Moon Dong-ju, Disappointing Fastball Show… Ryu Hyun-jin Told me not to Throw 150 km
Moon Dong-joo, conscious of the MLB showcase, walked 4 times in the first inning… The maximum speed was lowered to 155 km, and in the second inning, a good three-way offense was made… gained great experience
Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned to the Hanwha Eagles, recently told a serious joke to the team’s junior, Moon Dong-ju.
He told Moon Dong-ju, who was leaving for the national team to participate in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Seoul Series, “I will scold you if you throw a fastball over 150 km per hour.”
Moon Dong-ju is the best fastball pitcher in Korea, having thrown a fastball in the 160 km/h range for the first time in Korean professional baseball in the KBO League last April.
It was somewhat incomprehensible that Moon Dong-ju was told not to throw fastballs.
Ryu Hyun-jin’s advice had deep meaning.
Moon Dong-ju dreams of advancing to MLB in the distant future.
He may throw unreasonably because of his obsession with showing a good performance when facing MLB players whom he usually envies. 파워볼게임
Excessive pitching ruins the game and carries the risk of injury.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who was successful in MLB, was well aware of the psychology of Moon Dong-ju, who was dealing with big leaguers for the first time.
Moon Dong-ju also took Ryu Hyun-jin’s advice deeply into account.
He met with domestic reporters on the 16th and said, “There is a risk of injury, so I plan to follow senior Ryu Hyun-jin’s advice and not throw the ball farther than 150 km.”
However, was it because of the awareness that MLB officials were watching?
Moon Dong-ju failed to keep his promise to Ryu Hyun-jin.
He started in a practice game against MLB San Diego held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 17th and threw the ball with all his might.
From the first pitch thrown against San Diego’s lead hitter Sander Boharz in the bottom of the first inning, the speed was recorded at 151 km/h.
However, the ball went out of the strike zone.
His shoulders showed a lot of strength.
Dong-Ju Moon threw 4 balls against Boharz.
He also threw two balls to the follow-up hitter, Fernando Tatis Jr., and then gave up another walk.
It wasn’t the end.
Dong-Ju Moon even allowed a walk to Jake Cronenworth.
Walked three batters in a row. We were in danger of having bases loaded with no outs.
Dong-Ju Moon struck out Manny Machado, but his velocity did not decrease.
With the bases loaded with one out, he threw a 154km fastball to the follow-up batter, Kim Ha-seong.
Ha-seong Kim committed a wild pitch during his at-bat, giving up his first run.
Ha-seong Kim caught a fly ball in the infield, but gave up a straight walk to Urickson Profar.
The fourth ball thrown to Propar was 155 km away.
Dong-Joo Moon struck out Luis Campsano, but showed extreme pitch control, allowing four walks in the first inning alone.
Moon Dong-ju, who finished the first episode, seemed to have come to his senses.
In the second inning, he followed Ryu Hyun-jin’s advice.
He focused on breaking balls rather than fastballs and focused on ball control.
He treated Tyler Wade with a fly ball to left field, Jackson Merrill with a fly ball to shortstop, and Bohartz with a fly ball to first base.
Three way out. Only then did Moon Dong-ju regain his smile.
He came down from the mound with a smiling face and nodded his head.
He seemed to feel something.
Korea’s next-generation ace Moon Dong-ju has grown one step further.
Moon Dong-ju handed the ball over to Won Tae-in (Samsung Lions) in the third inning when the team was down 0–1.
2 innings, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts, 1 run allowed. This is Moon Dong-ju’s report card.
Moon Dong-ju’s expression at the official press conference after the game was not very bright.
He said, “The content of today’s game and Ryu Hyun-jin’s advice have nothing to do with it,” and “I have already forgotten about the bad performance in the first inning.”
He continued by saying, “The pitch content in the first inning was not good, so I took it easy and pitched in the second inning.”
He added, “Recently, my arm swing has become smaller, so it felt different from last year, but I came out paying attention to this.”
Regarding his first impressions of facing big leaguers, he replied, “I tried to throw by focusing only on the catcher’s mitt without looking at the San Diego batter.”
