On the 9th at Tokyo Dome in Japan, the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Group C group-stage game between Korea and Australia was held.

In Group C, Japan secured first place with three wins and advanced to the quarterfinals. Australia is 2–1, Taiwan is 2–2, Korea is 1–2, and the Czech Republic is 0–3.

For the Korea WBC national team to advance to the quarterfinals, it must beat Australia by at least five runs while allowing no more than two runs.

In the bottom of the eighth, with one out and a runner on second, Korea's Kim Taek-yeon gave up an RBI hit to Australia's Travis Bazzana and looked dejected. Mar. 9, 2026

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