On the 5th at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, a World Baseball Classic (WBC) Group C pool game between Korea and the Czech Republic was held.

Korea started So Hyung-jun, and the Czech Republic started Danielle Padysak.

Korea, which reached the semifinals in 2006 and finished runner-up in 2009, failed to advance to the quarterfinal knockout stage in all three subsequent tournaments (2013, 2017, 2023). In this tournament, it aims to reach the final-round knockout stage for the first time in 17 years.

With one out and runners on first and third in the bottom of the second, Korea's Jemile Jones hits a grounder. Mar. 5, 2026

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