Japan improved to 2-0 at the WBC, slugging four home runs in an 8-6 win over South Korea.

Japan's Shohei Ohtani homered for a second straight game. Toru Hanai / The Athletic has live coverage of USA vs. Great Britain in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. TOKYO — At risk of facing what would have been a devastating loss,

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

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,

Seiya Suzuki belted two homers and drew a go-ahead bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning, lifting defending champion Japan to an 8-6 victory over Korea on Saturday in a pool play game during the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is in Tokyo for the WBC, and on Sunday morning, he and Team Japan will receive an honor from the Emperor of Japan.

The defending champs and the most talented baseball player on the planet make for a dangerous combination. On Friday night, Samurai Japan began its World Baseball Classic title defense, taking on a Chinese Taipei team that upset it in the 2024 Premier12 tournament.