サンフランシスコ・ジャイアンツの李政厚（イ・ジョンフ）は、マイアミ・マーリンズ戦で今季2号本塁打を含む3安打を記録したが、チームは4-9で敗れた。6番ライトで先発出場した韓国出身の27歳は、8回にソロ本塁打を放った。これが今季3度目の猛打賞となった。
4月25日（現地時間）にオラクル・パークで行われたサンフランシスコ・ジャイアンツ対マイアミ・マーリンズの一戦で、李政厚は6番ライトで先発出場し、4打数3安打1打点1得点を記録した。2回と6回にシングルヒットを放つと、8回裏には右翼フェンスを越えるソロ本塁打を放った。この一発は4月11日のボルチモア・オリオールズ戦以来14日ぶりとなる今季2号となった。李の活躍もむなしく、ジャイアンツは序盤の失点が響き4-9で敗戦した。韓国出身の外野手である李にとって今季3度目の1試合3安打となり、シーズン打率は.275に上昇した。また、シカゴ・カブス対ロサンゼルス・ドジャースの試合では、金慧成（キム・ヘソン）が3打数2安打1得点1盗塁を記録し、打率を.351に上げたが、チームは4-6で敗れた。
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The Samsung Lions defeated the Doosan Bears 5-4 in 10 innings on April 28 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, snapping a seven-game losing streak. Ace starter Ariel Jurado pitched seven scoreless innings but earned a no-decision after the bullpen collapsed. Jurado notched his sixth straight quality start, maintaining a 2-1 record with a 1.62 ERA.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Kim Hye-seong tallied his third multihit game of the season with a 2-for-4 performance and an RBI in a 3-0 shutout win over the San Francisco Giants. Fellow Korean Lee Jung-hoo of the Giants went hitless for the first time in three games. The victory avenged the Dodgers' losses in the previous two games of the series.
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As the 2026 MLB season begins this week, San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo will be the only Korean on an Opening Day roster. He captained South Korea to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals earlier this month and posted strong spring training numbers. Other Korean players will miss the start due to injuries or minor league assignments.
Defending champion Japan overcame a 3-0 early deficit to beat South Korea 8-6 in Pool C play at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026, blasting four home runs—including two from Seiya Suzuki and one from Shohei Ohtani—before pulling ahead for good in the seventh. South Korea, after routing Czechia 11-4 earlier, suffered its first loss of the tournament.
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South Korea lost 5-4 to Chinese Taipei in extra innings at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday. Despite heroics from Kim Do-yeong, the bats went quiet, leaving the team at 1-2 and needing a win over Australia plus favorable tiebreakers to advance. The defeat puts Korea's hopes of reaching the quarterfinals for the first time since 2009 in jeopardy.
Hyeseong Kim has made a strong impression in his second big league spring camp with the Dodgers before leaving for Team Korea's World Baseball Classic participation. In four Cactus League games, he hit 6-for-13 with a home run and showed defensive versatility. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praised Kim's progress as he heads to Pool C play in Tokyo.
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The San Francisco Giants defeated the Washington Nationals 7-6 in a 12-inning thriller at Nationals Park on Saturday night. Their bullpen faltered in the ninth but held firm through extras to secure the victory. The win extends the Giants' streak to three games and clinches the series.