The man who was called Shohei Ohtani during his amateur days is heading to Tokyo Dome, Japan to face the real Shohei Ohtani.
Doosan Young-gun Kwak Bin (24) fulfilled 메이저사이트 his dream of becoming an adult national team member for the first time in his life by boarding the 30-man entry for the 2023 WBC (World Baseball Classic) national team announced last month. To prepare for the WBC in March, Kwak Bin is practicing bullpen pitching with the official WBC ball at the Doosan Spring Camp in Sydney, Australia, along with his best friend Jeong Cheol-won, the national team member. Even in his first pitching, he felt somewhat awkward, but in the pitching on the 6th, he showed off his powerful pitch and revealed his prospects.
Kwak Bin, who we met at the scene, said, “The official ball is slippery and larger than the Korean one. Still, I threw a lot during the off-season, but I couldn’t adapt well because I caught and threw it again after a long time.” Receiving my ball makes me nervous. He had a big idea that he had to look better than usual.”
Kwak Bin, who was nominated for the 1st round of 2018 Doosan, finally came out of the egg last year in his 5th year as a pro. Through trial and error, he played the role of an ace in the second half, showing a marked change in 11 games, 5 wins, 2 losses, and an average ERA of 2.98. In particular, for two months from August to September, he boasted a sense of stability with an average ERA of 2.29 with an average ERA of 5 wins and 1 loss in 8 games by spraying four-seam fastballs with a maximum speed of 155 km, which became a control.
The evaluation at this spring camp is also good. Kwak Bin said, “I asked for feedback from pitching coach Jeong Jae-hoon, and he told me that it was very different from last year and the year before last. He said that in the past it took him a long time to get his pace back if he faltered, but now he gets it right with just a few throws.”