The 30-player roster for South Korea’s national team for the World Baseball Classic, which opens in March, was announced Friday. The list includes several Korean-American major leaguers.
The Korea Baseball Organization unveiled the 2026 WBC roster at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul, with national team manager Ryu Ji Hyun and KBO Strengthening Committee chairman Cho Kye Hyun in attendance.
The roster features Lee Jung Hoo of the San Francisco Giants and Kim Hye Seong of the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with other top South Korean players. Four Korean-American big leaguers were also selected: position players Jermaine Jones of the Detroit Tigers and Shay Whitcomb of the Houston Astros, and pitchers Dane Dunning of the Atlanta Braves and Riley O’Brien of the St. Louis Cardinals.
South Korea will begin Group C play in Tokyo on March 5. The team must finish in the top two against Japan, Taiwan, Australia and the Czech Republic to advance to the quarterfinals.
▲ Pitchers: Dane Dunning (Atlanta), Kwak Bin (Doosan Bears), Cho Byung Hyun, Noh Kyung Eun (both SSG Landers), Park Young Hyun, Ko Young Pyo, So Hyeong Jun (all kt wiz), Won Tae In (Samsung Lions), Ryu Hyun Jin, Jung Woo Joo (both Hanwha Eagles), Song Seung Gi, Son Joo Young (both LG Twins), Ko Woo Suk (Detroit minor leagues), Riley O’Brien (St. Louis), Kim Young Gyu (NC Dinos)
▲ Position players: Kim Hye Seong (Dodgers), Kim Do Young (KIA Tigers), Kim Joo Won (NC), Moon Bo Kyung, Shin Min Jae, Park Hae Min, Park Dong Won (all LG), Noh Si Hwan, Moon Hyun Bin (both Hanwha), Shay Whitcomb (Houston), Ahn Hyun Min (kt), Jermaine Jones (Detroit), Koo Ja Wook (Samsung), Lee Jung Hoo (San Francisco), Choi Jae Hoon (SSG)
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