Lim Chang-yong's remarks, "The reality of baseball in South Korea is to take care of the international competition, and everyone's ransom has risen a lot."

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Lim Chang-yong (50), who dominated an era on stage in Korea, the U.S., and Japan, made remarks with determination. Will the Korean national baseball team show a completely different performance.

Lim Chang-yong recently appeared on his YouTube channel "Changyong Undefeated - Lim Chang-yong" and expressed his views on the reasons and countermeasures for Korean baseball's poor international competitiveness.

Lim Chang-yong said, "I don't think there is any international competitiveness," adding, "There is enough competitiveness." However, it's a short-term match, and I think luck works a lot every time."

At the same time, Lim Chang-yong honestly talked about his thoughts. He said, "The ransom of Korean players has risen a little bit now. Should I say that I'm saving my body now. In the past, I really didn't take care of myself. Even if I slide once, I did it really boldly and played without thinking about my body," he said with force.

"I think the national team has nothing to do with the performance that the club can make." So if you get injured for a year, you lose a year, he said. "That's why I think you're protecting yourself."

Lim Chang-yong said, "I think it would be more effective if we set up the best members with those who haven't finished the military and put them in the game. What's your annual salary for two years. Given that it is a competition where military exemptions are at stake, I think if I run it, I will pick only those who have not completed the military."

Now, South Korea is determined to raise its world ranking again with good results in the WBC finals in March. South Korea was in Group C along with Japan, Australia, Taiwan and the Czech Republic. Group C will be held at Tokyo Dome in Japan from March 5-10. As Lim Chang-yong mentioned, will South Korean players show themselves. Or will he really use his fighting spirit to impress Korean fans this time.

Meanwhile, Lim Chang-yong started his professional baseball career in 1995 and retired after the 2018 season. He also played for the national team and was listed on the "Legend 40 People" selected by KBO on the 40th anniversary of its launch.

In 760 KBO games, he pitched 130 wins, 86 losses, 19 holds, 258 saves, and an ERA of 3.45. In the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB), he pitched in a total of 238 games in five seasons from the 2008 season to the 2012 season, recording 11 wins, 13 losses, 128 saves, and a 2.09 ERA. In the 2013 season, he pitched in six games for the Chicago Cubs of the U.S. Major League Baseball, marking a 5.40 ERA without losing or losing.

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