Analysis

Japan and Korea set for Asian Games baseball gold medal clash

Masashi Maruyama's two-run home run helped Japan defeat Chinese Taipei 7-3, while Choi Minseok struck out nine batters in Korea's 9-2 victory over China on Day 5 of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. The two winners will meet for gold on Sunday, with Chinese Taipei and China competing for bronze.

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Chinese Taipei wins gold in Premier12 with stunning upset over Japan

“We are writing our own history story,” Chinese Taipei manager Hao-Jiu Tseng said after his team upset the United States earlier this week to keep its Premier12 gold medal hopes alive. When the U.S. then defeated Venezuela on Friday, it guaranteed that Chinese Taipei would get to play in Sunday’s final against host Japan.

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History of USA baseball

Since 2006, baseball players have convened from all over the world for a tournament like no other: the World Baseball Classic, which returned for its sixth iteration in 2026 and ended in Venezuela taking down the United States for the country's first WBC title.

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