A miracle in Tokyo. The Korea WBC national team advanced past the first round for the first time in 17 years.

Korea won over Australia in the Group C first-round game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Mar. 9. With the result, Korea finished the group round at 2-2 and, by edging out Australia and Taiwan on the fewest runs allowed, advanced past the first round for the first time since 2009, a 17-year wait. Now Korea boards a charter to Miami.

With two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth, Korea's Moon Bo-gyeong handled Australia's Wade on a flyout and cheered. 2026.03.09

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