One side of the bracket features two heavyweights in the Dominican Republic and Team USA, star-studded squads that charted very different paths to the penultimate round. The D.R. steamrollered most of its five opponents, while the Americans have looked only on occasion like the powerhouse they are on paper.

Team USA takes on the Dominican Republic in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday, March 15 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Fla.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Brayan Rocchio has gone from the humdrum pace of spring training to the fast lane of the World Baseball Classic. Rocchio, projected to be the Guardians’ Opening-Day second baseman, will join Team Italy in Miami for its WBC semifinal game against Venezuela on Monday night at LoanDepot Park.

World Baseball Classic schedule, scores: Team USA to face Dominican Republic on Sunday in semifinals; Venezuela vs. Italy on Monday Most games will be broadcast in the U.S. on the Fox family of networks (Fox, FS1, FS2) and streamed on the Fox Sports app and Tubi.

Follow live as Paul Skenes and Team USA take on Juan Soto and the Dominican Republic in a powerhouse WBC semifinal

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