Doosan Bears pitcher Choi Seung-yong got a disappointing result in his first appearance in the 2023 season. What was more painful than his 8 runs was the out count, which only earned ‘5’. At this rate, it is impossible to even guarantee the 5th starting spot.
Choi Seung-yong started against the Jamsil NC Dinos on April 5 and recorded 10 hits (1 home run), 2 strikeouts, 2 walks and 8 runs in 1.2 innings.
Choi Seung-yong, who made his first start of the season that day, faced a crisis from the first inning. Choi Seung-yong struck out Martin and guided Son Ah-seop to a grounder in a crisis with one out on first and third base, giving up two hits, ending the first inning with no runs.
Choi Seung-yong went to the mound in the top of the second inning with a 1-0 lead with the first score at the end of the first inning made by the team’s lineup. But, at that moment, the nightmare began. The walk was the cause. Choi Seung-yong allowed consecutive walks to lead hitter Park Seok-min and follow-on hitter Oh Young-su. In the ensuing 1 company 1st and 2nd base crisis, Seong-wook Kim hit a reverse 3-run home run.
If we stopped at 3 runs, we could expect a reversal. However, Choi Seung-yong scored 8 runs with 6 hits in a row after 2 outs. Both the fastball and the breaking ball were caught in the center of the opponent’s bat and collapsed in an instant.
The Doosan bench replaced Choi Seung-yong with Kim Myung-shin only after watching up to 8 runs. Kim Myung-shin struck out Seong-wook Kim with three pitches and prevented Seung-yong Choi from scoring an additional earned run.
Choi Seung-yong had to make a strong impression on manager Lee Seung-yeop in his first game of the season. This is why Choi Seung-yong and Kim Dong-joo have to compete fiercely for the 5th starting pitcher during April, while foreign pitcher Dylan Pyle is recovering from a head injury (a hard hit during spring camp training) until May.
However, from his first start,메이저사이트 Choi Seung-yong lost a lot of runs and left a regret that he could not properly play his role as a starting pitcher. In fact, it was more disappointing that I got off the mound with only 5 out counts than 8 runs.
In order to prevent team mound overload at the beginning of the season, the starting pitcher’s ability to digest innings is important. Choi Seung-yong finished his first appearance without showing any ability to digest innings, which is a virtue of a starting pitcher. If Choi Seung-yong is unable to reverse the bad trend in his next pitching, it is expected that he will be in a position where securing a spot in the 5th starter cannot be guaranteed.