Today's appearance → Tomorrow is maternity leave in Japan, and you're done recruiting the training site?

Mar 28, 2025

The exhibition game LG-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Starting pitcher SSG Anderson is getting ready to pitch. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.15/

We'll leave tomorrow morning after taking the mound. Dad goes to protect the birth of his first child.

SSG Landers foreign pitcher Drew Anderson took the mound as the starting pitcher in an away game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 28th.

After taking the mound, Anderson will fly to Hiroshima, Japan on the 29th, the next day. Hiroshima is where Anderson's wife lives.

When he played for the Hiroshima Toyokaf in the Japanese professional baseball league, he met a Japanese woman and married her, and his wife is now separated from Japan as a long-distance couple. During the break, it is as familiar as Anderson who travels to and from Hiroshima. I was able to hear about my wife's pregnancy last offseason. It was also one of the reasons Anderson decided to renew his contract with SSG. I made up my mind to continue playing in Korea, where I could be even close to my pregnant wife.

An exhibition game against LG-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Anderson allowed four runs in the top of the fifth inning. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.15/

As my wife's birth date was imminent, I couldn't help but worry about it. Anderson's wife is due at the end of March. Anderson will quickly get on a plane to Hiroshima after taking the mound against Kiwoom and watch the birth of his first child with excitement.

Director Lee Soo-yong said, `The original scheduled date was on the 26th and 27th, but it was delayed a little. If it was fast, I might not have taken the mound today. Throw well today, and I think I can go tomorrow morning and have a healthy child. I've experienced it, but when the first child is born, superhuman power comes out. Heaven will be watching you," he said, expressing his blessing.

Of course, we also need to prepare for Anderson's return later than expected. For now, I have both in mind, coming into the next rotation normally and being delayed a little. Director Lee Sung-yong said, `I'm making a plan while thinking about many things.'

SSG Anderson is warming up while an exhibition game between LG and SSG is scheduled at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 16th.Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.03.16/

The club quickly tried to make Anderson return without any problems. We have secured facilities for personal training even when we are with our families. In Hiroshima, Anderson helped the club continue to train by recruiting a training center that he used several times in the past. It also plans to dispatch a field partner to help maintain its condition. The club is also making sincere efforts for Anderson.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

Today's appearance → Tomorrow is maternity leave in Japan, and you're done recruiting the training site?

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