Sports Media Report
SiriusXM will offer listeners across North America live broadcasts of every game from the World Baseball Classic, which begins tonight, March 4, and runs through the championship game on March 17 in Miami.
SiriusXM will exclusively produce the national radio broadcasts for every Team USA game and 15 World Baseball Classic games in total, including every game from Pool B, as well as the quarterfinal games in Houston, both semifinals and the championship game. All of these games will air on MLB Network Radio, available to listeners in their vehicles (channel 89) and on the SiriusXM app.
The U.S. squad begins their WBC schedule on Friday, March 6 (8 pm ET) when they face off against Brazil. Joining Team USA and Brazil in Pool B are Great Britain, Italy and Mexico.
SiriusXM’s broadcast team will feature veteran broadcaster Mike Ferrin as the play-by-play voice with former major leaguer Ryan Spilborghs as the analyst.
The World Baseball Classic is the premier global baseball tournament featuring 20 participating nations from around the world. Three-time WBC champion Japan enters the tournament looking to defend the 2023 title it won by defeating Team USA in the finals. The U.S. has advanced beyond the pool play rounds in all six WBC events and won the tournament in 2017.
In addition to live game broadcasts, SiriusXM will offer listeners news, talk and analysis throughout the tournament on its 24/7 baseball channel, MLB Network Radio. Mike Ferrin and Ryan Spilborghs hosted a one-hour preview special, featuring interviews with several Team USA members, which will air tonight, March 4 at 5 pm ET.
SiriusXM listeners will also have access to Fox Sports broadcasts of all World Baseball Classic games. Channel assignments for WBC games can be found at www.SiriusXM.com/sports.
For more information about the 2026 World Baseball Classic, please visit www.WorldBaseballClassic.com. The World Baseball Classic is sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) as the sport’s official National Team World Championship.
SiriusXM’s World Baseball Classic game broadcasts will also be simulcast on MLB.com and the MLB app.
