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"I'm sorry you didn't get on board with Lee Yi-ri AG...I hope you grow into a top lefty" Ryu Joong-il's 'call to arms'

"I saw his fingers right away."

The Korean National Baseball Team is in Daegu for the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) 2023. The center of attention is Lee Yi-ri (22-KIA). Ryu Jung-il (60), the national team's head coach, reflected on the situation at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. He also left a message of encouragement.

The APBC team, led by Ryu Joong-il, began training on June 6 at Daegu Samsung Lions Park. The final 26-man roster is missing LG's Jung Woo-young, Moon Bo-kyung, and KT's Park Young-hyun, who will be playing the Korean Series. KT's Kang Baek-ho is out due to injury.

NC's Kim Young-kyu, Kim Hyung-joon, and Kim Joo-won, who played in the playoffs until the 5th, will join the team a day later on the 7th. Instead, seven of the 20 reserve players were included in the training camp. They are Na Seung-yup (Lotte), Moon Hyun-bin (Hanwha) and Heo In-seo (Sangmu).

"It's different from the Asian Games. It's a tournament for young players to improve their skills. These players will play in the Premier 12 next year, and then the Asian Games, WBC (World Baseball Classic), and Olympics. They will gain confidence by playing in international competitions."

The roster is subject to change. "We'll see how it goes. I don't know how the Korean Series will end, but we'll wait and see. We might have some injuries in practice and training. We'll decide as late as possible. That's why I put the seven players on the reserve roster in training," he explained.

"It's important for LG and KT to play the Korean Series now. They're going to play a big role in the national team. We need them. We can't do without them," he laughed.

He praised the reserve system. "It's good for the coaching staff. It's easy. It's hard to change once you're there. We will continue to do this in the future. I talked to Heo Gu-yeon. If we need to make a change, we will do so after watching the training and seeing the players' physical condition." 보스토토 도메인

He also said, "The players on the reserve list can be given a chance. They can compete with each other. The players on the roster can work harder. It's a good way. It's not easy to wear the flag, but there's a lot to be gained," he emphasized.

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