We all remember the epic conclusion to the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Japan and the United States locked in an instant classic with the title on the line. Shohei Ohtani stared down fellow MLB superstar – and then-teammate – Mike Trout with two outs.
And now we’re set for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which will once again feature the world’s best players representing their countries, throughout March 2026.
FOX is set to air seven games, including three Pool B games featuring the United States team, two Quarterfinals games and the World Baseball Classic Championship Game on Tuesday, March 17 from Miami’s loanDepot Park.
The remaining matchups will air across FS1, FS2, the FOX Sports app, FOX One and Tubi – full schedule and designations to be announced at a later date. In addition, FOX Deportes will carry 28 tournament games in Spanish including all four Quarterfinals games, two Semifinals contests, and the Championship Game.
The 2026 edition of the WBC will be the sixth iteration of the global baseball tournament that will feature 20 teams competing in four first round pools in Tokyo, Japan; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Houston, Texas; and Miami, Florida, starting on Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday, March 5, 2026.
| Pool | Location | Teams | A | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama, Colombia | B | Houston | United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain, Brazil | C | Tokyo, Japan | Japan, Australia, South Korea, Czechia, Chinese Taipei | D | Miami | Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel, Nicaragua |
Pertandingan kejuaraan 2023 rata-rata 5,2 juta pemirsa dan memuncak pada 6,5 juta ketika pertandingan diputuskan di bagian bawah kesembilan dengan Ohtani dan Trout, rekan tim Angels pada saat itu, mengkuadratkan di salah satu kelelawar yang lebih berkesan dalam sejarah baseball baru-baru ini.
Dengan Fox Broadcasting Major League Baseball Games sejak 1996, World Baseball Classic akan mendahului musim ke -30 dari liputan MLB ke -30 jaringan.
“The World Baseball Classic mewujudkan semua yang kami sukai dari permainan-gairah, kebanggaan dan bakat kelas dunia,” kata wakil presiden eksekutif Fox Sports, kepala pemrograman dan penjadwalan Bill Wanger. “Menyusul kegembiraan yang tersebar luas dan hasil akhir yang tak terlupakan dari tahun 2023, kami merasa terhormat sekali lagi menyampaikan acara global utama ini kepada para penggemar di seluruh negeri.”
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