Song Sung-moon, 28, who was called up to the national baseball team for the first time in his life, will captain Ryu Joong-ilho. 'Captain Song' said that the final roster has yet to be finalized and vowed to be alert and do his best before the announcement.
The national baseball team, led by Ryu Jung-il, held its first training session at the Gocheok Dome in Seoul today (April 24) in preparation for the 2024 WBSC Premier12.
While Ryu has yet to finalize the 28-man roster for the Premier12, he has named Song Sung-moon to lead the team as captain.
“Head coach Ryu Ji-hyun called me and said, 'Coach Ryu Jung-il wants to give me the captaincy,' and I accepted,” Song explained.
While the final roster has yet to be finalized, 카지노사이트 Ryu's decision to hand Song the captain's armband means that he has a very good chance of making the final roster.
The third baseman, who hit .340 with 19 home runs, 104 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases this season, can also play second base and first base, giving the manager a lot of versatility.
However, Song is cautious until the final roster is announced, saying he will do his best to earn a spot.
“Even though I'm the captain, there are players (from Kia and Samsung) who haven't joined the team yet, and I'm also wary that I won't be able to make the final roster if I don't show a good performance, so I'm trying to show a good performance (to the coach) until the end,” Song said.
“Before this season, I never imagined I would be in this position,” he said, adding, ”It's my first time playing for my country, so I want to do better, and I want to raise the status of our national team.”
Liu will face Japan, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Australia in Premier12 Group B, with the top two finishers advancing to the Super Round in Japan.
With all five teams being strong contenders, some might say it will be a tough task to advance to the Super Round, but Song Sung-moon disagrees.
“We have to go to the top four. I think all the players have the same goal,” he said, adding, ‘I think we can do it if we have the responsibility of representing our country with ambition.’ He vowed to do well in the Premier12.