The World Baseball Classic returns for its sixth edition this week, featuring 20 teams across four pools. In total, 47 games played over 13 days at four locations. The pool play rounds will be played in Miami, Florida, Houston, Texas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Tokyo, Japan. The quarterfinals will be split between Miami and Houston, and both the semi-finals and finals will be played in Miami.
The top two teams from the Americas, alongside the Olympic hosts the United States, will qualify for the 2028 Olympic baseball tournament held in Los Angeles, California.
The WBC will run from March 5th-17th. Pool play runs March 5th-12th with the quarterfinals taking place Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. The semi-finals are Sunday, March 15 and Monday, March 16 with the championship taking place on Tuesday, March 17 at 8pm EST.
Fans can find a full list on where to find all the action here.
United States
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Alex Bregman
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3B
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Chicago Cubs (MLB)
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Matthew Boyd
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P
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Chicago Cubs (MLB)
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Garrett Whitlock
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P
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Boston Red Sox (MLB)
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Logan Webb
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P
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San Francisco Giants (MLB)
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Canada
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Otto Lopez
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2B
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Miami Marlins (MLB)
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Jameson Taillon
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P
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Chicago Cubs (MLB)
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Chinese Taipei
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Chih-Wei Hu
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P
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Uni-President Lions (CPBL)
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Yu Chang
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IF
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Fubon Guardians (CPBL)
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Czechia
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Lukáš Hlouch
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RHP
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Třebíč Nuclears (EXL)
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Michal Kovala
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RHP
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Chipola College (NJCAA D1)
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Tomáš Ondra
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RHP
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Draci Brno (EXL)
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Daniel Padyšák
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RHP
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Oisix Niigata Albirex BC (EL)
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Milan Prokop
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IF
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Draci Brno (EXL)
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Martin Zelenka
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C/IF
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Tempo Praha (EXL)
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Dominican Republic
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Albert Abreu
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RHP
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Chunichi Dragons (NPB)
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Sandy Alcantara
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RHP
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Miami Marlins (MLB)
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Junior Caminero
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IF
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Tampa Bay Rays (MLB)
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Oneil Cruz
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OF
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Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)
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Seranthony Domínguez
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RHP
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Chicago White Sox (MLB)
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Carlos Estévez
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RHP
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Kansas City Royals (MLB)
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr
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IF
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Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)
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Jeremy Peña
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IF
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Houston Astros (MLB)
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Wandy Peralta
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LHP
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San Diego Padres (MLB)
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Dennis Santana
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RHP
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Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)
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Juan Soto
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OF
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New York Mets (MLB)
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Great Britain
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Brendan Beck
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P
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New York Yankees (MLB)
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Jazz Chisholm Jr
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IF
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New York Yankees (MLB)
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BJ Murray
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IF
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Chicago Cubs (MLB)
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Israel
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Robert Stock
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RHP
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New York Mets (MLB)
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Italy
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Michael Lorenzen
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P
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Colorado Rockies (MLB)
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Dante Nori
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OF
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Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)
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Vinnie Pasquantino
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IF
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Kansas City Royals (MLB)
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Japan
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Yusei Kikuchi
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P
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Los Angeles Angels (MLB)
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Mexico
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Jonathan Aranda
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IF
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Tampa Bay Rays (MLB)
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Brennan Bernardino
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P
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Colorado Rockies (MLB)
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Luis Gastelum
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P
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St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
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Alejandro Kirk
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C
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Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)
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Joey Meneses
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IF
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Athletics (MLB)
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Luis Urías
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IF
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Free Agent
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Netherlands
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Justin Morales
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P
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Bethune-Cookman University
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Panama
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Logan Allen
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P
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Cleveland Guardians (MLB)
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Puerto Rico
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Name
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Position
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Team
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Edwin Arroyo
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IF
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Cincinnati Reds (MLB)
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Willi Castro
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OF
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Colorado Rockies (MLB)
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José De León
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P
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Caliente de Durango (LMB)
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Edwin Díaz
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P
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Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)
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Rico Garcia
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P
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Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
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Jorge Lopez
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P
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Free Agent
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Heliot Ramos
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OF
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San Francisco Giants (MLB)
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Yacksel Rios
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P
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Chicago Cubs (MLB)
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Gabriel Rodríguez
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P
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Leones de Ponce (LBPRC)
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Eddie Rosario
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OF
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Free Agent
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Christian Vázquez
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C
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Free Agent
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