Lee Jung-hoo's fantasy super catch in the 9th inning saved South Korea! 'Tears burst after the end' → God's move to the right wing, animal sense, miracle drama 'Thrill' [WBC]

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"Lee Junghoo is over there!"

Lee Jung-hoo (27, San Francisco Giants)'s stellar defense led South Korea to the miracle quarterfinals. It was the best scene that showed the class of major leaguers.

The South Korean baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Ji-hyun (55), won 7-2 against Australia in the final 4th Group C match of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) at Tokyo Dome, Japan, at 7 p.m. on the 9th.

With this victory, South Korea tied Australia and Taiwan with two wins and two losses, but advanced to the quarterfinals dramatically, ranking second in the group with a lead in lost points between the teams. Now, South Korea will head to Miami, where the quarterfinals will be held. The opponent is likely to be the Dominican Republic, which ranks first in Group D.

In the top of the ninth inning, South Korea made it 7-2 with Ahn Hyun-min's dramatic sacrifice hit, and it was the last defense turn in the bottom of the ninth inning. Now, if even one point was lost, Korea's advance to the quarterfinals was frustrated.

While Park Hae-min, who was previously deployed as a pinch runner, was placed in center field, Lee Jung-hoo, who was originally a center fielder, headed to right field.

In the broadcast screen graphic, Park Hae-min was marked as "PARK" and Lee Jung-hoo as "LEE."

Cho Byung-hyun, who took the mound from the eighth inning, was still guarding the mound. Dale, the leadoff hitter, struck out on the eighth pitch after a full count. One out.

However, Cho Byung-hyun walked Burke after a full count match. The moment when the crisis was cast on the Korean national team again.

The next batter is Wingrove. The ball count is 2 to 2. And the 5th ball. Wingrove's hit stretched out towards the right-center of the outfield. If this ball falls out, Korea's advance to the quarterfinals will be frustrated. However, at this time, South Korea's right fielder sprinted toward the ball and snatched the ball fantastically, attempting a vent leg sliding.

The main character was Lee Jung-hoo, who moved from center field to right field. It was no exaggeration to say that Lee Jung-hoo's fantastic catch with animal senses saved Korea as it was. At the same time, the first baseman was able to tie to the first base as it was. 2 out. We have 1 out count left until we win.

In the end, Cho Byung-hyun caught the follow-up pinch hitter Wade with a fly ball to the first base, and South Korea wrote a miraculous drama to the quarterfinals. There was Lee Jung-hoo's Super Catch in this miracle drama.

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