Cuba vs Netherlands: Schedule, Live Stream and TV Listings | World Baseball Classic 2023

Cuba vs Netherlands is set to be the first matchup of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. After six years, baseball returns to the world stage and it begins with the Cuban National Team facing off with the Netherlands.

The match will begin at 7 pm EST and be live on FS1. FOX is broadcasting the World Baseball Classic, so they'll begin with the Cuba vs Netherlands matchup.

The game will also be streamed in a few places. Reddit stream alternates are available for the games, too.

FuboTV is an excellent way to watch the World Baseball Classic. It has live channels such as FS1 or FS2 and will have the games as soon as they are on.

There's also a free trial with the service, so one could watch Cuba vs Netherlands or any other matchup from the first week of the tournament. In fact, with the trial, one could watch almost the entire group stage.

Here's the rest of the schedule for the next couple of days.

• March 7 11 p.m. Cuba vs. Netherlands FS1
• March 8 6 a.m. Panama vs. Chinese Taipei FS2
• March 8 10 p.m. Australia vs. South Korea FS1
• March 8 11 p.m. Panama vs. Netherlands FS2
• March 9 5 a.m. China vs. Japan FS2
• March 9 6 a.m. Italy vs. Cuba Tubi
• March 9 10 p.m. Czech Republic vs. China Tubi
• March 9 11:30 p.m. Cuba vs. Panama FS1

The rest of Group Play will continue through March 15 when the next rounds will begin.

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Cuba vs Netherlands: Who to watch in WBC first matchup

When Cuba vs Netherlands begins, all eyes will be on both teams. Fortunately, there's plenty of starpower to keep fans interested.

Team Cuba is led by:

• Andy Ibanez
• Yoan Moncada
• Yoenis Cespedes
• Luis Robert
• Roenis Elias

Yoan Moncada and Andy Ibanez

Team Netherlands is led by:

• Kenley Jansen
• Pedro Strop
• Xander Bogaerts
• Didi Gregorius
• Jonathan Schoop
• Andrelton Simmons
• Jurickson Profar

This should be an excellent matchup to start the tournament. Neither team is expected to make a deep run against the likes of the United States, Japan or the Dominican Republic, but they still have a shot to make some noise.