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The Asian Games nightmare is approaching: Is losing Kim Do-yeong worse, or Kwak Bin?
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The Asian Games nightmare is approaching: Is losing Kim Do-yeong worse, or Kwak Bin?

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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

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  • KBO teams are both welcoming and dreading the approaching Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
  • South Korea plans to select its best under-25 baseball players, excluding three wild cards, while distributing selections evenly among teams.
  • The absence of Kim Do-yeong and Kwak Bin is framed as a key concern for the league’s teams.

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are approaching, and KBO League teams are looking at them with both anticipation and fear. The central question is which absence would hurt more: Kim Do-yeong missing the tournament, or Kwak Bin staying out.

The KBO will build South Korea’s team from its best baseball players aged 25 or younger, excluding three wild cards. The roster will also be balanced among the 10 teams.

The tournament carries particular importance because winning the gold medal brings military-service benefits. For the KBO clubs, that creates a complicated trade-off: they may welcome the opportunity for their players, while worrying about the impact of losing key talent.

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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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