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Lotte Yoon Dong-hee Hits a Fastball from Chiba Lotte Sasaki
LOTTE YOON DONG-HEE HITS A FASTBALL FROM CHIBA LOTTE SASAKI AND HITS A DOUBLE… THE TEAM LOST
Maximum speed of 155 km/h' Sasaki pitched 13 pitches, 1 hit, and no runs in 1 inning against Lotte.
Lotte loses 2nd consecutive match against Chiba Lotte, revived after 17 years.
Professional baseball Lotte Giants outfielder Yoon Dong-hee (20) scored a refreshing double from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)'s fastball pitcher Roki Sasaki (22, Chiba Lotte Marines).
Dong-hee Yoon started as the second batter and right fielder in an exchange match with Chiba Lotte held at Itoman Nishizaki Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 25th, and lightly turned the bat from his first at-bat in the first inning. 안전놀이터
In the first inning, with Kim Min-seok, the number one batter, striking out and no runner on with one out, he pulled Sasaki's third pitch, a 151 km/h fastball, and sent the ball deep into the left outfield, landing on second base.
However, the follow-up batter, No. 3 Victor Reyes, hit a foul fly, and No. 4 Jeon Jun-woo hit a ground ball to shortstop, so he could not come home.
Dong-Hee Yoon, who joined Lotte in 2022, played an active part with a batting average of 0.287, 111 hits, 2 home runs, and 41 RBI in 107 games last year, and was selected for the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) national team, leaping forward as a player who will take responsibility for the future of Korean baseball. I'm doing it.
This was Sasaki's first actual game appearance this season, and he left the mound after only one inning.
He recorded 1 hit, 1 strikeout, and no runs in 1 inning, and threw 13 pitches, hitting a top speed of 155 km/h.
He also struck out Kim Min-seok with a forkball at a speed of up to 139 km/h.
Roki Sasaki is a player who set a new NPB speed record of 165 km.
On April 10, 2022, against the Orix Buffaloes, he achieved his perfect game at 20 years and 157 days, the youngest player in NPB.
Ahead of this season, he had a conflict with his team by demanding early entry into the Major League Baseball (MLB).
Sasaki's NPB career records are 46 games, 19 wins, 10 losses, 283⅔ innings, 376 strikeouts, 56 walks, and an ERA of 2.00.
Meanwhile, in today's game, Lotte lost 1-8 to Chiba Lotte, ending the two-game series with two losses.
Lotte starter Park Se-woong had three hits in the first inning and gave up two runs.
Lotte trailed 1-2 with Han Dong-hee hitting a one-run home run in the top of the second inning, but Park Se-woong allowed a one-run home run to Matsukawa Gou in the bottom of the second inning.
Park Se-woong, who allowed 3 runs in 2 innings, threw 39 balls, and the highest fastball speed was 147 km/h.
Lotte allowed 3 more runs in the 4th inning and 2 more runs in the 7th inning and ended the game without scoring any additional points.
Korea Lotte and Japan Chiba Lotte are ‘brother clubs’ with Chairman Shin Dong-bin as the owner.
This year, the two clubs strengthened their friendship by holding joint training and two exchange matches at Itoman Nishizaki Stadium.
According to the Lotte club, this is the first time that the first-team players have participated in joint training with Chiba Lotte, and it has been 17 years since they last played an exchange match.
The two teams trained together on the 22nd, and Lotte lost 3-7 in the first match of the exchange match on the 24th.
Lotte Coach Kim Tae-hyung said after the game, “I am satisfied overall.
In the game against the Japanese team, both pitchers and fielders showed good performance overall.”
Regarding joint training, he said, “When I played as a player in the past, Japanese baseball players were the object of envy, and it was a good experience to be able to train together like this.”
Lotte will rest for one day on the 26th and then continue training at Kushigawa Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture starting on the 27th.
