After 17 years, Korean baseball, which advanced to the 2026 WBC quarterfinals, could not get past the wall of the
Korea finished the tournament with a 10-0 cold-game loss to the Dominican Republic in the 2026 WBC quarterfinals held at LoanDepot Park in Miami on the morning of the 14th. On KBS2's broadcast, the new commentary team joining from the quarterfinals included 'Korean Express' Commissioner Park Chan-ho, Commissioner Park Yong-taek and Commissioner Lee Dae-hyung, and caster Lee Dong-geun sat in the booth. Commissioner Park Yong-taek, who earned the nickname 'crybaby Taek' after tears burst out following qualification for the quarterfinals, joked before the broadcast,
Before the game, the Dominican Republic's 'MLB all-star-level' players appeared. Commissioner Park Yong-taek said,
Unfortunately, Korea fell behind early as starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin allowed runs to make it 3-0 in the bottom of the second. In the bottom of the third, consecutive bases-loaded walks by Gwak Bin occurred, and the loss looked likely at 7-0. Commissioner Park Chan-ho said,
Also, regarding Korea's lineup that failed to break through, Commissioner Park Yong-taek said,
On KBS Sports' YouTube content 'Baro Dwitdam,' which was streamed live immediately after the game, Commissioner Park Chan-ho, gathering his thoughts, said,
Finally, the four predicted the ultimate champion of the 2026 WBC without Korea. Commissioner Park Yong-taek said,
Finally, Commissioner Park Chan-ho, after drawing laughter with
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