Coach Lee Kang-cheol, who was in charge of the Korean WBC (World Baseball Classic) national team, announced the final entry on the 4th and said that he wanted to actively employ young players, but he had to select proven veterans for the goal of performance.

He confessed that he had a desire to select more players classified as promising players for a generational change, but it was not easy in reality. Even so, he found his own compromise by selecting four fresh pitchers in the 2000s. The players included here are Kim Yoon-sik (LG), Won Tae-in (Samsung), born in 2000, So-jun So (kt), born in 2001, and Lee Eui-ri (KIA), the youngest born in 2002.

Won Tae-in and Lee Eui-ri have already accumulated international competition experience as national representatives for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. Won Tae-in appeared in four games, including one start, and Lee Eui-ri started two times and was responsible for the most 10 innings in the national team. The justification for joining Lee Kang-cheol was clear in that the two players continued their international competition experience and achieved results in the KBO League last year.

Joon Sohn made a justification for his sexuality. As he fell into the second year jinx in 2021, his performance was poor compared to his debut season, but he managed to rebound last year. He also filled the regulation innings for the first time after his debut, and the average ERA also left 3.05, third among domestic players.

Compared to these three, Kim Yun-sik’s selection may seem surprising. Kim Yun-shik recorded an average ERA of 3.31 with 8 wins and 5 losses in 23 games and 114⅓ innings this year. Although he made a strong impression in the second half, he was behind in accumulation compared to the aforementioned three. In addition to Kim Yun-sik, his team, LG, has 5 national representatives. It might not have been easy for Kim Yun-sik to participate if there was a team distribution.

Nevertheless, the technical committee chose Kim Yun-shik. It was not an issue decided at the last minute of the final entry decision, but it was already a strong player to participate. Head coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop, who was the technical chairman of the national team before taking office as the LG command tower, was able to say, “I thought 6 people would go.”

From the announcement of the 50-person interest list in November of last year, Ko Woo-seok, who ranked first in saves, Woo-young Jung, who was ranked No. 1 in holds, Kim Hyun-soo, a proven international hitter, Park Hae-min, the league’s best center fielder, and Oh Ji-hwan, a Golden Glove shortstop, were either confirmed or influential 온라인카지노. Not only that, but even at the time coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop compressed the national team list, Kim Yun-sik was already more than a player to keep an eye on.

As expectations for this season were high, there were concerns that joining the national team would adversely affect the regular season. Still, coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “I think it’s good to spend actively,” and expected Kim Yun-shik to grow through international competitions.