Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Japan Taiwan United States |
Dates | March 8–21, 2023[1] |
Teams | 20 |
The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), an international professional baseball tournament, is set to be the fifth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. It was originally scheduled to take place in 2021, four years after the previous event, but was canceled in May 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It was later announced that qualifications for the Classic would start in September 2022, as agreed by Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).[3] The tournament is being expanded from 16 to 20 national teams, with all teams that participated in the 2017 edition automatically qualifying, plus four additional spots.[4]
Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification |
In January 2020, the WBC announced that the 16 national teams which participated at the 2017 World Baseball Classic would automatically qualify for the 2023 tournament.[5]
A qualifying tournament was scheduled for March 2020 in Tucson, Arizona, United States, to determine the last four teams.[5] Twelve teams were split into two pools, and the top two teams in each pool would qualify.[4] On March 12, 2020, Major League Baseball announced that the qualifying tournaments were being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
The three debutantes—the Czech Republic, Great Britain, and Nicaragua—will make their very first appearance in the World Baseball Classic, while Panama will return after having missed out on two World Baseball Classic appearances.
Region | Team | Qualification method |
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Previous best result | WBSC World Rankings[7] |
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Americas | ![]() |
Automatically qualified | 4 | Round 1 (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) | 14 |
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Automatically qualified | 1 | Round 1 (2017) | 11 | |
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Automatically qualified | 4 | Runners-up (2006) | 8 | |
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Automatically qualified | 4 | Champions (2013) | 9 | |
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Automatically qualified | 4 | Round 2 (2006, 2009) | 5 | |
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Automatically qualified | 4 | Runners-up (2013, 2017) | 13 | |
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Automatically qualified as hosts | 4 | Champions (2017) | 3 | |
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Automatically qualified | 4 | Third place (2009) | 6 | |
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Qualifier 2 Winners | 2 | Round 1 (2006, 2009) | 12 | |
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Qualifier 2 Runners-up | 0 | None (debut) | 17 | |
Asia | ![]() |
Automatically qualified | 4 | Round 1 (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) | 30 |
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Automatically qualified as hosts | 4 | Round 2 (2013) | 2 | |
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Automatically qualified as hosts | 4 | Champions (2006, 2009) | 1 | |
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Automatically qualified | 4 | Runners-up (2009) | 4 | |
Europe | ![]() |
Automatically qualified | 1 | Round 2 (2017) | 20 |
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Automatically qualified | 4 | Round 2 (2013) | 16 | |
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Automatically qualified | 4 | Fourth place (2013, 2017) | 7 | |
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Qualifier 1 Winners | 0 | None (debut) | 22 | |
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Qualifier 1 Runners-up | 0 | None (debut) | 15 | |
Oceania | ![]() |
Automatically qualified | 4 | Round 1 (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) | 10 |
Main article: 2023 World Baseball Classic rosters |
Four stadiums are planned to be used during the main tournament.[8][9]
Pool A | Pool B & Quarterfinals | Pool C | Pool D, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Championship |
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Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | Tokyo Dome | Chase Field | LoanDepot Park |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 45,600 | Capacity: 48,686 | Capacity: 36,742 |
Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the WBSC World Rankings.[7]
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Scheduled locations and dates are as follows.[1][10]
Pool A will be contested in Taichung during March 8–12.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to second round |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local Time | Road Team | Score | Home Team | Inn. | Venue | Game Time | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Mar 8, 2023 | 12:00 | Cuba ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 8, 2023 | 19:00 | Panama ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 9, 2023 | 12:00 | Panama ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 9, 2023 | 19:00 | Italy ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 10, 2023 | 12:30 | Cuba ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 10, 2023 | 19:00 | Italy ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 11, 2023 | 12:00 | Panama ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 11, 2023 | 19:00 | Netherlands ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 12, 2023 | 12:00 | Chinese Taipei ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore | |||
Mar 12, 2023 | 19:00 | Netherlands ![]() |
