South Korea national baseball team

South Korea national baseball team
Information
CountrySouth Korea South Korea
FederationKorea Baseball Softball Association
ConfederationBaseball Federation of Asia
ManagerSouth Korea Lee Kang-chul (2022–present)
CaptainHyun-soo Kim
WBSC ranking
Current 4 Steady (18 December 2023)
Highest2 (first in August 2021)
Lowest8 (first in December 2014)
Uniforms
South Korea's national baseball uniform
World Baseball Classic
Appearances5 (first in 2006)
Best resultSilver 2nd (2009)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1996)
Best result Gold: 1 - 2008
WBSC Premier12
Appearances1 (first in 2015)
Best result 1st (1 time, in 2015)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1976)
Best result 1st (1982)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1975)
Best result 1st (1977)
Asian Games
Appearances7 (first in 1994)
Best result 1st (5: 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018) 2023)
Asian Championship
Appearances27 (first in 1954)
Best result 1st (8: 1963, 1971, 1975, 1983, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2015)

The South Korean national baseball team (Korean: 대한민국 야구 국가대표팀), also known as the Blue Wave (Korean: 푸른물결), is the national baseball team of South Korea. It has participated in every edition of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), reaching the finals in 2009, and won the WBSC Premier12 in 2015. South Korea also hosted and won the Baseball World Cup in 1982, and has participated in several Summer Olympic Games (winning gold over Cuba in 2008).

Currently, South Korean baseball is ranked fiftth in the WBSC World Rankings. South Korea's main rival is Japan, which it has met in several WBC, Olympic, and Asian Baseball Championship games.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

 Win  Lose  Void or postponed  Fixture

2019

Asian Championship GS October 14 South Korea  4–5 (F/10)  China Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 200
Asian Championship GS October 15 Pakistan  1–12 (F/7)  South Korea Douliu Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 350
Asian Championship GS October 16 Philippines  2–12 (F/7)  South Korea Douliu Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 166
Asian Championship SR October 18 South Korea  1–7  Chinese Taipei Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
18:30 NST Boxscore Attendance: 1,250
Asian Championship SR October 19 South Korea  3–11  Japan Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 362
Asian Championship 3rd October 20 South Korea  6–8  China Taichung Stadium, Taiwan
12:00 NST Boxscore Attendance: 0
WBSC Premier12 GS November 6 Australia  0–5  South Korea Gocheok Dome, South Korea
19:00 KST Boxscore Attendance: 5,899
WBSC Premier12 GS November 7 South Korea  3–1  Canada Gocheok Dome, South Korea
19:00 KST Boxscore Attendance: 6,000
WBSC Premier12 GS November 8 Cuba  0–7  South Korea Gocheok Dome, South Korea
19:00 KST Boxscore Attendance: 13,600
WBSC Premier12 SR November 11 United States  1–5  South Korea Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT Boxscore Attendance: 3,012
WBSC Premier12 SR November 12 Chinese Taipei  7–0  South Korea ZOZO Marine Stadium, Japan
19:00 JT Boxscore Attendance: 4,056
WBSC Premier12 SR November 15 Mexico  3–7  South Korea Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT Boxscore Attendance: 5,121
WBSC Premier12 SR November 16 South Korea  8–10  Japan Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT Boxscore Attendance: 44,224
WBSC Premier12 F November 17 South Korea  3–5  Japan Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT Boxscore Attendance: 44,960

