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Two ex-MLB players amongst veterans left off Olympic baseball team as formative years takes over

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With six 20-anything overseas novices on the pitching staff by myself, the South Korean baseball team for the Tokyo Olympics could have a youthful flavor. And the nation might nonetheless put collectively a competitive team with veterans left off this time. country wide group manager Kim Kyung-moon unveiled his 24-man roster Wednesday at the Korea Baseball organization (KBO) headquarters in Seoul. Conspicuous by means of their absence have been two former foremost leaguers at the moment plying their change in the KBO: Choo Shin-soo of the SSG Landers and Oh Seung-hwan of the Samsung Lions. Choo, the 2018 American League All-big name for the Texas Rangers, is taking part in in his first KBO season. The 38-year-ancient has dazzling big league credentials. He had 218 home runs, 782 RBIs and 157 steals in 1,652 principal league video games for 4 clubs. No Asian-born participant has belted out extra homers in primary league historical past than Choo, who had seven 20-homer seasons there. And he is enjoying an outstanding first season for the Landers. via Tuesday, Choo turned into hitting .266/.424/.469 with 10 domestic runs, 31 RBIs and 13 steals in fifty two video games. he is third in the KBO with forty five walks and is the best participant with at the least 10 homers and 10 steals this 12 months. however Choo has spent lots of time because the designated hitter thus far, and Kim noted Choo's fitness was a priority too. &quot;i'm disenchanted that he might not be with us at the Olympics. it might had been wonderful to have him, but he has some elbow problems,&quot; the supervisor referred to at his press conference. &quot;We checked with him one last time and determined to leave him off.&quot; Kim delivered that if Choo had been to be the full-time DH on the Olympics, he'll overlap with the rising megastar Kang Baek-ho. The KT Wiz slugger, currently main the KBO with a .403 batting regular, was named the primary baseman, however Kim mentioned he will delivery out because the DH and could additionally play within the outfield. Oh, who pitched for 3 predominant league clubs from 2016 to 2019, leads the KBO with 20 saves this yr. but his peripheral numbers don't seem to be as potent as younger relievers who've fewer saves this 12 months, and the manager eventually went with a further complicated-throwing righty reliever in Go Woo-suk. The nearer for the LG Twins has a birth and demeanor which are paying homage to Oh's more youthful days, and has been lights out this 12 months with a 1.88 period and 17 saves in 26 appearances. &quot;We considered Oh Seung-hwan, however we decided Go Woo-suk has been pitching more desirable this yr,&quot; Kim observed. though simplest 22 himself, Go is never the youngest pitcher for South Korea. Kim made a surprise pick with the Kia Tigers southpaw Lee Eui-lee, who became 20 on Wednesday. Lee is also the only KBO rookie to make the team. he's an underwhelming 2-2 with a 4.50 era in 10 starts, but Kim stated he chose him for his appreciable upside. &quot;I don't know how lots he'll get to pitch on the Olympics, however he's someone who should still develop into our left-handed ace of the longer term,&quot; Kim mentioned. &quot;We consider he'll have a crucial position to play this yr.&quot; Cha Woo-chan, a 34-yr-ancient swingman for the LG Twins, is the simplest different lefty for Kim, who mentioned he would have favored at the least a different left-hander for Tokyo. A suit Koo Chang-mo would have been a no brainer alternative, but the NC Dinos ace has been combating arm problems for the previous two years. He was 9-0 with a 1.seventy four era in an damage-plagued 2020 season. Koo made a short return throughout the postseason but hasn't pitched yet in 2021. &quot;We agonized over pitchers more than every other place,&quot; Kim spoke of. &quot;we are going to have greater international tournaments arising subsequent yr and past, and it be hard to win games with out strong starting pitching. The bullpen can simplest accomplish that plenty, and we want greater starters.&quot; long gone are the times when South Korea might roll out the likes of Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Kwang-hyun, each of whom are at present starting in the majors and have been thus ineligible for the Olympics. manager Kim will must count on the likes of received Tae-in and Park Se-woong to tackle the mantle. gained, 21, has been a revelation for the Lions this yr, going 8-3 with a 2.51 era in eleven begins. Park, already in his seventh season with the Lotte Giants at 25, is three-three with a 3.88 era but has thrown certainly one of simply two comprehensive game shutouts within the KBO this season. &quot;it would be satisfactory if our starters can consume up loads of innings, however we may well be playing a lot of games in a short period of time,&quot; mentioned Kim, who hasn't yet settled on his rotation. &quot;we'll be using a lot of pitchers to share the load from video game to online game.&quot; (Yonhap)

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