Dodgers’ Upcoming Week: Unseen Challenges and Game-Changing Showdowns Revealed!

After a grueling sprint through the February segment of the Cactus League schedule, the Dodgers are gearing up to welcome March with a bang—a Sunday showdown at home against their archrivals, the Angels. This week’s lineup features seven games, with a hefty chunk—four contests—set right at Camelback Ranch. Among those, a standout exhibition on Wednesday pits the Dodgers against Team Mexico, a perfect prelude to the fast-approaching World Baseball Classic. Oh, and don’t overlook Friday and Saturday: those are the Dodgers’ inaugural night games this spring, hosting the Royals and Rockies respectively, adding an extra layer of excitement under the lights.

Meanwhile, the WBC buzz is palpable. Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have already jetted off to Tokyo to join Team Japan, while Hyeseong Kim heads there too, donning Korea’s colors in Pool C. Catcher Will Smith and closer Edwin Díaz will represent the United States and Puerto Rico, respectively. FYI, the first WBC match featuring a Dodgers player will see Kim’s Korea take on Czechia bright and early Thursday morning at 2 a.m. PT—a tough wake-up call but hey, worth it for some epic baseball action.

Ready to track all this thrilling action? Here’s the Dodgers’ game schedule plus the key WBC matchups over the coming week—all times in Pacific Time. LEARN MORE.

After experiencing the first week plus a day of spring training to exhaust the February portion of the Cactus League schedule, the Dodgers open March with a Sunday home game against the Angels.

Four of the Dodgers’ seven games this week are at Camelback Ranch, including an exhibition game Wednesday against Mexico as part of a build-up for the World Baseball Classic starting later this week. Friday and Saturday against the Royals and Rockies, respectively, are the Dodgers’ first two night games this spring.

To that end, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have already left to join Team Japan in Tokyo, and Hyeseong Kim is also headed to Pool C in Tokyo while playing for Korea in the WBC. Dodgers catcher Will Smith and closer Edwin Díaz will join the United States and Puerto Rico, respectively. The first World Baseball Classic game on the schedule involving a Dodgers player is Kim and Korea taking on Czechia on Thursday at 2 a.m. PT.

Here is the Dodgers’ schedule for the next week, plus WBC pool play games as well. All times are in the Pacific Time Zone.

Sunday, March 1

Dodgers vs. Angels, 12:05 p.m. (SportsNet LA, AM 570)

Monday, March 2

Dodgers at Rockies, 12:10 p.m. (SportsNet LA)

Tuesday, March 3

Dodgers at Guardians, 12:05 p.m. (SportsNet LA)

Wednesday, March 4

Dodgers vs. Team Mexico, 12:05 p.m. (SportsNet LA)

Thursday, March 5

WBC: Korea vs. Czechia, 2 a.m. (FS1)
Dodgers at Reds, 12:05 p.m. (SportsNet LA, ESPN)

Friday, March 6

WBC: Japan vs. Chinese Taipei, 2 a.m. (FS1)
WBC: Puerto Rico vs. Colombia, 3 p.m. (FS1)
WBC: United States vs. Brazil, 5 p.m. (Fox)
Dodgers vs. Royals, 5:05 p.m. (SportsNet LA)

Saturday, March 7

WBC: Japan vs. Korea, 2 a.m. (FS1)
WBC: Puerto Rico vs. Panama, 3 p.m. (FS1)
WBC: United States vs. Great Britain, 5 p.m. (Fox)
Dodgers vs. Rockies, 5:05 p.m. (SportsNet LA, AM 570)