A miracle in Tokyo. Korea's WBC national team advanced past the first round for the first time in 17 years.
Korea won against Australia in the Group C first-round game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) held at Tokyo Dome in Japan on Mar. 9. With that, Korea finished the group round at 2-2 and, by the fewest runs allowed tiebreaker, edged out Australia and Taiwan to advance past the first round for the first time since 2009, ending a 17-year wait. Now Korea boards a charter flight to Miami.
With one out and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth, Korea's Lee Jung-hoo handled Australia's Rixon Wingrove with a flyout to right field. Mar. 9, 2026
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