SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Two historically great international baseball nations. One World Baseball Classic game to rule them all.
Cuba vs. Puerto Rico. The legendary names of Orlando Hernandez, Luis Tiant and Alexei Ramirez (oh, he’s still on the team?) against Carlos Delgado, Ivan Rodriguez and Edgar Martinez. Who will carry on their homeland’s legacy? Who will plant their name in history?
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The winner of tonight's game will clinch a berth in the quarterfinals, with nothing guaranteed for the loser.
Here’s what you need to know about the matchup:
When and where: Monday, 7 p.m. ET at Hiram Bithorn Stadium
How you can watch: The Cuba-Puerto Rico game will be available on FS1.
The FOX Sports family of networks (FOX, FS1, FS2, FOX Deportes), the FOX Sports App and Tubi will combine to air all 47 games of the 2026 World Baseball Classic in the United States, and all matchups will be available to stream live and on-demand on FOX One. Additionally, 41 out of the 47 contests will air in Spanish across a combination of FOX Deportes, the FOX Sports App, Tubi and FOX One.
Netflix Japan will stream all tournament games in Japanese. There will also be a free English-language audio stream available for every game.
How you can listen: There is a free English-language audio stream available for every game.
Team results: Puerto Rico is 2-0 after a Friday opening win over Colombia and a dramatic, walk-off victory over Panama on Saturday night. Cuba is 2-0 after beating Panama on Friday and Colombia on Sunday.
Probable starting pitchers: Julio Robaina (Cuba) vs. RHP Elmer Rodríguez (Puerto Rico)
What’s at stake: The winner of this game will clinch a quarterfinals berth. For the loser, a big matchup with Canada awaits on either Tuesday (for Puerto Rico) or Wednesday (for Cuba).
Matchup history: These two teams have faced each other twice in Classic play, in the original WBC 20 years ago. Puerto Rico crushed Cuba, 12-2, in the first round of pool play and then Cuba topped Puerto Rico in a nail-biting 4-3 win in the quarterfinals. The rubber match is here ... 20 years later.