The World Baseball Classic returns for its sixth edition in March with 20 teams competing in four pools. A total of 47 games will be played over 13 days at four locations: Tokyo Dome, Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Loans Warehouse Park in Miami and Daikin Park in Houston.
Japan is the only nation to have won the WBC title multiple times (2006, 2009, 2023) and is targeting a fourth title, while the Dominican Republic (2013) and the United States (2017) are the only other winners of the event. The Japanese roster includes 2025 NLCS MVP Shohei Ohtani and 2025 World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers, along with Angels left-hander Yuki Kikuchi and Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki.
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The U.S. roster is led by captain Aaron Judge and includes 2025 Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes. Team USA has played in a total of 65 MLB All-Star Games and has four former MVPs: Judge, Bryce Harper, Paul Goldschmidt and Clayton Kershaw.
Most games will be televised in the United States on the Fox family of networks (Fox, FS1, FS2) and streamed on the Fox Sports app and Tubi.
2026 World Baseball Classic Pool
Group A | Hiram Bitone Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Canada
Colombia
cuba
Panama
Puerto Rico
Pool B | Daikin Park, Houston
Brazil
U.K.
Italy
Mexico
us
Pool C|Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
Australia
chinese taipei
Czech Republic
Japan
South Korea
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D Pool | Loan Depot Park, Miami
Dominican Republic
Israel
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Venezuela
2026 World Baseball Classic Schedule
All times Eastern
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Wednesday, March 4
10pm: Australia vs Chinese Taipei (FS1)
Thursday, March 5
5 a.m.: South Korea vs Czech Republic (FS1)
10pm: Czech Republic vs Australia (FS1)
Friday, March 6
5 a.m.: Chinese Taipei vs. Japan (FS1)
11 a.m.: Panama vs Cuba(FS2)
noon: Venezuela vs Netherlands (Tubi)
1 p.m.: England vs Mexico (FS1)
6pm: Colombia vs Puerto Rico(FS1)
7pm: Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua (FS2)
8pm: Brazil vs. United States (Fox) – Daikin Park
10pm: Czech Republic vs Chinese Taipei (FS2)
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Saturday, March 7
5 a.m.: Japan vs South Korea(FS1)
11 a.m.: Canada vs Colombia(FS2)
noon: Netherlands vs Nicaragua(Tubi)
1 p.m.: Italy vs Brazil (Fox app only)
6pm: Puerto Rico vs Panama(FS1)
7pm: Venezuela vs Israel(FS1)
8pm: USA vs UK (Fox)
10pm: South Korea vs Chinese Taipei (FS2)
Sunday, March 8
6 a.m.: Japan vs Australia(FS1)
noon: Cuba vs Colombia(FS2)
noon: Dominican Republic vs Netherlands (Fox)
1 p.m.: Italy vs England (Tubi)
7pm: Israel vs Nicaragua(Tubi)
7pm: Canada vs Panama(FS2)
8pm: Mexico vs Brazil(FS1)
Monday, March 9
6 a.m.: Australia vs South Korea(FS1)
noon: Israel vs Dominican Republic (FS1)
noon: Panama vs Colombia(FS2)
1 p.m.: England vs Brazil(Tubi)
7pm: Puerto Rico vs Cuba(FS1)
7pm: Nicaragua vs Venezuela(FS2)
8pm: United States vs Mexico (Fox)
Tuesday, March 10
6 a.m.: Japan vs Czech Republic (FS1)
7pm: Netherlands vs Israel (Fox app only)
7pm: Puerto Rico vs Canada (Tubi)
9pm: USA vs Italy(FS1)
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Wednesday, March 11
3pm: Cuba vs Canada(FS1)
7pm: Mexico vs Italy (Tubi)
8pm: Venezuela vs Dominican Republic (FS1)
Thursday, March 12
no games
quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
6:30 pm: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – LoanDepot Park
8pm: TBD vs. TBD (Fox) – Daikin Park
Saturday, March 14
3pm: TBD and TBD (FS1) – Daikin Park
9pm: TBD vs. TBD (Fox) – loanDepot Park
semifinals
Sunday, March 15
8pm: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – LoanDepot Park
Monday, March 16
8pm: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – LoanDepot Park
championship final
Tuesday, March 17
8pm: TBD vs. TBD (FS1) – LoanDepot Park
