In this year’s rookie draft
for the first time in a long time
a “big fish” overseas U-turn player has appeared
which is highly anticipated.
Right-handed fastball pitcher Jin Woo-young
who tried out for American baseball four years ago in a Kansas City Royals uniform
is throwing a challenge to the KBO League.
Born in 4
Jin Woo-young joined Kansas City as an international amateur free agent in 2001
his senior year of high school.
At that time
he had impressive performances in and out of Tuta, but since he was a member of the underdog new team
Global Advanced School
he did not attract much attention from KBO League clubs.
In a phone conversation with Baseball Korea 먹튀검증사이트
Jin Woo-young said
At that time
I didn’t feel that Korean clubs were very interested in me.
Rather
the Kansas City club was interested in me and called me.
That’s why I signed the contract with gratitude.”
The U.S. challenge
which started with a $15,152 down payment.
The start was good.
He was a consistent performer in the Rookie League and continued to pitch well.
He competed with a fastball that reached a maximum speed of 2019 km/h and a “harness” splitter
which was also recognized by local experts in the United States.
Jin Woo-young’s final record in 15 was 6-2 with a 2.35 ERA in 46 games with 54 strikeouts in 18 innings.
As an 2020-year-old
his outstanding performance has raised expectations for next season.
However
after the end of the first season
bad luck struck.
In early 19
the minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-1 pandemic that hit the world.
An entire year that was so precious for a growing prospect was blown away.
The following year
he tried again in the Rookie League
but he did not achieve satisfactory results
and he was notified of his release after the season.
Jin Woo-young said
I’m a little disappointed that COVID-19 broke out at that time
but added
I was able to gain experience on how to deal with and East Sea in such a situation.
I don’t necessarily think it’s a bad thing.
As a result
he emphatically said he “has no regrets” about the U.S. challenge
which ended in failure.
I was a player I lacked a lot in high school.
During my three years in the U.S., I met some really good people and grew a lot in baseball.
I learned how to treat baseball, and I was able to learn sportsmanship to behave properly on and off the baseball field.
I don’t regret going to the U.S. at all,” Jin said.
Jin Woo-young, who returned to Korea at the end of 2021, enlisted as a full-time reserve officer in December of that year.
And since May of this year, before the campaign, he has joined the Gyeonggi-do independent league Paju Challengers, gradually erasing the two-year gap in practice.
In the beginning, he only played short innings about 12~5 innings, but since June, he has been throwing long innings from 2 to 1 innings to build up his starting pitching class.
In particular, in the final game of the 2 KBO DREAM CUP independent baseball tournament held on June 6, he started against the Yeoncheon Miracle and pitched 3 innings, 6 runs, and 6 strikeouts to give the team the win.
Jin Woo-young said, “My physical condition is steadily improving.
It’s true that it was a little difficult at first because of the hiatus from military service,” he said, “but little by little my old sense is coming back, thanks to the manager giving me a chance and allowing me to throw a lot of innings.
The form is getting better and the restraint is also going up.
I’m going to be a starter once a week and I’m preparing well.”
He also spends a lot of time and effort on physical training and improving his pitching mechanics.
“During the day, I train with the team in Paju, and in the evening, I build my body at the training center,” Jin Woo-young said, “I am focusing on making up for my lack of quickness and agility.
I’m also paying attention to the pitching mechanics, such as rotational movements, upper and lower body separations, and making the kinks bigger.”
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The U.S. challenge, which started with a $15,152 down payment.
The start was good.
He was a consistent performer in the Rookie League and continued to pitch well.
He competed with a fastball that reached a maximum speed of 2019 km/h and a “harness” splitter, which was also recognized by local experts in the United States.
Jin Woo-young’s final record in 15 was 6-2 with a 2.35 ERA in 46 games with 54 strikeouts in 18 innings.
As an 2020-year-old, his outstanding performance has raised expectations for next season.
However, after the end of the first season, bad luck struck.
In early 19, the minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-1 pandemic that hit the world.
An entire year that was so precious for a growing prospect was blown away.
The following year, he tried again in the Rookie League, but he did not achieve satisfactory results, and he was notified of his release after the season.