On the 7th at 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 since failed to advance past the first round in three straight tournaments (2013, 2017, 2023). In this tournament, the team is aiming for a return to the quarterfinal knockout stage. In the first game against the Czech Republic on the 5th, they got off to a good start with an 11-4 rout.
In the top of the first with no outs and runners on first and third, Korea's Kim Do-young touched home on Lee Jung-hoo's opening RBI single to left and exchanged high-fives in the dugout with Roh Si-hwan and Koo Jawook. 2026.03.07
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