Bo Gyeong Moon No. 2 of South Korea hits an RBI single in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Australia at Tokyo Dome today in Tokyo, Japan. - Gene Wang - Capture At Media/ The tournament's stars have so far lived up to expectations,

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.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic will be held in four different cities: Houston, Miami, Tokyo and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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TOKYO (AP) — Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko arrived at the Tokyo Dome for Japan’s critical game Sunday against Australia at the World Baseball Classic. Even the royal family are fans of Japanese baseball and superstar Shohei Ohtani.

A weekend appearance by Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai at Tokyo Dome, where he cheered on his island’s team at the World Baseball Classic, has created a geopolitical storm. But the real significance of this match lies beyond the stadium.

When Jyun-Yue Tseng raced out onto the mound in the seventh inning of Chinese Taipei's 14-0 victory over Czechia on Saturday, over 40,000 fans lifted their phones and flipped on their flashlights, turning the stadium into a sparkling globe filled with screaming,

Korea fell to Japan 11-4 in the first of their two exhibition baseball games in Tokyo on Saturday, as the wobbly bullpen failed to preserve an early lead at Tokyo Dome. It was Korea's 10th straight loss to Japan in a pro-vs.-pro game. The two rivals will ...