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United States at Japan, World Baseball Classic Championship: Lineups, how to watch, and open thread, 3/21/23

The United States and Japan play for the WBC title.

2023 World Baseball Classic: Championship Team USA v. Team Japan Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images

United States lineup

  1. Mookie Betts - RF
  2. Mike Trout - CF
  3. Paul Goldschmidt - 1B
  4. Nolan Arenado - 3B
  5. Kyle Schwarber - DH
  6. Trea Turner - SS
  7. J.T. Realmuto - C
  8. Cedric Mullins - LF
  9. Tim Anderson - 2B

SP: Merill Kelly

Japan lineup

  1. Lars Nootbaar - CF
  2. Kensuke Kondoh - RF
  3. Shohei Ohtani - DH
  4. Masataka Yoshida - LF
  5. Munetaka Murakami - 3B
  6. Kazuma Okamoto - 1B
  7. Tetsuto Yamada - 2B
  8. Sosuke Genda - SS
  9. Yuhei Nakamura - C

SP: Shota Imanga

Broadcast info

First pitch: 7:00 PM EDT
TV: FS1