A good start. Kang Baek-ho (kt Wiz) and Choi Jeong (SSG Landers) drew an arch, and Park Byung-ho (kt Wiz) Kim Hyeon-soo (LG Twins) struck a timely hit. Koh Young-pyo faced 5 batters and showed good condition with 2 strikeouts, 1 hit and no runs.

The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) Korean national team held a 7-inning practice game for the first time with NC on the 17th, two days after the convocation. It’s like starting a real training right after a day’s training.

On this day, in a practice game held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona, wearing uniforms with “KOREA” written on them, the national team maintained a good hitting sense and scored 14 hits, including 2 first points by Kang Baek-ho and 1 point by Na Seong-beom. It exploded and defeated the NC 8-2.

On this day, the national team started with Lee Jung-hoo (Kiwoom Heroes, center fielder) in the leadoff, Oh Ji-hwan (LG, shortstop) –온라인카지노 Choi Jeong (SSG, third baseman) – Park Byung-ho (kt, designated hitter) – Kim Hyun-soo (LG, left fielder) – Na Seong-beom (KIA Right fielder) – Kang Baek-ho (kt, 1st baseman) – Lee Ji-young (catcher) – Kim Hye-seong (Kiwoom Lee, 2nd baseman) in order of batting order.

On the mound, Kwang-Hyun Kim (SSG Landers), Young-Pyo Ko (kt), Cheol-Won Jeong (Doosan Bears), Tae-In Won (Samsung Lions), Woo-Young Jung (LG), Eui-Ri Lee (KIA), and Woo-Seok Ko (LG) threw one inning each.

Kang Baek-ho, who was in the middle of the line, opened up.

At the end of the second inning, Kang Baek-ho drew a final two-run arch against Song Myeong-ki in the first base created by Kim Hyun-soo hitting a heavy hit. Afterwards, at the end of the 3rd inning, Choi Jeong left-wol solo shot and Na Seong-beom’s right-handed hit scored 2 points, and at the end of the 4th inning Oh Ji-hwan’s sacrifice fly to the left fielder scored 1 RBI, Park Byeong-ho and Kim Hyun-soo’s consecutive 1 RBI and timely hit scored 7 points. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Park Hae-min (LG) scored the last 8 points with a timely hit.

Lee Jung-hoo, who showed the greatest interest from MLB scouts and Japanese media, was hitless in two at-bats.

On the mound, regardless of the out count, it was carried out in a way that 20 to 25 pitches were filled per pitcher.

In the midst of this, Koh Young-pyo stood out, contrary to manager Lee Kang-cheol’s concerns, saying, “Pitchers will take some time compared to batters.”

Ko Young-pyo, who followed Kim Gwang-hyun in the second inning, gave a heavy hit to leader Kim Joo-won, but caught Seo Ho-cheol’s ground ball and made a 1-4-3 double play, quickly raising two out counts. Afterwards, after striking out Oh Jang-han on a swing, he faced two more batters as the pitcher fell short of the 20 to 25 he had originally digested. In the end, he faced 5 batters in 1 inning and set a record of 1 hit, 2 strikeouts, no runs, and 5 out counts.

The national team will take a day off on the 18th, continue training from the 19th with a three-day training, one-day rest pattern, and will have practice matches with the KIA Tigers on the 20th, kt on the 23rd and 25th, and LG Twins on the 27th.

Meanwhile, before the evaluation, scouts from MLB clubs such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox drew attention by paying keen attention to Lee’s every move.