on Fox, FS1 and FS2.
Games can be streamed on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app with a cable subscription, and fuboTV, which offers a free trial.
