The Korea national baseball team led by Manager Ryu Ji-hyun hammered 10 hits, including four home runs, to beat Czechia 11-4 in its first Group C game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on Mar. 5.
It was the first WBC opening game win in 17 years since 2009.
In the top of the seventh with no outs, Korea's Cho Byung-hyun is pitching valiantly. Mar. 5, 2026
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