World Baseball Classic 2023 locations: Full list of cities, stadiums for pool play & championship games
As always, the 2023 World Baseball Classic is an international affair, with two of its four pools being played in the Eastern Hemisphere and the other two in the West.
The three host countries are Chinese Taipei, Japan and the United States, with the United States hosting two pools and the championship round.
Quarterfinals will be played in the US and Japan before the semifinals and championship are played at LoanDepot Park in Miami to round out the tournament.
This is the first time the World Baseball Classic finals will not be held on the US West Coast.
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Where are World Baseball Classic pools played?
Four stadiums will host pools in the WBC 2023. Pool A is located at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Chinese Taipei. Pool B is located in the Tokyo Dome. Pool C is located at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and Pool D is at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
Each stadium will host 10 games in a round-robin tournament.
Here is what you should know about these respective stages.
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium (Pool A)
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Chinese Taipei opened in 2006.
The ballpark has a capacity of 20,000 and is no stranger to the early rounds of the World Baseball Classic.
It is home to the CTBC Brothers, part of the Chinese professional baseball league. Here are the dimensions of the park:
| Area | distance |
| Left field line | 325 feet |
| left-center | 379 feet |
| center | 400 feet |
| right-centre | 379 feet |
| Right field line | 325 feet |
The stadium doesn’t have any quirky lanes or anything like that, it’s a symmetrical stadium. So it won’t favor either right- or left-handed bats.
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Pool A schedule at this park is as follows:
| Date | Time | Match | channel |
| 7th March | 23 o’clock | Cuba vs Netherlands | FS1 |
| 8th of March | 6 o’clock in the morning | Panama vs Chinese Taipei | FS2 |
| 8th of March | 23 o’clock | Panama vs Netherlands | FS2 |
| 9th March | 6 o’clock in the morning | Italy vs Cuba | tube |
| 9th March | 11:30 p.m | Cuba vs Panama | FS1 |
| March 10th | 6 o’clock in the morning | Italy vs. Chinese Taipei | tube |
| March 10th | 23 o’clock | Panama vs Italy | FS1 |
| March 11 | 6 o’clock in the morning | Netherlands vs. Chinese Taipei | FS2 |
| March 11 | 23 o’clock | Chinese Taipei vs. Cuba | FS2 |
| March 12th | 7 o’clock in the morning | Netherlands vs Italy | FS2 |
Tokyo Dome (Pool B)
The Tokyo Dome is home to the Yomiuri Giants. Opened in 1988, it is the oldest stadium at this year’s World Baseball Classic.
The Tokyo Dome has hosted 10 MLB games since 2000, the most recent being between the Mariners and Athletics in 2019. Its capacity is 45,600 and has been home to the Giants since it opened. Before the Sapporo Dome opened in 2004, it also hosted the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
The Tokyo Dome has hosted games of every World Baseball Classic to date – pools in 2006 and 2009, second round in 2013, and pools and second round in 2017. This year, pools and quarterfinals will be played there.
Its dimensions:
| Area | distance |
| Left field line | 329 feet |
| left-center | 360 feet |
| center | 400 feet |
| right-centre | 360 feet |
| Right field line | 329 feet |
The Tokyo Dome is also symmetrical down right and left.
Here are the games that are played in pools here.
| Date | Time | Match | channel |
| 8th of March | 22 O `clock | Australia vs South Korea | FS1 |
| 9th March | 5 am | China vs Japan | FS2 |
| 9th March | 22 O `clock | Czech Republic vs China | tube |
| March 10th | 5 am | Korea vs Japan | FS2 |
| March 10th | 22 O `clock | China vs Australia | FS2 |
| March 11 | 5 am | Czech Republic vs. Japan | FS1 |
| March 11 | 22 O `clock | Czech Republic vs Korea | FS1 |
| March 12th | 6 o’clock in the morning | Japan vs Australia | FS1 |
| March 12th | 23 o’clock | Australia vs. Czech Republic | FS2 |
| March 13th | 6 o’clock in the morning | Korea vs China | FS2 |
Hunting Field (Pool C)
Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona is home to the Diamondbacks and will host Team USA’s pool, Pool C. Chase Field opened in 1998 and has a retractable roof and capacity of 48,405.
The stadium has also hosted games for the WBC in the past, including the first round of the inaugural tournament in 2006. It also hosted pools in 2013.
