Korean major leaguer Bae Ji-hwan (24, Pittsburgh Pirates) strongly appealed his presence by hitting an exhilarating and exhilarating home run. The opposing pitcher who pulled out the home run is the current major league (MLB) closer.
Bae Ji-hwan started as the first batter and second baseman in the 2023 MLB regular season home game against the Houston Astros held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on the 12th (Korean time), with a right-center home run that ended the game at the end of the 9th inning with a 4-4 match. hit the It was the second gun in the individual big leagues and the first home run. After the game, Bae Ji-hwan said, “It’s like I’m dreaming. I had a strong desire to finish.”
At the end of the sixth inning, another Korean big leaguer, Choi Ji-man, also hit a home run. It was the first time that Korean batters on the same MLB team hit a home run in the same game.
It is also attracting attention to which pitcher Bae Ji-hwan hits a home run. On the 5th, against the Boston Red Sox, which was his first home run in his debut, he hit a home run that passed the Green Monster off veteran right-hander Nick Pivetta. He is a pitcher who won 10 wins (12 losses) in the 2022 season.
The last shot of the day attacked Ryan Presley. This pitcher recorded 33 saves in the 2022 season and is a Houston closer who ranked 4th in the American League (AL). He recorded 26 saves in the 2021 season. After Roberto Osuna left the team, he guarded the Houston back gate. 토토사이트
As of the 2022 season, the average speed of the four-seam fastball (fastball) was 152 km. Although he is not a competitive pitcher with speed in MLB, where fastball closers close to 160 km/h are lined up, he has been reborn as the league’s representative finishing pitcher with a high-speed curve formed at 80 to 83 miles (128 to 135 km per hour).
After picking out Presley’s second curve, Bae Ji-hwan cut two sliders that came from an unfavorable ball count (1 ball-2 strikes), watched one more fastball, and then attacked the changeup.
Houston is the defending champion who won the World Series last season. He also ranked first in the bullpen jin’s earned run average (2.80). Set-up men such as Rafael Montero, Hector Neris, and Line Stanik are also gorgeous. Against Presley, who is in charge of the closer in such a team, Bae Ji-hwan hit the finish line.