[breaking news] Taiwan, against South Korea / vs. Korea are out! A strong report on the "three right-handers" such as Kwak Bin's friend and So Hyung-joon's colleague, not Lin Yu-min

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With the opening of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March just around the corner, Taiwan's starting pitcher, destined to determine the Korean national team's advance to the quarterfinals, is being outlined. Local reports said that "right-hander fireballers" who have a special relationship with Korean aces will be deployed as key cards for against South Korea / vs. Korea, instead of left-hander Lin Yu-min (23, under the Arizona Diamondbacks), who has reigned as "left-handed lions" over Korean batters.

According to a report by Taiwanese media Sanli News (SETN) on the 25th, the outline of the Taiwanese national team's starting pitcher for WBC was revealed. Taiwan will play in the order of Australia (5th), Japan (6th), the Czech Republic (7th), and Korea (8th) in the first round qualifying round of Group C at Tokyo Dome in March. As the schedule approaches, the starting rotation seems to have been confirmed internally. In particular, Taiwan seems to be paying attention to the deployment of the Czech Republic the next day after the game against Japan at night.

What attracts attention is that the name of left-hander Lin Yu-min, who is also familiar to domestic baseball fans, is likely not to play in the against South Korea / vs. Korea. Taiwan's coaching staff is said to play a against South Korea / vs. Korea centered on right-handers who have recently reached their peak in ball power.

Gurin Rui Liang (26, Nippon Ham Fighters) is the first main character to be mentioned as a against South Korea / vs. Korea selection and a key position. Gurinrui Yang is a well-known player who even conducted joint training in Korea while sharing a friendship with Kwak Bin (27) of the Doosan Bears.

Gurin Ruiliang, who dominated the Taiwan Professional Baseball League (CPBL) from the 2018 to 2024 season, moved to the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) ahead of the 2025 season. He played seven NPB games in the 2025 season, recording 2 wins, 2 losses and a 3.62 ERA. He is a pitcher who uses a strong fastball and sharp fork ball in the mid-150km/h range as his main weapons. However, he was somewhat sluggish in a closed practice game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Taipei Dome in Taiwan on the 21st, recording three hits and two runs in two innings.

Right-hander Chen Po-yu (25, minor under the Pittsburgh Pirates) is the card to keep the mound with Gurin Rui. Chen Po-yu is a "rival and motive" who faced off as an ace representing each country, including Soh Hyung-joon (KT Wiz) and Loki Sasaki (LA Dodgers), during the 2019 World Youth Baseball Championship in Gijang. Just as Soh Hyung-joon has grown into a pitcher representing the KBO, Cheon Bo-wi has also been reborn as the core of Taiwan's mound with abundant experience in the U.S. minor leagues. Chen Po-yu, who joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020, has already been promoted to Triple-A.

On top of that, Zhuangcheon Middle School Ao (26) under Oakland Athletics will play a role in the mound of bees. The right-hander bullpen resource, Zhuangcheon Middle-Ao, is a pitcher whose fastball hitting from a high RBI is a weapon, and it is not expected to be easy to attack because it is an unfamiliar type to Korean batters.

Lin Yu-min, who has shown outstanding pitching against South Korea, is said to be likely to play against Australia, the first game. He is expected to take the mound as "1+1" with right-hander fastball pitcher Shrush (25, Fukoka Softbank Hawks). The plan is to respond to the game against Japan, where Yamamoto Yoshinobu (LA Dodgers) takes the mound, with minor league prospect Lin Wen (21, Double A under Athletics).

Taiwan has never won against South Korea on the WBC stage. However, he has gained confidence by beating Korea in succession in the 2024 Premier 12. In this WBC, right-handed hitters such as Jamai Jones (Detroit Tigers), Ahn Hyun-min (KT Wiz), and Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers) are reinforced, and they seem to be putting forward right-handed pitchers.

In the end, the outcome depends on how efficiently the Korean batters target Taiwan's "right-handed supply offensive." In particular, since the Korean national team is scheduled to meet Taiwan (12 p.m. on the 8th) as a daytime match shortly after the match against Japan (7 p.m. on the 7th), the battle for physical strength and concentration is expected to determine the winner of the ticket to the quarterfinals as well as the technical part.

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