WBC Britain Italy Baseball
- David J. Phillip - AP
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Britain's Nate Eaton, left, scores on a wild pitch by Italy pitcher Dylan DeLucia (22) during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Houston.
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Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 at Tokyo Dome and assure first place in its first-round group. Japan advanced earlier Sunday when South Korea lost to Taiwan 5-4 in 10 innings. Japan’s win clinched first place in Pool C for Shohei Ohtani and the Samurai Warriors, who are 3-0. At Miami, Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Junior Caminero and Austin Wells homered as the Dominican Republic routed the Netherlands 12-1 in seven innings.
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