Emmanuel De Jesus, a left-handed pitcher who wore the uniforms of Kiwoom and KT in the KBO (Korean Baseball Organization) League in 2024 and 2025 respectively and now plays for the Detroit Tigers, greeted Korean reporters in Miami,

Korea comes to the tournament at a turning point for its baseball program. The team dominated in the early-aughts, winning gold at the 2008 Olympics and going to extra innings before losing to Japan in the 2009 World Baseball Classic finals.

Is Shay Whitcomb Korean? Here's our answer as he plays in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Shohei Ohtani and Japan knocked off Korea 8-6 today in pool play of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Ohtani homered for the second straight game as the Japan team hit four home runs, including two by Seiya Suzuki.

Seiya Suzuki missed Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic title run with an oblique injury, with the team marking his absence by hanging his No. 51 jersey above the bench in the dugout. In Japan's 8-6 win against Korea on Saturday at Tokyo Dome,

After an exciting first full day of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Saturday provided even more memorable moments as pool play continued. The United States and Puerto Rico were among the teams in action,