Japan Claims 3rd Straight Asia Professional Baseball Championship Title
Tomoya Masaki hit a three-run homer and Hiroto Takahashi allowed one run over seven innings as Japan stayed unbeaten in the U-24 event.
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[OSEN=Reporter Son Chan-ik] “The Korean national team suffered a humiliating 13th consecutive loss against Japan. They haven't won in 11 years.” Japanese media offered a cold assessment while reporting on the Korean baseball team's defeat against Japan and their third consecutive runner-up finish. On the 15th, the Japanese sports media outlet ‘Daily Sports’ reported, “Korean National Team, Humiliating 13th Consecutive Losses Against Japan… No Wi…
Korea loses to Japan for 3rd straight runner-up finish at regional baseball tournament
Korea lost to Japan 5-1 in the final of a regional baseball tournament in Tokyo on Sunday, with its offense silenced and pitchers unable to keep the ball in the park. Korea managed only five hits while serving up two home runs in the final of the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) at Tokyo Dome, as it settled for its third consecutive runner-up finish behind Japan. Japan won the two previous editions of the APBC in 2017 and 2023. The…
Thirteen consecutive losses. That is the record Korean baseball has faced in matches against Japan. On the 15th, Korea lost 1-5 to Japan in the final of the 2026 Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) held at Tokyo Dome. Having lost every match against Japan in this tournament, Korea finished as runner-up once again, following 2017 and 2023. Adult leagues in which professionals participate
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