Because of the time zone issues that come with hosting an event in multiple hemispheres, the World Baseball Classic, so far, has had a staggered schedule. Pools A and B, in Taichung and Tokyo, respectively, have already had each of its teams play at least two games, while Pools C and D, in Phoenix and Miami, haven’t begun yet. One of the beauties of this tournament is that games can take place all over the world but still be in the same bracket. But we haven’t had a full day of Classic madness just yet.
The Czech Republic and Japan opened Saturday’s play from the Tokyo Dome and the final one will start at 11 p.m. ET. If you want — and you should! — you can watch the World Baseball Classic all morning, all afternoon and all night.
Having high-stakes baseball in early March is exciting enough. But each of these games has a riveting storyline of its own, whether you’re a WBC fan, an MLB fan or, presumably, both. Here’s one thing to watch for in each game.
