:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/KG2H7EIONJB77EX3MJ4AO5ACIA.png "Mexico vs Great Britain: where and when to watch the ninth World Classic match 1")
There Mexican baseball team will face his third duel in the World Classic 2023 against one of the rivals, in theory, less complicated in the group. After the impressive victory over the United Statesthe ninth tricolor will be measured against the Britain in one game key for tournament aspirations.
If the passage to the quarter-finals depends only on them, the Mexicans will have to affirm their favorites status against the British to avoid complications on the fourth and final day of groups (where Canada will be the rival). However, the opponent in turn has already shown they can surprise as they did by beating Colombia.
So far the National team has a record of a failure (4-5 against Colombia) y A victory (11-5 against the United States), while the Europeans recorded two defeats (2-6 against the United States and 8-18 against Canada), for only one victory (7-5 against Colombia ).
He launcher opener for the game against Great Britain will be Taijuan walkerelement that plays in the Philadelphia Phillies of the major leagues.
When and at what time? Tuesday, March 14 at 20:00 hoursCentral Mexico time.
Or? In the hunting field of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Transmission? Through the signals of Imagen Televisión.
Mexico seeks to enter the history of the World Classic with a team that has for the first time the real arguments to claim the title. the best presentation of a ninth tricolor dating from 2006 edition when they got sixth place.
Since then, the team has participated in the 2009, 2013 and 2017 tournaments in a row: in the first they managed to qualify for the quarter-finals and finished eighth, while in the last two they were eliminated in the group stage.
The 2023 tournament format consists of four groups of five groups each. Each team will play five games and the two best will move on to the next stage, the others will be eliminated. However, the third and fourth place finishers will be awarded their spot for the next World Baseball Classic to be played in 2026.
“I have represented Mexico in children’s and Pan American tournaments and To be able to do it now as a professional will be special. (…) It doesn’t happen every year, I’m focused on preparing for launch day, give everything Mexicans expect“, said Julio Uriasmain Mexican star, before starting the world championship.
PitchersErubiel Armenta (Philadelphia Phillies), Javier Assad (Chicago Cubs), Luis Cessa (Cincinnati Reds), Jesús Cruz (Philadelphia Phillies), Giovanny Gallegos (St. Louis Cardinals), Adrián Martínez (Oakland Athletics), Gerardo Reyes (Los Angeles) Angels), Wilmer Ríos (Cincinnati Reds), JoJo Romero (St. Louis Cardinals), Jake Sánchez (San Diego Padres), Patrick Sandoval (Los Angeles Angels), Julio Urías (Los Angeles Dodgers) Angeles), Jose Urquidy (Houston Astros), Cesar Vargas (Sultanas of Monterrey), Taijuan Walker (Philadelphia Phillies) and Samuel Zazueta (Tijuana Bulls).
Catchers: Austin Barnes (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Alejandro Kirk (Toronto Blue Jays).
Inner fields: Jonathan Aranda (Tampa Bay Rays), Isaac Paredes (Tampa Bay Rays), Rowdy Téllez (Milwaukee Brewers), Alan Trejo (Colorado Rockies), Luis Urias (Milwaukee Brewers) and Roberto Valenzuela (Monterey Sultans). . . .
Voltigeurs: Randy Arozarena (Tampa Bay Rays), José Cardona (Monterrey Sultans), Jarren Durán (Boston Red Sox), Joey Meneses (Washington Nationals), Alek Thomas (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Alex Verdugo (Boston Red Sox).