Korean starter Moon Dong-ju allowed 1 run in 2 innings; Yoon Dong-hee had a multi-hit with 2 hits in 4 at-bats; San Diego's Kim Ha-seong had 1 hit in 4 at-bats;

Although we lost, it was a well-fought game. The Korean baseball team lost by one point after an even match against the Major League Baseball (MLB) San Diego Padres.

The national team led by coach Ryu Joong-il lost 0-1 against San Diego in the MLB World Tour Seoul Series Special Game held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 17th.

This evaluation match was held ahead of the opening two-game series of the MLB regular season between the LA Dodgers and San Diego held at Gocheok Dome on the 20th and 21st. This is a practice game to get a feel for the actual performance of the Dodgers and San Diego. The national team will face San Diego on this day and then face the Dodgers on the 18th.

The San Diego team, which entered the country in the early morning of the 15th and trained to adapt to Gocheok Dome on the 16th, adjusted its condition by playing an evaluation match with the Korean national team that day.

With Korean baseball in the midst of a generational change, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has formed a national team centered on young players to compete against big leaguers. It meant gaining experience by playing against the best players in the world.

Coach Ryu selected Moon Dong-ju (Hanwha Eagles) and Kwak Bin (Doosan Bears), who are considered future aces, as the starting pitchers for the games against San Diego and the Dodgers.

In San Diego, Korean big leaguers Kim Ha-seong and Ko Woo-seok are playing, attracting even more attention. Before the game, national team coach Ryu Joong-il said, “Through a game like this, the young players will gain a lot of confidence,” and added, “Still, since we are the national team, I hope we can play on equal footing,” but the national team faced San Diego tightly and made the head coach happy. I made it happen. Korea's young pitching staff performed well, giving up only one run to San Diego's batting lineup. Moon Dong-ju, who started the national team as a starter, was shaken after the start of the game, perhaps due to nervousness, and gave up three consecutive walks, but later regained his stability little by little, allowing no hits, four walks, two strikeouts, and one run in two innings.

Won Tae-in (Samsung Lions), who took the mound next, pitched 2 innings with 3 hits, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk, and no runs, while Shin Min-hyuk (NC Dinos) pitched 2 innings with 2 strikeouts, no hits, and no runs. Hae-young Jeong (KIA Tigers) finished the inning with one hit and no runs, and Jun-yong Choi (Lotte Giants) finished the inning with a three-way strike. Although the national team's batting line did not score, they had 5 hits, more than San Diego (4). In particular, Dong-hee Yoon (Lotte), who started as the second hitter, recorded multiple hits with 2 hits in 4 at-bats.

Moon Bo-kyung (LG) hit a double in the top of the 7th inning. It was the national team’s only long hit that day. Kim Hye-seong (Kiwoom), who declared that she would challenge for MLB after the 2024 season, finished the game with no hits in three at-bats. San Diego's starting shortstop, Kim Ha-seong, started as the fifth batter and shortstop and recorded 1 hit in 4 at-bats. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, with San Diego leading 1-0, with 2 outs and runners on first base, he hit a heavy hit against Won Tae-in. 파워볼사이트