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‘Busan High School’s Ohtani’ to start on the mound in opener as U-18 Korea lineup faces Taiwan

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Korea’s U-18 baseball team will open the Asian Youth Baseball Championship against Taiwan in Taipei on Sept. 7.
  • The team, seeking its first gold medal in eight years, will then play Singapore and Thailand on Sept. 8 and 9.
  • A pitcher dubbed the “Busan High School Ohtani” is set to start the opener, while Eom Jun-sang will bat third.

Korea’s U-18 baseball team will send its so-called “Busan High School Ohtani” to the mound from the very first game of the Asian Youth Baseball Championship.

Led by Deoksu High School coach Jeong Yun-jin, Korea will face Taiwan in the opening-round opener at Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei on Sept. 7. The team is seeking its first gold medal in eight years.

Korea will play Singapore on Sept. 8 and Thailand on Sept. 9. The results of the three opening-round games will determine what comes next for the team. Eom Jun-sang will take the third spot in the batting order against Taiwan.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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