Chase Field is the first ballpark on this list that has some quirks in its dimensions. For example, there are parts of the ballpark that are deeper than dead center, with the right center and left center slightly further back. It’s also slightly flatter along the left field line than on the right.
| Area | distance |
| Left field line | 330 feet |
| left-center | 374 feet |
| center | 407 feet |
| right-centre | 374 feet |
| Right field line | 334 feet |
Around dead center are walls of 413 feet on either side.
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Here’s the schedule for Pool C at Chase Field.
| Date | Time | Match | channel |
| March 11 | 2.30 | Colombia vs Mexico | Fox |
| March 11 | 22 O `clock | Great Britain vs. USA | Fox |
| March 12th | 3 pm | Great Britain vs Canada | FS1 |
| March 12th | 22 O `clock | Mexico vs USA | FS1 |
| March 13th | 3 pm | Colombia vs Great Britain | FS2 |
| March 13th | 22 O `clock | Canada vs USA | FS1 |
| the 14th of March | 3 pm | Canada vs Colombia | FS2 |
| the 14th of March | 22 O `clock | Great Britain vs. Mexico | FS1 |
| March, 15 | 3 pm | Mexico vs Canada | FS2 |
| March, 15 | 22 O `clock | USA vs Colombia | FS1 |
Rental Depot Park (Pool D)
Pool D is played at LoanDepot Park in Miami, another retractable roof stadium that opened in 2012.
Home to the Marlins, LoanDepot Park also features some architectural features. Its capacity is 37,442 with standing room.
Similar to Chase Field, it is asymmetrical, being slightly lower on the left field line than on the right. It’s 407 feet to dead center.
| Area | distance |
| Left field line | 344 feet |
| left-center | 386 feet |
| center | 407 feet |
| right-centre | 392 feet |
| Right field line | 335 feet |
Pool D schedule:
| Date | Time | Match | channel |
| March 11 | 12 o’clock | Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico | FS2 |
| March 11 | 19 o’clock | Dominican Republic vs Venezuela | FS1 |
| March 12th | 12 o’clock | Nicaragua versus Israel | FS2 |
| March 12th | 19 o’clock | Venezuela versus Puerto Rico | FS1 |
| March 13th | 12 o’clock | Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua | FS2 |
| March 13th | 19 o’clock | Israel vs Puerto Rico | FS1 |
| the 14th of March | 12 o’clock | Nicaragua vs Venezuela | FS2 |
| the 14th of March | 19 o’clock | Israel vs. Dominican Republic | FS2 |
| March, 15 | 12 o’clock | Venezuela versus Israel | FS2 |
| March, 15 | 19 o’clock | Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic | FS2 |
After the billiards game in these four stadiums, the games for the quarterfinals will be consolidated into two stadiums: the Tokyo Dome and the LoanDepot Park.
Where are the Quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic played?
The Tokyo Dome in Japan and LoanDepot Park in the United States will be the venues for the Quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.
Japan will begin hosting their quarter-finals matches between the top two seeders from Pools A and B on March 15, while Miami host four teams from Pools C and D on March 17.
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Here is the schedule for the quarterfinals:
| Date | Time | Property | Match | channel |
| March, 15 | 6 o’clock in the morning | Tokyo | Pool B runner-up vs. Pool A winner | FS2 |
| March 16th | 6 o’clock in the morning | Tokyo | Pool A runner-up vs. Pool B winner | FS2 |
| 17. March | 19 o’clock | Miami | Pool C runner-up vs. Pool D winner | FS1 |
| March 18th | 19 o’clock | Miami | Pool D runner-up vs. Pool C winner | Fox |
Where is the World Baseball Classic Championship Round played?
Two semifinals games and one championship game will be played March 19-21 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The schedule for this is as follows:
semifinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Match | channel |
| 19th March | 19 o’clock | Miami | Winner Quarterfinals 1 vs. Winner Quarterfinals 3 | FS1 |
| March, 20th | 19 o’clock | Miami | Winner Quarterfinals 2 vs. Winner Quarterfinals 4 | FS1 |
championship
| Date | Time | Venue | Match | channel |
| March 21st | 19 o’clock | Miami | Winner semi-final 1 vs. Winner semi-final 2 | FS1 |
Where have previous WBC championships been held?
The United States has hosted every World Baseball Classic championship to date. Up until 2017, every final was played in California, with Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles hosting twice.
| Year | Venue | Location |
| 2006 | Petco Park | San Diego, California |
| 2009 | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, California |
| 2013 | AT&T Park (now Oracle Park) | San Francisco, California |
| 2017 | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, California |
| 2023 | Credit Depot Park | Miami, Fla |