After a Minor League playing career as a middle infielder in the USA, Subero started his coaching tenure in 2001 and has been in the Major Leagues for the last three seasons. He also won the Venezuelan Winter League title with the Caracas Leones

Hong’s appointment marks the first CPBL-CTBA joint decision since their landmark partnership agreement was announced in January.

The league has sanctioned a four-team championship since 2008. The Dragons had been in business from 1989 to 1999. To re-join CPBL they will have to invest over 18 million US$

The legendary slugger, who during his playing career was nicknamed The Lion King, accepted the role from WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. Exclusive interview

The WBSC Premier12 Group C opening round will be played from 6-8 November at the 16,813-seat Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and feature defending Premier12 and Olympic Champion world No. 3 Korea, No. 5 Cuba, No. 7 Australia and No. 10 Canada.

The WBSC and Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) — the nation’s premier professional sports league and host of Group C of the Premier12® — will reveal the group’s game schedule and Ambassador.

The electric video captures some of the most iconic moments and biggest plays of the inaugural Premier12 in 2015.

WBSC unveiled the game schedules for Groups A and B of the 2019 WBSC Premier12® and released the official promotional video for the year’s biggest international baseball event and qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Members of the media and fans worldwide can watch the 2019 WBSC Premier12 press conference live from Taichung on Friday, 12 April, via the official WBSC YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/wbsc.

The game schedule, official promotional video and trophy for the major international baseball tournament and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifier, II WBSC Premier12® 2019, will be unveiled to members of the media at press conferences on 12 April in Taichung, Chinese Taipei, and 15 April in Seoul, Korea.