On the 7th at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, the Group C pool play game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) between Korea and Japan was held.
Korea started submarine Ko Young-pyo, and Japan started left-hander Kikuchi Yusei. After reaching the semifinals in 2006 and finishing runner-up in 2009 at the WBC, Korea has failed to advance past the first round in the next three tournaments (2013, 2017, 2023). In this tournament, the team is aiming to return to the quarterfinal knockout stage. In the first game against the Czech Republic on the 5th, the team opened with a big 11-4 win.
In the top of the first with no outs and runners on first and third, Korea's Kim Do-young scored on Lee Jung-hoo's opening RBI single to left and exchanged high-fives with teammates in the dugout. March 7, 2026
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