As national baseball teams are warming up for the World Baseball Classic 2017, DirecTV has secured broadcasting rights for Latin America.
DirecTV will cover 30 games of the competition, including the final rounds, through its linear pay-TV channel DirecTV Sports and its online streaming platform. Special World Baseball Classic programming will be aired between 6-22 March.
The tournament will see important Latin American representation, including the current champion, the Dominican Republic, and baseball powerhouses such as Venezuela, Cuba or Puerto Rico. In addition, Colombia and Israel will participate for the first time.