As soon as the Korean Series war is over, the national team players will be exhausted if they leave the Czech Republic without a break from the warm-up match?

Oct 14, 2025

Sportschosun DB

"The fatigue of players participating in the Korean Series is something to consider. So I picked 35 people."

The World Baseball Classic (WBC), which will be held in March next year, may be a very important competition for Korean baseball. The popularity of the KBO League is sky-high. If the national team performs well in line with that, it will be a 'golden prize addition'. However, the national team's performance in international competitions has not been good recently. Rival Japan is now becoming a difficult mountain to overcome, and even Taiwan, which was considered a step below, is always fighting hard. Now that I'm in a position to worry about the Australian match, I'm done talking.

Everyone in the baseball world knows that this WBC should be a turning point. Therefore, KBO is also fully supporting the national team, and coach Ryu Ji-hyun is also making every effort to prepare for the WBC.

So, it was prepared for consecutive warm-up matches against the Czech Republic and Japan in November. The national team will play two games first against the Czech national team at Gocheok Sky Dome on November 8-9. He will then leave for Japan and play two games against the Japanese national team at Tokyo Dome in Japan from November 15 to 16. Through this warm-up match, it is an opportunity for young and promising players to give them an experience they can't buy, and through the process, head coach Ryu is able to do the 'Okseok Cover' of players who can use their power immediately.

3rd semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung held at Daegu Lions Park on the 13th. Won Tae-in, who pitched well with one run until two outs in the top of the seventh inning, greets the stands as he comes down the mound. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.13/

The problem is that the schedule can be tight. According to the current plan, the Korean Series will end on November 2 when it reaches Game 7. If the semi-playoff between SSG Landers and Samsung Lions goes to Game 5, it will be pushed back one more day and end on the 3rd.

Of course, there is no guarantee that the Korean Series will go to Game 7, but in that case, time is too short until the match against the Czech Republic on the 8th. According to the national team's 35-member list, four teams that can advance to the Korean Series, LG Twins, Hanwha Eagles, and SSG and Samsung players were included. LG has a maximum of seven, Hanwha has six, and SSG and Samsung have five each.

It is a post-season game in which players risk their lives to play in the Korean Series, and it is very difficult for even young players to join the national team as soon as the war is over. In particular, Park Dong-won (LG), Choi Jae-hoon (Hanwha) and Cho Hyung-woo (SSG) were chosen for the catcher, and all three are likely to go to the Korean Series.

SSG and Samsung's second semi-PO match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. SSG Cho Byung-hyun and Cho Hyung-woo are having a conversation. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/

However, coach Ryu stressed that it is not something to worry about. Director Ryu said, `It's October and it's really raining a lot. Considering the situation that the Korean Series could go to Game 7 and that it could end later than scheduled due to rain again, we approached it as conservatively as possible. "So we selected the entry with 35 players." It takes into account the fatigue of team players who advance to the Korean Series. In the end, two teams will go up in the Korean Series. The players of the two teams explained that the two consecutive games against the Czech Republic are enough to play with the rest of the players without having to put them in too much effort.' In the case of the catcher mentioned above, in the end, one person cannot play in the Korean Series, so he or she can play the game against the Czech Republic mainly.

Director Ryu continued "What's really important is the match against Japan at Tokyo Dome. It's important to focus on those two games." As explained earlier, the match against Japan will be held on November 15-16, so players from the Korean Series can also play with sufficient recovery time.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.