March 4–17, 2026

World Baseball Classic

20 nations. 47 games. One champion. The world's premier international baseball tournament returns in 2026.

20 Nations
4 Pool Sites
47 Total Games
Mar 4–17 Tournament Dates
Miami Championship Site

Pool Breakdown

The top two teams from each pool advance to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals split between Houston and Miami; Semifinals and Championship in Miami.

Pool A 📍 Hiram Bithorn Stadium · San Juan, PR · Mar 6–11
🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 ✓ QF #1
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 3-1 ✓ QF #2
🇨🇺 Cuba 2-2
🇵🇦 Panama 1-3
🇨🇴 Colombia 1-3
Pool B 📍 Daikin Park · Houston, TX · Mar 6–11
🇮🇹 Italy 4-0 ✓ QF #1
🇺🇸 United States 3-1 ✓ QF #2
🇲🇽 Mexico 2-2
🇬🇧 Great Britain 1-3
🇧🇷 Brazil 0-4
Pool C 📍 Tokyo Dome · Tokyo, Japan · Mar 5–10
🇯🇵 Japan 4-0 ✓ QF #1
🇰🇷 South Korea 2-2 ✓ QF #2
🇦🇺 Australia 2-2
🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei 2-2
🇨🇿 Czechia 0-4
Pool D 📍 loanDepot Park · Miami, FL · Mar 6–11
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 4-0 ✓ QF #1
🇻🇪 Venezuela 3-1 ✓ QF #2
🇮🇱 Israel 2-2
🇳🇱 Netherlands 1-3
🇳🇮 Nicaragua 0-4

Last Game — March 10, 2026

Pool B — Final Pool Game • USA vs. Italy

Final
🇺🇸
United States
3-1 (Pool B #2)
6 - 8
🇮🇹
Italy
4-0 (Pool B #1)
123456789 RHE
ITA 030203000 860
USA 000001311 6112
Daikin Park, Houston, TX — FS1
Italy
PlayerABRHRBIBBK
J. Marsee CF400013
J. Berti 2B500003
V. Pasquantino 1B500002
D. Canzone DH400011
Z. Dezenzo 3B400001
K. Teel C222110
J.J. D'Orazio PR/C111000
J. Caglianone RF232210
S. Antonacci SS321200
D. Nori LF300101
Totals33866411
United States
PlayerABRHRBIBBK
B. Witt Jr. SS502001
G. Henderson 3B511103
A. Judge RF400011
K. Schwarber DH411001
W. Smith C402000
R. Anthony LF401100
P. Goldschmidt 1B311001
B. Harper PH/1B100000
E. Clement 2B200000
B. Turang PH/2B211000
P. Crow-Armstrong CF422401
Totals38611619
Italy Pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBK
Lorenzen (W, 1-0)4.220012
Altavilla1.011102
La Sorsa1.011101
Jacob0.122200
Festa0.231101
Marinaccio0.211100
Weissert (Sv, 2)0.210002
Totals9.0116618
United States Pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBK
McLean (L, 0-1)3.023324
Yarbrough2.123212
Keller0.202011
Speier1.000000
Bednar1.020002
Miller1.000002
Totals9.0685411
HR: Teel (ITA, solo, 2nd), Antonacci (ITA, 2-run, 2nd), Caglianone (ITA, solo, 4th), Henderson (USA, solo, 7th), Crow-Armstrong 2 (USA, solo, 7th & 9th) • WP: Lorenzen (1-0) • LP: McLean (0-1) • Sv: Weissert (2) • Italy finishes Pool B at 4–0; USA at 3–1 — both teams advance to the quarterfinals

Complete Tournament Schedule — All 47 Games

Every game across all four pools, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the championship. All times Eastern. Results include final score, winner/loser, winning & losing pitchers, home runs, and RBIs — updated as games are played.

