Defending champions Korea announce Premier12 roster

Manager Kyungmoon Kim named the Premier12 28-man roster of the defending champions Korea.
“Now that I’ve named these 28 players, I’d rather not talk about who was on the bubble or which position I was worried about the most,” Kim said at a press conference at KBO headquarters in Seoul. “I’ll trust my team. I believe they’re all great players.”

All the players on the roster perform in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), the top domestic professional league. It includes two-time KBO MVP Park Byungho, the 2019 home run king with 33, the 2019 batting champion Yang Euiji (.354 batting average and .438 on-base percentage) and left-hander Yang Hyeonjong, the pitcher with the best Earned Run Average (2.29). Kim Kwanghyun, another lefthander, was a member of the team that won an Olympic gold medal in 2008. He enjoyed a 17-win season in 2019.

The full 28-man roster:

PITCHERS (13) Cha Woochan (LG Twins), Yang Hyeonjong (Kia Tigers), Kim Kwanghyun, Ha JaeHoon, Park Jonghun (SK Wyverns), Moon Kyeongchan (Kia Tigers), Han Hyunhee, Cho Sangwoo (Kiwoom Heroes), Ham Deokju (Doosan Bears), Koo Changmo (NC Dinos), Lee Youngha (Doosan Bears), Go Woosuk (LG Twins), Won Jonghyan (NC Dinos)

CATCHERS (2) Yang Euiji (NC Dinos), Park Seihyok (Doosan Bears)

INFIELDERS (7) Kim Sangsu (Samsung Lions), Hur Kyoungmin (Doosan Bears), Kim Ha Seong (Kiwoom Heroes), Park Min Woo (NC Dinos), Hwang Jaegyun (KT Wiz), Choi Jeong (SK Wyverns), Park Byungho (Kiwoom Heroes)

OUTFIELDERS (6) Park Kunwoo (Doosan Bears), Lee Jung-Hoo (Kiwoom Heroes), Kang Baekho (KT Wiz), Kim Hyunsoo (LG Twins), Kim Jaehwan (Doosan Bears), Min Byunghun (Lotte Giants)

Kyungmoon Kim will have six coaches in his staff: Minchul Jung, Jong Yeol Lee, Won Ho Choi, Jongkook Kim, Kabyong Jin, Jae Hyun Kim.

World number 3 Korea will compete in group C on home soil in Seoul. The other three teams are World number 5 Cuba, number 10 Canada and number 7 Australia.

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