Before South Korea played a win-or-go-home game against Australia at the World Baseball Classic on Monday, team captain Lee Jung-hoo gathered his teammates in a huddle for a pregame speech.

The meeting hardly seemed solemn, despite what was at stake for South Korea as it was seeking a trip to the quarterfinals.

A loss would have eliminated the team from knockout contention for the fourth consecutive WBC. A South Korea win would create a tiebreaking situation with Australia and Chinese Taipei, and South Kore

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