# Date Matchup Time (ET) Result TV Round
1 Wed Mar 4 🇦🇺 Australia vs. 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei 10:00 PM
🇦🇺 AUS 3 🇹🇼 TPE 0
W: Wells L: Hsu S: Kennedy
HR: Perkins (2-run), Bazzana (solo) — AUS
RBI: AUS — Perkins 2, Bazzana 1
FS1 Pool C
2 Thu Mar 5 🇰🇷 Korea vs. 🇨🇿 Czechia 5:00 AM
🇰🇷 KOR 11 🇨🇿 CZE 4
W: So L: Padysak
HR: Moon (GS), Whitcomb 2, Jones (solo) — KOR; Vavra (3-run) — CZE
RBI: KOR — Moon 4, Whitcomb 3, Jones 1 · CZE — Vavra 3
FS1 Pool C
3 Thu Mar 5 🇨🇿 Czechia vs. 🇦🇺 Australia 10:00 PM
🇦🇺 AUS 5 🇨🇿 CZE 1
W: Hendrickson (1-0) L: Ondra (0-1)
HR: Mead (3-run), Hall (solo) — AUS
RBI: AUS — Mead 3, Perkins 1, Hall 1 · CZE — Mensik 1
FS1 Pool C
4 Fri Mar 6 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei vs. 🇯🇵 Japan 5:00 AM
🇯🇵 JPN 13 🇹🇼 TPE 0
W: Yamamoto (1-0) L: Cheng (0-1)
HR: Ohtani (GS) — JPN
RBI: JPN — Ohtani 5, Genda 4, Yoshida 1, Murakami 1, Okamoto 1
🇯🇵 JPN: DH Shohei Ohtani Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto Dodgers OF Seiya Suzuki Cubs OF Masataka Yoshida Red Sox 1B Munetaka Murakami White Sox 3B Kazuma Okamoto Blue Jays
🇹🇼 TPE: LHP Yu-Min Lin D-Backs RHP Po-Yu Chen Pirates 2B Hao Yu Lee Tigers OF Stuart Fairchild Guardians
FS1 Pool C
5 Fri Mar 6 🇵🇦 Panama vs. 🇨🇺 Cuba 11:00 AM
🇨🇺 CUB 3 🇵🇦 PAN 1
W: Moinelo L: Allen
HR: Guibert (solo), Moncada (2-run) — CUB
RBI: CUB — Moncada 2, Guibert 1
🇵🇦 PAN: C Miguel Amaya Cubs C Christian Bethancourt Cubs C Iván Herrera Cardinals IF Edmundo Sosa Phillies OF Enrique Bradfield Jr. Orioles
🇨🇺 CUB: 3B Yoán Moncada Angels RHP Yariel Rodríguez Blue Jays SS Yiddi Cappe Marlins
FS2 Pool A
6 Fri Mar 6 🇻🇪 Venezuela vs. 🇳🇱 Netherlands 12:00 PM
🇻🇪 VEN 6 🇳🇱 NED 2
🇻🇪 VEN: OF Ronald Acuña Jr. Braves C Salvador Perez Royals 1B Luis Arraez Giants 2B Gleyber Torres Tigers RHP Pablo López Twins LHP Ranger Suárez Red Sox OF Jackson Chourio Brewers
🇳🇱 NED: 2B Ozzie Albies Braves SS Xander Bogaerts Padres OF Jurickson Profar Braves RHP Kenley Jansen Tigers OF Ceddanne Rafaela Red Sox
Tubi Pool D
7 Fri Mar 6 🇬🇧 Great Britain vs. 🇲🇽 Mexico 1:00 PM
🇲🇽 MEX 8 🇬🇧 GBR 2
🇬🇧 GBR: 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr. Yankees C Harry Ford Nationals OF Kristian Robinson D-Backs RHP Tristan Beck Giants
🇲🇽 MEX: OF Randy Arozarena Mariners C Alejandro Kirk Blue Jays OF Jarren Duran Red Sox 3B Joey Ortiz Brewers RHP Javier Assad Cubs
FS1 Pool B
8 Fri Mar 6 🇨🇴 Colombia vs. 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 6:00 PM
🇵🇷 PRI 5 🇨🇴 COL 0
🇨🇴 COL: 3B Gio Urshela Twins C Jorge Alfaro Royals RHP Nabil Crismatt Rangers OF Brayan Buelvas A's
🇵🇷 PRI: 3B Nolan Arenado D-Backs RHP Edwin Díaz Dodgers RHP Seth Lugo Royals LHP José Alvarado Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez Phillies OF Heliot Ramos Giants
FS1 Pool A
9 Fri Mar 6 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic vs. 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 7:00 PM
🇩🇴 DOM 12 🇳🇮 NIC 3
🇩🇴 DOM: OF Juan Soto Mets 3B Manny Machado Padres OF Fernando Tatis Jr. Padres OF Julio Rodríguez Mariners SS Oneil Cruz Pirates SS Jeremy Peña Astros
