'Kim Do-young leads the way' Ryu Ji-hyun announces starting lineup for Taiwan game [Okazaki on-site]

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The starting lineup for the South Korean national baseball team, set to compete in their first match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) Asian Games, has been revealed.

Under the leadership of manager Ryu Ji-hyun, South Korea will face Taiwan in the Group B opener at Okazaki Central General Park Baseball Stadium on the 21st at 6:30 p.m.

South Korea's batting order begins with Kim Do-young (third baseman), followed by Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Kim Ju-won (shortstop), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Jo Hyung-woo (catcher), Park Jae-hyun (right fielder), and Kim Ji-chan (center fielder).

As expected, pitcher Kwak Bin will take the mound as the starting pitcher. This season in the KBO League, he recorded 11 wins and 7 losses across 26 games with an ERA of 2.26.

Over 155 innings, he allowed just 125 hits and issued only 39 walks while striking out a remarkable 186 batters. His WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched) stands at an impressive 1.06.

With both ERA and strikeout totals ranking first in the league, Kwak is widely recognized as the undisputed ace, and manager Ryu Ji-hyun aims to seize early momentum with him on the mound.

In response, Taiwan will start right-handed pitcher Lin Yi-wei (20), a former industrial baseball player with no professional experience, rather than Wang Yencheng of the Hanwha Eagles, who has faced Korean batters in the KBO League.

Taiwan's batting order features Chen Chien-wei (center fielder), Yang Chen-wei (left fielder), Huang Wei-sheng (first baseman), Liu Chi-hung (third baseman), Chu Chia-yen (right fielder), Chen Min-tsu (designated hitter), Gao Yu-wei (second baseman), Chai Wei-tai (catcher), and Yang Bo-shiang (shortstop).

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