▲ Kim Tae-kyun and Oh Seung-hwan
Kim Tae-kyun, a legendary slugger representing the KBO League, and veteran closer Oh Seung-hwan will assist with the training of the national team for the 2026 Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC).
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on November 2 that Kim Tae-kyun and Oh Seung-hwan will join the national team's domestic training camp as instructors to guide the players for two days, on November 3 and 4, at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon.
Kim Tae-kyun starred not only in the KBO League but also for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Nippon Professional Baseball.
He played for the national team from the 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) through the 2017 WBC, helping secure a third-place finish in the 2006 WBC and a runner-up finish in the 2009 WBC.
Oh Seung-hwan, who holds the record for the most career saves in the KBO League, served as the national team's closer from the 2006 WBC to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
He led the team to a third-place finish at the 2006 WBC, a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and a runner-up finish at the 2009 WBC.
The national team, led by manager Choi Won-ho, is sharpening its skills through training and practice games in Daejeon starting November 2 before heading to the APBC, which will be held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan from November 12 to 15.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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