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Juan Soto, Dominican Republic Dominate Korea in Mercy Rule Win to Advance to WBC Semifinal, Wow Fans
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.
Juan Soto must frequent the ocean. During Friday’s 10-0 win for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal matchup over Korea, Soto perfectly executed a swim move maneuver to slide past the catcher at home plate.
The Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic team sure knows how to enjoy itself. The D.R. also knows how to make sure each member of the team is given a properly hard time, when it's called for, and that doesn't exclude superstars like Juan Soto.
Following the Dominican Republic’s win over Korea in the World Baseball Classic, manager Albert Pujols highlighted Juan Soto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as major threats for Team USA.
The party was on after Juan Soto drilled a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth during an exhibition game between the Dominican Republic and the Detroit Tigers. The two-run blast to right field by the Mets’star broke a 4-4 tie as the Dominican Republic defeated the Tigers 12-4 in the World Baseball Classic tune-up game on Tuesday night in Santo Domingo.
The Dominican Republic's loaded lineup mashed again in Wednesday night's win over Venezuela, and will next meet Korea in the quarterfinals.
Team Dominican Republic are heading into the 2026 World Baseball Classic quarterfinals after winning four consecutive pool games. They are up against Team Korea in Quarterfinal 1 on Friday.
Juan Soto was asked about his favorite teams, and those 2024 New York Yankees were at the top of his list.