2021

Summer Olympics GS July 29 Israel  5–6 (F/10)  South Korea Yokohama Stadium, Japan
19:00 JT LP: Jeremy Bleich
HR: Ian Kinsler (1), Ryan Lavarnway (2)
Boxscore WP: Oh Seung-hwan
HR: Oh Ji-hwan (1), Lee Jung-hoo (1), Hyun-soo Kim (1)
Attendance: 0
Summer Olympics GS July 31 South Korea  2–4  United States Yokohama Stadium, Japan
19:00 JT LP: Ko Young-pyo
Boxscore WP: Nick Martinez
Sv: David Robertson
HR: Triston Casas (1), Nick Allen (1)
Attendance: 0
Summer Olympics R1 August 1 Dominican Republic  3–4  South Korea Yokohama Stadium, Japan
19:00 JT LP: Luis Felipe Castillo
HR: Juan Francisco (1)
Boxscore WP: Oh Seung-hwan
Attendance: 0
Summer Olympics R2 August 2 Israel  1–11 (F/7)  South Korea Yokohama Stadium, Japan
12:00 JT LP: Joey Wagman
Boxscore WP: Cho Sang-woo
HR: Oh Ji-hwan (2), Hyun-soo Kim (2)
Attendance: 0
Summer Olympics SF August 4 South Korea  2–5  Japan Yokohama Stadium, Japan
19:00 JT LP: Go Woo-suk
Boxscore WP: Hiromi Itoh
Sv: Ryoji Kuribayashi (2)
Attendance: 0
Summer Olympics SFR August 5 South Korea  2–7  United States Yokohama Stadium, Japan
19:00 JT LP: Lee Eui-lee
Boxscore WP: Ryder Ryan
HR: Jamie Westbrook
Attendance: 0
Summer Olympics 3rd August 7 Dominican Republic  10–6  South Korea Yokohama Stadium, Japan
12:00 JT WP: Cristopher Mercedes
Sv: Jumbo Díaz (1)
HR: Juan Francisco (2), Julio Rodríguez (1), Johan Mieses (2)
Boxscore LP: Oh Seung-hwan
HR: Hyun-soo Kim (3)
Attendance: 0

2023

World Baseball Classic GS March 9 Australia  8–7  South Korea Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JT WP: Jon Kennedy (1–0)
Sv: Josh Guyer (1)
HR: Tim Kennelly (1), Robbie Glendinning (1), Robbie Perkins (1)
Boxscore LP: Kim Won-jung (0–1)
HR: Yang Eui-ji (1)
Umpires: HP – Ramon De Jesus, 1B – Fabrizio Fabrizzi, 2B – Adam Hamari, 3B – Chan-Jung Chang
World Baseball Classic GS March 10 South Korea  4–13  Japan Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT LP: Kwang-hyun Kim (0–1)
HR: Yang Eui-ji (2), Park Kun-woo (1)
Boxscore WP: Yu Darvish (1–0)
HR: Kensuke Kondo (1)
Attendance: 41,629
Umpires: HP: Laz Díaz, 1B: Stu Scheurwater, 2B: Delfin Colon, 3B: Cuti Suárez
World Baseball Classic GS March 12 Czech Republic  3–7  South Korea Tokyo Dome, Japan
12:00 JT LP: Lukas Ercoli (0–1)
Boxscore WP: Park Se-woong (1–0)
Sv: Lee Yong-chan (1)
HR: Ha-seong Kim (2)
Umpires: HP – Delfin Colon, 1B – Laz Diaz, 2B – Fabrizio Fabrizzi, 3B – Ben May
World Baseball Classic GS March 13 South Korea  22–2 (F/5)  China Tokyo Dome, Japan
19:00 JT WP: Hyeong Jun So (1–0)
HR: Park Kun-woo (2), Ha-seong Kim (3)
Boxscore LP: Alan Carter (0–1)
Attendance: 14,142
Umpires: HP – Stu Scheurwater, 1B – Adam Hamari, 2B – Chan-Jung Chang, 3B – Cuti Suarez

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
Japan United States 2006 Semifinal Bronze 3rd 6 1 26 14 No qualifiers held
Japan United States 2009 Final Silver 2nd 6 3 53 30 No qualifiers held
Taiwan 2013 Round 1 9th 2 1 9 7 Automatically qualified
South Korea 2017 Round 1 10th 1 2 12 15 Automatically qualified
Japan 2023 Round 1 9th 2 2 40 26 Automatically qualified
Total Best: Runners-up 5/5 17 9 140 92 - - - -

2006 World Baseball Classic

The South Korean team playing in the 2006 World Baseball Classic included not just South Korean players based in South Korea, but South Korean players in the U.S. 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 South Korean men. However, at the semifinals, the South 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 South 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 South Korea, while the South Korean team, which had only one loss and had already beaten Japan twice, was eliminated from the finals.

2009 World Baseball Classic

South Korea competed in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, playing the first round in Pool A in Tokyo. South Korea opened the tournament with a 7–0 rout of Chinese Taipei. South Korea then lost to Japan in a 14–2 contest shortened to 7 innings by the WBC's early termination rule. In its third game, South Korea soundly defeated China 14–0 in a similarly shortened contest, securing advancement to the second round and ousting China from the tournament. South Korea won the final Pool A game by a 1–0 win over Japan in order to advance as the Pool A winner. In Pool 1, the round 2 of the WBC, South Korea beat Mexico 8–2 and then went on to beat Japan again 4–1, securing advancement to the semifinals. South Korea beat Venezuela 10–2 to secure a spot on the finals. In the final game however, South Korea lost to Japan 5–3.

