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(Tokyo = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ji-eun = A match between Korea and Japan in the first round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) Group B finals held at Tokyo Dome, Japan on the afternoon of the 10th. In the bottom of the second inning with two outs and second base, Korean starting pitcher Kim Gwang-hyun is elated after striking out Japan’s Maki. 2023.3.10 jieunlee@yna.co.kr
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Han Nam-jik = Kim Gwang-hyeon (SSG Landers), who played an active role as the ace of the Korean baseball team for 16 years, declared ‘retirement from the national team’.
On the 14th, after returning from the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) schedule, Kim Gwang-hyun wrote on his social network service (SNS), “Thank you for supporting Kim Gwang-hyun, the player of the national team.”
“It was a dream and a pride to be in the national team,” he said. “I feel proud of myself for playing for the country and Korean baseball from youth representative 2005 to WBC 2023. I grew a lot in the national team and learned a lot. In my heart I looked back on my long time playing on the international stage, saying, “The way I felt when I went to the game wearing the Taegeukgi and singing the national anthem with a gold medal hanging around my neck is something I will proud of it and proud of it for the rest of my life.”
He continued, “There were times when my grades weren’t good, but I wasn’t disappointed, and I was able to use it as an opportunity to become stronger. Now … I think I should pass this opportunity on to learning and growing for me. I could have done better, but I feel very upset and angry.” He expressed his decision to quit, and expressed his regret at being eliminated in the first round WBC.
Korea, who stood on the WBC stage with the aim of progressing to the semi-finals, suffered the defeat of being eliminated in the first round.
The players and fans regret it, but the clock in the KBO League is running.
The KBO League starts on April 1st. Currently, Korean professional baseball is holding an exhibition game.
Kim Gwang-hyun said, “Starting today, I’m going to return to Landers pitcher Kim Gwang-hyun, who knows how to enjoy the game as always, and throws the ball harder than anyone else.”
(Yeonjong Island = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = Korean baseball team pitcher Kim Gwang-hyun, who was eliminated early from the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), announced his intention to retire from’ the national team on its SNS on the afternoon of the 14th. Pictured is Kim Gwang-hyun, who returned to Korea via Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport this afternoon. 2023.3.14 ondol@yna.co.kr
Born in 1988, Kim Gwang-hyeon was selected for the first time in the adult national team in March 2008, when he was 20 years old, in the final qualifying round of the Beijing Olympics.
On August 22 of that year, Kim Gwang-hyun started in the semi-final game of the Beijing Olympics against Japan pitching 8 innings, 6 hits and 2 runs (1 earned run). It was a famous sight that will remain in the history of Korean baseball.
He also played ace in the 2009 WBC, 2014 Incheon Asian Games, 2015 Premier 12, and 2019 Premier 12, and in the tournaments that Kim Gwang-hyun participated in, Korea advanced to the finals. He won the Incheon Asian Games and Premier 201512.
However, at WBC 2023, national team member Kim Gwang-hyun’s last tournament, he left early.
Kim Gwang-hyun started against Japan on the 10th and pitched perfectly until the 2nd inning, but collapsed in the 3rd inning due to exhaustion from staying in the bullpen against Australia the day before (9th). Kim Gwang-hyun’s performance this time was 2 innings, 3 hits and 4 runs.
Kim Gwang-hyun participated in 7 contests in the adult national team consisting of professional players and posted an average ERA of 3.92 (30 runs in 59⅔ innings, 26 ERA) in 17 games, 5 wins and 4 losses.
He held the tied record for most hits and most wins for the Korean national team in a tournament involving professional players.
Kim Gwang-hyun said, “I’m sorry,” but Korean baseball had happier times thanks to Kim Gwang-hyun.
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