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Taiwan's national baseball team has returned home from the World Baseball Classic group stage in Tokyo. The squad had an impressive run that fell just short of advancing to the next stage.
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00:00Taiwan's national baseball team has returned home after following just short of advancing at this year's World Baseball Classic in
00:07Tokyo.
00:08Fans gathered at the airport late Tuesday to welcome them back.
00:17Taiwan managed to win two games out of four in the tournament's group stage, putting it in a three-way
00:23tie with South Korea and Australia.
00:24But tiebreaker rules meant Korea took the final spot for the next round in Miami, alongside undefeated Japan.
00:31Though Taiwan did not move on, the team managed to beat South Korea for the first time in WBC history,
00:37an achievement that fans are celebrating.
00:47Taiwan also set a WBC record for the most steals in one game, eight in its match against the Czech
00:53Republic.
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