"Even though I went to the quarterfinals," there was one person in the best 9 and one person in South Korea - Taiwan's Korea name... Only Moon Bo-kyung, the 'No. 1 WBC RBI,' shone

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Four from Japan, three from Taiwan, one from South Korea, Australia, and one from the Czech Republic.

It means that there were no players who made it to the quarterfinals, but certainly didn't stand out. Therefore, Moon Bo-kyung (26, LG Twins), who stood shoulder to shoulder with Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) and Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs), is bound to look even greater.

Japanese sports media Baseball Channel selected the best 9 based on its performance in Group C of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) group on the 12th.

In Korea, Moon Bo-kyung was the only one chosen. While three players were selected from Taiwan, which advanced to the quarterfinals but was eliminated, it is noteworthy that only Moon Bo-kyung was selected in Korea.

Japan, ranked first in the group, produced the largest number of four people. Ohtani, the world's best star, became the best designated hitter with a batting average of 0.556 (5 hits in 9 at-bats), two homers, six RBIs, four runs and no strikeouts, with a on-base percentage of 0.692, a slugging percentage of 1.333, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 2.025.

Suzuki, who had two home runs and five RBIs, and Yoshida Masataka (Boston Red Sox) with a batting average of 0.500, each outfielder, and Genda Sosuke (Seibu Lions), who showed off a perfect defense with an on-base percentage of 0.727, were selected as the top shortstop.

In Taiwan, Zhang Yu-cheng, who played with a batting average of 0.400, was selected as the third baseman and Jeong Jong-jeo, who also hit a home run from behind in against South Korea / vs. Korea, was selected as the second baseman, and Taiwanese-American Stuart Fairchild led the batting average of 0.500 with two home runs and six RBIs, filling the outfield position.

In Australia, Robbie Perkins, who showed off a two-run home run against Taiwan, excellent stolen bases, and smart pitcher lead, was chosen as the catcher, and Ondrey Satoria of the Czech Republic, who pitched eight scoreless innings, was selected as the best pitcher.

Moon Bo-kyung was chosen as the remaining first baseman. The media said, "He is the first contributor to the Korean national team's advance to the quarterfinals," adding, "He has a batting average of 0.538 (7 hits in 13 at-bats) in four games and swept 11 RBIs, the most in Group C." In particular, he led South Korea to victory by exploding with three hits and four RBIs in a single-round match that was at stake with Australia."

In particular, he showed off his tremendous clutch ability and ranked first in the entire WBC group stage with 11 RBIs. After just four games, Lee Seung-yeop and Kim Tae-kyun, who were the top RBI players in this tournament in 2006 and 2009, have risen to the level recorded throughout the tournament.

In the group stage, Korea was by far considered a one-man team of Moon Bo-kyung. Ahn Hyun-min (KT Wiz) followed Moon Bo-kyung with a batting average of 0.333 (4 hits in 12 at-bats), and Shay Witcom (Houston Astros) helped with two home runs, but no batter was as good as Moon Bo-kyung in terms of consistency and impact.

There were Soh Hyung-joon (KT) and Son Joo-young (LG), the oldest Noh Kyung-eun (SSG Landers) who played well in the bullpen, and Ko Woo-seok (Detroit Tigers), who pitched scoreless every important corner, but they could not beat Satoria to be selected as the best pitcher.

Moon Bo-kyung, who is as strong as Lee Seung-yeop and Kim Tae-kyun, who were selected as the first baseman All-Stars of the 2006 and 2009 tournament, has to create synergy in the quarterfinals to overcome the powerful Dominican Republic.

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