“We have to rebound quickly and go back to our original position.”
Oh Seung-hwan threw 73 pitches in 5 innings in a game against Kiwoom Heroes of the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 3rd, and lost with 5 hits, 6 strikeouts and 3 runs. Regardless of the purpose of recovering his pitch and the age of 40, if he scored 3 runs in 5 innings in his debut match, it is not necessary to give a low score. However, Oh Seung-hwan blamed himself, saying, “I’m so sorry for the team.” This is because Samsung lost 1-4 to Kiwoom.
In the KBO League, it was a starting debut in 980 games, including 621 games and overseas league experiences. At the age of 40 years, 9 months and 18 days, he went down in history as the oldest player ever to make his debut as a starter. He set a new personal record for the most innings (previous 4 innings) and the most pitches (previously 59 pitches), and tied the record for the most strikeouts (6) and hits (5).
Although he lost the game as many runs were lost in the early stages of the game, he showed signs of a revival with a direct ball speed of 149km/h and a no-four-ball pitch. Even if we couldn’t guarantee a rebound with this one game yet, we confirmed possibility.
However, Oh Seung-hwan regretted, saying, “The most important thing is for the team to win, regardless of my condition. I’m sorry that the first two innings weren’t good and I gave points. It doesn’t matter that much that I didn’t score at the back.”
Instead, it is the mindset that I will definitely use the opportunity I got through the team’s consideration. Oh Seung-hwan said, “The team created an opportunity for me. I think I should quickly rebound and return to my original position.” 토토사이트
Up until the second inning, 4 out of 5 hits were long hits. Oh Seung-hwan said that this phenomenon was not because he had long inning pitches in mind. He looked back, saying, “From the first inning, I thought about pitching a long inning and didn’t go up. I really thought to stop it one inning and one batter at a time, but the results weren’t good.”
Regarding the fact that he went to the mound in the 5th inning beyond the 60 pitches predicted by coach Jin-Man Park, he said, “I was able to throw 5 innings because there were not many pitches up to the 4th inning. As the innings continued, I thought I had to make a (tight) game. In the meantime, I had to find my own again. After throwing one inning, I had a lot of conversations with Coach Hyun-wook Jung. In the meantime, I saw good sides in Coach Hyun-wook Jung’s eyes, so I continued to throw. I guess I could,” he said.
The result was disappointing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t erase the process. Oh Seung-hwan said, “I think it’s difficult to say that I suddenly changed 180 degrees through this one game.