It was good up to Ahn Hyun-min, Song Seong-moon, and Rendezvouso. 3:0→4:11 In the end, he lost 10 consecutive games against Japan. Check the difference in Tuta's skills
Nov 15, 2025
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South Korea lost 4-11 in the first round of the "2025 NAVER K-BASEBALL SERIES" warm-up match against Japan at Tokyo Dome, Japan on the 15th.
Since winning 4-3 against Japan in the 2015 Premier 12 semifinals, South Korea has been losing nine consecutive APBC qualifiers and finals in 2017, the 2019 Premier 12 qualifiers and finals, the second semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics, the first round of the 2023 WBC, the 2023 APBC qualifiers and finals, and the 2024 Premier 12 qualifiers.
In the top of the fourth inning, Ahn Hyun-min and Song Sung-moon's home runs led 3-0 to break the chain of consecutive losses, but the losing streak continued as they were immediately overturned by Japan.
South Korea consisted of Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right wing), Song Sung-moon (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (first baseman), Park Dong-won (captor), Moon Hyun-bin (left wing), Kim Joo-won (striker) and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). Against Japan's left-handed starter Ryuhei Sotani, four right-handed hitters were included, including Ahn Hyun-min, Noh Si-hwan, Park Dong-won, and Kim Joo-won (switch heater). Right-handed hitters were placed between left-handed hitters so that Japan could not focus on left-handed pitchers.
Japan consisted of Yuki Okabayashi (center fielder), Isami Nomura (third baseman), Shota Morishita (right fielder), Kazuma Okamoto (designated hitter), Shugo Maki (second baseman), Kaito Kozono (striker), Micho Nishikawa (left fielder), Seishiro Sakamoto (catcher) and Tai Sasaki (first baseman).
The Korea-Japan match, which was held with two major league referees and one each from South Korea and Japan, including a female U.S. referee, was a frustrating decision, but it was a thrilling match.
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Shin Min-jae grounded out in front of the shortstop in the top of the first inning, and Ahn Hyun-min made a fly to center field. South Korea, where Song Sung-moon struck out and was forced out with three outs, was also caught with a catcher foul fly in the top of the second inning after a full count match, and Moon Bo-kyung pushed well but withdrew with a fly to left field. Park Dong-won seemed to have a left-handed hit with a fast ground ball at the first pitch, but the third baseman slipped and caught the bound well and threw it out quickly.
In the top of the third inning, Moon Hyun-bin struck out swinging, Kim Joo-won hit a fly to left field, and Park Hae-min grounded out in front of the second base, failing to cope with the combination of Japanese starter Sotani's fastball and folk ball in the late 140km.
South Korean starter Kwak Bin blocked the first and second innings well with three outs, but he was on the verge of scoring for the first time in the bottom of the third inning. Lead Nishikawa made a chance by hitting the right-handed hit. Sakamoto hit a grounder toward the third base line, but Noh Si-hwan caught it well and sprayed it to the first base with one out and two bases. Kwak did not give any points in the crisis. He caught Sasaki with a foul fly to the first baseman in the second inning, and Okabayashi hit a big ball to the left, but left fielder Moon Hyun-bin chased him well to the end and caught him.
The batting order went around once in the top of the fourth inning, and Japan changed the pitcher. Left-handed Daisuke Moriura takes the mound.
Shin Min-jae made his first hit. He hit Moriura's 144km fastball well to make a heavy hit. And Ahn Hyun-min kicked a low fastball of 144km into the body and crossed the left-center fence. Soon after 2-0. Song Sung-moon hit Moriura's 145km fastball and hit a superior solo shot to make it 3-0 at once.
However, Japan also chased right away in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kwak Bin walked Nomura and hit a double on the left-field line by pinch hitter Nakamura after one out, putting him on the verge of the second and third bases, and gave up one run by Maki with a left-handed hit.
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Kim Taek-yeon came up, but she couldn't control it. He allowed a walk to Sasaki and drove to the bases loaded with two outs. Fortunately, Shin Min-jae cleared Okabayashi's heavy hit ball and threw it to Kim Joo-won to complete the three outs.
In the top of the fifth inning, Moon Hyun-bin hit an infield hit that flew to the foul area on the first base after being hit by a changed pitcher Matsumoto's foot, but Moon Hyun-bin was declared out because the umpires decided that it did not hit the ground when it hit Matsumoto's foot. Although manager Ryu Ji-hyun requested a video review, Major League rules state that whether he caught a fly ball or line drive in the outfield before touching the ground is subject to review, but whether or not he catches a ball handled by a defender in the infield is not possible to review.
In the replay screen shown on the broadcast later, the ball hit the ground and the soil splashed before being hit by Matsumoto's foot. In other words, Moon Hyun-bin's infield hit disappeared due to misjudgment.
At the bottom of the fifth inning, the Japanese batters burst. The disappointing walk became a source of concern. Kim Taek-yeon, who also came up in the bottom of the fifth inning, allowed a walk to the lead Nomura and was hit hard by Morissita, making it the first and second bases with no outs. South Korea's Lee Ho-sung came up, but pinch hitter Kishida hit an upset three-run shot over the left fence. 3-6.
It wasn't the end. He walked Ishikami, gave a hit to the left to Jojo, and gave up a hit to Nishikawa to load the bases with no outs. Again, the pitcher is replaced by Sung Young-tak. Sakamoto's hit was too slow for the pitcher to catch the runner coming home. It became an infield hit, and one more run. Sasaki also gave up two more runs on the left-handed hit, reaching 3-9. After that, Okabayashi made a fly to right field, Nomura struck out, Morishita struck out, and prevented additional runs.
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After two outs in the top of the seventh inning, Moon Hyun-bin succeeded in stealing the second base following a walk, and Kim Joo-won also drew a walk to create a chance for the first and second bases. Park Hae-min hit hard, but it hit the pitcher's body. Pitcher Kitayama catches the dropped ball and throws it to first base to get out.
In the top of the eighth inning, Shin Min-jae, the leader, fired up his fighting spirit. He had a hit in right-center, but usually a batter stops at first base, but Shin Min-jae ran to second base quickly. The throw continued, but it's safe because the tag doesn't work. Shin Min-jae was the only player on the baseball team to have multiple hits with three hits.
It was worthwhile for Shin Min-jae to run to second base. Ahn Hyun-min's strikeout and Song Sung-moon's fly to center field made it to third base with two outs, but Han Dong-hee's first-base hit, which entered as a pinch hitter instead of Noh Si-hwan, was quickly lifted by the first baseman, so the ball rolled in front of right field. Shin Min-jae scored 4-9. The record was an error.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Lee Min-seok took the mound and gave up two more runs to Japan, leading to 4-11, and Kim Joo-won hit a right-handed hit after one out in the top of the ninth inning, but the game ended without a follow-up hit.
South Korea had only five hits until the eighth inning with Shin Min-jae's three hits and Ahn Hyun-min and Song Sung-moon's home runs. No one hit from the fourth to the ninth batter until the eighth inning, but Kim Joo-won added a hit in the top of the ninth inning.
The second warm-up match between Korea and Japan will be held at Tokyo Dome at 7 p.m. on the 16th. South Korea will take the mound with Jung Woo-ju and Japan with left-handed pitcher Yuito Kanemaro.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
