Are you sure you took a five-month break? McBroom, who played for Futures in the morning, made a timely hit in his first at-bat.
Apr 25, 2025
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Will SSG Landers hit the 'jackpot' of replacing foreign players. A timely RBI hit was made from the first at-bat. It was hard to believe that he was a player who took a break from the actual game for nearly five months.
SSG is playing the first game of a three-game series on the weekend against the Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th. SSG started McBroom, who came as a substitute for Eredia, who was out due to leg boils and infectious injuries, as a third-designate.
It was a surprise move. The contract was announced on Tuesday. I entered the country on the 21st. After completing medical tests and visa issuance, he played two at-bats in the Futures League against the Goyang Heroes on the 25th. Then, he moved to Incheon in the afternoon to make his debut in the first team game.
It is clear that he is a capable hitter who has gone through major leagues and Japanese stages. But he didn't play in real games for about five months. Before coming to Korea, he played two local practice games and played two at-bats earlier in the day. With no choice but to run out of practical sense, head coach Lee Sung-yong placed McBroom in No. 3.
McBroom paid it back. It was a chance from his first at-bat. Kiwoom starter Kim Sun-ki allowed consecutive hits to Jihoon Choi and Choi Jun-woo, giving them a chance to hit first and second bases with no outs. McBroom pushed Kim Sun-ki's 141km fastball from the 2B1S advantageous ball count to lead to a hit to the right-center field. First hit, first RBI.
What's surprising is that the outside fastball wasn't even crowded, but he didn't get greedy and relaxed and pushed it out according to the decision. It was a scene that showed a class that went beyond the actual sense. McBroom also had one hit in the Futures game earlier in the day.
Coach Lee said, `Of course, the sense of play will be a problem, but the swing mechanism is excellent. He expressed his expectation, saying, "It will be of great help to the team." He was very satisfied from his first at-bat.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