🇳🇮 NIC: 3B Mark Vientos Mets SS Freddy Zamora Brewers OF Ismael Munguia Blue Jays
FS2 Pool D
10 Fri Mar 6 🇧🇷 Brazil vs. 🇺🇸 USA 8:00 PM
🇺🇸 USA 15 🇧🇷 BRA 5
🇧🇷 BRA: RHP Gabriel Barbosa Phillies RHP Lucas Ramirez Angels LHP Daniel Missaki Rangers IF Pietro Albanez Pirates
🇺🇸 USA: OF Aaron Judge Yankees 1B Bryce Harper Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber Phillies RHP Paul Skenes Pirates LHP Tarik Skubal Tigers SS Gunnar Henderson Orioles RHP Aaron Nola Phillies OF Corbin Carroll D-Backs OF Pete Crow-Armstrong Cubs
FOX Pool B
11 Fri Mar 6 🇨🇿 Czechia vs. 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei 10:00 PM
🇹🇼 TPE 14 🇨🇿 CZE 0
🇨🇿 CZE: No MLB players
🇹🇼 TPE: LHP Yu-Min Lin D-Backs RHP Po-Yu Chen Pirates 2B Hao Yu Lee Tigers OF Stuart Fairchild Guardians
FS2 Pool C
12 Sat Mar 7 🇯🇵 Japan vs. 🇰🇷 Korea 5:00 AM
🇯🇵 JPN 8 🇰🇷 KOR 6
FS1 Pool C
13 Sat Mar 7 🇨🇦 Canada vs. 🇨🇴 Colombia 11:00 AM
🇨🇦 CAN 8 🇨🇴 COL 2
FS2 Pool A
14 Sat Mar 7 🇳🇱 Netherlands vs. 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 12:00 PM
🇳🇱 NED 4 🇳🇮 NIC 3
Tubi Pool D
15 Sat Mar 7 🇮🇹 Italy vs. 🇧🇷 Brazil 1:00 PM
🇮🇹 ITA 8 🇧🇷 BRA 0
FOX App Pool B
16 Sat Mar 7 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico vs. 🇵🇦 Panama 6:00 PM
🇵🇷 PRI 4 🇵🇦 PAN 3
Walk-off HR by Hernaiz (10th inning)
FS1 Pool A
17 Sat Mar 7 🇻🇪 Venezuela vs. 🇮🇱 Israel 7:00 PM
🇻🇪 VEN 11 🇮🇱 ISR 3
FS2 Pool D
18 Sat Mar 7 🇺🇸 USA vs. 🇬🇧 Great Britain 8:00 PM
🇺🇸 USA 9 🇬🇧 GBR 1
HR: Schwarber (USA) · 17 K (Team USA WBC record)
FOX Pool B
19 Sat Mar 7 🇰🇷 Korea vs. 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei 10:00 PM
🇰🇷 KOR 4 🇹🇼 TPE 5
Walk-off in 10th inning
FS2 Pool C
20 Sun Mar 8 🇯🇵 Japan vs. 🇦🇺 Australia 6:00 AM
🇯🇵 JPN 4 🇦🇺 AUS 3
FS1 Pool C
21 Sun Mar 8 🇨🇺 Cuba vs. 🇨🇴 Colombia 12:00 PM
🇨🇺 CUB 7 🇨🇴 COL 4
FS2 Pool A
22 Sun Mar 8 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic vs. 🇳🇱 Netherlands 12:00 PM
🇩🇴 DOM 12 🇳🇱 NED 1
FOX Pool D
23 Sun Mar 8 🇮🇹 Italy vs. 🇬🇧 Great Britain 1:00 PM
🇮🇹 ITA 7 🇬🇧 GBR 4
Tubi Pool B
24 Sun Mar 8 🇨🇦 Canada vs. 🇵🇦 Panama 7:00 PM
🇵🇦 PAN 4 🇨🇦 CAN 3
W: King L: Espino
FS2 Pool A
25 Sun Mar 8 🇮🇱 Israel vs. 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 7:00 PM
🇮🇱 ISR 5 🇳🇮 NIC 0
W: Alexander L: Zuniga
Tubi Pool D
26 Sun Mar 8 🇲🇽 Mexico vs. 🇧🇷 Brazil 8:00 PM
🇲🇽 MEX 16 🇧🇷 BRA 0
Mercy rule (7 innings)
FS1 Pool B
27 Mon Mar 9 🇦🇺 Australia vs. 🇰🇷 Korea 6:00 AM
🇰🇷 KOR 7 🇦🇺 AUS 2
FS1 Pool C
28 Mon Mar 9 🇵🇦 Panama vs. 🇨🇴 Colombia 12:00 PM
🇨🇴 COL 4 🇵🇦 PAN 1
FS2 Pool A
29 Mon Mar 9 🇮🇱 Israel vs. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 12:00 PM
🇩🇴 DOM 8 🇮🇱 ISR 1
FS1 Pool D
30 Mon Mar 9 🇬🇧 Great Britain vs. 🇧🇷 Brazil 1:00 PM
🇬🇧 GBR 8 🇧🇷 BRA 1
Tubi Pool B
31 Mon Mar 9 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico vs. 🇨🇺 Cuba 7:00 PM
🇵🇷 PRI 4 🇨🇺 CUB 1
Puerto Rico clinches Pool A — 3–0
FS1 Pool A
32 Mon Mar 9 🇳🇮 Nicaragua vs. 🇻🇪 Venezuela 7:00 PM
🇻🇪 VEN 4 🇳🇮 NIC 0
FS2 Pool D
