Defending champion Japan will host first-round World Baseball Classic games in Tokyo for a pool also including South Korea, Australia and the Czech Republic in the next tournament in 2026 ...

They're sharing similar experiences, except that Japan has been winning. South Korea lost its first two ... on Instagram about playing in the WBC by Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who ...

played for Japan in the World Baseball Classic in 2009 and again last year. Japan played South Korea both times, but Darvish said the atmospheres were entirely dissimilar. “There was a feeling ...