Hanwha Moon Dong-joo's injury → "I will throw it for Korea without regret."" Another native ace's shoulders got heavier

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Doosan Bears ace Kwak Bin (27), who was selected as the final entry for the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) national team, expressed his determination.

Ryu Ji-hyun, head coach of the national baseball team, held a press conference at the Seoul Press Center on the morning of the 6th and announced the final 30 entries for the 2026 WBC.

The only member of Doosan to join the national team. It's Kwak Bin.

Kwak Bin started 19 games in the 2025 season and went 5-7 with a 4.20 ERA. In a total of 109 ⅓ innings, he recorded 107 strikeouts, 1.25 on-base allowances per inning (WHIP), and a 0.232 hit rate.

Kwak Bin is currently sweating in Sydney, Australia, Doosan's spring camp. Already, Kwak Bin pitched the bullpen once in the first Saipan training session of the WBC national team. He threw 24 balls at the time.

And he continues to increase the number of pitches in Sydney, raising his physical condition.

According to Doosan officials, Kwak Bin has performed bullpen pitching four times, starting with 31 pitches on the 27th of last month, until January 30 (49 pitches), February 2 (48 pitches), and February 5 (58 pitches).

An official from Doosan explained, "We are raising our physical condition as planned," adding, "We will check our sense of practice through live pitching during the next turn."

Pitcher coach Jung Jae-hoon said, "(Kwak) Bin's condition is really good. I can feel that he has prepared well from Saipan. "We are progressing step by step to show a perfect pitch on behalf of the country," he explained.

In the Korean national team, right-hander ace Moon Dong-joo (23, Hanwha Eagles), who was expected to be the ace of the national team along with Kwak Bin, was eliminated due to injury.

An official from Hanwha said on the 6th, "Moon Dong-ju temporarily returned home for hospital treatment on that day. After receiving medical treatment at the hospital on the 7th, he will leave for Melbourne, Australia, where Hanwha's spring camp is located, on the 8th, and join the team," he said. He then said, "I was going to see Moon Dong-ju's condition and receive medical treatment before joining Okinawa (second camp) in Japan. However, due to the Lunar New Year holiday relationship, we decided to push the schedule and receive medical treatment," he explained. Kwak Bin's shoulders have become heavier due to Moon Dong-ju's injury.

Kwak Bin said through the Doosan club, "I would like to thank coach Ryu Ji-hyun and coaches for their trust and selection. I will not get hurt as much as you believed me, and I will do my best to overcome my limit," he said. "I prepared my best in Korea, Saipan and Sydney during the offseason. I'm not in bad shape. I will throw it for the Republic of Korea without any regrets," he said, renewing his determination.

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