Tomorrow's enemy, today's colleague Yang Hyeon-jong Ponce, met the day before his start and shook hands to fight well
Jun 08, 2025
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On the second day of the weekend's three consecutive games between Hanwha and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 7th, Yang Hyun-jong and Ponce took to the ground ahead of the game. It was amid the warm-up between the two teams' starters Oller and Hwang Joon-seo.
After Ryu Hyun-jin took off his hat and politely greeted Choi Hyung-woo, he called Yang Hyun-jong to talk. Ryu Hyun-jin was removed from the first-team entry in his last appearance complaining of pain in his left adductor muscle. Leaving the competition behind for a while, the two players talked in a comfortable atmosphere.
Ponce approached Yang Hyun-jong, who was talking with Ryu Hyun-jin, and greeted him. Ponce and Yang were scheduled to face each other as starting pitchers in Sunday's game, the last of three consecutive weekend games.
Both pitchers have maintained their starting positions this season and are leading the team. Ponce is currently leading Hanwha's starting rotation, maintaining a perfect record of 9 wins and no losses with a 1.80 ERA. In the match against KT in Daejeon on the 3rd, he also pitched six scoreless innings to achieve his ninth win of the season.
Meanwhile, Yang is 4-4 with a 4.90 ERA in 12 games this season. He started against Doosan in Jamsil on the 3rd and achieved his fourth win of the season with five hits, five strikeouts, and one run in five innings.
The Sunday showdown between the two players, each of whom is the ace of the team, is drawing great attention from fans. The warm meeting between the two players can be confirmed by video.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
