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. Korea, which reached the semifinals in 2006 and finished runner-up in 2009 at the WBC, has since failed to advance past the first round in three straight tournaments (2013, 2017, 2023). In this tournament, the team is aiming to return to the quarterfinal knockout stage. On the 5th against the Czech Republic in the opener, Korea started strong with an 11-4 rout.
In the top of the third, with two outs and runners on first and second, Korea's Ahn Hyunmin was forced out at second on Moon Bo-gyeong's grounder to shortstop and looked disappointed. 2026.03.07
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