Kansai Independent League: The Korea Turtle Ships
by Gen on Nov.13, 2009 @ 2:06 pm, under Independent
The Kansai Independent League held a press conference today to introduce the Korea Turtle Ships (コリア・タートルシップス) into their league.
Club rep Jin-Hee Kim (金珍希) said, "I wanted to give young Korean players a place to play. I think they will be able to win over both Korean and Japan fans."
The new team will be an off-shoot from a Korea-based amateur baseball club. While there's no word on which baseball stadium they will be using during the season, they will be calling Osaka their home. The manger of the team will likely be someone with experience in the KBO and the team already has plans to sign three Korean players living in Japan.
November 13th, 2009 on 10:28 pm
I believe the English transliteration of the name should be “Turtle Ships”. That was the name of a kind of warship used in Korea in pre-modern times.
November 13th, 2009 on 10:43 pm
Thanks for the heads up torakichi.
November 13th, 2009 on 11:33 pm
“Turtle Ships” is an interesting name choice. My understanding is that they were a fleet of Korean ships that defeated an invading Japanese armada.