I was suddenly notified of the selection a day ago, but I'm tearing up the game. Forget the family of seven years, luck is here

Jul 24, 2025

I was suddenly notified of the selection a day ago, but I'm tearing up the game. Forget the family of seven years, luck is here
Photo courtesy=KT 위즈



"I was beaten by Kwon Hee-dong, but..."

Did the KT Wiz get 'Bok-Bok-Bok-Bok-Bok-Bok'.

I don't think there will be any change in ball power and mentality. If Lee plays his role, it would not be unreasonable not only for KT to advance to the postseason for six consecutive years, but also to look higher.




KT won its second straight game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 23rd with a 9-2 victory.

It wasn't an easy game. Because the plan was completely twisted even before the game. Originally, Oh Won-seok won 10 games in the first half of the day. However, Oh Won-seok sprained his back while exercising individually. a situation in which the ball can't be thrown. Patrick caught the eye of head coach Lee Kang-chul amid the need for an alternative selection. Cuevas is a foreign player who generally came to Cuevas ahead of the second half of the year. However, due to his lack of experience as a starter, he had to throw 3-4 games to the bullpen to make a 'build-up' as a starter. He threw 29 pitches in one game against the Hanwha Eagles on the 18th, but suddenly started as a starter.

The result is amazing. Patrick threw 49 pitches in four innings, allowing one run. There was only one hit. The 153km fastball was powerful. The maximum number of pitches, which was 50, was just right, and the team also won a complete victory, so everything was perfect.




Patrick said "I was told to start yesterday (22nd). Originally, he was scheduled to pitch 40 to 50 pitches against NC on the 22nd. It's just been delayed by a day there. I didn't think much. The body was already ready. I didn't panic."

I was suddenly notified of the selection a day ago, but I'm tearing up the game. Forget the family of seven years, luck is here
Photo courtesy=KT 위즈
Although the number is the same, the starting pitcher and bullpen appearance are different from each other. Patrick said "The important thing was for me to throw 50 balls. If you're a starter, you need to get an out count quickly I threw it thinking about it. There wasn't much difference," he replied.

I played four innings. But it was 8-1. Throwing one more inning allowed him to have a winning requirement. It also seemed to be a situation where he could throw without any strain. In fact, he was also seen talking to pitching coach Je Chun-mo for a long time. Patrick responded to this by "Coach Pitcher '1 more innings?' You said it, it was a joke. I wasn't too disappointed. I'm not the type to care about personal records. It was my role to let the team win. And I'm still in the build-up process. The rest of the season is long. I had to think smart. Of course, I'm a lot of struggle. I wanted to keep fighting on the mound. But it had to stop. In the number of pitches I can throw, I only focused on dragging as many innings as possible."




Patrick had experience in Japanese professional baseball last year. Therefore, they also know the characteristics of Asian batters. Patrick said "I know there are a lot of hitters who have good contact skills and can make a lot of fouls. It is a completely different baseball from the U.S., which has a lot of swing and strikeouts. So in Korea, you have to bet on the initial count fight. It is important to make an in-play ball and induce a bum hit. That way you can throw a lot of innings. I gave up a walk after suffering from a cut against NC player Kwon Hee-dong, but I think that's the Korean style" he said.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.