Defending champion United States will look to become the second team to win back-to-back World Baseball Classic titles after a 14–2 thrashing of Cuba to reach the 2023 championship game.
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Trea Turner continued his hot streak with two home runs in the semi-final against Cuba, and he and his Team USA teammates will now play in the championship game on Tuesday (March 21), against Mexico or Japan. Team USA, which won the 2017 championship, would join Japan (2006 and 2009) as the only consecutive tournament winners if it is successful in repeating. Merrill Kelly of the Arizona Diamondbacks is expected to start the final for Team USA. He will either face a dangerous Japan squad that includes two-way star Ohtani Shohei – who says he would be available to pitch in relief in the final, which Imanaga Shota will start. With Japan playing their semi-final on Monday night, Team USA has the advantage of an extra day's rest and a fresh bullpen to call on. Team USA holds the WBC upper hand with a 2–1 overall record over Team Japan, but the last time the two national teams met was in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 final, which Samurai Japan won. World Baseball Classic 2023: All results, scores and standings Team USA at World Baseball Classic 2023: MLB records, stats, titles and awards - full list Team USA at World Baseball Classic 2023 live streaming and TV: Full schedule and how to watch What is the World Baseball Classic and who won the last edition? Answers to the most asked questions about the WBC When and where is the championship game at World Baseball Classic 2023? Team USA will play Japan in the championship game at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, with first pitch set for just after 7pm Eastern time (4pm Pacific time) on Tuesday, March 21 (8am Japanese time on Wednesday, March 22). The home team designation, which brings with it the advantage of batting in the bottom half of each inning, belongs to Team Japan by virtue of its unbeaten record in the tournament, while the Americans have suffered one defeat. The prize for the winner is the big one – the World Baseball Classic trophy, and the right to be called national team world champions. How to watch World Baseball Classic championship game live In the United States, the championship game will be telecast from 7pm Eastern (4pm Pacific) on FOX Sports 1. Spanish-language coverage is available on Fox Deportes. Online streaming is available through the FOX Sports app. Radio commentary is available on SiriusXM and TuneIn on the MLB Network Radio station. In Japan, the WBC is broadcast on TV Asahi and TBS, as well as streaming on J SPORTS. Audio commentary in English, taken from the MLB Network Radio feed, will also be available worldwide on mlb.com and worldbaseballclassic.com.