AG 야구 대표팀 9월14일 소집…5회 연속 금메달 도전

KBO and the Korean Baseball Softball Association (KBSA) have finalized the coaching staff for the national baseball team that will compete in the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, the organizations announced on the 25th. The player roster of 24 players, along with the coaching staff, reported for duty at designated accommodations on the 14th.

Korean baseball has won gold medals at four consecutive Asian Games, from the 2010 Guangzhou event to the 2022 Hanoi event. The team will be led by former national team coach Ryu Joon-hyun, with former Hanwha QC coach Han Guen as his assistant. Han Guen will also serve as the head coach for the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) that begins this year.

The pitching coach is Choi Min-ho of SBS Sports Commentators, while defense coach Lee Dong-wook, who previously led the team as both head and defense coach in the WBC, will take charge. Batters and QC coach Park Kyung-su, who also coached the team to gold in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, and 2024 K-Basketball Series and WBSC Premiere12, will lead the team.

The workhorse coach is Kim Tae-won of Kyunghee University, who coached the team for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the 2024 K-Basketball Series, and the WBSC Premiere12. Batting coach Choi Gim-un of Ulsan, who guided the team in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the 2024 K-Basketball Series, and the WBSC Premiere12, will also be part of the coaching staff.

Upon arrival, on the 15th, the team will begin official training and exhibition games at Seoul Gamble Sky Dome from the 15th to the 17th. After arriving in Japan on the 18th, the team will undergo local adaptation training on the 19th and 20th. They will face Taiwan on the 21st, Hong Kong on the 22nd, and Thailand on the 23rd in the round-robin stage.

The outcome of the round-robin will determine the semifinal match on the 25th and the medal final on the 27th. The team is scheduled to return home on the 28th.