[Photo] Noh Kyung-eun, 'Will shut down at all costs'

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 Hyeong-jun, and the Czech Republic started Danielle Padisak as the starting pitcher.

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

At the top of the fourth with no outs, Noh Kyung-eun of Korea is preparing to pitch. Mar. 5, 2026

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