On the 8th at Tokyo Dome in Japan, the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) first-round Group C pool play game between Korea and Taiwan was held.

Korea suffered a narrow 8-6 loss to Japan on the 7th. After beating the Czech Republic 11-4 earlier, Korea moved to 1-1 and must go all in on the remaining games against Taiwan and Australia.

With two outs in the bottom of the first, Taiwan's Gu Lin Ru-Liang is celebrating after retiring Korea's Lee Jung-hoo on a grounder to shortstop. 2026.03.08

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