I'm this kind of player. Will 156km fastball work for Japanese batters. Kwak Bin will also select a match against Japan following the Czech Republic (Tokyo site)

Nov 14, 2025

2025 K-BASEBALL SERIES A warm-up match between South Korea and the Czech Republic was held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 8th. Kwak Bin is struggling. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.11.08/

The Korean national baseball team held training at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 11th. Kwak Bin is warming up. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.11.11/

Kwak Bin will start the first round of the Korean baseball team's warm-up match against Japan.

<2025 NAVER K-BASEBALL SERIES> The first warm-up match between Korea and Japan will be held at Tokyo Dome, Japan on the 15th.

As expected, Kwak Bin, who started the first warm-up match against the Czech Republic, will also play against Japan. Kwak Bin started the warm-up match against the Czech Republic at Gocheok on the 8th and recorded no hit, one out and four strikeouts in two innings. Kwak Bin, who sprayed a total of 30 balls, completely overwhelmed the Czech batters by throwing up to 156km of fastballs, curves, and sliders.

Kwak had prepared for both the Czech Republic and Japan before he played against the Czech Republic. The match against the Czech Republic was a real game for the match against Japan.

Ryu Ji-hyun, manager of the Korean national baseball team, expressed his intention to adjust Kwak's pitching number to some extent in accordance with the WBC regulations. The warm-up match follows regulations tailored to the WBC, such as the use of pitch clocks or pitchcoms, but the two teams agreed not to set only the number of pitches.

Nevertheless, manager Ryu believes that he will limit Kwak Bin's number of pitches to some extent. "You can't make him throw a lot just because he's in good condition right now. I'm thinking about 65 or 70" he said. The first round regulation of the WBC stipulates that the limit number of pitches for pitchers is 65. There is also a protection regulation that allows players to play for four days unconditionally if they throw more than 50.

Kwak Bin's pitching performance is likely to determine the innings and the number of pitches.

The Korean national baseball team held training at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 4th. Son Joo-young and Kwak Bin are warming up. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.11.04/

2025 K-BASEBALL SERIES A warm-up match between South Korea and the Czech Republic was held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 8th. Kwak Bin apologizes to Czech Mensic right after dune. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.11.08/

Kwak Bin has been considered a talent to lead the national team as a right-handed fastball starter along with Moon Dong-ju. He was tied for the most wins with 15 wins last year, but returned in early June due to injury this season, and did not show the same strength as last year even when he returned. In 19 games, he won five games and lost seven games with a 4.20 ERA. Still, he has raised expectations for next year by playing good pitching in the last two games, but he has a good sense of coming to the national team.

Kwak Bin said, `I felt like I was looking for mine because I liked the last two games"I want to keep throwing and find more confidence, and I think it's late, but I feel like I want to find something like 'I'm this kind of player'."

Japan's starting pitcher is left-handed Ryuhei Sotani. Sotani, a member of the Orix, is a 24-year-old young pitcher with an 8-8 record and a 4.01 ERA in 21 games this season.

Japanese coach Hirokazu Ibata has already told the Japanese media that Sotani is the first starter and Kanemaru Yumeto is the second starter. Kanamaru is also a 22-year-old rookie who joined this year as a left-handed pitcher for Chunichi. He has won two games and lost six games with a 2.61 ERA in 15 games this year.

Coach Ryu did not reveal the selection of the second game on the 16th. Coach Ryu said, `We have decided to tell you tomorrow (15th) about the selection of the second leg from both sides" and kept the second-round pick quiet.

Will Kwak Bin be able to hang up the first tape well. I wonder if Kwak Bin, who has been in good condition since the end of the season, will finish his last appearance this year.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.