Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Do-young: Who are the next-generation stars? Korea’s baseball future national team to assemble in Tokyo Dome this November! 2026 APBC schedule confirmed → showdown with Japan, Taiwan, and Australia

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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on the 4th that South Korea’s national team will participate in the "2026 Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC)" to be held at Tokyo Dome, Japan, this November.

The APBC was launched in 2017 with the purpose of providing promising players from Asian countries with opportunities to compete in international team competitions, instilling pride as national representatives and nurturing next-generation stars who will go on to perform on major global stages such as the World Baseball Classic (WBC).

In fact, the APBC has fully served as a "gateway for discovering stars" for South Korea’s national baseball team. In the inaugural 2017 tournament, Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Ha-seong, along with Chu Chang-mo and Koo Ja-wook, wore the Taegeuk mark. At the second edition in 2023, players who have since grown into league icons such as Kim Hye-seong, Kim Do-young, Kwak Bin, and Won Tae-in participated and showcased their skills.

This third edition of the tournament will be held over four days from November 12 to 15 at Tokyo Dome in Japan. As in the second edition, the participating countries are South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia — a total of four nations.

The competition format involves all four teams playing a round-robin preliminary stage with three matches each. Based on the preliminary standings, the top two teams will advance to the final match, while the third- and fourth-place teams will compete in a third-place playoff. Each country’s roster will consist of 28 players. Specific eligibility criteria, including age restrictions, will be finalized and announced at a later date.

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