2013 World Baseball Classic

South Korea competed in the 2013 World Baseball Classic for the third time, playing the first round in Pool B at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan, facing the Netherlands, Chinese Taipei and Australia. The Korean team lost the first game against the Netherlands 5–0, but won two next games against Chinese Taipei and Australia. Despite this, South Korea was eliminated in the first round for the first time since advancing to the semi-finals in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. However, even after elimination, South Korea earned their direct qualification to the upcoming 2017 World Baseball Classic.

2017 World Baseball Classic

South Korea lost the first game in the first round to surprising newcomers Israel, 2–1 in 10 innings. They also lost their second game against the Netherlands 5–0. They were eliminated for the second time ever, after their poor performance at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, as Israel and the Netherlands advanced to the next round. South Korea took third place in the pool, as it beat Taiwan in 10 innings, 11–8.

South Korea roster - 2017 World Baseball Classic
Players Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches


South Korea is facing Israel, the Netherlands, and Taiwan in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

2023 World Baseball Classic

In January 2020, the WBC announced the 16 national teams which participated at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, which included South Korea, will automatically qualify for the tournament.

Premier12 Tournament

Premier12 record Qualification
Year Round Position W L RS RA
2015 Finals Gold 1st 6 2 WBSC World Rank 8th
2019 Finals Silver 2nd 5 3 WBSC World Rank 3rd

2015

Team South Korea won the 2015 WBSC Premier12 Tournament.

2019

Team South Korea came in second in the 12-team 2019 WBSC Premier12 Tournament, which was held in November 2019. Two quota spots were allocated from the Tournament, of the spots for six baseball teams at the 2020 Olympic Games, with South Korea qualifying as the top finisher from the Asia/Oceana territory (other than Japan, which already qualified as host).

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record Qualification
Year Round Position W L RS RA
United States 1984 Finals 4th 2 3 12 17 Gold 1982 Amateur World Series
South Korea 1988 Finals 4th 2 3 11 19 Qualified as Host
Spain 1992 did not qualify 1987 Asian Baseball Championship
United States 1996 Preliminary 8th 1 6 40 59 1995 Asian Baseball Championship
Australia 2000 Finals 3rd 4 3 45 30 1999 Asian Baseball Championship
Greece 2004 did not qualify 2003 Asian Baseball Championship
China 2008 Finals 1st 9 0 50 26 2007 Asian Baseball Championship
Final Qualifying Tournament
Japan 2020 Bronze medal game 4th 3 4 33 35 2007 Asian Baseball Championship
2019 WBSC Premier12
Total 4/6 17 13 178 150
  1. ^ a b No medals awarded; tournament was a demonstration sport only
  2. ^ Totals only include years 1992 to 2020, during which baseball was an official medal sport.

2000 Sydney Olympics

Since the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, professional baseball players have been permitted to play and the South Korean team that was formed was often called the "Korean Dream Team". This team won the bronze medal.. At that time, the top four teams (Cuba, United States, South Korea and Japan) advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-final game, the South Koreans faced the United States team and lost. In the bronze medal match, the South Koreans played against the Japanese and won the game 3–1.

2008 Beijing Olympics

After losing 4–3 to Japan at the 2007 Asian Baseball Championships, the South Koreans finished with a 2–1 record and were forced to seek entrance to the 2008 Olympics via the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be held March 7–14, 2008 in Taichung, Taiwan.

The South Korean roster, for the qualifying, is mainly professional players from the Korea Baseball Organization and is not subjected to the scheduling conflicts that troubled the teams from Australia, Canada, and Mexico.

Going into the tournament rated by the experts as an outsider, or a dark horse at most, South Korea surprised everybody by finishing the group stage in first place with a perfect 7–0 record. The team began its run with come from behind win against heavily favored United States, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning with a sacrifice fly. Disappointment soon followed the next game, however, as China (undeniably the weakest team in the tournament) stymied South Korea for most of the game before the game was suspended because of rain in the 6th inning with a 0–0 score. South Korea bounced back the following day with a tightly contested 1–0 victory over Canada, with Ryu Hyun-Jin recording a complete-game shutout. After dispatching their rivals Japan 5–3 in the next game, South Korea finished off China in the continuation of the aforementioned suspended game by winning 1–0 in the extra innings. South Korea then clinched their place in the final four by beating Chinese Taipei 9–8, followed by another surprise victory over heavily favored Cubans, 7–4 (which guaranteed them finishing first place in the group round). The team finished their Round Robin Tournament in style, hammering the Netherlands 10–0 and beating them on mercy rule.

