The United States conquered its first title on March 23
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Each of the four first-round pools includes four teams. Of those teams, two from each pool advance to a one of two second-round pools. Two teams from each second-round pool will advance to the single-elimination finals round, which gets underway on March 20 at Dodger Stadium. The first two rounds are played under a round-robin format with one-game tiebreakers if necessary.
As for the U.S. team, they’ll play in the Miami first-round pool, and they’ll be competing against Colombia, Canada, and defending WBC champion Dominican Republic.
MLB Network is the exclusive English-language network and ESPN Deportes is the exclusive Spanish-language network of the World Baseball Classic. Each will air all games of the 2017 WBC in the United States.
Pool A: Seoul (Gocheok Sky Dome)
| South Korea | Israel | Chinese Taipei | Netherlands |
First Round (Round Robin)
| DATE | | | | TIME (ET) | VENUE |
| March 6 | Israel | vs. | South Korea | ISR: 2-1 (F10) | Seoul, South Korea |
| March 7 | Israel | vs. | Chinese Taipei | ISR: 15-7 | Seoul, South Korea |
| March 7 | Netherlands | vs. | South Korea | NED: 5-0 | Seoul, South Korea |
| March 8 | Chinese Taipei | vs. | Netherlands | NED: 6-5 | Seoul, South Korea |
| March 9 | Israel | vs. | Netherlands | ISR: 4-2 | Seoul, South Korea |
| March 9 | Chinese Taipei | vs. | South Korea | KOR: 11-8 (F10) | Seoul, South Korea |
Pool A Round Robin Standings
| Rank | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Israel | 3 | |
2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 |
3 | South Korea | 1 | 2 |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
Pool B: Tokyo (Tokyo Dome)
| Japan | Cuba | China | Australia |
First Round (Round Robin)
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| DATE | | | | TIME (ET) | VENUE |
| March 7 | Cuba | vs. | Japan | JPN: 11-6 | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 8 | Australia | vs. | Japan | JPN: 4-1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 8 | China | vs. | Cuba | CUB: 6-0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 9 | China | vs. | Australia | AUS: 11-0 (F8) | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 10 | Australia | vs. | Cuba | CUB: 4-3 | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 10 | China | vs. | Japan | JPN: 7-1 | Tokyo, Japan |
Pool B Round Robin Standings
| Rank | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 3 | |
2 | Cuba | 2 | 1 |
3 | Australia | 1 | 2 |
4 | China | 3 |
Pool C: Miami (Marlins Park)
| United States | Dominican Republic | Colombia | Canada |
First Round (Round Robin)
| DATE | | | | TIME (ET) | VENUE |
| March 9 | Canada | vs. | Dominican Rep. | DOM: 9-2 | Miami, Florida |
| March 10 | Colombia | vs. | United States | USA: 3-2 (F10) | Miami, Florida |
| March 11 | Colombia | vs. | Canada | COL: 4-1 | Miami, Florida |
| March 11 | United States | vs. | Dominican Rep. | DOM: 7-5 | Miami, Florida |
| March 12 | Dominican Rep. | vs. | Colombia | DOM: 10-3 (F11) | Miami, Florida |
| March 12 | Canada | vs. | United States | USA: 8-0 | Miami, Florida |
Pool C Round Robin Standings
| Rank | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dominican Rep. | 3 | |
2 | USA | 2 | 1 |
3 | Colombia | 1 | 2 |
4 | Canada | 3 |
Pool D: Jalisco (Estadio Telmex)
| Mexico | Italy | Venezuela | Puerto Rico |
First Round (Round Robin)
| DATE | | | | TIME (ET) | VENUE |
| March 9 | Italy | vs. | Mexico | ITA: 10-9 | Jalisco, Mexico |
| March 10 | Venezuela | vs. | Puerto Rico | PR: 11-0 (F7) | Jalisco, Mexico |
| March 11 | Venezuela | vs. | Italy | VEN: 11-10 (F10) | Jalisco, Mexico |
| March 11 | Puerto Rico | vs. | Mexico | PR: 9-4 | Jalisco, Mexico |
| March 12 | Italy | vs. | Puerto Rico | PR: 9-3 | Jalisco, Mexico |
| March 12 | Venezuela | vs. | Mexico | MEX: 11-9 | Jalisco, Mexico |
| March 13* | Italy | vs. | Venezuela | VEN: 4-3 | Jalisco, Mexico |
*Play-in game.
Pool D Round Robin Standings
| Rank | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | |
2 | Venezuela | 2 | 2 |
3 | Italy | 1 | 3 |
4 | Mexico | 1 | 2 |
Pool E: Tokyo (Tokyo Dome)
Second Round (Round Robin)
| DATE | | | | TIME (ET) | VENUE |
| March 11 | Cuba | vs. | Israel | ISR: 4-1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 12 | Japan | vs. | Netherlands | JPN: 8-6 (F11) | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 13 | Netherlands | vs. | Israel | NED: 11-2 (F8) | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 14 | Cuba | vs. | Japan | JPN: 8-5 | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 15 | Netherlands | vs. | Cuba | NED: 14-1 (F7) | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 15 | Israel | vs. | Japan | JPN: 8-3 | Tokyo, Japan |
*Play-in game, if necessary.
Pool E Round Robin Standings
| Rank | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 3 | |
2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 |
3 | Israel | 1 | 2 |
4 | Cuba | 3 |
Pool F: San Diego (Petco Park)
Second Round (Round Robin)
| DATE | | | | TIME (ET) | VENUE |
| March 14 | Dominican Rep. | vs. | Puerto Rico | PR: 3-1 | San Diego, California |
| March 15 | Venezuela | vs. | United States | USA: 4-2 | San Diego, California |
| March 16 | Venezuela | vs. | Dominican Rep. | DR: 3-0 | San Diego, California |
| March 17 | United States | vs. | Puerto Rico | PR: 6-5 | San Diego, California |
| March 18 | Puerto Rico | vs. | Venezuela | PR: 13-2 | San Diego, California |
| March 18 | United States | vs. | Dominican Rep. | USA: 6-3 | San Diego, California |
*Play-in game, if necessary.
Pool F Round Robin Standings
| Rank | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 |
2 | United States | 2 | 1 |
3 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2 |
4 | Venezuela | 3 |
Finals: Los Angeles (Dodger Stadium)
Championship Round (Single Elimination)
| DATE | | | | TIME (ET) | VENUE |
| March 20 | Netherlands | vs. | Puerto Rico | PR: 4-3 (F11) | Los Angeles, California |
| March 21 | United States | vs. | Japan | USA: 2-1 | Los Angeles, California |
| March 22 | Puerto Rico | vs. | United States | USA: 8-0 | Los Angeles, California |
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