“I’m sorry. I guess I need to go talk to my room.”
Korean baseball team pitcher So Hyung-jun apologized to Yoan Moncada.
On the 14th of this month, Su Jiongjun appeared as the second pitcher after starter Guo Bin in the second game of the 2024 WBSC Premiere12 Group B qualifiers against Cuba held at Tianwu Baseball Stadium in Taiwan.
So Hyung-jun came on the field with no one out and people on bases 1 and 2 early in the fifth inning when the Korean team led 6-0. Under Kim Doyoung’s excellent defense, Kim Doyoung and Santos handled the Walters with a 3rd baseman curveball and a 1st base grounder respectively.
But when facing Moncada, the ball hit him, and Moncada expressed severe pain. Barr was also replaced by Queen. Although there was some wavering after that, Aruba Reina turned the ball to the left fielder and got rid of the crisis of 2 outs and the bases loaded.
In the 6th inning, So Hyung-jun, who was on the pitcher’s mound, hit Despine at home, then was hit by Martinez on four balls, but he struck out Drake. Then the pitcher’s pedal was handed over to Guo Do-kyu.
After 1 year and 8 months since the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), So Hyung-joon once again wore the uniform of the national team to participate in an official game. He scored 2 outs, 1 strikeout, and no runs in 1.2 innings. , become a winning pitcher.
Su Hyung-joon who met after the game said, “I originally wanted to make an inflation shot, but luckily I got good results,” and “I was just in a hurry to warm up, so I’m not very satisfied with the balance. The next time I go on stage, I’ll be ready to pitch with better balance.”
Moncada fell. Moncada played a total of 747 games in Major League Baseball and had a high batting average. He is from the top league with 254,711 hits, 93 home runs, 339 RBIs, and 376 runs scored. However, he performed poorly this season with only 27,511 hits and 4 runs in 12 games, and will be eligible for FA after the 2024 season.
So Hyung-jun felt very sorry for fainting in front of Major League Baseball scouts just to see Moncada and others, including Rivan Moinero.
So Hyung-joon said, “Because I am a Major League Baseball player, I wanted to throw a deep ball to decide the outcome, but it turned out to be a ball to the body. The hotel is the same. We meet often. I want to go to the room to say sorry.” “
Fortunately the injury was not serious. Armando Johnson, head coach of the Cuban national team, said: “The right hand was hit, but the injury is not serious.”
In addition, So Hyung-joon was diagnosed with a ruptured medial ligament (MCL) in his right elbow after participating in three games last season and was put on the operating table. In May of this year, during the process of determining the time for return, he was diagnosed with a microscopic injury to the lateral flexor muscle of his right elbow, and he once again struggled with recovery.
Su Hyung-jun, who returned healthy in the match against Suwon NC Dinos on September 12, was active on the court as KT’s must-win team at the end of the season. In the regular season, he had 2 wins and an ERA of 3.24 in 6 games. He also had 1 hold in 3 quasi-PO games and had an ERA of 2.25. Just haven’t had the practice.
Su Hyung-joon said, “There is no big problem in throwing 30 inside balls. As far as I know, even so, continuous pitching is not possible. Get up and check the status. After that, I will discuss with the coach and the training department when to play.”
Although they lost to Taiwan, they still defeated Cuba. We will now meet Japan on the 15th.
Su Jiongjun said: “Only by defeating the Japanese team can we have a next time and advance. I will prepare well and work hard to play well in the game in good condition.”
[台北(台湾)=MK体育记者李正源]
