MLB to include World Baseball Classic rights into 2028 media deals
Per Sports Media Watch, rights to the 2028 World Baseball Classic will be negotiated alongside MLB's broader 2028 media rights talks.
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Rob Manfred interested in changing WBC schedule
"The event was so successful this time that we need to talk about frequency"
Team USA vs The World is having a moment, but will it last?
World Baseball Classic final shatters viewership record
The WBC championship viewership is in, and it easily broke the tournament's viewership record.
Ken Rosenthal slams ‘ridiculous narrative’ Team USA didn’t care about World Baseball Classic
"To say that the US players didn't care is one of the bigger fallacies that I've ever heard, it's absurd."
Jeff Passan: MLB ‘could do a lot better in embracing Latin American baseball culture’
"The reason these games have been as fun as they are, beyond the quality of the ball itself, is just seeing how into it the players are. And you see those individual cultures come out in real time, and it's a beautiful thing to witness."
MLB on Fox crew couldn’t believe brutal strike call to end USA’s WBC win over Dominican Republic
"Thinking, 'You sure we don't have ABS yet? You sure we can't challenge that?'"
Mark DeRosa defends his decision to invite Robert J. O’Neill into Team USA locker room
"I think for me, there has to be— you never want it to get lost why you're doing this, whatever that why is."
Buster Olney: Mark DeRosa ‘going to have to answer questions’ about media gaffes if he wants MLB manager job
"It's going to be interesting going forward, because this has not been a glorious event for him."
Mark DeRosa can’t keep his story straight about incorrect Team USA WBC quarterfinals claim
"I was well aware that we had to win that game, based on all the scenarios that could take place."
Italy star Vinnie Pasquantino after WBC win over Mexico: ‘You’re welcome, USA’
"Over at your hotel. We were thinking of you guys. So, I'm glad you guys can join us in the party."
USA-Mexico on Fox delivers most-watched World Baseball Classic game ever
The USA-Mexico WBC game averaged 5,018,000 viewers across Fox and Fox Deportes.
Mark DeRosa incorrectly thought USA clinched trip to WBC quarterfinals before loss to Italy
"We want to win this game, even though our ticket's punched to the quarterfinals." Actually, no.
World Baseball Classic sees monster viewership increases on Fox
Saturday's game between the United States and Great Britain was the most-watched non-final game of all time.
Randy Arozarena had some choice words for Cal Raleigh over handshake snub
Arozarena and Raleigh will be neighbors again in Peoria for spring training within the next few weeks.
Alex Bregman stuns Mark DeRosa by answering WBC question in Spanish
"I didn't know you spoke Spanish."
Tubi’s Paul Severino says Netherlands ‘takes the lead’ on WBC walk-off home run
"Dude had no idea the game was over."
Bryce Harper insists the WBC is great, but ‘it’s not the Olympics’
He's hoping MLB and the union can agree to let players compete in the 2028 LA Games.
Fox’s Adam Amin explains what will make calling the World Baseball Classic different from a traditional broadcast
Playoff baseball is Adam Amin's stage. He thinks the World Baseball Classic gets there too.
Here’s the 2026 World Baseball Classic TV schedule
Fox networks will carry all 47 WBC games in the United States.
MLB Network to reveal all 20 World Baseball Classic rosters on Feb. 5
The broadcast will feature an exclusive interview with Team USA stars Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes, and Tarik Skubal.
Fox secures broadcast rights to 2026 World Baseball Classic
Seven games will air on the Fox broadcast network.
Netflix buys World Baseball Classic media rights in Japan
Earlier this year, 25 million viewers tuned in for the Tokyo Series in Japan.
Netflix reportedly in serious talks for Japanese World Baseball Classic rights
Japan’s 2023 WBC run drew audiences that, proportionally, rivaled those of NFL playoff games in the U.S.
MLB Network’s Mark DeRosa returning as Team USA manager for 2026 World Baseball Classic
"I'm fired up to get another opportunity to put 'USA' across my chest come March."
Chris Russo fires back as critics of his Shohei Ohtani vs Mike Trout take want him fired
Russo may have had a bad take, but it’s not a fireable offense.
Joe Davis calls Ohtani-Trout WBC at-bat ‘one of the coolest things I’ve ever witnessed’
"I wish I had a rewind button to get me back there and a pause button to really soak it in."
World Baseball Classic Final averages nearly five million viewers in English and Spanish
The WBC Final was a hit with audiences across the country.
Chris Russo takes a blowtorch to the fanfare surrounding Ohtani vs Trout in the WBC: ‘I was bored stiff!’
"They’re making this at-bat out to be the greatest at-bat in the history of Major League Baseball! It’s March 21st! Can we take it easy?!"
World Baseball Classic leading to social media explosion for baseball
The WBC helped set records for MLB on the social media front.
The world of baseball is the biggest winner of this year’s World Baseball Classic
"It's addictive -- like you can't get enough."
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for March 21, 2023: how to watch WBC Championship
It'll the United States vs. Japan for the World Baseball Classic Championship on FS1
Here are all the TV calls from Japan’s walk-off win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic
"JAPAN TURNS IT AROUND ON ITS LAST BREATH!"
