Baseball begins early this season, and it’s on an international stage as Team USA rolls up its sleeves for the sixth edition of the World Baseball Classic. Before MLB Opening Day, top baseball stars around the world will be in action, such as Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Alex Bregman.
Before the pool play action begins on March 4, let’s provide you with full details on the tournament.
World Baseball Classic: How to Watch Team USA
The World Baseball Classic will run from March 4 to March 17, featuring 20 nations playing in cities such as Houston, Miami, Tokyo, and San Juan. The championship game will take place at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
TV Channels
All 47 tournament games will air on the FOX Sports family of networks, including FOX, FS1, FS2 and FOX Deportes (Spanish).
For those outside the USA, they can watch games through the following broadcasters:
- Canada (English): Sportsnet
- Canada (French): TVA Sports
- United Kingdom: TNT Sports
- Mexico: TelevisaUnivision
- Dominican Republic: VTV32, Teleantillas 10, Coral 39
- Pan Latin America & Caribbean: ESPN
- Japan: Netflix
Streaming
Streaming platforms like DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others can also be used to watch these games, provided you have the necessary subscription plan carrying FOX Sports or its affiliated networks.
World Baseball Classic: Full Schedule of Team USA
Team USA is in Pool B, including four other teams. They begin their campaign in Houston’s Daikin Park on March 6 with the game against Brazil. On March 7, they’ll play against Great Britain, followed by games against Mexico and Italy on March 9 and March 10, respectively.
All of these games will start at 8 pm ET, except the game against Italy, which is scheduled for 9 pm ET.
If Team USA advances out of pool play, the quarterfinals will take place on March 13-14 and the semifinals will take place on March 15-16. As already mentioned, the championship game will take place in Miami on March 17.
Also, here’s the complete 2026 WBC schedule:
Pool A (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Teams: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama, ColombiaMar 6 Cuba vs Panama
Mar 6 Puerto Rico vs Colombia
Mar 7 Colombia vs Canada
Mar 7 Panama vs Puerto Rico
Mar 8 Colombia vs Cuba
Mar 8 Panama vs Canada
Mar 9 Colombia vs Panama
Mar 9 Cuba vs Puerto Rico
Mar 10 Canada vs Puerto Rico
Mar 11 Canada vs Cuba
Pool B (Houston, USA)
Teams: United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain, Brazil
Mar 6 Mexico vs Great Britain
Mar 6 USA vs Brazil
Mar 7 Brazil vs Italy
Mar 7 Great Britain vs USA
Mar 8 Great Britain vs Italy
Mar 8 Brazil vs Mexico
Mar 9 Mexico vs USA
Mar 9 Italy vs Brazil
Mar 10 Italy vs USA
Mar 11 Italy vs Mexico
Pool C (Tokyo, Japan)
Teams: Japan, Australia, South Korea, Czechia, Chinese Taipei
Mar 5 Chinese Taipei vs Australia
Mar 5 Korea vs Czechia
Mar 6 Japan vs Chinese Taipei
Mar 6 Australia vs Czechia
Mar 7 Korea vs Japan
Mar 7 Chinese Taipei vs Czechia
Mar 8 Australia vs Japan
Mar 8 Chinese Taipei vs Korea
Mar 9 Korea vs Australia
Mar 10 Czechia vs Japan
Pool D (Miami, USA)
Teams: Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel, Nicaragua
Mar 6 Venezuela vs Nicaragua
Mar 7 Netherlands vs Nicaragua
Mar 7 Israel vs Venezuela
Mar 8 Netherlands vs Dominican Republic
Mar 8 Nicaragua vs Israel
Mar 9 Israel vs Dominican Republic
Mar 9 Venezuela vs Netherlands
Mar 10 Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua
Mar 11 Dominican Republic vs Venezuela
Knockout Stage
Mar 13 Quarterfinal Pool C Runner-up vs Pool D Winner
Mar 13 Quarterfinal Pool A Runner-up vs Pool B Winner
Mar 14 Quarterfinal Pool B Runner-up vs Pool A Winner
Mar 14 Quarterfinal Pool D Runner-up vs Pool C Winner
Mar 15 Semifinal QF winners
Mar 16 Semifinal QF winners
Mar 17 Championship Final Miami
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