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The World Baseball Classic is back, with some of the best players on the planet representing their country instead of their MLB team with national pride on the line.
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The most recent WBC in 2023 lived up to the name, with Japan edging Team USA in an electric championship game in Miami to secure the trophy for the third time in five editions of the Classic.
Led once again by Shohei Ohtani, Japan has to be the favorite entering the 2026 tournament. After finishing either first or third in every WBC to date, the Japanese know what it takes to succeed in this format.
Team USA will be formidable, though, with Aaron Judge, Kyle Schwarber and Paul Skenes leading a talented group for manager Mark DeRosa and trying to add a trophy after winning in 2017. The only other nation to take the WBC crown was the Dominican Republic in 2013, and the D.R. is stacked again this year behind the likes of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez, Manny Machado and more.
Will one of the favorites emerge on top or will a team like Venezuela, Mexico or Korea break through? Here’s everything you need to know to watch all the games.
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World Baseball Classic schedule, scores 2026Wednesday, March 4
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Australia vs. Chinese Taipei
10 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Thursday, March 5
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Korea vs. Czechia
5 a.m.
FS1, Fubo
Czechia vs. Australia
10 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Friday, March 6
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Chinese Taipei vs. Japan
5 a.m.
FS1, Fubo
Panama vs. Cuba
11 a.m.
FS2, Fubo
Venezuela vs. Netherlands
12 p.m.
Tubi
Great Britain vs. Mexico
1 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Colombia vs. Puerto Rico
6 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua
7 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
Brazil vs. USA
8 p.m.
Fox, Fubo
Czechia vs. Chinese Taipei
10 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
Saturday, March 7
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Japan vs. Korea
5 a.m.
FS1, Fubo
Canada vs. Colombia
11 a.m.
FS2, Fubo
Netherlands vs. Nicaragua
12 p.m.
Tubi
Italy vs. Brazil
1 p.m.
Fox App
Puerto Rico vs. Panama
6 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Venezuela vs. Israel
7 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
USA vs. Great Britain
8 p.m.
Fox, Fubo
Korea vs. Chinese Taipei
10 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
Sunday, March 8
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Japan vs. Australia
6 a.m.
FS1, Fubo
Cuba vs. Colombia
12 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands
12 p.m.
Fox, Fubo
Italy vs. Great Britain
1 p.m.
Tubi
Israel vs. Nicaragua
7 p.m.
Tubi
Canada vs. Panama
7 p.m.
FS2
Mexico vs. Brazil
8 p.m.
FS1
Monday, March 9
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Australia vs. Korea
6 a.m.
FS1, Fubo
Israel vs. Dominican Republic
12 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Panama vs. Colombia
12 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
Great Britain vs. Brazil
1 p.m.
Tubi
Puerto Rico vs. Cuba
7 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Nicaragua vs. Venezuela
7 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
USA vs. Mexico
8 p.m.
Fox, Fubo
Tuesday, March 10
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Japan vs. Czechia
6 a.m.
FS1, Fubo
Netherlands vs. Israel
7 p.m.
Fox App
Puerto Rico vs. Canada
7 p.m.
Tubi
USA vs. Italy
9 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Wednesday, March 11
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Cuba vs. Canada
3 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
Mexico vs. Italy
7 p.m.
Tubi
Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic
8 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Friday, March 13 – Quarterfinals
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Pool D1 vs. Pool C2
6:30 p.m.
FS2, Fubo
Pool B1 vs. Pool A2
8 p.m.
Fox, Fubo
If the USAÂ is in the quarterfinals, it will play on Friday
Saturday, March 14 – Quarterfinals
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Pool A1 vs. Pool B2
3 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Pool C1 vs. Pool D2
9 p.m.
Fox, Fubo
If Japan is in the quarterfinals, it will play on Saturday
Sunday, March 15 – Semifinals
Semifinals and championship will be played in Miami
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Friday quarterfinal winners
8 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Monday, March 16 – Semifinals
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Saturday quarterfinal winners
8 p.m.
FS1, Fubo
Tuesday, March 17 – Championship
Game
Time (ET)
TV/Stream
Semifinal winners
8 p.m.
Fox, Fubo
Where to watch World Baseball Classic 2026
TV channels: Fox, FS1, FS2
Live stream: Fubo, Tubi, Fox app, Fox One
The 2026 World Baseball Classic will be broadcast by the Fox networks, including the main channel, FS1 and FS2. All of those games can be streamed live via Fubo, and some additional games will stream on Tubi and the Fox app. Fox One will also stream every game.
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World Baseball Classic radio coverage 2026
Fans can listen to every 2026 World Baseball Classic game live on SiriusXM.
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World Baseball Classic pools 2026
The preliminary round at the 2026 WBC will be played in four pools of five teams each:
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Pool A teams
Games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan
Pool B teams
Games at Daikin Park in Houston
Pool C teams
Games at Tokyo Dome
Pool D teams
Games at loanDepot Park in Miami
World Baseball Classic winners list
Here are the winners and runners-up for the first five editions of the WBC.
Year
Champion
Runner-up
2023
Japan
United States
2017
United States
Puerto Rico
2013
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
2009
Japan
South Korea
2006
Japan
Cuba
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