A full slate of exhibition games featuring the 15 World Baseball Classic teams assigned to Pools A, B, and D starts at 1:05 p.m. this afternoon at spring training sites across Florida and Arizona.
The slate begins at 1:05 p.m. EDT when Colombia faces the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Florida, the Netherlands plays the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, and Panama faces the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
At 1:07 p.m., Canada will face the Toronto Blue Jays at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida, and at 1:10, Israel will take on the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, and the New York Mets face Nicaragua at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
In the Cactus League, the afternoon opens with Brazil facing The Athletics at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona, along with Cuba taking on the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona and Italy facing the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa, all at 3:05 p.m. EST.
Paul Skenes and the United States face the San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium at 3:08 p.m., while Great Britain squares off against Jacob Misiorowski and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Fields of Phoenix and Mexico tries to tame the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale at 3:10 p.m.
This evening, Venezuela will face the Houston Astros at Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida, Puerto Rico will face the Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park in Lee County, Florida, and the Detroit Tigers will face the Dominican Republic at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The three evening games will begin at 6:05 p.m. EST.
March 3 World Baseball Classic Exhibition Schedule
All games streamed live on MLB.tv with a subscription
1:05 p.m. – Colombia (Julio Teheran) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (Jose Urquidy) – LECOM Park – Bradenton, Florida
1:05 p.m. – Netherlands (Ryjeteri Merite) vs. Baltimore Orioles (Trevor Rogers) – Ed Smith Stadium – Sarasota, Florida
1:05 p.m. – Panama (TBD) vs. New York Yankees (Max Fried) – George M. Steinbrenner Field – Tampa, Florida
1:07 p.m. – Canada (Logan Allen) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (Kevin Gausman) – TD Ballpark – Dunedin, Florida
1:10 p.m. – Israel (Robert Stock) vs. Miami Marlins (Braxton Garrett) – Roger Dean Stadium – Jupiter, Florida
1:10 p.m. – Nicaragua (TBD) vs. New York Mets (TBD) – Clover Park – Port St. Lucie, Florida
3:05 p.m. – Brazil (TBD) vs. The Athletics (Aaron Civale) – Hohokam Stadium – Mesa, Arizona
3:05 p.m. – Cuba (TBD) vs. Kansas City Royals (Ryan Bergert) – Surprise Stadium – Surprise, Arizona
3:05 p.m. – Italy (TBD) vs. Chicago Cubs (Cade Horton) – Sloan Park – Mesa, Arizona
3:08 p.m. – United States (Paul Skenes) vs. San Francisco Giants (Blade Tidwell) – Scottsdale Stadium – Scottsdale, Arizona
3:10 p.m. – Great Britain (TBD) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (Jacob Misiorowski) – American Family Fields of Phoenix – Phoenix, Arizona
3:10 p.m. – Mexico (TBD) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (Zac Gallen) – Salt River Fields – Scottsdale, Arizona
6:05 p.m. – Venezuela (TBD) vs. Houston Astros (Christian Javier) – Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach, Florida
6:05 p.m. – Puerto Rico (TBD) vs. Boston Red Sox (Jake Bennett) – JetBlue Park – Lee County, Florida
6:05 p.m. – Dominican Republic (TBD) vs. Detroit Tigers (Ty Madden) – Estadio Quisqueya – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photo: Scottsdale Stadium as the San Francisco Giants play the Oakland Athletics during a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 17, 2012 in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
