'5th place is eliminated' South Korea is wiped out in its individual awards...Kim Hyun-soo, Hwang Jae-gyun, Lee Dae-ho → Lee Jung-hoo, Kim Ha-sung → 0 people
'5th place is eliminated' South Korea is wiped out in its individual awards...Kim Hyun-soo, Hwang Jae-gyun, Lee Dae-ho → Lee Jung-hoo, Kim Ha-sung → 0 people
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South Korea was also wiped out in the best team of the tournament.
The 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12 ended with Taiwan's victory on Monday. Taiwan took the top spot by creating a stir by beating Japan 4-0 in the final.
The Korean team failed to advance to the Super Round of the semifinals and was eliminated in the opening round of the group league. Korea, which is tied with Taiwan, Cuba, Japan, the Dominican Republic and Australia in Group B, lost to Taiwan and Japan, recording three wins and two losses to wrap up the tournament in the group league.
Among the countries that failed to make it to the Super League, Korea ranked fifth with the best group league performance, but the record was meaningless. It was a competition where I deeply realized that if the situation continues, the crisis in Korean baseball will continue.
The WBSC announced the best team for the event on its official social networking site on Wednesday. They were starting pitcher Rich Hill of the U.S., relay pitcher Odeiner Mosqueda of Venezuela, catcher Shogo Sakakura of Japan, first baseman Carlos Perez of Venezuela, second baseman Kozono Kaito of Japan, shortstop Didi Gregorius of the Netherlands, third baseman Matt Shaw of the U.S., outfielder Shota Morishita of Japan, Chen Jiehsuen of Taiwan, Chandler Simpson of the U.S., and designated hitter Ryan Ward of the U.S. who led Taiwan to victory. Chen also won the MVP award. 메이저사이트
The best team in the competition was another factor that made people aware of Korea's sluggish performance in this year's competition. Korea, which won the inaugural competition in 2015, produced Kim Hyun-soo, Hwang Jae-gyun, and Lee Dae-ho as the best team. Kim even acquired the MVP. When Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Ha-sung were named as the best team along with Shohei Ohtani when they were runner-up at the second competition in 2019. The MVP was Seiya Suzuki. However, he bowed his head as he failed to produce a single player on the best team as well as MVP in this competition.