Mexico vs Japan WBC: Lineups, Start Time, and TV listings

The Mexico vs Japan WBC matchup is the penultimate game of this year's tournament. The winner will move on to the final.

After rocketing through the group stages and quarterfinals, they meet with a chance to continue their path toward eternal glory.

Both teams were red hot in the group stages and won their respective pools, meaning this could be a hotly-contested match.

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What to know about Mexico vs Japan WBC

The Mexican team has been trotting out lineups similar to this:

1. Randy Arozarena, LF
2. Alex Verdugo, RF
3. Joey Meneses, 1B
4. Rowdy Tellez, DH
5. Isaac Paredes, 3B
6. Luis Urias, 2B
7. Alan Trejo, SS
8. Alek Thomas, CF
9. Austin Barnes, C

Expect more of the same if not the exact same lineup in their biggest game yet. For Japan, expect a lineup like this:

1. Lars Nootbaar, CF
2. Kensuke Kondoh, RF
3. Shohei Ohtani, DH
4. Masataka Yoshida, LF
5. Muneteka Murakami, 3B
6. Kazuma Okamoto, 1B
7. Shugo Maki, 2B
8. Sosuke Genda, SS
9. Takuya Kai, C

Mexico vs. Japan WBC

The game will begin at 7 p.m. EST. FuboTV is an excellent option to stream the game as it has a one-week free trial and all live channels. It will be on FS1 this evening.

Hulu and Amazon Prime, as well as other live TV surrogate services, will broadcast the game as well.

What awaits either team is a date with the defending champion United States in the final.