The World Baseball Classic has begun! Pool A games began last night at 11:00 p.m. (Eastern) in Taichung, Taiwan, when Cuba took on the Netherlands. Pool B games begin tomorrow when Australia plays South Korea at 10:00 p.m. in Tokyo Japan. Check out the schedule and rosters for Pool A and Pool B below. (Come back tomorrow for information on Pools C and D.)
WBC Schedule for Pools A and B (Pool A is in italics): All Pool A games will be played in Taiwan; all Pool B games will be played in Tokyo. The quarterfinals for these teams will take place in Tokyo on March 15-16. (The semifinals will take place in Miami, Florida, March 19-20 and the championship game will be on March 21.)
| Date | Home | Away | Time (Eastern) | Watch |
| 7-Mar | Cuba | Netherlands | 11:00 PM | FS1 |
| 8-Mar | Panama | Taipei | 6:00 AM | FS2 |
| Australia | South Korea | 10:00 PM | FS1 | |
| Panama | Netherlands | 11:00 PM | FS2 | |
| 9-Mar | China | Japan | 5:00 AM | FS1 |
| Italy | Cuba | 6:00 AM | Tubi | |
| Czech Republic | China | 10:00 PM | Tubi | |
| Cuba | Panama | 11:30 PM | FS1 | |
| 10-Mar | South Korea | Japan | 5:00 AM | FS1 |
| Italy | Taipei | 6:00 AM | Tubi | |
| China | Australia | 10:00 PM | FS2 | |
| Panama | Italy | 11:00 PM | FS1 | |
| 11-Mar | Czech Republic | Japan | 5:00 AM | FS1 |
| Netherlands | Taipei | 6:00 AM | FS2 | |
| Czech Republic | South Korea | 10:00 PM | FS1 | |
| Taipei | Cuba | 11:00 PM | FS2 | |
| 12-Mar | Japan | Australia | 6:00 AM | FS1 |
| Netherlands | Italy | 7:00 AM | FS2 | |
| Australia | Czech Republic | 11:00 PM | FS2 | |
| 13-Mar | South Korea | China | 6:00 AM | FS2 |
Rosters for Pool A Teams:
Rosters for Pool B Teams:
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