Turn the U.S. upside down its cold assessment of South Korea

Given that Japanese professional baseball players do not participate in the Asian Games, and APBC is an age-restricted competition, there was a justification for the existence of a "fostering national team." However, the KBO plans to form a "fostering national team" rather than a "KBO dream team" at this year's Premier 12. It seems that the team is aiming for success in bigger competitions through generational change. The competitions targeted here are the 2026 WBC and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Detailed schedule for the 2026 WBC has been set. The WBC Organizing Committee announced the composition and game schedule of the full round (group league) on Sunday night (Korea time). Korea was in Group C with Japan, Australia and the Czech Republic. A total of five countries, including the teams that will join after the preliminary round, will compete for two tickets to the second round.

Korea will play a match against the Czech Republic on March 5, take a day off, and meet Japan on March 7. Korea will face a team that passed the preliminary round on March 8, and conclude its group league match against Australia on September 9. As Korea has a day off ahead of the match against Japan, it has an advantage in managing the number of pitches it can take. Japan will meet a team that passed the preliminary round on March 6, and play a match against Japan on June 7.

BY: 메이저놀이터