{"id":616205,"date":"2023-03-09T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/2023-world-baseball-classic-schedule-dates-wbc-teams-times-tv-channel-with-tournament-underway\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T03:30:00","slug":"2023-world-baseball-classic-schedule-dates-wbc-teams-times-tv-channel-with-tournament-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/2023-world-baseball-classic-schedule-dates-wbc-teams-times-tv-channel-with-tournament-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 World Baseball Classic: Schedule, dates, WBC teams, times, TV channel, with tournament underway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The World Baseball Classic is back after a six-year hiatus; Team USA starts action on Saturday<\/h2>\n
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The 2023 World Baseball Classic is back. The event returned for the first time in six years on Tuesday night (well, technically Wednesday morning) as the Netherlands beat Cuba in the opener. The Netherlands are off to a 2-0 start, as Xander Bogaerts and Co. beat Panama in their second game. Shohei Ohtani and Japan got their tournament started on Thursday, as Ohtani served as the starting pitcher and also collected two hits in an 8-1 victory over China. Italy and Australia, meanwhile, both pulled off surprise victories over Cuba and Korea, respectively. Team USA starts pool play on Saturday against Great Britain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This version was originally supposed to be played in 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Action gets started on Wednesday, March 8 (technically first pitch of the 2023 WBC opener in Taiwan will take place at 11 p.m. ET on March 7), and there will be a total of 47 games. The championship game is set for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Plenty of MLB<\/a> stars are taking part in the event, including Shohei Ohtani<\/a>, Juan Soto<\/a>, Julio Rodr\u00edguez, Francisco Lindor<\/a>, Mike Trout<\/a> and Trea Turner<\/a>. Full team rosters can be viewed here<\/a>, and here’s a primer on the event from CBS Sports’ Mike Axisa<\/a><\/span>. Here are Matt Snyder’s power rankings for the tournament<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Below, fans can find the full list of 2023 World Baseball Classic teams, as well as the entire schedule and odds.<\/p>\n

2023 World Baseball Classic schedule<\/h2>\n

All games on Fox, FS1 and FS2 can be streamed on\u00a0fuboTV<\/a>\u00a0(try for free).<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thursday, March 9<\/strong><\/p>\n