PH wins 5th title in East Asia Baseball Cup

The Philippines won its fifth straight title in the East Asia Baseball Cup as the men's baseball team defeated Hong Kong in the gold medal game, 9-2, on Sunday in Pampanga.

The win in the gold medal match capped the country's sweep of the tournament as it defeated Indonesia (13-1) and Singapore (15-0) in Group B of the first round, and Thailand (9-5) and Hong Kong (4-2) in the Super Round.

Thailand bagged the bronze medal after beating Singapore, 11-10, in the third place match.

The Philippines, currently ranked 27th in the world, won the four previous editions of the East Asia Cup in 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2023.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News