World Baseball Classic: Pool C - Chinese Taipei vs Korea
Sunday, 8 March, 2026
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Dome
Team Korea
Ji-Hyun Ryu
Postgame Press Conference
Chinese Taipei 5, Korea 4
Q. What is in your mind for the game?
JI-HYUN RYU: It was a must-win game, and we couldn't. But we still have a slight possibility for tomorrow, so go back to the hotel ask get ready for tomorrow.
Q. You previously mentioned that you've been watching a lot of games for Chinese Taipei's game. Who is the most impressive player among the Chinese Taipei players?
JI-HYUN RYU: Lately -- well, since 2023, I joined the national team's and I've been watching, and also played against a lot of times together. Generally speaking, Chinese Taipei are always tough competitors, so today, we had a very great ballgame. Especially starting pitcher for today's content, the starter pitched very long innings, and that affected a lot today's game.
Q. Starting pitchers, you put a lot of starting pitchers for today's game. So who is going to start for tomorrow's game?
JI-HYUN RYU: The game plan was planned already. Son Ju Young going to be our starting pitcher tomorrow.
FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports164595-1-1003 2026-03-08 07:00:00 GMT