Coach Seong-Hwan Cho, I Hope Incheon will Win the Young Player Award
COACH CHO SEONG-HWAN: “I HOPE INCHEON WILL WIN THE YOUNG PLAYER AWARD, BECOME THE TOP SCORER AND BE SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST 11 PLAYERS”
“If the home crowd reaches 10,000 people, I will think about a surprise event after the season.”
“I will not be arrogant like a rabbit… I will take one step at a time toward my goal.”
“I hope the Young Player Award, Top Scorer, and Best 11 will all come out in Incheon.”
Cho Seong-hwan, coach of professional soccer K-League 1 Incheon United, met with reporters prior to the 2024 season inauguration ceremony held at the Incheon Global Campus auditorium on the 25th and said, “The Manager Award is water.
“I think I’ve passed over,” he said with a smile, expressing his hope for his students to win titles. 카지노사이트
Coach Cho Sung-hwan said, “It’s already my 10th year as a coach, and I think the players will work hard and do well this season as well,” and especially looked forward to the performance of U-22 players Choi Woo-jin (20) and Park Seung-ho (21).
Coach Cho was also worried that Choi Woo-jin seemed to have fallen into the second-year jinx.
He said, “At first, I didn't know much about it and took on the challenge with passion, but these days, I think I'm finding soccer difficult as well.
Although he was concerned that it could be a second-year jinx, he added, “The offensive options are quite good.
He expressed his affection, saying, “If I improve my positioning ability and gain experience, I think I have the skills to be a good resource not only for Incheon's future but also for the A team.”
He also said, “I hope that many of Incheon's players will join the Olympic team or the A team.
“Individual development is ultimately the development of Incheon,” he said.
“Their void can be filled with good-willed competition from other players.”
Coach Cho Seung-hwan set a goal of averaging 10,000 spectators with the ambition to enter Final A for the third consecutive year and stand tall as one of the Big Four along with Ulsan HD, Jeonbuk Hyundai, and Pohang Steelers.
Coach Cho said, “A good team doesn’t have ups and downs.
“We will maintain continuity without major fluctuations in both performance and rankings,” he declared.
“If we achieve an average attendance of more than 10,000 or have a full home crowd, we will think about a surprise event after the season”
Coach Cho, who set the goal of entering the Final A, said, He cautioned against the attitude of the ‘rabbit', referring to the ‘Rabbit and the Turtle'.
Director Cho said, “Like the rabbit, I will not look down on (the turtle) and be conceited, and will take one step at a time towards my goal, whether in good times or bad times.
“I will not be swayed by the surrounding circumstances, but will look ahead and aim for a big goal,” he pledged.
Incheon won 4 times and accumulated 12 points in Group G of the 2023-2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) group stage, but lost on goal difference to Coach Choi Kang-hee's Shandong Taishan (China) and Yokohama Marinos (Japan).
They were pushed back and failed to advance to the round of 16.
Regarding the rumor that Group G was the ‘Group of Death' as Shandong and Yokohama both advanced to the ACL quarterfinals, Coach Cho said, “As a coach, I reflect on my shortcomings in game management and player management.
If I face the same situation next time, “I will not repeat my mistake,” he said, looking at himself rather than blaming his bad luck.
Manager Cho, who expressed his sense of responsibility as a manager, also mentioned manager Jurgen Klopp, who recently announced that he would step down as manager of Liverpool, a famous English professional football club in the Premier League (EPL).
Coach Cho said, “I am not in the same position as Manager Klopp, but I fully understand how he feels.”
Referring to the K-League opening media day scheduled for the 26th, he said, “Every time I go to Media Day, I worry, ‘Will I be able to stand here again next year?' “It intersects,” he said, expressing the enormous burden he felt as a director.
Meanwhile, on this day, 1,402 fans filled the 2024 season inauguration ceremony in Incheon, expressing their expectations for the new season.
Captain Lee Myung-joo pledged, “I prepared well by sweating a lot in Thailand and Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do.
I will prepare well for the remaining week and work hard to win the opening game.”
Incheon will play the opening match of the 2024 season against Suwon FC at Incheon Stadium on the 2nd of next month.
