The World Baseball Classic is just days away from beginning. It's pretty much the beginning of baseball for some fans out there. The action takes off Mar. 2 in most parts of the world. Check out the Korean team's roster and complete first-round schedule. Korea will be looking to go the distance as they are the 2009 runner-ups.
Korea has their roster set as they look to challenge the champions and once again make a run at the being tournament winners. Here's their entire roster.
Name |
No. |
CATCHERS |
|
Kabyong Jin |
20 |
Minho Kang |
47 |
INFIELDERS |
|
Jeong Choi |
14 |
Keunwoo Jeong |
8 |
Jungjo Kang |
16 |
Sangsu Kim |
7 |
Taekyun Kim |
52 |
Dae Ho Lee |
35 |
Seung Yuop Lee |
36 |
Sihyun Son |
13 |
OUTFIELDERS |
|
Junwoo Jeon |
9 |
Hyunsoo Kim |
50 |
Jin Young Lee |
35 |
Yongkyu Lee |
15 |
Ahseop Son |
31 |
PITCHERS |
|
Woochan Cha |
23 |
Won Jun Chang |
57 |
Taehyon Chong |
38 |
Wonsam Jang |
48 |
Kyung Eun Noh |
18 |
Seunghwan Oh |
21 |
Heesoo Park |
11 |
Jae Weong Seo |
26 |
Seunglak Son |
1 |
Seung Song |
91 |
Wonsang Yoo |
17 |
Hisang Yoon |
66 |
Sukmin Yoon 28 |
Are you interested in watching the games? Here's when you can watch these guys in action as they will surely challenge the opposition in the first round of the tournament.
Korea will play three games in Pool B as the team with the best record will advance out of the round robin.
Saturday, Mar. 2 @ 7:30 p.m./6:30 a.m. (Taiwan Local Time/ET) vs, Netherlands
Monday, Mar. 4 @ 6:30 p.m./5:30 a.m. (Taiwan Local Time/ET) vs. Australia
Tuesday, Mar. 5 @ 7:30 p.m./6:30 a.m. (Taiwan Local Time/ET) vs. Chinese Taipei
These will be games you will not want to miss. Korea is expected to perform despite possibly facing powerhouses like the Dominican Republic, United States and Venezuela. These three countries are always the favorites to win the tournament, however, Japan has walked out victorious in both of the first WBC's every played.
Check your local listings as the action will be televised by MLB Network.