Hit the 149km four-seam fastball properly… Choi Ji-man is silent for the third game
Hyo-Jun Park of the Pittsburgh Pirates. AP = Yonhap News
Hyo-Jun Park (26), who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the American professional baseball team, reported the first home run in the demonstration game.
Hyo-Jun Park started as a second baseman in the demonstration game against the Detroit Tigers at the Joker Merchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida on the 24th (Korea time), and started as a second baseman, one hit at two (1 home run), 1 RBI. scored a goal.
Hyo-Jun Park’s home run hit from the first at bat. In the first inning, in a one-hit situation, Detroit left-handed starter Eduardo Rodriguez’s 2nd pitch crossed the mid-month fence. He was not pushed by Rodriguez’s 149km four-seam fastball.
In the second at-bat in the fourth inning, he retreated to first base with a ground ball. He was replaced by Rodolfo Castro in the bottom of the 5th inning as he advances defensively.
Tampa Bay Rays Choi Ji-man. yunhap news
Choi Ji-man (31) of the Tampa Bay Rays was silent on the 24th (Korean time) without a hit in the third demonstration game against the Atlanta Braves. In particular, it was disappointing that he withdrew from a scoring opportunity by a penalty shot.
Ji-man Choi, who started at first base in the second bat, hit Atlanta right-handed starter Kyle Wright in the first inning with a shot at first base. In the third inning, 2 out of 3, he retreated to right fielder with a floating ball.
Choi Ji-man, who took the lead in the 6th inning, aimed for the ball from left-handed bullpen Newcomb, but was caught with a ground ball at third base. Choi Ji-man was substituted for Evan Edwards on his karate shift, delaying his first hit until the next game.
Conversely, Kim Ha-seong (27, San Diego Padres), who hit three consecutive games in the demonstration game, started as the ninth batter shortstop in the demonstration game against the Los Angeles Angels on the same day and recorded no hits in two at-bats.
Kim Ha-seong’s batting average in the demonstration game dropped from 0.500 to 0.375 (3 hits in 8 at-bats).