In the Semifinal match, the team was once again matched up against their arch-rivals Japan. The first half of the game was very tight as Japan was leading 2–1 going into the 7th inning. South Korea soon tied the ballgame at 2 apiece in the bottom half, then took the lead in the 8th thanks in large part to Lee Seung-Yeop's clutch 2-run home run. South Korea added 2 more runs that inning. South Korea eventually ended with a 6–2 victory. In the finals they overcame the perennial favorites Cuba for the second time in the tournament, surviving a bases-loaded 9th inning situation with a double play to win the game 3–2, allowing South Korea to obtain their gold medal for Baseball. South Korea also earned 12 other gold medals during the Olympics making them the second highest gold medalist country after China in Asia.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Position W L # of
teams
Japan 1994 Silver 2nd 3 1 6
Thailand 1998 Gold 1st 6 0 6
South Korea 2002 Gold 1st 6 0 5
Qatar 2006 Bronze 3rd 3 2 6
China 2010 Gold 1st 5 0 8
South Korea 2014 Gold 1st 5 0 8
Indonesia 2018 Gold 1st 5 1 10

2010 Asian Games

2010 Asian Games Baseball was held in Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 19, 2010. Only a men's competition was held. All games were played at the Aoti Baseball Field. South Korea beat Chinese Taipei 9–3 in the final to win the gold medal.

2014 Asian Games

2014 Asian Games Baseball was held in Incheon, South Korea from September 22 to 28, 2014. All games were played at the Munhak Baseball Stadium and Mokdong Baseball Stadium. South Korea beat Chinese Taipei 6–3 in the final to win the gold medal.

Other tournaments

Asian Baseball Championship

Players

Chanho Park

Roster

The following players were called up to participate in the 2023 World Baseball Classic:

Manager
South Korea Lee Kang-chul
Coaches
South Korea Kim Ki-tai, Jong Hyun-wook, Kim Min-jae, Kim Min-ho, Bae Young-soo, Shim Jae-hak, Jin Kab-yong
Player Pos. DOB and age Team League Birthplace
Go Woo-suk P August 6, 1998 (age 24) South Korea LG Twins KBO League Incheon
Gwak Been P May 28, 1999 (age 23) South Korea Doosan Bears KBO League Seoul
Jeong Cheol-won P (1999-03-27)March 27, 1999 (aged 23) South Korea Doosan Bears KBO League Yongin
Jung Woo-young P (1999-08-19)August 19, 1999 (aged 23) South Korea LG Twins KBO League Gapyeong
Kim Kwang-hyun P July 22, 1988 (age 34) South Korea SSG Landers KBO League Seoul
Kim Won-jung P (1993-06-14)June 14, 1993 (aged 29) South Korea Lotte Giants KBO League
Kim Yun-sik P (2000-04-03)April 3, 2000 (aged 22) South Korea LG Twins KBO League Gwangju
Ko Young-pyo P September 16, 1991 (age 31) South Korea KT Wiz KBO League Naju
Koo Chang-mo P (1997-02-17)February 17, 1997 (aged 26) South Korea NC Dinos KBO League Cheonan
Lee Eui-lee P June 16, 2002 (age 20) South Korea Kia Tigers KBO League Gwangju
Lee Yong-chan P January 2, 1989 (age 34) South Korea Doosan Bears KBO League Seoul
Park Se-woong P November 30, 1995 (age 27) South Korea Lotte Giants KBO League Daegu
So Hyeong-jun P (2001-09-16)September 16, 2001 (aged 21) South Korea KT Wiz KBO League Uijeongbu
Won Tae-in P April 6, 2000 (age 22) South Korea Samsung Lions KBO League Daegu
Yang Hyeon-jong P (1988-03-01)March 1, 1988 (aged 35) South Korea Kia Tigers KBO League Gwangju
Lee Ji-young C February 27, 1986 (age 36) South Korea Kiwoom Heroes KBO League Incheon
Yang Eui-ji C (1987-06-05)June 5, 1987 (aged 35) South Korea Doosan Bears KBO League Gwangju
Choi Jeong IF February 28, 1987 (age 35) South Korea SSG Landers KBO League Incheon
Kim Ha-seong IF (1995-10-17)October 17, 1995 (aged 27) United States San Diego Padres Major League Baseball Bucheon
Tommy Edman IF May 9, 1995 (age 27) United States St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball Pontiac, Michigan
Kang Baek-ho IF July 29, 1999 (age 23) South Korea KT Wiz KBO League Incheon
Kim Hye-seong IF January 27, 1999 (age 24) South Korea Kiwoom Heroes KBO League Goyang
Oh Ji-hwan IF July 2, 1990 (age 32) South Korea LG Twins KBO League Gunsan
Park Byung-ho IF July 10, 1986 (age 36) South Korea KT Wiz KBO League Seoul
Choi Ji-hoon OF (1997-07-23)July 23, 1997 (aged 25) South Korea SSG Landers KBO League Gwangju
Kim Hyun-soo OF January 12, 1988 (age 35) South Korea LG Twins KBO League Seoul
Lee Jung-hoo OF August 20, 1998 (age 24) South Korea Kiwoom Heroes KBO League Nagoya, Japan
Park Kun-woo OF (1990-09-08)September 8, 1990 (aged 32) South Korea NC Dinos KBO League Seoul
Na Sung-bum OF October 3, 1989 (age 33) South Korea Kia Tigers KBO League Gwangju
Park Hae-min OF February 24, 1990 (age 32) South Korea LG Twins KBO League Seoul

