On the 5th at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, the World Baseball Classic (WBC) group stage Group C game between Korea and the Czech Republic was held.
Korea started So Hyung-jun, and the Czech Republic started Danielle Padyšák 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 following three tournaments (2013, 2017, 2023). In this tournament, it aims to reach the main knockout stage for the first time in 17 years.
In the top of the fifth with one out and runners on first and second, the Czech Republic's Teryn Vavra hit a three-run home run and celebrated. Mar. 5, 2026
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