33 Mon Mar 9 🇺🇸 USA vs. 🇲🇽 Mexico 8:00 PM
🇺🇸 USA 5 🇲🇽 MEX 3
W: Skenes (1-0) L: Cruz (0-1)
HR: Judge (USA, 2-run), Anthony (USA, 3-run), Duran 2 (MEX, solo)
FOX Pool B
34 Tue Mar 10 🇯🇵 Japan vs. 🇨🇿 Czechia 6:00 AM
🇯🇵 JPN 9 🇨🇿 CZE 0
HR: Shuto (JPN, 3-run), Murakami (JPN, GS)
Japan blew open a scoreless game with an eight-run eighth, capped by Murakami's grand slam, completing a perfect 4–0 Pool C run.
FS1 Pool C
35 Tue Mar 10 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico vs. 🇨🇦 Canada 7:00 PM
🇨🇦 CAN 3 🇵🇷 PRI 2
Canada edges Puerto Rico 3–2 and takes the head-to-head tiebreaker; with that win, Canada holds the Pool A #1 seed entering the final day of pool play.
Tubi Pool A
36 Tue Mar 10 🇳🇱 Netherlands vs. 🇮🇱 Israel 7:00 PM
🇮🇱 ISR 6 🇳🇱 NED 2
Israel closes pool play on a high note, finishing 2–2; both Israel and Netherlands were already eliminated before this game.
FOX App Pool D
37 Tue Mar 10 🇺🇸 USA vs. 🇮🇹 Italy 9:00 PM
🇮🇹 ITA 8 🇺🇸 USA 6
W: Lorenzen (1-0) L: McLean (0-1) S: Weissert (2)
HR: Teel (ITA, solo, 2nd), Antonacci (ITA, 2-run, 2nd), Caglianone (ITA, 4th), Henderson (USA, solo, 7th), Crow-Armstrong 2 (USA, solo, 7th & 9th)
RBI: ITA — Teel 1, Antonacci 2, Caglianone 2, Nori 1 • USA — Henderson 1, Anthony 1, Crow-Armstrong 4
Italy stuns the USA 8–6 in the biggest Pool B upset of the tournament; Lorenzen brilliant through 4.2 scoreless innings as Italy claims the Pool B #1 seed.
FS1 Pool B
38 Wed Mar 11 🇨🇺 Cuba vs. 🇨🇦 Canada 3:00 PM
🇨🇦 CAN 7 🇨🇺 CUB 2
W: Quantrill (1-0) L: Moinelo (1-1)
HR: Toro (CAN, solo, 5th)
RBI: CAN — Caissie 2, Lopez 2, Bo Naylor 1, Toro 1, Josh Naylor 1 • CUB — Guibert 1, Martínez 1
Cal Quantrill dominated through 5 innings and Canada's offense erupted for 7 runs; Canada finishes Pool A at 3-1 and clinches the Pool A #1 seed via head-to-head over Puerto Rico — both teams advance to the quarterfinals.
FS2 Pool A
39 Wed Mar 11 🇲🇽 Mexico vs. 🇮🇹 Italy 7:00 PM
🇮🇹 ITA 9 🇲🇽 MEX 1
Pitchers not recorded
HR: Pasquantino (ITA)
Italy rolls to a perfect 4-0 pool record, eliminating Mexico and confirming USA as Pool B’s #2 seed for the quarterfinals.
FS1 Pool B
40 Wed Mar 11 🇻🇪 Venezuela vs. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 8:00 PM
DOM 7VEN 5
Pitchers not recorded
Dominican Republic completed pool play at a perfect 4–0, taking down Venezuela 7–5 to claim Pool D’s #1 seed. Venezuela advances as the #2 seed at 3–1.
FS1 Pool D
41 Fri Mar 13 QF 1 — 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic vs. 🇰🇷 Korea • loanDepot Park, Miami 6:30 PM
FS1 QF
42 Fri Mar 13 QF 2 — 🇺🇸 USA vs. 🇨🇦 Canada • Daikin Park, Houston 8:00 PM
FS1 QF
43 Sat Mar 14 QF 3 — 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico vs. 🇮🇹 Italy • Daikin Park, Houston 3:00 PM
FOX QF
44 Sat Mar 14 QF 4 — 🇻🇪 Venezuela vs. 🇯🇵 Japan • loanDepot Park, Miami 9:00 PM
FOX QF
45 Sun Mar 15 SF 1 — QF 1 Winner vs. QF 2 Winner 8:00 PM
FS1 Semi
46 Mon Mar 16 SF 2 — QF 3 Winner vs. QF 4 Winner 8:00 PM
FS1 Semi
47 Tue Mar 17 🏆 Championship Final 8:00 PM
FOX Final

