Baseball: Japan to host Australia, Korea, Czech Rep. in 2026 WBC 1R

Defending champion Japan will host the 2026 World Baseball Classic's first-round Pool C which includes Australia, South Korea, the Czech Republic and a qualifier to be decided, organizers said Wednesday.The 20-team tournament begins March 5 at Tokyo Dome. The top two teams in each of the four round-robin groups will advance to the quarterfinals in Houston and Miami on March 13 and 14.The semifinals and the final will be played at loanDepot park in Miami from March 15 to 17, the organizers said.Japan will open its Pool C campaign on March 6 against the qualifier before facing South Korea on …READ FULL ARTICLE