SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) —Following a disappointing early elimination from the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), it has now been confirmed that some members of the South Korean national baseball team were indeed under the influence of alcohol, as previously speculated. Among the players involved were starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun, as well as key [...]
URUMA, Japan, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – With less than a month to go before the first pitch is thrown, South Korea opened its training camp for the World Baseball Classic in Uruma, Okinawa. During the team’s ten-day training camp in Japan, it will play practice games against two Nippon Professional Baseball clubs – the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho, facing indictment over charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, was dropped from the national team for this year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Wednesday. Manager Kim In-sik made the decision after meeting with his coaches at the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) headquarters [...]