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Choo Shin-soo's remarks about the selection of the World Baseball Classic representative became a big controversy.
National team coach Lee Kang-cheol nailed it as 'the current player composition is ideal'.
This is reporter Yoo Byung-min.
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Recently, Choo Shin-soo appeared on a Korean radio show in the US and raised several issues regarding the selection of the representative.
He also raised controversy by opposing the selection of veterans such as Kim Gwang-hyeon, Yang Hyeon-jong, and Kim Hyun-soo.
Coach Lee Kang-cheol, who left for the United States today (27th) for off-season training for his team KT and the WBC national team, emphasized that the current player composition is the best while respecting Choo Shin-soo's opinion.
[Lee Kang-cheol/WBC national team coach: I think there are a lot of young players on the pitcher side.
Regarding the player composition, I think it is very ideal.]
Kim Gwang-hyun and Yang Hyeon-jong are indispensable players, and they reaffirmed their plan to put them in the middle of the game.
[Lee Kang-cheol/WBC national team coach: Shouldn't veteran players still do it when it's important?
Yang Hyeon-jong and Kim Kwang-hyun were thought we had to pick.]
It is a situation where big leaguers such as Kim Ha-seong and Tommy Edman play their team demonstration game and join in early March right before the tournament, but coach Lee is not worried.
[Lee Kang-chul/WBC national team manager: (Major League) Since we came in after an exhibition game, I could hit a fast ball and come in, so I think it's okay in that respect.]
Coach Lee Kang-cheol led the camp of his team KT from the 1st of next month. From the 14th, he will digest the busy schedule of directing the WBC national team at the same place.
(Video coverage: Jang Woon-seok, video editing: Woo Ki-jeong, video source: DKTV: DKNET official channel)