On the 5th at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, the World Baseball Classic (WBC) group stage Group C game between Korea and Czech Republic was held.
Korea started So Hyeong-jun, and the Czech Republic started Danielle Padisak.
Korea, which reached the semifinals in 2006 and finished runner-up in 2009, failed to advance to the quarterfinal knockout stage in all three subsequent tournaments (2013, 2017, 2023). In this tournament, it aims to reach the main knockout stage for the first time in 17 years.
In the bottom of the fifth with one out and a runner on first, Korea's Shay Whitcomb hit a two-run home run to left and celebrated with teammates in the dugout. Mar. 5, 2026
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