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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