Veteran pitchers to join nat'l team training camp for World Baseball Classic

Two seasoned veteran pitchers have made the Korean national baseball team's training camp roster ahead of next year's World Baseball Classic (WBC). The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) unveiled the 29-man training roster Wednesday, with manager Ryu Ji-hyun set to run camp in Saipan in the western Pacific Ocean from Jan. 9 to 21. Ryu Hyun-jin, the 38-year-old starter for the Hanwha Eagles, and Noh Kyung-eun, the 41-year-old reliever for the SSG Landers, are among 16 pitchers. The camp will also feature 13 position players, including KT Wiz outfielder Ahn Hyun-min, the 2025 Rookie of the Year, and Kia Tigers infielder Kim Do-yeong, the 2024 KBO MVP. After Korea played four exhibition games last month, two each against the Czech Republic and Japan, with a youthful squad, manager Ryu spoke about needing some veteran presence on the pitching staff. Ryu Hyun-jin, a former major league All-Star, went 9-7 with a 3.23 ERA this year, ranking ninth in ERA among pitchers who threw at least 120 innings. Ryu represented Korea at the 2006 Asian Games, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2009 WBC and the 201Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times