National baseball team officially training ahead of MLB Dodgers-San Diego friendly match.
The Korean national baseball team’s Moon Dong-ju (Hanwha Eagles) and Kwak Bin (Doosan Bears) were selected as starting pitchers for the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Seoul Series warm-up match.
National team coach Ryu Joong-il met with reporters during official training for the MLB Seoul Series evaluation match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 16th and said, “Moon Dong-ju will start in the first game and Kwak Bin will start in the second game.” 온라인카지노사이트
He added, “Both players are in good shape as they are the best aces of the national team.
“I expected it to show.”
Moon Dong-ju will play against the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Dome at 7 p.m. on the 17th, and Kwak Bin will play against the Los Angeles Dodgers starting at the same time on the 18th.
Manager Ryu Joong-il explained, “Currently, many starting pitchers have joined the national team.
We plan to use three starting pitchers in each of the two games and then add bullpen pitchers behind them.”
He also said, “The players who are starting pitchers on their teams are scheduled to pitch two innings each,” adding, “However, if they give up a run, they will quickly change it.”
“I want to play on equal footing,” he said.
When asked about the significance of this practice match, Coach Ryu replied, “I got a great experience that money can’t buy,” and “I’m playing against the best players, but I don’t want to be embarrassed.”
However, he also said, “We plan to play the game with a strong attack rather than a strategy so that the players can gain a lot of experience.”
When asked, ‘Who is the most motivated player?’, he chuckled and said, “It’s like Kim Hye-seong (Kiwoom Heroes).”
Kim Hye-seong aims to advance to MLB after the 2024 season.
Regarding the playing environment at Gocheok Dome, which has installed new artificial turf, he said, “I feel like hitting ground balls is a little slow (because the grass is long),” and added, “I think it will be okay as time goes by.”