"The first two games of the tournament saw South Korea topple Czechia by an 11-4 margin and Australia blank Chinese Taipei in a 3-0 victory. Highlights from those games include Guardians top prospect and 2024 No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana clobbering a deep home run to right field as part of a multi-hit day for Team Australia and Astros utilityman Shay Whitcomb belting a pair of homers for Team Korea."
"Tonight, it'll be Australia taking on Czechia at 10pm ET here in North America. Former Phillies farmhand Josh Hendrickson takes the mound for Australia against Czechia's Tomas Ondra. That's the only official game still to come today, though Japan and Chinese Taipei will square off in Tokyo at 5am ET tomorrow morning in North America for those who want to watch some early-morning ball."
"Star Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña was lifted from yesterday's WBC exhibition after a taking a hard grounder off his finger. Peña's Dominican club has pushed back on early speculation of a fracture, stating that he is undergoing X-rays and meeting with a hand specialist. The Astros provided a few more details this morning, explaining that Peña took a hard shot off his right ring finger and cracked his fingernail."
The 2026 World Baseball Classic has begun with South Korea defeating Czechia 11-4 and Australia shutting out Chinese Taipei 3-0. Notable performances include Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana hitting a home run for Australia and Astros utility player Shay Whitcomb hitting two homers for South Korea. Tonight features Australia versus Czechia at 10pm ET, with Josh Hendrickson pitching for Australia against Tomas Ondra. Tomorrow morning at 5am ET, Japan faces Chinese Taipei with Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting for Japan. Separately, Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña was removed from a WBC exhibition game after taking a hard grounder off his right ring finger, cracking his fingernail. Medical evaluation is ongoing.
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