A small happening took place at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 17th at an official press conference after the warm-up match between Team Korea and the San Diego Padres led by head coach Ryu Joong-il.

Team Korea, composed of the next generation of KBO league's leading players, lost 0-1 after a close match against San Diego in a special game in preparation for the opening game between the San Diego-LA Dodgers in the 2024 Major League Seoul Series, which will open on the 20th. Manager Ryu Joong-il, Moon Dong-ju (Hanwha), who scored one run in two innings as a starter, and Won Tae-in (Samsung), who played as the second pitcher of the national team, attended the press conference.

Simultaneous interpretation is provided at all press conferences held at the Seoul Series, which drew reporters from Korea, the U.S., Japan and other countries. Simultaneous interpretation is performed by plugging in a simultaneous interpretation device and selecting a language. Simultaneous interpretation devices are mandatory for press conference participants. This is because reporters from different languages can also take questions.

A reporter from MLB Network grabbed a microphone while mostly asking questions from Korean reporters. He asked Ryu Joong-il a question about the younger Korean national baseball team. However, Ryu was not wearing a simultaneous interpreter. He was doing Q&A with Korean media before.

Director Ryu Joong-il didn't know it was a question he was asking himself. He didn't even know what the question was about. I was confused for a moment. I had to wear a simultaneous interpreter and proceed with the question again.

At that time, Moon Dong-ju came forward. He translated English questions and delivered them to director Ryu Joong-il, who was fiddling with an interpreter. A small exclamation exploded at the press conference. Moon Dong-ju is known to have been well educated in English since childhood.

Ryu Joong-il, the coach, said, "The generational change of the national team started from last year's Asian Games. The team selected mostly young players in this year's Asian Games. We are also preparing for the Premier 12 in November. We will focus on young players, thinking about the 2026 World Baseball Classic and the 2028 Olympics." A reporter for MLB Network who asked the question looked satisfied with his answer.

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