Korea announced their active 24-man roster for the 19th Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China, at the Shaoxing Baseball Softball Sports Culture Center from September 25 to October 7.
The Korean national team roster for the 19th Asian Games will be listed with players from the Korean Baseball Organization and the Futures League of the KBO which is the minor league system.
Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Lee Jung-hoo will not suit up on the roster for Korea in the Asian Games due to undergoing ankle surgery in late July and will be replaced by Samsung Lions outfielder Kim Seong-yoon. NC Dinos starting pitcher Kim Young-kyu will replace teammate pitcher Koo Chang-mo on the Asian Games roster for Korea.
Won Tae-in, Choi Ji-hoon and Go Woo-suk are the only pitchers returning from the 2023 World Baseball Classic that will suit up during the Asian Games.
Korea went 2-2 in the 2023 World Baseball Classic and did not qualify to the quarterfinals.
Ryu Joong-il will be the manager for the Korean National Team in the Asian Games.
The first stage of the tournament will be held from September 26-28. The second stage will consist of the nations playing in Group A and Group B from October 1-3. The placement round and super round will take place from October 5-6 followed by the gold medal and bronze medal game on October 7.
There will be 9 countries from the World Baseball Softball Confederation Asia sector participating in the baseball event for the 19th Asian Games: Japan, ranked No. 1; No. 23 China, No. 75 Laos, No. 74 Singapore, No. 70 Thailand, No. 45 Hong Kong, No. 36 Philippines, and No. 5 Chinese Taipei. Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh will not be participating in the Asian Games.
Last year, the complex was slated to host the XIX Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 baseball and softball competitions, but the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Shaoxing Baseball Softball Sports Culture Center complex is located in the north of Shaoxing City. There are two baseball fields that are on the complex grounds. The main stadium on the complex grounds can seat 5,000 people and add 5,000 temporary seats, and the second stadium has 1,500 seats and can add 1,000 temporary seats.