{"id":203151,"date":"2026-03-06T22:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/how-to-watch-nicaragua-vs-dominican-republic-at-the-world-baseball-classic-on-march-6-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T22:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:38:59","slug":"how-to-watch-nicaragua-vs-dominican-republic-at-the-world-baseball-classic-on-march-6-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/how-to-watch-nicaragua-vs-dominican-republic-at-the-world-baseball-classic-on-march-6-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic on March 6 &#8211; USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Baseball Classic continues on Friday with Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic at LoanDepot Park in Miami.<br \/>The Dominican Republic won the 2013 WBC, but didn&#8217;t make it out of group play in 2023. The team is managed by Albert Pujols and flush with MLB stars including Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Manny Machado.<br \/>Nicaragua is managed by World Series champion Dusty Baker with a lineup including <a target=_blank href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/new-york-mets\/245 data-autotag=8dacea54-eb21-46b7-9478-3fd32c7f3b10 rel=noopener data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>New York Mets<\/a> slugger Mark Vientos.<br \/>Here&#8217;s everything you need to tune into Friday&#8217;s action:<br \/>See the <a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/02\/world-baseball-classic-schedule-dates-times\/88939671007\/ target=_blank rel=noopener data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>full tournament schedule here<\/a> .<br \/><em>All times Eastern and accurate as of Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 11:04 a.m.<\/em><br \/>The 20 teams are divided into four groups. They are:<br \/>Teams play one game each against the other four teams in their pool. The top two teams from each pool advance to the knockout rounds in Houston and Miami. Teams are re-seeded after the quarterfinals.<br \/>Teams that remain tied in the standings following round robin play will be seeded based on the following criteria:<br \/>Pool play games will occur from March 4 to March 11. Quarterfinals begin on March 13. The semifinals begin March 15.<br \/>The championship game is set for March 17 in Miami.<br \/><em>Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations. If you purchase through our links, the USA TODAY Network may earn a commission. Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.<\/em><br \/><em>Information in this article was imported automatically into a template written and reviewed by a USA TODAY Sports editor. 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