The US national baseball team’s first game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic takes place on Saturday night against their neighbor across the pond, Great Britain.
The game (9pm ET) will be televised on Fox Sports 1.
But if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, both of which include FS1 and come with a free trial.
Those are the two best live stream options if you’re cutting cords, but there are a few other alternatives too, so here’s a full guide to the different ways to watch USA vs Great Britain live online:
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You can watch a live stream of FS1 and 100+ other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a 7-day free trial:
Free FuboTV Trial
Once you signed up to FuboTV you can watch USA vs UK live on FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (e.g. Nvidia Shield ), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the Fox Sports App or on FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign up with a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your FuboTV credentials to do so.
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packs: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier”. FS1 is included with each, and you can choose any package and add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Free Trial of DirecTV Stream
Once you have signed up for DirecTV Stream you can watch USA vs UK live on DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (e.g. Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the Fox Sports App or on FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign up with a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do so.
Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” package lets you watch a live stream of FS1 and over 45 other TV channels. This option does not include a free trial, but it is the cheapest long-term streaming service with FS1, also you can get your first month half price:
Get Sling TV
Once you’ve signed up for Sling TV, you can watch USA vs Great Britain live on the Sling TV app or website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device running Android TV (ex. a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the Fox Sports App or on FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign up with a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do so.
You can watch a live stream of FS1 and over 65 other TV channels through Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes access to ESPN+ and Disney+ at no additional cost:
Get Hulu with Live TV
Once you’ve signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch USA vs. Great Britain live on the Hulu app or Hulu website.
Compatible devices for the Hulu app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any Device with Android TV (e.g. Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the Fox Sports App or on FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign up with a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to sign in and watch.
You can watch live stream of FS1 and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo which doesn’t come with free trial:
Get Vidgo
Once you have signed up to Vidgo you can watch USA vs Great Britain live on the Vidgo app or the Vidgo website.
Compatible devices for the Vidgo app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any Android TV device (e.g. Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet .
You can also watch the game live on the Fox Sports App or on FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign up with a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Vidgo credentials to do so.
USA vs. Great Britain WBC Preview
For the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the 20 participating teams will be divided into four pools of five teams each. The pools are as follows:
Pool A: Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Cuba, Italy, Panama
Pool B: Japan, South Korea, Australia, China, Czech Republic
Pool C: United States, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, United Kingdom
Pool D: Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua
The first Group C games are Colombia vs Mexico and United States vs Great Britain.
Managing Team USA is Mark DeRosa, a former MLB player who is now a baseball analyst for the MLB Network. The US roster for the tournament includes:
pitchers
Jason Adam
Daniel Barde
David Bednar
Kyle Freiland
Kendall Graveman
Merrill Kelly
Lance Lynn
Miles Nicholas
Adam Ottavino
Ryan Pressley
Brooks Raley
Brady Singer
Adam Wainwright
Devin Williams
catcher
Kyle Higashioka
JT Realmuto
Will Smith
infielder
Peter Alonso
Tim Anderson
Nolan Arenado
Paul Goldschmidt
Jeff McNeil
Trea Turner
Bobby Witt Jr.
outfield player
Mookie Betts
Cedric Mullins
Kyle Schwarber
Mike Trout
Kyle Tucker
Trainer
David Righetti, open plan office
Lou Collier, first base
Dino Ebel, third base
Andy PettittePitching
Jerry Manuel Bank
Ken Griffey Jr., hitting
Managing Great Britain is Drew Spencer, who has been Britain’s U23 head coach for the past two years. He played baseball for Dartmouth in the United States. The roster for Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic is as follows:
pitchers
Donovan Benoit
Malik Binns
Richard Breton
Daniel Cooper
Jake Esch
Chavez Fernandez
Ian Gibaut
Gunnar Gron
Joseph King
Ryan Long
McKenzie Mills
Akel Morris
Branden Noriega
camera opp
Michael Petersen
Michael Roth
Andre Schrubb
Jack Seppings
Matteo Sollecito
Graham Spacker
Tahnaj Thomas
Tyler Viza
Alex Webb
Vance Worley
catcher
Ural Forbes
HarryFord
infielder
BJ Murray Jr
Nick Ward
Justin Wylie
outfield player
Alex Crosby
D’Shawn Knowles
Matt Koperniak
Jaden Rudd
Anfernee Seymour
Darnell Sweeney
Trayce Thompson
Chavez Young
Trainer
Brad Marcelino, Bank
Antoan Richardson, Bank
Jonathon Cramman, hitting
Zach Graefser, Pitching
Albert Cartwright, first base
TS Reed, third base
Conor Brooks, Bullpen
The US-UK World Baseball Classic game will air on Fox Sports 1 on Saturday, March 11 at 9 p.m. ET.
