The 2023 World Baseball Classic will run from Tuesday, March 7 through Tuesday, March 21. This year’s tournament is taking place smack dab in the middle of MLB spring training, causing players to be separated from their major league clubs for up to two weeks. The field for this year’s WBC expanded from 16 to 20 teams that will make up four different pools. The first round will see the teams in each pool playing each other from March 7 to March 13.
Pool A
Final: Netherlands 4, Cuba 2
Final: Panama 12, Chinese Taipei 5
Final: Netherlands 3, Panama 1
Final: Italy 6, Cuba 3 in 10 innings
Final: Cuba 13, Panama 4
Final: Chinese Taipei 11, Italy 7
Final: Panama 2, Italy 0
Final: Chinese Taipei 9, Netherlands 5
Final: Cuba 7, Chinese Taipei 1
Final: Italy 7, Netherlands 1
Update — Cuba and Italy advanced out of Group play from Pool A.
Pool B
Final: Australia 8, Korea 7
Final: Japan 8, China 1
Final: Czech Republic 8, China 5
Final: Japan 13, Korea 4
Final: Australia 12, China 2
Final: Japan 10, Czech Republic 2
Final: Korea 7, Czech Republic 3
Final: Japan 7, Australia 1
Final: Australia 8, Czech Republic 3
Final: Korea 22, China 2
Update — Japan and Australia advanced to the knockout round out of Pool B.
Pool C
Final: Colombia 5, Mexico 4
Final: United State 6, Great Britain 2
Final/7: Canada 18, Great Britain 8
Final: Mexico 11, United States 5
Final: Great Britain 7, Colombia 5
Final: United States 12, Canada 1
Final: Canada 5, Colombia 0
Final: Mexico 2, Great Britain 1
Final: Mexico 10, Canada 3
Final: United States 3, Colombia 2
Update — Mexico advances from Pool C with a record of 3-1. The USA advances as the runner-up.
Pool D
Final: Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1
Final: Venezuela 5, Dominican Republic 1
Final: Israel 3, Nicaragua 1
Final: Venezuela 9, Puerto Rico 6
Final: Dominican Republic 6, Nicaragua 1
Final: Puerto Rico 10, Israel 0
Final: Venezuela 4, Nicaragua 1
Final: Dominican Republic 10, Israel 0
Final: Venezuela 5, Israel 1
Final: Puerto Rico 5, Dominican Republic 2
Update — Venezuela went 4-0 in Pool play and advances to the knockout round. Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic to secure the second spot from pool D.
Quarterfinal 1 — March 15, Tokyo, Japan
Cuba 4, Australia 3
Quarterfinal 2 — March 16, Tokyo, Japan
Japan 9, Italy 3
Quarterfinal 3 — March 17, Miami, Florida
Mexico 5, Puerto Rico 4
Quarterfinal 4 — March 18, Miami, Florida
United States 9, Venezuela 7
Semifinal 1 — March 19, Miami, Florida
USA 14, Cuba 2
Semifinal 2 — March 20, Miami, Florida
Japan 6, Mexico 5
Championship — March 21 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida
United States vs. Japan