[Digital Report] Korean baseball has been struggling for 8 years in international competitions...In the meantime, jewelry comes out.

The Korean baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Joong-il, failed to advance to the Super Round at the 3rd Premier 12, an international competition organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

He has been struggling on the international stage for eight years, starting with his elimination in the first round of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2017.

It has opened the era of 10 million spectators in professional baseball, but it has confirmed the limitations of Korean baseball.

The starting team of this tournament was so weak that no pitcher lasted five innings in five games.

Ryu Joong-il mentioned fostering starting pitchers after the group league loss to Japan.

[Ryu Joong-il / National baseball team manager: The task to be solved is to raise a starting pitcher. I'm very jealous that Japan has a ball that can strike out (no matter who comes out).]

The gap with baseball's strong teams is widening.

This is because it does not solve the tasks in front of it, such as fostering the starting lineup.

[Ryu Joong-il / Baseball team coach: We have about 15 months left until the big tournament. I think we need to catch various problems one by one, including the starting pitcher.]

Even if it attracts the best players, it is persuasive that the national team should be systematically operated from a long-term perspective to revive Korean baseball.

Korean baseball saw the future despite the deep realization of the world stage wall.

KBO's power reinforcement committee has set up the national team's mound with young players, excluding veteran players.

Director Ryu Joong-il picked Kim Do-young as one of them.

[Ryu Joong-il / National baseball team manager: Young players improve, especially pitchers. I also found a player like Kim Do-young.]

Kim Do-young, who became the youngest player to steal 30 homers and 30 steals.

Wearing the Taegeuk mark, he led the team's atmosphere during the tournament and even posted double-digit RBIs.