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 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, Korea started strong with an 11-4 rout.
With two outs and runners on first and second in the top of the third, Korea's Ahn Hyunmin was forced out at second on Moon Bo-gyeong's grounder to shortstop. Japan's Maki helped Ahn Hyunmin to his feet. 2026.03.07
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