28 players confirmed through friendly match against Cuba on November 1st and 2nd
Won Tae-in and Koo Ja-wook leave Samsung due to injury
Rookies Kim Young-woong and Kim Ji-chan join training as scheduled.
Coach Ryu Joong-il is watching the training of the Korean national baseball team participating in the 2024 World Baseball Softball Council (WBSC) Premier 12. Yonhap News
All available resources have now been gathered. With players from the Samsung Lions and KIA Tigers, who played in the Korean Professional Baseball Series, joining, the Korean baseball team will play an evaluation match against Cuba and finalize its roster.
Korea will play two friendly matches against Cuba at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on November 1st and 2nd. Coach Ryu Joong-il, who leads the national team, announced that he would decide the final entry (28 players) to participate in the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12 through evaluation matches.
On the 30th, Samsung and KIA players joined, increasing the number of players training to 35. Samsung’s pitcher Won Tae-in, offensive core Koo Ja-wook, and LG Twins’ left-handed pitcher Son Ju-young were out due to injuries. Side arm Lee Kang-jun (executive director), who throws a fast ball, also withdrew due to elbow pain.
Training of the Korean national baseball team participating in the 2024 World Baseball Softball Council (WBSC) Premier 12. Yonhap News
The final entry envisioned by Manager Ryu is 14 pitchers, 2 catchers, and 12 fielders. Among them, the starting lineup was planned to consist of Won Tae-in, Ko Young-pyo, Eom Sang-baek (KT Wiz), Kwak Bin, and Choi Seung-yong (Doosan Bears). However, with Won Tae-in missing, Lim Chan-gyu (LG) was selected to fill the vacant position.
In addition, young key players from Samsung and KIA were added to the national team. At Samsung, fielders Kim Young-woong and Kim Ji-chan joined. In KIA, Kim Do-young, who performed best this season, fielder Choi Won-jun, catcher Han Jun-su, and bullpen pitchers Jeong Hae-young, Kwak Do-gyu, Jeon Sang-hyun, and Choi Ji-min joined the national team.
Premier12 is an international competition in which the top 12 countries in the WBSC rankings participate. Korea, in Group B, will play in Taiwan starting November 13. They face Taiwan on the 13th, Cuba on the 14th, Japan on the 15th, Dominican Republic on the 16th, and Australia on the 18th. Group A (Mexico, United States, Venezuela, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico) matches will be held in Mexico.
The top 1 and 2 teams from both groups will advance to the super round and compete for the crown at Tokyo Dome in Japan starting November 21. Korea won the first competition in 2015 and took second place in the second competition in 2019. The goal for this tournament is to advance to the semifinals.
2024-10-31 04:44:00