"I tried to wait no matter what." It's too bad for the national team and KT... Ryu Ji-hyun's Okinawa warm-up match canceled due to the brutal rain [Okinawa Station]

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The Korean national baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Ji-hyun, failed to play its final warm-up match and headed to Osaka, Japan. The rain is harsh and the same goes for the other team KT Wiz.

The practice game between the national team and KT, which was announced at 1 p.m. on the 27th at Kadena Baseball Stadium in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was canceled due to rain and ground conditions.

It was the sixth practice game for the national team and the fourth practice game for KT after the first camp in Geelong, Australia. There has been a rain forecast for this day for a few days. It was predicted that it would start in the morning and end in the early afternoon. Due to the high accuracy of the weather forecast due to the situation in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, where the U.S. military is stationed, both the national team and KT considered that and discussed the schedule of the practice game.

Both sides were determined to play warm-up matches. The national team scheduled the pitchers according to the schedule of the tournament, and the starting resources were scheduled to pitch three innings on the same day. There were plans to postpone it as much as possible until 4 p.m., but due to continued injury concerns, the cancellation was finally decided in the morning.

KT is also disappointed. KT, which entered Japan after three practice games with Melbourne Aces in Australia, was scheduled to release its main players starting with the national team and the warm-up match. An official from the KT club said, "We're going to play this practice game somehow because all of the main players are scheduled to play. "I expected the mound on this day and raised the number of pitches and conditions," he said.

KT's Kim Hyun-soo, who met Kim Hyun-soo, Choi Won-joon, Han Seung-hyuk and Han Seung-taek at a training session on the 26th, said, "The atmosphere in the Australian camp was really good. I'm glad that the players did really well, and I think there's only real games left. I think I'll have more sense of belonging while playing the game," he said. He said, "I think I have to go out a lot of practice games. The more you play, the stronger the team becomes. Since baseball is a sport that requires a lot of games, practice and play are very different. I think there will be more things to talk about while playing," he added.

The actual match between the two teams will be held in March. The national team will complete training at an internal facility near their accommodation and head to Osaka, Japan early on the morning of the 28th. Major league players such as Lee Jung-hoo, Kim Hye-sung and Witcom will also gather and play two warm-up matches as a whole. After a practice game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 2 and the Orix Buffaloes on March 3, they will move to Tokyo, Japan, for the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC).

After training at Kushikawa Stadium on the same day, KT will start a full-fledged game with the LG Twins on March 1. As a person, it was necessary to work together through real action. In particular, Kim Hyun-soo, who will play as a professional first baseman for the first time this year, was also expected.

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