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

Korea started So Hyoung-jun, and the Czech Republic started Danielle Padysak as the starting pitcher.

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

In the bottom of the second, Park Dong-won of Korea hit a double to left and celebrated. Mar. 5, 2026

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