2023 Planet Baseball Classic: Schedule, Tv channel, WBC scores with Group USA vs. Venezuela on Saturday

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The 2023 Planet Baseball Classic is in the knockout stage, with Group USA vs. Venezuela and Puerto Rico vs. Mexico on the schedule this weekend. The United States took down Colombia to punch its quarterfinal ticket, while Puerto Rico ousted the favored Dominican Republic (but lost closer Edwin Díaz in the method to a knee injury by means of the post-game celebration). The United States will play Venezuela on Saturday and Mexico faces Puerto Rico on Friday in Miami. 

The tournament is now a single-elimination bracket culminating with the final on Tuesday, March 21. Japan and Cuba are presently into the semifinals quickly immediately after wins far more than Italy and Australia, respectively, in Tokyo.

This version of the WBC was initially supposed to be played in 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Action got started on Wednesday, March eight (technically initially pitch of the 2023 WBC opener in Taiwan took spot at 11 p.m. ET on March 7), and there will be a total of 47 games. 

Beneath, fans can learn the full 2023 Planet Baseball Classic schedule.

2023 Planet Baseball Classic schedule

All games on Fox, FS1 and FS2 can be streamed on fuboTV (try for no price).

(All occasions Eastern)

Friday, March 17

• Puerto Rico vs. Mexico (quarterfinals), 7 p.m., FS1

Saturday, March 18

• United States vs. Venezuela (quarterfinals), 7 p.m., Fox

Sunday, March 19

• Cuba vs. TBD (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1

Monday, March 20

• Japan vs. TBD (semifinals), 7 p.m., FS1

Tuesday, March 21

• TBD vs. TBD (championship game), 7 p.m., FS1

2023 Planet Baseball Classic scores

Thursday, March 16

Wednesday, March 15

• Cuba 4, Australia 3 (quarterfinals)
• Venezuela 5, Israel 1
• Mexico ten, Canada 3
• Puerto Rico 5, Dominican Republic two
• United States 3, Colombia two

Tuesday, March 14

• Venezuela 4, Nicaragua 1
• Canada 5, Colombia
• Dominican Republic ten, Israel (F/7)
• Mexico two, Superb Britain 1

Monday, March 13

• Korea 22, China two
• Dominican Republic six, Nicaragua 1
• Superb Britain 7, Colombia 5
• Puerto Rico ten, Israel (F/eight)
• United States 12, Canada 1 (F/7)

Sunday, March 12

• Japan 7, Australia 1
• Italy 7, Netherlands 1
• Israel 3, Nicaragua 1
• Canada 18, Superb Britain eight
• Venezuela 9, Puerto Rico six
• Mexico 11, United States 5
• Australia eight, Czech Republic 3

Saturday, March 11

• Japan ten, Czech Republic, two
• Chinese Taipei 9, Netherlands 5
• Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1
• Colombia 5, Mexico 4
• Venezuela 5, Dominican Republic 1
• United States six, Superb Britain two
• Korea 7, Czech Republic 3
• Cuba 7, Chinese Taipei 1

Friday, March ten

• Japan 13, Korea, 4
• Chinese Taipei 11, Italy 7
• Australia 12, China, two (F/7)
• Panama two, Italy

Thursday, March 9

• Japan eight, China 1
• Italy six, Cuba 3 (F/ten)
• Czech Republic eight, China 5 
• Cuba 13, Panama 4

Wednesday, March eight

• Panama 12, Chinese Taipei 5
• Australia eight, Korea 7
• Netherlands 3, Panama 1

Tuesday, March 7

2023 Planet Baseball Classic teams

Pool A (Group play in Taichung, Taiwan)

• Chinese Taipei
• Cuba
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Panama

Pool B (Group play in Tokyo, Japan)

• Australia
• China
• Japan
• Korea
• Czech Republic

Pool C (Group play in Phoenix, Arizona)

• Canada
• Colombia
• Superb Britain
• Mexico
• United States

Pool D (Group play in Miami, Florida)

• Dominican Republic
• Israel
• Nicaragua
• Puerto Rico
• Venezuela