S. Korea's WBC team to receive $1.5 million in prize cash

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national baseball team, which finished
second in last month's World Baseball Classic, will be awarded US$1.5 million
(about 2 billion won) in prize money, the country's baseball governing body said
Friday.
The Korean team is expected to be given $3 million in total, including a
runner-up prize worth $2 million and a dividend from the WBC organizer estimated
at $1 million, according to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
The KBO said it racked up some $1.5 million in expenses in the lead-up to the
tournament, including paying for the team's overseas training, but that the
remaining $1.5 million will be paid to the 28 players and seven coaches.
After the inaugural WBC in 2006, the Korean squad received $750,000 in prize
money after reaching the semifinals.
The KBO said it will ask the WBC players and coaches to donate part of the prize
money to fund local youth baseball clubs.
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