Baseball fans bemoan Korean batter Baek-ho Kang's base running boner vs Australia: "Jurickson Profar moment"

Australia and Korea kicked off their World Baseball Classic campaigns with a closely contested Pool B game. Both teams relied on big three-run swings to compile their total.

Trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the 7th inning with one out on the board, Korean batter Baek-ho Kang apparently completed a double that put him in scoring position. The KT Wiz left-fielder, however, celebrated overzealously and stepped off the base, allowing Australia's Robbie Glendinning to apply the tag.

Baseball Twitter had a field day reacting to Kang's crucial mistake, rekindling memories of similar brain-fades by Jurickson Profar and Josh Donaldson.

Kang's mistake proved to be costly for Korea

World Baseball Classic Pool B: Australia v Korea

The next batter singled out, ending Korea's rally. Australia then proceeded to add insurance runs in the 8th. The game reached an exciting conclusion after Korea pulled within one of Australia in the bottom of the eighth. Despite the tension, Australia held on to deliver the first big upset of the World Baseball Classic 2023.