Everyone in baseball is on the same page, including the manager, who wants to see Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) in Korea.
Sajik Stadium in Busan, where an exhibition game between the Hanwha Eagles and Lotte Giants was held on the 16th.
This year, Korea will host the opening game of the Major League Baseball season. Ohtani’s Dodgers will take on the San Diego Padres, featuring Fernando Tatis Jr, Ha Sung Kim, and Woo Suk Ko. The KBO will host the LG Twins, Kiwoom Heroes, and other young players as “Team Korea,” which will play a series of exhibition games.
Both teams lost key pitchers and hitters to the Seoul Series. Hanwha included pitcher Moon Dong-joo, Hwang Jun-seo, and infielder Noh Si-hwan in Team Korea. 카지노사이트 Lotte was represented by pitcher Choi Jun-yong, catcher Son Sung-bin, infielder Na Seung-yup, and outfielder Yoon Dong-hee.
Hanwha had an accident just before the game, when infielder Kim Tae-yeon was hit in the head by a Lotte player’s practice bat and had to be hospitalized. Coach Choi Won-ho said, “It’s a problem caused by training together in a small space. Since there are more players in the exhibition game, our head coach is practicing separately with only a few players in a different place,” Choi said, adding, “It would be better if one team trained separately on the practice field.”
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Choo Shin-soo (SSG Landers) compared the realities of the Major League Baseball and the KBO after his return, leading to improvements in facilities. When asked, “What would it be like if Ryu Hyun-jin came back,” Hanwha manager Choi Won-ho said, “Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t know what Major League facilities are like. I’ve never been there.”
Choi also expressed his desire to see major leaguers, including Ohtani, who has been called the “god of modern baseball. “I haven’t seen them either. I’ve only seen pictures. I want to go see them,” he said.
“Yesterday, they sent me greetings as a group, saying, ‘Have a good experience,’ ‘Be careful of injuries,’ ‘Do well,’ and ‘Come back. I hadn’t even seen him, but my players got to see him first…”
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung recalled memories of the 1995 Florida camp, scrimmages, and the 1988 Seoul Olympic team. 메이저사이트 “It’s a good experience to play (against major league players). You can definitely learn something,” he emphasized. “I feel good hitting the ball, but I’m worried that I’ll fall off while hitting a huge ball,” he laughed.
Meanwhile, Ryu Joong-il, who leads the national team in the Seoul Series, said, “Ohtani is like a cartoon character. I would love to get his autograph.”