[Photo] Whitcomb hits solo homer, celebrates with Lee Jung-hoo

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 Hyeong-jun, and the Czech Republic sent Danielle Padysak as the starting pitcher.

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

With one out in the bottom of the third, Korea's Shay Whitcomb hit a solo home run to left and celebrated with Lee Jung-hoo in the dugout. Mar. 5, 2026

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