Liu Zhongyi also participated in the “Apartment Celebration Ceremony” that swept the world.
The Korean baseball team led by coach Ryu Chung-yi defeated their opponents 5-1 in a practice match against the defending champion Dragons of the Malaysian Professional Baseball League at Tianwu Baseball Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan on the 10th. An exciting victory in the final warm-up game of the 2024 WBSC (World Baseball Softball League) comparison.
Although he performed well in the three warm-up games in Korea, the pitcher’s pedal was also very stable in the final warm-up game. Starting from starter Lim Chan-gyu (2 games without a run), Choi Seung-yong (1 game), Kim Seo-hyun (0.2 games), Ryu Young-chan (0.1 game), Jung Hae-young (0.1 game with 1 run), Choi Ji-min (0.2 games), and Kwak Do-gyu (0.1 game) ), Lee Young-ha (0.2 rounds), Cho Byung-hyun (0.2 rounds), So Hyung-joon (0.2 rounds)-Kim Taecyeon (1 round) and other players appeared and ended the 9-inning game with 1 loss.
In particular, Park Young-hyun held off the opponent’s attack without giving up a run in the 9th inning when bases 1 and 2 were occupied with no one out. Although he faced a crisis with one out and two and three bases occupied due to the opponent’s sacrifice hit, he showed great strength by striking out two batters in succession.
The batting line-up is also good. Lotte Giants’ international powerhouse Yoon Dong-hee hit a one-run homer in the second inning, and Kim Hyung-jun (NC Dinos) showed his presence by hitting a sweeping double in the fourth inning. Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers) and Song Sung-moon (Kiwoom Heroes) also hit two homers, and Park Dong-won (LG Twins) had a timely hit in the 9th inning.
On that day, the batters of the representative team performed a celebration of “Apartment (APT.)” sung by BLACKPINK ROSÉ, which took the world by storm after hitting a hit, and world-famous pop star Bruno Mars, which aroused people’s attention. Yoon Dong-hee entered home plate after hitting a home run, and joined his teammates in the dugout. Kim Hyung-joon, Kim Do-young and Song Sung-moon also hit doubles and started an “apartment” celebration at second base.
Yoon Dong-hee made this suggestion to the national team. Yoon Dong-hee, who met after the game, said, “I was supposed to have a celebration ceremony, but I started worrying about what to do when we were training in Korea. It was my idea.”
He continued: “There is not much time left in the game. I thought I should decide on the celebration, so I held a meeting. I talked with Brother Cheng Wen, and it seemed that among the many candidates, he liked the celebration in the apartment. So I decided Did it.”
Just like a joyful celebration, Yoon Dong-hee’s feeling of hitting the ball is more enthusiastic than anyone else’s. In the first warm-up game against Cuba on the 1st, he had 2 at-bats, 1 no-hitter, 1 walk-on, and 1 strikeout. However, in the game on the 2nd, He had 2 effective at-bats, 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 triple, and 2 triples, and contributed Ryu Zhongyi’s first home run. He also hit a home run in a practice game with a Taiwanese professional team. He participated in 6 games of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and continued his active performance with a batting average of 0.435, 10 hits, 1 home run, 6 runs scored, and an OPS (slugging rate + out-base rate) of 1.196.
After the game, coach Ryu Zhongyi said: “Yoon Dong-hee is in the best condition now. No matter what ball it is, he can find a suitable trajectory. He will also hit the pitcher’s ball well when he sees it for the first time.”
Yoon Dong-hee said, “I was very lucky. Because it was a favorable countdown, I turned decisively and the result was in perfect harmony.” “During the season, at the end of the 9th inning when there was a lot of pressure, when there was a runner on base, The results were good. International competitions also had good results in those circumstances.”
He continued: “After entering the second half of the season, the number of home runs has increased. I have a lot of feelings. I practiced a lot at the beginning of the season, talked a lot with coaches and coaches, got feedback, and my posture also changed.” Later I felt like, ‘This is how it should be played’ in the first half. There were a lot of good shots.”
After the final training on the 12th, the representative team will face the Taiwanese team at the Taipei Arena on the 13th.
Yoon Dong-hee said: “Although it is good to advance to the finals with a few wins and a few losses, the important thing is to win every game. If you play with this mentality, you can enter the finals and enter the finals.” After the finals, I can challenge the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place players. First of all, I will focus on playing a good game.”
[台北(台湾)=MK体育记者李正源]
