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South Korea baseball's Olympic berth in jeopardy
South Korean baseball's focus is now turning toward the 2028 LA Olympics. The goal is to win a medal again after 20 years since the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. However, only up to two berths have been allocated to the Asian region for the LA Olympics.
Australia opened the World Baseball Classic by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Travis Bazzana's homer in the seventh inning and a two-run home run in the fifth by Robbie Perkins at the Tokyo Dome on Thursday. Bazzana was the first pick in the 2024 MLB amateur draft and is expected to be in Triple A this season in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
South Korea’s run in the World Baseball Classic came to a difficult end in the quarterfinals, but the moments that followed the game quickly caught th.
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South Korea's pitching woes exposed in historic WBC mercy loss
South Korean baseball achieved a notable result by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2026 WBC (World Baseball Classic) for the first time in 17 years. Despite injuries to key players, including Kim Ha-seong (Atlanta Braves),
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Wells' walk-off homer gives Dominicans 10-0 rout-rule win over South Korea, WBC semifinal berth
MIAMI (AP) — Austin Wells hit a walk-off three-run homer in the seventh inning that ended the game under a tournament rout rule, and the Dominican Republic beat South Korea 10-0 Friday night to reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals.
MIAMI, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The emerging South Korean star Kim Do-yeong said Thursday he will use an upcoming knockout game at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) as a measuring stick for himself.