‘AG Gold’ coach Ryu Joong-il will also lead APBC’s national team, roster announced today
Ryu Jung-il, head coach of the South Korean men’s baseball team at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, is interviewed after returning home from Incheon International Airport on Monday.
Ryu Jung-il, who led the Korean baseball team to gold at the Asian Games, will lead the team at the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) next month.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on Nov. 18 that it has named Ryu Jung-il as the head coach of the national team for the APBC 2023, which will be held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan from Nov. 16 to 19.
Ryu led a team comprised mostly of prospects in their fourth year or younger to gold at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games this month.
The gold medal was the team’s fourth consecutive Asian Games title, 카지노사이트랭크 and Ryu led the team to its second gold medal after the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
With the success of the national team’s generational transition, Liu will continue to lead the team through the APBC.
The APBC is in its second year since 2017, with competition rules limiting athletes to those under the age of 24 or in their third year of professional competition.
The KBO also saw fit to have Ryu take the helm in terms of continuity following the Asian Games.
The 26-man roster for the APBC will be announced at an official press conference on April 24 in Tokyo, Japan. Liu will be joined by the head coaches of all four countries participating in the tournament – Japan, Taiwan, and Australia.
The team will convene on the 5th of next month and will train domestically before departing for Japan on November 14th.
The composition of the coaching staff to assist Ryu will also be announced soon.
Meanwhile, after the conclusion of the APBC 2023, the KBO and the Power Enhancement Committee will begin considering the appointment of a full-time head coach to lead the national team in future international tournaments, including the 2024 Premier 12 and the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC). 섯다
