Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic WBC Live: TV Listings, streaming options, and more

The Dominican Republic and Venezuela are set to face off in their opening game of the World Baseball Classic on March 11th, 2023.

Both teams are known for their strong bullpen and pitching rotation, with the Dominican Republic being touted as tournament favorites before injuries to key players such as Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto, and Luis Castillo. Despite this, they still have strong players such as Manny Machado, Rafael Devers, and Jeremy Peña.

Rafael Devers will be a part of the WBC Team Dominican Repuublic roster.

On the other hand, Venezuela is a team that has often been overlooked but has a strong batting order featuring Jose Altuve, Gleyber Torres, and Ronald Acuña Jr.

While the Dominican Republic has the best pitching rotation in the tournament, good hitting often beats good pitching in this tournament, and with the Dominicans missing some key players in their lineup, Venezuela could potentially pull off a massive upset.

Where to watch WBC game of Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic?

The game will be televised in the United States on FS1, and viewers can also watch a live stream of the game on FuboTV.

After what is expected to be the most intense game in Pool D, both Venezuela and the Dominican Republic will have to face off against Nicaragua, Israel, and Puerto Rico which will decide which two teams advance to the second round of the tournament.

Here’s the schedule for the rest of the weekend:

Saturday, March 11

Chinese Taipei vs. Netherlands, 6 a.m., FS2
Puerto Rico vs. Nicaragua, 12 p.m., FS2
Mexico vs. Colombia, 2:30 p.m., Fox
Korea vs. Czech Republic, 10 p.m., FS1
Cuba vs. Chinese Taipei, 11 p.m., FS2

Sunday, March 12

Australia vs. Japan, 6 a.m., FS1
Italy vs. Netherlands, 7 a.m., FS2
Israel vs. Nicaragua, 12 p.m., FS2
Canada vs. Great Britain, 3 p.m., FS1
Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela, 7 p.m., FS1
United States vs. Mexico, 10 p.m., FS1
Czech Republic vs. Australia, 11 p.m., FS2

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Pablo Ricalde has been a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda since 2022. A Communication Studies graduate, he attended journalism courses and specialized in copywriting, further adding to his background as a writer.

After 4 years working in the advertising industry and 2 years in sports journalism, Pablo currently works at a Marketing Consulting firm on top of his role at Sportskeeda. He believed in sourcing information only from reliable sources, and refrains from including any opinionated content in his articles.

Pablo was introduced to baseball as a kid by his grandfather, who even coached him in Little League for a year. A massive Boston Red Sox supporter, he ended up becoming a fan in an attempt to be original (as his parents are Yankees fans). Pablo also supports the Diablos Rojos from the Mexican league, his hometown team.

His favorite players of all time are David Ortiz and Derek Jeter, while his current favorites include Fernando Tatis Jr., Ronald Acuna Jr., Alex Verdugo and Randy Arozarena. His favorite moment as a baseball fan was when the Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series Championship, as he was too young to remember 2004.

A huge sports fan in general, Pablo's non-baseball interests include football, basketball, American football, and motorsports (F1, IndyCar and Nascar), music and cinema.

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