2023 World Baseball Classic: Schedule, television channel, live stream, WBC ratings as Team U.S.A. reaches semifinals

Team U.S.A. remains in the 2023 World Baseball Classic semifinals after ousting Venezuela in awesome style on Saturday night. The United States won the quarterfinal match, 9-7, as Trea Turner struck a game-winning grand slam in the 8th inning. The U.S. faces Cuba on Sunday in the semifinals. Japan and Mexico square off in the other semifinal on Monday prior to Tuesday’s title video game in Miami.

This variation of the WBC was initially expected to be played in 2021 however was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Action began on Wednesday, March 8 (technically very first pitch of the 2023 WBC opener in Taiwan occurred at 11 p.m. ET on March 7), and there will be an overall of 47 video games. 

Below, fans can discover the complete 2023 World Baseball Classic schedule.

2023 World Baseball Classic schedule

All video games on Fox, FS1 and FS2 can be streamed on fuboTV (shot for totally free).

(All times Eastern)

Saturday, March 18

• United States 9, Venezuela 7

Sunday, March 19

• Cuba vs. United States (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1

Monday, March 20

• Japan vs. Mexico (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1

Tuesday, March 21

• TBD vs. TBD (national championship), 7 p.m., FS1

2023 World Baseball Classic ratings

Friday, March 17

Thursday, March 16

Wednesday, March 15

• Cuba 4, Australia 3 (quarterfinals)
• Venezuela 5, Israel 1
• Mexico 10, Canada 3
• Puerto Rico 5, Dominican Republic 2
• United States 3, Colombia 2

Tuesday, March 14

• Venezuela 4, Nicaragua 1
• Canada 5, Colombia 0
• Dominican Republic 10, Israel 0 (F/7)
• Mexico 2, Great Britain 1

Monday, March 13

• Korea 22, China 2
• Dominican Republic 6, Nicaragua 1
• Great Britain 7, Colombia 5
• Puerto Rico 10, Israel 0 (F/8)
• United States 12, Canada 1 (F/7)

Sunday, March 12

• Japan 7, Australia 1
• Italy 7, Netherlands 1
• Israel 3, Nicaragua 1
• Canada 18, Great Britain 8
• Venezuela 9, Puerto Rico 6
• Mexico 11, United States 5
• Australia 8, Czech Republic 3

Saturday, March 11

• Japan 10, Czech Republic, 2
• Chinese Taipei 9, Netherlands 5
• Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1
• Colombia 5, Mexico 4
• Venezuela 5, Dominican Republic 1
• United States 6, Great Britain 2
• Korea 7, Czech Republic 3
• Cuba 7, Chinese Taipei 1

Friday, March 10

• Japan 13, Korea, 4
• Chinese Taipei 11, Italy 7
• Australia 12, China, 2 (F/7)
• Panama 2, Italy 0

Thursday, March 9

• Japan 8, China 1
• Italy 6, Cuba 3 (F/10)
• Czech Republic 8, China 5 
• Cuba 13, Panama 4

Wednesday, March 8

• Panama 12, Chinese Taipei 5
• Australia 8, Korea 7
• Netherlands 3, Panama 1

Tuesday, March 7

2023 World Baseball Classic groups

Pool A (Group play in Taichung, Taiwan)

• Chinese Taipei
• Cuba
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Panama

Pool B (Group play in Tokyo, Japan)

• Australia
• China
• Japan
• Korea
• Czech Republic

Pool C (Group play in Phoenix, Arizona)

• Canada
• Colombia
• Great Britain
• Mexico
• United States

Pool D (Group play in Miami, Florida)

• Dominican Republic
• Israel
• Nicaragua
• Puerto Rico
• Venezuela