Choo Shin-soo (41, SSG Landers) announced his position on the composition of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) baseball team. He expressed his regret about the generational change and his convictions regarding the unselected Ahn Woo-jin (24, Kiwoom Heroes).

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) held a press conference at the Baseball Hall located in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul at 4:00 pm on the 4th and announced the final list of the 30-member WBC baseball team. 스포츠토토

The final entry consisted of 15 pitchers, 5 outfielders, 8 infielders and 2 catchers. The 15 pitchers were Woo-seok Ko, Woo-young Jung, Young-pyo Ko, So-jun So, Yong-chan Lee, Tae-in Won, Won-joong Kim, Se-woong Park, Bin Kwak, Cheol-won Jeong, Gwang-hyeon Kim, Yun-sik Kim, Hyeon-jong Yang, Eui-ri Lee, and Chang-mo Koo. ‘2022 season’s best pitcher’ Ahn Woo-jin was not on the list.

Ahn Woo-jin is the pitcher of the 2022 season. He appeared in 30 games and went 15-8 with a 2.11 earned run average and 224 strikeouts in 196 innings, ranking first in innings, second in wins, first in earned run average, and first in strikeouts. He received the Golden Glove in the pitching category, and he stood tall as the best pitcher in the KBO League in name and reality.

However, Ahn Woo-jin had the label of ‘school violence’. While attending Whimoon High School, Ahn Woo-jin was disqualified from the national team due to school violence discipline, so he cannot participate in the national team organized by KBSA (Korea Baseball Softball Association), such as the Olympics and Asian Games. He can participate in the WBC, which is dominated by the KBO, but as Lee Kang-cheol, he could not help but be conscious of public opinion, and An Woo-jin could not board Lee Kang-cheol.