Tonight is the second semifinal of the 2023 World Baseball Classic as Samurai Japan takes on Mexico. The contest will once again start at 6 p.m. Central time and will be broadcast on FS1.
Japan will start right-handed 21-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines. Mexico will start left-hander Patrick Sandoval of the Los Angeles Angels.
Team Japan (or Samurai Japan as the Japanese National Team is commonly called) is undefeated in the 2023 WBC and haven’t really been challenged the entire tournament. They defeated China 8-1, Korea 13-4, the Czech Republic 10-2 and Australia 7-1 to win Group B.