
The national team led by coach Choi Won-ho held its first meeting on the 28th... Camp training begins in Daejeon on the 2nd of next month
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In preparation for the 2026 Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), the KBO completed the formation of the national team coaching staff and began full-scale preparations.
The 2026 Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) national baseball team, led by coach Won-ho Choi, has completed the selection of its coaching staff and has begun preparations for departure.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that it had completed forming the national team coaching staff to participate in the APBC and held its first meeting on the 28th.
KBSN sports commentator Cho Seong-hwan was selected as the head coach and defensive coach to assist Coach Choi.
Coach Cho, who previously served as head and defense coach for the Doosan Bears and Hanwha Eagles and even served as acting head coach of Doosan, will wear the Taegeuk symbol for the first time and step forward as a national team leader.
Ulsan Wales head coach and battery coach Choi Ki-moon, who has extensive experience as a national team coach, was appointed as the battery coach to guide the home fans.
Hanwha coach Kim Jae-geol, who helped the team advance to the quarterfinals as an operations and base running coach at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) held earlier this year, will be in charge of operations and third base coach.
Former Hanwha coach Park Jeong-jin and Lotte Giants hitting coach Jeong Kyung-bae were named as the pitching coach and hitting coach who will be responsible for the mound and batting lineup, respectively.
KBO development committee member Oh-Jun Kwon will serve as the bullpen coach, and KBO power enhancement committee member Lee Dae-Hyeong (SPOTV commentator) will serve as quality control (QC) and first base coach.
Coaches Jeong-jin Park, Kyung-bae Jeong, Oh-jun Kwon, and Dae-hyung Lee join head coach Cho for the first time as national team coaches.
Regarding the selection of coaches, the KBO said that it selected people who have a high understanding of the overall operation of the KBO and the national team, such as members of the power reinforcement committee, or who have recent experience as an on-site coach.
The APBC national team, which has completed the selection of its coaches, will begin camp training at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd of next month and begin competing.
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