On the 15th (hereinafter Korean time), the World Baseball Classic (WBC), which set up a camp in Tucson, Arizona, USA, among the 15 pitchers for the Korean national team, the starting agents were Koh Young-pyo, Sohn Joon-jun (above KT), Won Tae-in (Samsung ), Kim Won-joong, Park Se-woong (Lee Sang Lotte), Kwak Bin (Doosan), Kim Gwang-hyeon (SSG), Kim Yun-sik (LG), Yang Hyeon-jong Lee Eui-ri (Lee KIA), and Koo Chang-mo (NC).
Some say that if they make it to the finals, they chose too many starting pitchers for a short-term tournament that will play seven games, but about half of them will have bullpen positions. In fact, there are about 4 to 5 pitchers who are highly likely to start, including Kim Gwang-hyun, Yang Hyeon-jong, and Ko Young-pyo.
Anyway, the games Korea should focus on are the matches against Australia (March 9) and Japan (March 10) in the first round of Group B, and the games after the second round. The quarterfinals are scheduled for the 15th, the semifinals on the 20th, and the final on the 22nd.
This means that it is okay to operate a rotation of 2-3 top-class ace-level players. Eyes are bound to be on the shoulders of the two veteran duos, Kim Gwang-hyun and Yang Hyeon-jong, who are also experienced.
After his professional debut, Kim Gwang-hyun appeared in 16 games across 6 tournaments in his career, throwing 57⅔ innings and posting an average earned run average of 3.43. He contributed greatly to the 2008 Olympic gold medal in Beijing, the 2015 Premier 12 victory, and the 2019 Premier 12 runner-up. In the 2009 WBC, he was beaten with 10 hits and 9 runs in 3⅓ innings in 4 games, so this is the stage to restore the WBC honor.
Yang Hyeon-jong played 10 games in 5 tournaments and raised an ERA of 2.43 in 40⅔ innings. He was the main player in the 2010 Asian Games gold medal in Guangzhou, and also led the team to win the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. In the 2019 Premier 12, he played an active part in a one-two punch with Kim Gwang-hyun. Yang Hyeon-jong participated in the WBC in 2017, but he remembers starting against카지노사이트 Taiwan and giving up 5 hits, 6 strikeouts and 3 runs in 3 innings. He walked through the bottom of the first inning, striking out three, but gave up three runs in the second. Like Kwang-Hyun Kim, he is firmly pursuing this WBC.
From an objective point of view, it is likely that the two players will be responsible for the Group B matches against Australia and Japan, respectively, but we cannot rule out the possibility that coach Lee Kang-chul will pull out an unexpected card. As underhands, Koh Young-pyo or left-hander Koo Chang-mo and Lee Eui-ri can be put forward. All three players competed in one international competition after becoming pros.
Among them, attention is focused on the actions of Gu Chang-mo and Lee Eui-ri, who are expected to be the left-handed twins of the national team.
Chang-mo Koo participated in the 2017 Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) and played two games, giving up two hits and two runs in 1⅓ innings. He had no experience in international competitions because he was in the days before he emerged as the ace of NC.
On the other hand, Lee Eui-ri made an impressive pitch at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. He started in Game 2, giving up 5 runs on 9 hits in 10 total innings, striking out 18. In the first round against the Dominican Republic, he faced 18 batters in 5 innings, giving up 4 hits, 9 strikeouts and 3 runs.
Both showed off their ace qualities in the KBO League last year. Koo Chang-mo, who returned at the end of May after going through a long injury tunnel, successfully made a comeback by throwing 111⅔ innings in 19 games, posting 11 wins and 5 losses and an ERA of 2.10. He showed off a stable pitch, a fast ball that reached 150km, and a powerful slider and splitter. Eui-ri Lee appeared in 29 games and completed 154 innings, passing the regulation innings. 10 wins and 10 losses, an average ERA of 3.86.
It remains to be seen whether the two players will have a chance to start at this WBC, as it is coupled with the successful generational change of the national team.