On the afternoon of the 27th, a match between Doosan and Kiwoom was held in the ‘2023 Professional Baseball Demonstration Match’ held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. 메이저사이트
Doosan Yang Eui-ji and Kiwoom catcher Lee Ji-young met for the first time after the WBC (World Baseball Classic). Yang Eui-ji of Doosan came to the plate in the top of the first inning and jabbed his bat into catcher Lee Ji-young’s mitt to express his delight.
Yang Eui-ji signed a 4+2 year, 15.2 billion won contract with Doosan as a free agent (FA) ahead of this season. It was the first meeting with catcher Lee Ji-young after returning to Doosan, his former team.
Kiwoom Lee Ji-young also shared a simple story with a smile at Yang Eui-ji’s prank. Although he did not perform well in the WBC, he exchanged jokes with him because he was a fellow national team member who had a hard time together. However, when the referee’s call rang, the two switched to serious mode.
Kiwoom starter Yokishi overpowered Yang Eui-ji with two outs, second and third bases in the first inning with a strike. The next ball was cut by Yang Eui-ji, and the ball came in afterwards. With 1 ball and 2 strikes, Lee Ji-young of Kiwoom dropped the ball. However, he got it right and tagged Yang Eui-ui, who was at the plate.
Yang Eui-ji, who was distracted for a while, was struck out and Lee Ji-young stopped the run crisis with a strange smile and headed to Kiwoom Dugout.
In Doosan’s match against Kiwoom, Jose Rohasu, the lead hitter, hit a solo shot against Yang Hyeon in the top of the 6th inning, and Kang Seung-ho’s third-base grounder scored Doosan’s score and balanced the score. With Lee Yu-chan’s two RBIs and Shin Seong-hyun’s timely hits, Doosan won a 5-2 come-from-behind victory.
▲Yang Eui-ji, who was tagged out by the catcher’s not-out screed, is making a puzzled expression.
Doosan starter Choi Won-joon became the winning pitcher with 2 hits, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk and 2 runs (1 earned) in 5 innings. Three pitchers followed.
Kiwoom starting pitcher Eric Yokishi gave up no runs with 3 hits and 4 strikeouts in 5 innings.
Meanwhile, ahead of the 2023 KBO League, which opens on April 1st, the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Media Day will be held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul Grand Ballroom at 2:00 pm on the 30th.
The event was attended by coaches of each club, SSG Hanyu Island, Park Jong-hoon, Kiwoom Lee Jung-hoo, Kim Hye-sung, LG Oh Ji-hwan, Park Hae-min, KT Park Kyung-soo, Kang Baek-ho, KIA Kim Sun-bin, Kim Do-young, NC Son Ah-seop, Koo Chang-mo, Samsung Oh Jae-il, Won Tae-in, Lotte Ahn Chi-hong, Captains of 10 KBO league teams and players representing each team will attend, including Park Se-woong, Doosan Heo Gyeong-min, Yang Eui-ji, Hanwha Jung Woo-ram, and Chae Eun-seong.