United States Game Schedule

Team USA finished Pool B at Daikin Park in Houston, TX with a 3-1 record, advancing as the #2 seed. USA faces Canada (Pool A #2) in QF 2 on Friday, March 13 at 8 PM ET on FS1.

Date Matchup Venue Round
Mar 6 🇺🇸 USA vs. 🇧🇷 Brazil Daikin Park — Houston, TX Pool B
Mar 7 🇬🇧 Great Britain vs. 🇺🇸 USA Daikin Park — Houston, TX Pool B
Mar 9 🇲🇽 Mexico vs. 🇺🇸 USA Daikin Park — Houston, TX Pool B
Mar 10 🇮🇹 Italy vs. 🇺🇸 USA Daikin Park — Houston, TX Pool B
Mar 13 🇺🇸 USA vs. 🇨🇦 Canada • 8 PM ET • FS1 Daikin Park — Houston, TX QF 2
Mar 15–16 🇺🇸 USA (if qualified) loanDepot Park — Miami, FL Semifinal
Mar 17 🇺🇸 USA (if qualified) loanDepot Park — Miami, FL Championship

Notable Team USA Roster Highlights

Team USA is considered the betting favorite, fielding one of the strongest WBC rosters ever assembled. Key players include Bryce Harper (1B, Phillies), Kyle Schwarber (DH, Phillies), Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Paul Goldschmidt, and a deep pitching staff featuring Brad Keller (Phillies), among others.

