Seok-hwan Yang hits a home run and rounds the bases
Yang Seok-hwan (32), the new captain of the professional baseball Doosan Bears, predicted his performance in 2024 with a refreshing home run.
Seok-Hwan Yang hit a home run against Brandon Waddell in the first inning of the Blue and White training camp held at Blacktown Stadium in Sydney, Australia on the night of the 17th.
Yang Seok-hwan, who served as the blue team’s 4th designated hitter, hit Brandon’s ball and crossed the left-center fence after Yang Eui-ji hit a single and got on base in the first inning with 2 outs and runners on first base.
Ahead of this season, Yang Seok-hwan signed a 4+2 year free agent contract worth up to 7.8 billion won with his original team Doosan.
Yang Seok-hwan said through the club, “It feels good whenever I hit a home run. I can’t attach much meaning to it, but I headed into the second camp in a good mood. I am satisfied with the Sydney camp.”
This game was Doosan’s second blue-and-white match of this Australian spring camp and the first 9-inning game.
Yang Seok-hwan showed off his good sense with 1 hit in 4 at-bats, including a home run, Yang Eui-ji had 2 hits in 4 at-bats, and Heo Gyeong-min and Park Ji-hoon showed off their good sense with 2 hits in 3 at-bats and 1 walk.
Yang Seok-hwan said, “It rained a lot on the 16th, but thanks to the staff’s hard work for maintenance, we were able to play a 9-inning game. It was a great help in improving my sense of actual play. I played baseball in front of fans for the first time in a while, and I am grateful to both the staff and fans.” “I will give it to you,” he said.
Choi Jong-in left a strong impression in the Cheongbaekjeon.
Among the pitchers, Choi Jong-in, who took the mound as the fourth pitcher for the white team and left one hit and no runs in one inning with a fastball of up to 151 km/h, stood out.
Choi Jong-in, who joined Doosan in 2020, is Wonseok, a right-handed fastball pitcher who has not yet debuted in the first team.
Choi Jong-in said, “This is my first appearance in the Blue and White match, and the pitch was not bad. It is unfortunate that there are many games where each batter goes to 3 balls, but I quickly improved my condition and my physical condition is good.”
He continued, “Since last year, in addition to the existing fastball, curve, and splitter, I started using the sweeper. Thanks to the help coach Kim Sang-jin gave me a lot in the 2nd team, I gained confidence that I can use it in practice as well. I haven’t debuted in the 1st team yet, but I am used to it by the fans. “I want to have a season where I can make my name known,” he said. 토토사이트
