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| Ryu Hyun-jin '1 more innings for Ponce, who set an 18K record with tears of emotion?pointed to ' Photo = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun |
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Ryu shed tears over his excitement and asked the pitcher who broke his record 'One more inning?' It was a pleasant joke. Ryu Hyun-jin immediately celebrated the milestone by hugging Ponce hotly.
Hanwha Eagles' 'Monster Pitcher'Cody Ponce set a new record with an overwhelming pitch that will remain in KBO history.
Ponce started Game 1 of a doubleheader against SSG Landers at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th and led his team to victory with a powerful force that allowed only two hits and struck out as many as 18 in eight innings.
Ponce's 18 strikeouts are a new KBO record based on 9 innings, and regardless of innings, it is the most strikeouts in a game.
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| Ponce, who also took the mound in the eighth inning, is cheering for McBroom's check swing toward the first base. |
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The previous record of the most strikeouts in nine innings was 17 that Ryu Hyun-jin wrote against Cheongju LG on May 11, 2010. In addition, it is a milestone that matches the 18 strikeouts recorded by Sun Dong-yeol in 13 innings in the match against Mudeung Binggrae on June 19, 1991.
Before the game, Ponce was playing as the team's ace with an overwhelming record of eight wins and no losses in 10 games. Ponce, who said earlier in the season that he wanted to break Ryu's strikeout record, made his dream come true.
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| Ryu Hyun-jin sincerely congratulated his first record in 15 years "junior". Ryu threw 124 pitches in nine innings when he set the record. These days, when the division of pitchers has settled, it is difficult to pitch unless there is a no-hit or perfect game ahead. Sun Dong-yeol's 18K in 13 innings and Ryu Hyun-jin's 17K in 9 innings were really hard to break. |
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In a post-match interview, Ponce smiled brightly, saying, `I'm very proud and proud that Ryu Hyun-jin's milestone was recorded in the same team mate and in the same Hanwha home game.' Ryu Hyun-jin also warmly hugged Ponce, who broke his record, and congratulated him sincerely.
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Ryu Hyun-jin raised his index finger with a playful look as Ponce came down after 113 pitches by the eighth inning and asked 'One more inning?' Ponce smiled broadly at Ryu Hyun-jin's prank, followed by Ryu Hyun-jin warmly hugging Ponce and sincerely congratulating him on his record-breaking 'junior'.
Ponce said "I knew Ryu Hyun-jin set a lot of records, but I couldn't remember exactly how many strikeouts he had. But by the seventh inning, I thought I was close to a new record.'
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| When Ponce, who had a no-hit march until the seventh inning, expressed his intention to take the mound in the eighth inning, coach Yang Sang-moon allowed it with a smile. |
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| Coach Yang calling the bullpen right away |
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The consideration of Yang Sang-moon, the pitching coach, also shone. Ponce said "Coach Yang Sang-moon also knew what I meant today. He did not specifically tell me to stop throwing, and in the 8th episode, he also said, `I came to see your face once.' Asked about the no-hitter, he answered coolly, "'I've had a few experiences in the career, but the eighth and ninth innings were not easy, so I didn't feel much pressure.'"
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| Because Ponce's tears, the late mother, came to mind. |
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| Director Kim Kyung-moon also approached Ponce to congratulate him. |
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After striking out for the 17th time, Ponce turned around on the mound and wiped away tears. It was an unusual sight. Asked how he felt at the time, Ponce said "I thought a lot about my mother, who died in 2017. If my mother had seen this in the stands, she would have been very proud, but at that moment, I remembered my mother who was watching from the sky." He showed emotion again.
When asked what he wanted to say to his mother, Ponce smiled brightly and said, `I love you, Mom. And I want to tell you that you can watch it because it's on TV," he replied. He said "When I was in the minor leagues, there was no TV broadcast, so when my mother was alive, she said 'Be famous enough to be on TV. He often joked, 'That way I can't watch you on TV, right?' and missed his late mother.
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| Lee Jin-young, who succeeded the 9th Heavenly Home Bodhisattva |
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| Kim Seo-hyun, who kept his 1-0 victory, is celebrating with Ponce. |
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His wife also watched Ponce's game on the day. Ponce's wife, who is currently pregnant, is expecting a baby this October. Ponce "I'll be a father soon. My daughter will be born, which is a great motivation for me. I feel a great sense of responsibility. I feel like the baby is driving me all the luck this year"I couldn't hide my joy.
When asked if she will give birth in October in Korea, she said, `I think I will give birth in Korea if I go to the playoffs. It could be a playoff baby," he said with a smile.
Can Ponce give birth to a daughter in Korea? Ponce, who became a daughter fool, is playing in fall baseball, and Hanwha fans are excited just thinking about it.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
