Korea national baseball team

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The Korea national baseball team is the national team of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It has participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2000. Until 2000, the team was made up exclusively of amateur players. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, the team was comprised of players from the Korean Baseball Organization and Korean players from Nippon Professional Baseball.

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[edit] 2006 World Baseball Classic

The team playing in the 2006 World Baseball Classic also included Korean players from Major League Baseball. In the Classic, the team played in and won every game they played in Pool A. They advanced to round two, again winning all three games to secure a place in the semifinals. Upon reaching the semifinals, the South Korean government announced that it would waive for the players on the team the mandatory two-year military service required of all young Korean men. However, at the semifinals, the Korean team lost to Japan, whom they had beaten twice previously. This led to controversy over the regulations of the WBC concerning the fact that Korea had to face Japan three times and that it was Japan that was allowed to go to the finals, when it had four victories and three losses up to that point, two of those losses to Korea, while the Korean team, which had only one loss and had already beaten Japan twice, was eliminated from the finals.

[edit] Other 2006 Events

A look in the Korean dugout during the 2006 Intercontinental Cup
A look in the Korean dugout during the 2006 Intercontinental Cup

Despite starting off the 2006 Intercontinental Cup with a 10-0 mercy rule victory over the Philippines, the Koreans had a disappointing tournament, winning only two games in the round robin round and finishing seventh of eight teams.

The Koreans will look to perform better for the upcoming Asian Games which begin in late November.

[edit] 2006 World Baseball Classic roster

Manager

  • In-Sik Kim (김인식)

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

[edit] Olympic record

  • 1984 - Finished in 4th place (demonstration sport)
  • 1988 - Finished in 4th place (demonstration sport)
  • 1992 - Did not qualify
  • 1996 - Finished in 8th place
  • 2000 - Bronze medal winner
  • 2004 - Did not qualify
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