Listen to the live radio broadcast of the 2026 World Baseball Classic
Starting March 4, the World Baseball Classic returns for its sixth edition in two decades. Listen to the live radio broadcast of every tournament game on SiriusXM as 20 international teams — stacked with all four reigning MVP Award and Cy Young Award winners, 78 MLB All-Stars, and seven MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects — face off to see who will reach the championship game on March 17.
World Baseball Classic
How to Listen to the Live Radio Broadcast
March 4–17, stream the live broadcast of every World Baseball Classic game on the SiriusXM app with a smart device.
What You’ll Hear
SiriusXM is exclusively producing the national radio broadcasts for every Team USA game and 15 World Baseball Classic games in total, including every game from Pool B, as well as the quarterfinal games in Houston, both semifinals, and the championship game. SiriusXM’s broadcast team features veteran broadcaster Mike Ferrin as the play-by-play voice with former major leaguer Ryan Spilborghs as the analyst. SiriusXM listeners also have access to the Fox Sports broadcasts of all World Baseball Classic games.
Throughout the tournament, tune in to SiriusXM’s 24/7 baseball channel, MLB Network Radio™, for World Baseball Classic news, talk, and analysis. Ferrin and Spilborghs host a one-hour preview special featuring interviews with several Team USA members at 5pm ET on Wednesday, March 4.
Tournament Format
This year’s round-robin-style World Baseball Classic features four pools of five teams each, with the top two teams from each pool moving on to the quarterfinals in Houston and Miami. The semifinals and championship will also be held in Miami.
Schedule
| First Round | March 4–11 |
| Quarterfinals | March 13–14 |
| Semifinals | March 15–16 |
| Championship | March 17 |
Pools
Pool A: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico
- Cuba
- Canada
- Panama
- Colombia
Pool B: Houston, Texas
- United States
- Mexico
- Italy
- Great Britain
- Brazil
Pool C: Tokyo, Japan
- Japan
- Australia
- Korea
- Czechia
- Chinese Taipei
Pool D: Miami, Florida
- Venezuela
- Dominican Republic
- Netherlands
- Israel
- Nicaragua
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