The pool play portion of the World Baseball Classic is officially complete. 

Things now move forward to the quarterfinals, which begin on Friday, March 13. The eight teams that advanced to this round were Korea, Dominican Republic, United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Italy, Venezuela, and Japan. 

With 12 teams being eliminated from this tournament, several Chicago Cubs players have since returned to camp. Both Javier Assad’s team (Mexico) and Miguel Amaya’s team (Panama) didn’t make it past pool play. 

Matthew Boyd, who was a part of Team USA, has also returned to Cubs camp to build up his pitch count for the start of the season. Boyd was announced as Chicago’s Opening Day starter on Thursday. 

Despite several Cubs players no longer in the World Baseball Classic, the North Siders still have plenty of representation in the quarterfinal round. Five different Cubs players remain in the tournament. 

Here’s a quick breakdown of when to watch those Cubs players and how they performed in the pool play. 

Alex Bregman didn’t do much in the pool play round. He started in three of Team USA’s four games and hit just .143 with one double and three RBI. However, Bregman drew five walks and only struck out once across his 15 plate appearances. 

Cubs fans can watch Bregman in the quarterfinal round against Team Canada on Friday. He will draw the start at the hot corner and will bat in the heart of USA’s lineup. 

Pete Crow-Armstrong literally tried to put USA on his back in the team’s loss to Italy earlier this week. He launched two home runs in that game and finished pool play with a .300 batting average (3-for-10), two homers, one double, five RBI, two walks, and two strikeouts. 

Crow-Armstrong appeared in three of USA’s first four games and will be in the lineup over Byron Buxton in the quarterfinal round against Canada. He will bat ninth and play center field. 

Daniel Palencia was lock down for Venezuela in pool play. He didn’t allow a run or a hit across two strong innings out of the bullpen. The hard-throwing right-hander also struck out three of the eight batters he faced. 

Cubs fans could potentially watch Palencia in action when Venezuela takes on Japan on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. CT. That’s a big matchup for Venezuela, so expect the team to use him in key moments. 

Jameson Taillon pitched well in his only start in pool play. He allowed one run on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts across 3 ⅔ innings. That strong outing came against Amaya’s Panama squad. 

Taillon’s next start in the World Baseball Classic could come in the semifinal round if Canada can get past USA in the quarterfinals. Canada will face USA on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. CT. 

Seiya Suzuki saw the ball well in his three games during pool play. He hit .333 (3-for-9) with two home runs, five RBI, five walks, and one strikeout across 15 plate appearances. Suzuki also had a two-homer game against Korea. 

Suzuki will certainly be in the lineup when Japan takes on Venezuela on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. CT. He’ll face starter Ranger Suarez in this game, who is set to take the ball for Venezuela.