1R rookie's shock debut, a sign of reversal of victory group. I slept after eating hamburgers, fries, chicken, and ice cream.
Feb 07, 2025
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KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul said, "Even in the midst of a difficult spring camp schedule, Lee's face makes me smile.
I can't think of anything but the expression 'wild'. That's how much he's putting in a lot of effort. Who is the main character. This is Won Sang-hyun, a second-year pitcher.
The prospect was nominated by KT in the first round last year. However, there were many twists and turns in the rookie season. At the beginning of the season, he took the opportunity to start due to injury issues such as Ko Young-pyo and Benjamin. The same goes for rookie Yuk Cheongmyeong. But the professional stage was not easy. Not only ball power and performance, but also physical management was difficult. I lost a lot of weight after playing a little bit of the season. I couldn't hold on.
I had to change to survive. It started at the end of last year's Wakayama Finishing Camp in Japan. He was intensively trained by manager Lee Kang-chul and pitching coach Je Chun-mo. I avoided using my body big to throw hard, and I learned that throwing short and compact gives me strength. And in order to fully attract power, we applied some double-kicking movements that Japanese pitchers often do. Therefore, he showed a 180-degree change in the closing camp.
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Won Sang-hyun, whom I met at Geelong Camp, said "I'm maintaining my sense in the closing camp. The director praised me a lot, so I think I can keep throwing it. The manager showed me a lot of videos of Japanese pitchers, and I studied hard, but I'm glad the results were good."
If this ball is maintained now, it will be a must-win group. Won Sang-hyun "Any position is good. Confident. It's also really good to go to the bullpen. Of course, my dream was to be a starting pitcher, and I learned that a professional player has to accept reality, as it is now. If you can help your team as a bullpen, you have to work hard there," he stressed.
Won Sang-hyun says, `I eat too much these nights about maintaining my weight and taking care of my body. Even before going to bed, I go to a fast foot restaurant and eat 2 hamburgers, 3 fries, 10 pieces of chicken, and 2 ice cream. It's working well. Maybe because baseball is going well, I'm eating happily. I feel like I'm gaining strength on the ball because I'm gaining weight."
Won Sang-hyun said lastly, `The rookie season was actually just exciting before the start. Should I say I didn't face the reality. Now I know what to do. This year, he is aiming for full time for the first team. I want to get a different evaluation from last season. I'm getting greedy."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
