Five former directors...Ryu Ji Hyun-ho's WBC coaching team has been confirmed.

Mar 21, 2025

Five former directors...Ryu Ji Hyun-ho's WBC coaching team has been confirmed.
Ryu Ji-hyun, the national baseball team coach, left for Taiwan through Incheon International Airport on the 20th to analyze the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) power. Director Ryu Ji-hyun is interviewing before leaving the country. Incheon Airport = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.02.20/



"The focus was on maintaining a sense of realism, strengthening analysis of power, and communication skills with athletes."

KBO announced on the 21st that the list of national team coaching staff to assist coach Ryu Ji-hyun has been confirmed at the 2026 WBC held in March 2026.

Former NC manager Kang In-kwon will be the head and battery coach, while former SSG coach Kim Won-hyung and former NC coach Lee Dong-wook will join as pitcher and defense coaches, respectively. Choi Won-ho, a former Hanwha manager, and current SBS SPORTS commentator, was selected as a QC coach.




As an active coach belonging to the club, Samsung's hitting coach Lee Jin-young will be the hitting coach, and Hanwha's operation coach Kim Jae-gul will be the operation and base running coach.

Head coach Ryu Ji-hyun and coach Kang In-kwon, Kim Won-hyung, Lee Dong-wook, and Choi Won-ho have all served as KBO League head coaches.

KBO explained that `We have formed the national team coaching staff with heavy figures and active coaches who have been the team's manager until recently, focusing on maintaining the sense of realism of the coaching staff, strengthening power analysis, and communication skills with players.'




During the season, the national team's coaching staff will observe major domestic and foreign games, including the KBO League, and will continue to focus on identifying domestic players and analyzing overseas league power, as well as establishing strategies through regular meetings.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

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