Philadelphia Phillies in the WBC

17 Phillies players are representing 10 different countries in the 2026 World Baseball Classic — one of the largest contingents in the league.

🇺🇸
Bryce Harper
1B · Pool B — Houston
United States
🇺🇸
Kyle Schwarber
DH/OF · Pool B — Houston
United States
🇺🇸
Brad Keller
RP · Pool B — Houston
United States
🇩🇴
Cristopher Sánchez
SP · Pool D — Miami
Dominican Republic
🇩🇴
Johan Rojas
OF · Pool D — Miami
Dominican Republic
🇻🇪
José Alvarado
RP · Pool D — Miami
Venezuela
🇻🇪
Jesús Luzardo
SP (DPP) · Pool D — Miami
Venezuela
🇮🇹
Aaron Nola
SP · Pool B — Houston
Italy
🇮🇹
Dante Nori
OF · Pool B — Houston
Italy
🇲🇽
Taijuan Walker
SP · Pool B — Houston
Mexico
🇲🇽
Alan Rangel
RP (DPP) · Pool B — Houston
Mexico
🇮🇱
Garrett Stubbs
C · Pool D — Miami
Israel
🇮🇱
Max Lazar
P · Pool D — Miami
Israel
🇵🇦
Edmundo Sosa
UTIL · Pool A — San Juan
Panama
🇧🇷
Gabriel Barbosa
P · Pool B — Houston
Brazil
🇳🇱
Jaydenn Estanista
IF · Pool D — Miami
Netherlands
🇦🇺
Mitch Neunborn
P · Pool C — Tokyo
Australia

Phillies Intra-Tournament Matchups

Several Phillies will face off against each other during pool play. Most notably, Aaron Nola (Italy) and Taijuan Walker (Mexico) are both in Pool B in Houston — meaning they could face USA teammates Harper, Schwarber, and Keller on the mound. Meanwhile, Alvarado, Luzardo (Venezuela) face Sánchez, Rojas (Dominican Republic) in Pool D in Miami.

All 20 Nations — Odds to Win

Opening odds from ESPN/DraftKings. Sorted by probability of winning the championship. DPP = Designated Pitcher Pool eligible.

Favorite Contender Long Shot Field
1
🇺🇸 United States
Pool B — Houston
+100
Favorite
2
🇯🇵 Japan
Pool C — Tokyo · Defending Champion
+320
Contender
3
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Pool D — Miami · Harper, Sánchez, Rojas (Phillies)
+370
Contender
4
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
Pool A — San Juan
+1300
Contender
5
🇻🇪 Venezuela
Pool D — Miami · Alvarado, Luzardo (Phillies)
+1500
Contender
6
🇲🇽 Mexico
Pool B — Houston · Walker, Rangel (Phillies)
+2200
Long Shot
7
🇨🇦 Canada
Pool A — San Juan
+3500
Long Shot
8
🇰🇷 South Korea
Pool C — Tokyo
+3500
Long Shot
9
🇨🇴 Colombia
Pool A — San Juan
+5000
Field
10
🇨🇺 Cuba
Pool A — San Juan
+5000
Field
11
🇮🇹 Italy
Pool B — Houston · A. Nola, Nori (Phillies)
+5000
Field
12
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Pool D — Miami · Estanista (Phillies)
+5000
Field
13
🇵🇦 Panama
Pool A — San Juan · Sosa (Phillies)
+6500
Field
14
🇬🇧 Great Britain
Pool B — Houston
+10000
Field
15
🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei
Pool C — Tokyo
+10000
Field
16
🇮🇱 Israel
Pool D — Miami · Stubbs, Lazar (Phillies)
+10000
Field
17
🇦🇺 Australia
Pool C — Tokyo · Neunborn (Phillies)
+15000
Field
18
🇨🇿 Czechia
Pool C — Tokyo
+15000
Field
19
🇧🇷 Brazil
Pool B — Houston · Barbosa (Phillies)
+25000
Field
20
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Pool D — Miami
+25000
Field