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South Korea Announces Roster For 2009 World Baseball Classic

By admin on Tuesday, 24th February 2009 South Korea Announces Roster For 2009 World Baseball Classic thumbnail

SOUTH KOREA – The reigning Olympic champions from South Korea announced their 2009 World Baseball Classic roster on Monday.  Only seven members ? Son Min-han, Bong Jung-keun, Chong Tae-hyon, Oh Seung-hwan, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Jin-young and Lee Bum-ho ? out of 28 players named to this year’s squad competed in the inaugural WBC in 2006. played at the first WBC in 2006.

South Korean manager Kim In-sik scratched injured veteran shortstop Park Jin-man at the last minute due to a chronic sore shoulder. Lotte Giants shortstop Park Ki-hyuk was named the starter in place of the Park, who has been a member of the national team for nearly a decade.

2009 World Baseball Classic Roster – South Korea

CATCHERS
Park Kyung-oan and Kang Min-ho.

INFIELDERS
Lee Dae-ho, Park Ki-hyuk, Kim Tae-kyun, Jeong Keun-woo, Choi Jeong, Ko Young-min, Lee Bum-ho.

OUTFIELDERS
Lee Jong-wook, Kim Hyun-soo, Lee Yong-kyu, Lee Jin-young, Lee Taek-keun, Choo Shin-soo.

PITCHERS
Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Kwang-hyun, Lee Seung-ho, Chong Tae-hyon, Bong Jong-keun, Son Min-han, Yoon Suk-min, Jong Hyun-wook, Oh Seung-hwan, Jang Won-sam, Hwang Doo-sung.

Photo courtesy of taicomp.blogspot.com

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