{"id":202613,"date":"2026-03-06T15:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-baseball-classic-today-every-game-happening-on-march-5-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:36:07","slug":"world-baseball-classic-today-every-game-happening-on-march-5-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-baseball-classic-today-every-game-happening-on-march-5-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"World Baseball Classic today: Every game happening on March 5 &#8211; USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/02\/world-baseball-classic-schedule-dates-times\/88939671007\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>2026 World Baseball Classic<\/a> continues on Thursday, March 5 as the best players on the planet face off for the first time since 2023.<br \/>The WBC action keeps rolling in Japan after <a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/04\/australia-chinese-taipei-live-score-world-baseball-classic-highlights\/88985674007\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Australia and Chinese Taipei kicked off<\/a> the 2026 edition of the tournament on March 4.<br \/>Czechia will play two games on March 5 (United States time) \u2014 the first against South Korea at 5 a.m. ET and then again against Australia at 10 p.m. ET. This is Czechia&#8217;s second appearance (2023) in the World Baseball Classic.<br \/><a href=\/sports\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>USA TODAY Sports<\/a> is on the ground covering the 2026 World Baseball Classic, bringing you behind the scenes with Team USA, Shohei Ohtani and baseball&#8217;s biggest global stars. Keep up with the <a href=\/sports\/mlb\/ target=_blank rel=noopener data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>latest scores and news<\/a> all the way through the grand finale in Miami to decide the WBC championship. 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