Kim Deok-hwan, manager of the junior team of the Korea Youth Baseball Federation, wished the players well.

The 18th junior team of the Korea Youth Baseball Federation, led by head coach Kim Deok-hwan, will play against Min Deok-joong, the "2024 Korea-Taiwan International Exchange Game" at Tainan Sobuk A Stadium on the 14th.

The Korea Youth League, which has selected a national team starting with Matsuyama, Japan, in 2013 to host international exchange matches, has already welcomed its 18th national team. The current national team is 18. The junior national team has selected the best members. Kim Min-sung, Kim Se-hoon, Kim Jin-ha, Kim Han-gyeol, Song Woo-suk, Lee Jun-mo, Jeong Min-ki, Choi Hong-seo, Son Min-ho, Lee Do-won, Kim Haram, Yoo Geon-hong, Lee Seo-joon, and Jeong Tae-won were included in the list.

Fourteen coaches from the Korea Youth League took the helm of the national baseball team. Kim Deok-hwan, head coach of the Guro-gu Youth Baseball Organization, will take charge of the junior national team along with Kang Eon-ho, head coach of the Haman Baseball Club.

"I'm honored to be in charge of the junior national team," coach Kim Deok-hwan said in a pre-interview before the match. "Our national team's players are very talented. If we unite and build a good team, we will be able to have a good match with Min."

Min is Taiwan's traditional strong player. Manager Kim Deok-hwan also cautioned against this. "Our players have been called up to the national team, so concentration will be important. As Min is a unified team, he will have strong teamwork. If we focus and increase our teamwork, we will be able to have a good game," he said, expressing confidence.

Manager Kim Deok-hwan personally played the infield fengo to check the physical conditions of the players. Key infield players, including Choi Hong-seo and Lee Seo-joon, received the fengo stably. Manager Kang Eon-ho checked the physical conditions of the pitchers and was responsible for warming up the outfield players.

Coach Kim Deok-hwan said, "Lee Seo-joon, who plays as a shortstop, is stable in defense and fast in throwing. He has many advantages such as hitting the bound and removing his hand from his glove," adding, "Lee Seo-joon will be the key point of the infield." 안전놀이터

Kim Jin-ha (Haman Baseball Club) will take the starting mound for the junior national team. Kim Jin-ha is a right-handed fireballer that the Korea Youth League boasts. "Kim Jin-ha is a fastballer. Since he is a confident pitcher, I think he will be able to throw well enough," manager Kim Deok-hwan said.

Finally, manager Kim Deok-hwan emphasized, "If you play hard and hit every ball, you will have good results. I hope the players enjoy the game without injury." Lee Sang-geun, chairman of the Korea Youth Baseball Federation, added, "I hope the junior national team will get a lot of things without getting hurt in the Korea-Taiwan international exchange match."