It's an exhibition game, but it's the first time to start a new stadium → 154km bam even in the cold!...Beautiful and cool, why I'm looking forward to this season

Mar 18, 2025

The KBO League exhibition game between Hanwha and Samsung held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th. Hanwha Weiss, who is pitching as a starter. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.17/

Fastball that couldn't stop the cold. Ryan Weiss (29, Hanwha Eagles) is ready for this season.

Weiss took the mound as a starter in an exhibition game against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th and recorded three hits, four outs, five strikeouts and one run in five innings.

Weiss, who wore Hanwha's uniform as a substitute for injury last year, continued his good pitching and became an official player. He finished the season with 5 wins, 5 losses and a 3.73 ERA in 16 games last year, and succeeded in renewing his contract.

This season, Weiss continues to pitch more stably. In two exhibition games, he struck out 12 in nine ⅔ innings, giving him a 0.93 ERA.

The exhibition game against Samsung on the 17th was also meaningful to Weiss. The first official game at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, Hanwha's new stadium. Weiss, the starting player, will take the mound for the first time. It's not the home opener, but the moment when he can be named the first pitcher of Hanwha in the official game. Weiss got off to a good start by blocking the first inning with three outs.

Weiss, who continued his scoreless streak until the third inning, had three hits in the top of the fourth inning, but he completed the inspection perfectly ahead of the opening of the regular season, including three strikeouts in the top of the fifth inning.

The total number of pitches is 79. The maximum speed of the fastball was 154 kilometers per hour, and he threw a mix of sweepers (19), curves (13), and changeups (7).

After the game, Weiss said "I felt good personally. This is because the new ballpark is so beautiful and cool. Why I'm looking forward to this season?" he said, expressing satisfaction with the new stadium.

The game ended with a cold spell in the fifth inning to protect the player due to the sudden drop in temperature. Although the weather was not good, the ballpark was filled with 11,000 open seats. Weiss was as enthusiastic as the regular season, saying, `It felt good that many fans came and cheered even in inclement weather.'

The KBO League exhibition game between Hanwha and Samsung held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th. In the bottom of the first inning, Hanwha Kim Tae-yeon hit a first solo home run against Samsung's Baek Jung-hyun. Kim Tae-yeon is sharing high fives. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.17/

In addition, Kim Tae-yeon, who came out as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning, hit a home run and became the main player of the new stadium's first home run. Weiss said, `It felt good that Kim Tae-yeon hit a home run. Kim Tae-yeon is a friend who has a very good relationship. I want to congratulate you on hitting your first home run in the new stadium" he said.

Above all, I felt the most good about my normal physical condition ahead of the opening. Weiss said "I've been trying to increase the number of pitches until today's game, but I'm satisfied with throwing close to 80 pitches today. In conclusion, preparations are going well," foreshadowed his regular season performance.

An exhibition game between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Hanwha Weiss is pitching hard. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.11/

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.