The 2026 World Baseball Classic begins at 10 p.m. EST Wednesday (or noon Thursday in Japan) when Chinese Taipei faces Australia at the Tokyo Dome in the first game of pool play.
Below is a list of television networks carrying the 2026 World Baseball Classic, divided by country or region.
Canada – Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)
China – BesTV, Douyin, MIGU, Tencent Video, Fujian TV, Youku
Cuba – TeleRebelde
Dominican Republic – VTV32, TeleAntillas 10, Coral 39
France – beIN Sports
Germany – SportDigital+
Italy – SKY Italia
Japan – Netflix (English and Japanese)
Latin America – 1Baseball
Latin America and the Caribbean – ESPN
Mexico – TelevisoUnivision
The Netherlands – ESPN
Oceania – ESPN
Panama – RPC, TV MAx
Puerto Rico – WAPA Deportes
South Korea – TVN, TVN Sports, TVING, KBS, SBS, MBC
Taiwan – ELTA, EBC, Videoland, TTV
United Kingdom – TNT Sports
Venezuela – Televen, Venevision
Photo: hohei Ohtani #16 of Japan celebrates on the mound after striking out Mike Trout #27 of the United States, as Japan defeated the United States at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images)
