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KBO is pushing to join a Korean major leaguer at the World Baseball Classic next year, and Korean players Dane Dunning of Texas and Tommy Edman of St.
This is reporter Bae Jung-hoon.
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Among the six Korean players the KBO is currently considering for signing, the most notable faces are Texas starting pitcher Dane Dunning and last year's National League second baseman Gold Glove winner Tommy Edman of St. Louis.
As a result of SBS coverage, both players, whose mothers are Korean, expressed their desire to participate in the Korean national team in the WBC.
[Dunning/Texas Pitcher (28 years old): Of course I want to participate.
If the club allows and there is an opportunity, I will definitely join (with the Korean national team).]
Dunning, who has been playing as a built-in starter since 2020 and has recorded an ERA of 4.31 with 8 wins and 11 losses, played with Yang Hyun-jong last year and became more interested in Korea. .
[Dunning/Texas Pitcher (28 years old): My mother tried to send me to a Korean school, but I couldn't.
I am regretting it now.
(If you are selected as the Korean representative) Your mother will be very proud and your Korean family will also be delighted.]
For the past two years, I ate in St. Louis with Kim Kwang-hyun, and 27-year-old Edman, whose Korean name is 'Hyun-soo', is in the big league. He is an infielder with outstanding defensive power over 4 seasons with 30 home runs and batting average of 2-1.
When the two players join, it will be the first case for a Korean major leaguer to wear the Taegeuk mark, and it is expected to play a major role in restoring the honor of Korean baseball, which suffered the disgrace of being eliminated in the first round in 2013 and 2017.
(Video editing: Woo-Jeong Woo)