Director Ryu Joong-il who finished Premier 12"It is regrettable that there were few opportunities to discover Kim Do-young and use Park Young-hyun'
Nov 19, 2024
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Ryu Joong-il, head coach of the national baseball team, who returned home after the 2024 WBSC Premier 12 group B schedule, expressed his thoughts.
Ryu left Taipei, Taiwan, on the 19th and arrived at Incheon International Airport with the team. Coach Ryu, who met with reporters, said "The pitchers had a hard time in this tournament. It is a competition that has gained a lot and lost a lot. I think we need to prepare well for the next tournament."
South Korea, which had difficulty before the call-up due to injuries to starters and key players, aimed to go to the Super Round of this tournament. However, in the first round of the group stage, starter Ko Young-pyo collapsed in two innings, caught by the home team Taiwan, and lost to Japan, which faced Cuba, for the second time. It beat the Dominican Republic 0-6 and won the final match against Australia, but ended the tournament in third place with 3 wins and 2 losses, falling behind Japan (5 wins) and Taiwan (4 wins and 1 loss).
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Ryu said, `We found young players to improve their skills, pitchers, especially players like Kim Do-young"It revealed the income. As for the complementary points, he said, `As I always said, I think we need to make the starting pitchers stronger.' He also targeted pitchers he had never seen before. It was worth trying because the middle pitchers did well, but I felt a bit sorry that I couldn't use players like Park Young-hyun because I gave them a score in the beginning."
The national team now focuses on 2026 WBC. The year 2025 is a hiatus for international competitions. Various measures are being discussed to strengthen the national team. Ryu said, `I think we should hold international competitions before the season or play a lot of interactive games with many foreign players.'
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