The Korean national baseball team convened on the 23rd and held its first training session at Gocheok Sky Dome. After the training, coach Ryu Joong-il told reporters, “I will definitely win a gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. I want to repay the people’s support,” he said.
A lot happened before the call-up. This is because the national team roster has been revised. On the 21st, left-handed pitcher Koo Chang-mo (26, NC Dinos) and national team-based center fielder Lee Jung-hoo (25, Kiwoom Heroes) were excluded from the list, and outfielder Kim Sung-yoon (24, Samsung Lions) and left-handed pitcher Kim Young-kyu (23, NC) were selected. Koo Chang-mo is recovering from an injury, but it was difficult to expect normal performance, and Lee Jung-hoo is rehabilitating from ankle surgery.
The KBO Power Enhancement Committee said, “We have confirmed the replacement of two players who are in the recovery stage from injury or injury, but are deemed difficult to show normal performance during the tournament.” and explained the reason for excluding Koo Chang-mo and Lee Jung-hoo from the Asian Games list. These were all convincing reasons for replacement. 사설 토토사이트
There were also additional replacements. The KBO’s Power Enhancement Committee said, “If other national players believe their performance has deteriorated due to injuries, we will closely examine their physical conditions and replace them additionally,” adding that another dropout could occur among the 24 national team players, and in fact excluded Lee Eui-ri from the national team on the 22nd. This is because Lee Eui-ri is recovering from a finger injury, but it is difficult to show his best performance during the tournament.
Lee Eui-ri suffered from poor control in the match against Hanwha in Daejeon on the 21st, and he was substituted early after recording two hits, three outs and five runs (four earned runs) and striking out three in one ⅓ inning. He was sluggish in front of coach Ryu Joong-il, and eventually was eliminated from the national team.
However, “lack” cannot be a reason for replacement. Lee Eui-ri has already fully recovered from his injury, and is preparing for his next appearance. There is absolutely no problem with my physical condition. However, KBO’s view was different from that of the players. Lee Eui-ri judged that it was difficult to maintain his normal condition at the Asian Games in the aftermath of the injury.
Ahead of the training, head coach Ryu Joong-il said, “Lee Eui-ri decided to replace him a day before the call-up. I feel sorry for being eliminated at the end. I got a blister on my finger about 15 days ago. The responsible trainer kept checking. A week later, the image of the finger, I saw it in Daejeon on the day I started on the 21st. He came out after less than two innings with a blister before throwing, and later checked his physical condition. Lee Eui-ri, the nation’s top left-handed pitcher, but in my eyes, I wondered whether he could record more than 70 to 80 pitches as a starting pitcher with this blister condition. “I decided to replace him because I thought he couldn’t throw more than 80 pitches because he was a starting pitcher,” he said, explaining why he excluded Lee from the entry after much consideration.
The pitcher was missing, but the reason for selecting outfielder Yoon Dong-hee was that “there were 12 pitchers. There was a group of candidates to replace one. With only three outfielders, he thought of using infielders such as Kim Hye-sung and Kang Baek-ho as outfielders. But Yoon Dong-hee’s score was the best. So I picked Yoon Dong-hee,” he said. Meanwhile, the national team, led by head coach Ryu Joong-il, will start its first training on the 23rd and travel to Hangzhou on the 28th to try to win four consecutive championships.