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Taichung Stadium | Boxscore |
Pool B will be contested in Tokyo during March 9–13.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to second round |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local Time | Road Team | Score | Home Team | Inn. | Venue | Game Time | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Mar 9, 2023 | 12:00 | Australia ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 9, 2023 | 19:00 | China ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 10, 2023 | 12:00 | Czech Republic ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 10, 2023 | 19:00 | South Korea ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 11, 2023 | 12:00 | China ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 11, 2023 | 19:00 | Czech Republic ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 12, 2023 | 12:00 | Czech Republic ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 12, 2023 | 19:00 | Japan ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 13, 2023 | 12:00 | Australia ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 13, 2023 | 19:00 | South Korea ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore |
Pool C will be contested in Phoenix during March 11–15.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to second round |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local Time | Road Team | Score | Home Team | Inn. | Venue | Game Time | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Mar 11, 2023 | 12:30 | Colombia ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 11, 2023 | 19:00 | Great Britain ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 12, 2023 | 12:00 | Great Britain ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 12, 2023 | 19:00 | Mexico ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 13, 2023 | 12:00 | Colombia ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 13, 2023 | 19:00 | Canada ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 14, 2023 | 12:00 | Canada ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 14, 2023 | 19:00 | Great Britain ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 15, 2023 | 12:00 | Mexico ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore | |||
Mar 15, 2023 | 19:00 | United States ![]() |
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Chase Field | Boxscore |
Pool D will be contested in Miami during March 11–15.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to second round |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local Time | Road Team | Score | Home Team | Inn. | Venue | Game Time | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Mar 11, 2023 | 12:00 | Nicaragua ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 11, 2023 | 19:00 | Dominican Republic ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 12, 2023 | 12:00 | Nicaragua ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 12, 2023 | 19:00 | Venezuela ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 13, 2023 | 12:00 | Dominican Republic ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 13, 2023 | 19:00 | Israel ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 14, 2023 | 12:00 | Nicaragua ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 14, 2023 | 19:00 | Israel ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 15, 2023 | 12:00 | Venezuela ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 15, 2023 | 19:00 | Puerto Rico ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore |
The top two teams from each first-round pool will advance to the second round, also known as the quarterfinals. These games will be contested in Tokyo and Miami during March 15–18. The eight teams will play in a single-elimination game.[1][10]
Date | Local Time | Road Team | Score | Home Team | Inn. | Venue | Game Time | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Mar 15, 2023 | 19:00 | Pool B runner-up ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 16, 2023 | 19:00 | Pool A runner-up ![]() |
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Tokyo Dome | Boxscore | |||
Mar 17, 2023 | 19:00 | Pool C runner-up ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 18, 2023 | 19:00 | Pool D runner-up ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore |
The championship round will be contested in Miami during March 19–21. The winners from each second-round game will advance to the championship round. The four teams will be placed into a single-elimination tournament.[1][10]
Semifinals | Championship | |||||
March 19 | ||||||
Quarterfinals 1 winner | ||||||
March 21 | ||||||
Quarterfinals 3 winner | ||||||
Semifinals 1 winner | ||||||
March 20 | ||||||
Semifinals 2 winner | ||||||
Quarterfinals 2 winner | ||||||
Quarterfinals 4 winner | ||||||
Date | Local Time | Road Team | Score | Home Team | Inn. | Venue | Game Time | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Mar 19, 2023 | 19:00 | Quarterfinal 1 winner ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore | |||
Mar 20, 2023 | 19:00 | Quarterfinal 2 winner ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore |
Date | Local Time | Road Team | Score | Home Team | Inn. | Venue | Game Time | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Mar 21, 2023 | 19:00 | Semifinal 1 winner ![]() |
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LoanDepot Park | Boxscore |
In the United States, Fox Sports, through the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Fox Deportes, MLB Network, Tubi and the Fox Sports App, holds the exclusive rights to the tournament.[11]
In Taiwan, Eastern Broadcasting Company (for Cable TV) and ELTA (for both ELTA OTT & Chunghwa Telecom MOD/Hami Video) has respectively holds the exclusive rights to the tournament.[12][13]