Worldwide TV Coverage for the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025

Every pitch, every run, every spectacular play, fans around the globe will be able to follow comprehensive live coverage of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup presented by RAXUS, the biggest baseball showcase on earth for international youth baseball.

The tournament will take place from September 5 to 14 in Okinawa, Japan, featuring the world’s top 12 U-18 teams: Australia, China, Cuba, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Chinese Taipei and USA.

The full tournament will be available worldwide* on GameTime with the Tournament Pass available for US$14.99, granting access to every game of this world-class event.

Additionally, exclusive broadcast rights for the tournament have been awarded in the following countries/territories:

Japan – TV Asahi, ABC (Virtual High School Baseball), J SPORTS
Korea – SpoTV
Cuba - TeleRebelde
Nicaragua - Canal 4
Mexico – Megacable / TVC Deportes
Panama – uniCOS
Taiwan - Videoland, EBC, ETTV, ELTA, PTS
Venezuela – 1 Baseball Network
Australia - Baseball Australia (Only Australia's games)

Tournament Schedule

The WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup has the traditional WBSC Baseball World Cup format, with 12 teams split into two groups.

World No. 1 Japan, No. 4 Korea, No. 7 Puerto Rico, No. 12 Cuba, No. 14 Italy and No. 26 South Africa will compete in Group A.

Group B includes No. 2 Chinese Taipei, No. 3 USA, No. 9 Panama, No. 10 Australia, No. 18 Germany and No. 19 China.

*Subject to where TV rights are sold. See GameTime for more info.