Yet the Dominican Republic is on to the World Baseball Classic semifinals anyway, thanks to a dismantling of Korea that was downright surgical. Two big innings keyed by aggressive baserunning, Cristopher Sánchez’s five shutout innings and Austin Wells’ pinch-hit three-run walk-off home run were more than enough for the Dominicans in a 10-0,

The quarterfinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic are getting started this afternoon with a matchup between South Korea (2-2) and the Dominican Republic (4-0). The Dominican Republic are one of three undefeated teams left in the WBC (alongside Japan and Italy) with one of the top offenses — in four games,

Juan Soto and the Dominican Republic delivered a dominant performance against South Korea in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals on Friday, powering a 10-0 mercy-rule shutout capped by an Austin Wells three-run home run.

MIAMI (AP) — Austin Wells hit a walk-off three-run homer in the seventh inning that ended the game under a tournament rout rule, and the Dominican Republic beat South Korea 10-0 Friday night to reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals.

The Dominican Republic qualified for its third Olympics in baseball.

South Korea was presented as a big question mark against the Dominican powerhouse, which had its spirits high in the World Baseball Classic. Still, it turned out to be an opponent that was not even close to offering any danger against the bats and the good Caribbean pitching.

The Dominican Republic’s wall was high. South Korea’s baseball team bowed its head without even getting a chance to show its full strength on the World Baseball Classic (WBC) quarterfinals stage, which it reached after 17 years.