On the 7th at Tokyo Dome in Japan, the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) Group C group-stage game 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 got off to a good start with an 11-4 rout.
In the top of the fourth with one out and a runner on first, Korea's Kim Hye-seong circles the bases after hitting a game-tying two-run homer to right-center off Japan's Ito. Mar. 7, 2026
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