LifeSouth Korean baseball seeks to repeat past glories
New coach tasked with securing Olympic success, but sport may have peaked
Sun Dong-yol, right, is not only remembered as one of the best pitchers in his home country of South Korea, but also in Japan. He was a closer for the Chunichi Dragons in the late 1990s and led the team to win the league championship in 1999.
JOHN DUERDEN, Contributing writer
October 3, 2017 11:30 JST
SEOUL -- Baseball is the leading sport in South Korea, but the game is battling a series of financial scandals amid worries that its popularity has peaked. Rebuilding the national team as it prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is seen as crucial for the sport's future.