Roster list

Notable record

Date Venue Score Opponent Competition Final result
Jun 27, 1975 Seoul, South Korea 28–0  Philippines 1975 Asian Baseball Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Nov 23, 1977 Managua, Nicaragua 13–3  Nicaragua 1977 Intercontinental Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Sep 6, 1982 Seoul, South Korea 11–0  Netherlands 1982 Baseball World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Aug 7, 1984 Los Angeles, California 0–3  Chinese Taipei 1984 Olympic 4th
Aug 9, 1985 Edmonton, Canada 12–2  Japan 1985 Intercontinental Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
July 1986 Rotterdam, Netherlands 26–2  Belgium 1986 Baseball World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
Aug 10, 1994 Managua, Nicaragua 16–0  Sweden 1994 Baseball World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
Dec 10, 1994 Hiroshima, Japan 21–0  Mongolia 1994 Asian Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
Sep 18, 1995 Kurashiki, Japan 27–0  Thailand 1995 Asian Baseball Championship 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
May 26, 1997 Taipei, Taiwan 26–1  Philippines 1997 Asian Baseball Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Jul 22, 1998 Parma, Italy 11–1  Russia 1998 Baseball World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
Dec 11, 1998 Bangkok, Thailand 13–1  Japan 1998 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Sep 18, 2000 Sydney, Australia 3–5  Australia 2000 Summer Olympics 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
Sep 27, 2000 Sydney, Australia 3–1  Japan 2000 Summer Olympics 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
Nov 12, 2002 Matanzas, Cuba 10–0  Mexico 2002 Intercontinental Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
May 22, 2005 Miyazaki, Japan 3–4  China 2005 Asian Championship 4th
Mar 13, 2006 Anaheim, California 7–3  United States 2006 World Baseball Classic 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
Nov 9, 2007 Tianmu, Taiwan 18–2  Thailand 2007 Baseball World Cup 5th
Mar 26, 2008 Sinjhuang, Taiwan 16–2  Australia 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd (Qualified)
Aug 6, 2008 Seoul, South Korea 15–3  Cuba Exhibition Game
Aug 20, 2008 Beijing, China 10–0  Netherlands 2008 Summer Olympics 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Aug 23, 2008 Beijing, China 3–2  Cuba
Mar 8, 2009 Tokyo, Japan 14–0  China 2009 World Baseball Classic 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
Mar 21, 2009 Los Angeles, California 10–2  Venezuela
Nov 19, 2010 Guangzhou, China 9–3  Chinese Taipei 2010 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Mar 3, 2013 Taichung, Taiwan 0–5  Netherlands 2013 World Baseball Classic 9th
Mar 4, 2013 Taichung, Taiwan 6–0  Australia
Mar 5, 2013 Taichung, Taiwan 3-2  Chinese Taipei
Sep 27, 2014 Incheon, South Korea 7-2  China 2014 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
Sep 28, 2014 Incheon, South Korea 6–3  Chinese Taipei
Nov 19, 2015 Tokyo, Japan 4–3  Japan 2015 WBSC Premier 12 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st

See also


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