Park Jin-young (26, Lotte Giants) was the biggest star of this Lotte Giants spring camp. During his four appearances in Tainan, Taiwan, and Miyazaki, Japan, he allowed only three hits and allowed one run during seven ⅔ innings. As it was a match between the Taiwanese WBC team and the Japanese professional team, Park Jin's performance in the camp was even better. He pitched overwhelmingly, and he was named the spring camp MVP.바카라사이트
Park Jin-jin, who joined Lotte in the second round of the 2019 Rookie Draft (ranked 38th overall), only played in two games in 2019. He returned from military service, but made his first-team appearance in 2023. However, he only played in four games.
Last year, Park Jin-eun received a clear impression as she recorded an ERA of 1.93 in four ⅔ innings in four exhibition games. Based on her performance in exhibition games, she played in 38 games in the first division and finished the season with two wins, four losses, one save and an ERA of 4.38. Although she played in and out of the first and second divisions, it was enough to promote Park Jin-yi.
This season, Park Jin was mentioned as a candidate for the 5th starting pitcher along with Na Kyun-an and Park Joon-woo. He showed a clear performance since the camp, showing a high possibility of settling for the 5th starting pitcher.
Ahead of the exhibition game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung announced the selection of the fifth starting pitcher. The decision was made to Na Kyun-an. "He was the most experienced and well-prepared player among the players who competed," Kim said. "Since he prepared well, I will give him a chance first." Park appealed by being named the MVP of the camp, but this season he is facing as a mid-term duel.
Park Jin-young still showed off his skills on Sunday. In an exhibition game against the Kia Tigers, the unified Korean team that won last year, Park took the mound as the second pitcher and perfectly stopped two innings. He had no single hit and no four outs. He threw a total of 20 pitches, and the maximum speed of his fastballs was 144 kilometers per hour. Sliders (4) and curves (1) were added as breaking balls.
After the game, Park Jin said, "It was my first appearance, so I was strong and played against the first batter. After that, I found balance and had good results."
As a secret to his consistent performance in the spring camp, he said, "The club sent me to the training center in Tokyo during the final camp. It was a place where you watch weights, but it helped me thinking about what to do in the future while exercising," and added, "During the camp, I focused on the sense of throwing or throwing where I wanted to throw, so I had good results."
He got off to a good start for the second consecutive year by continuously pitching in exhibition games following the camp. "I'm still finding my place. However, I'm trying to be aggressive without avoiding the mound," Park Jin said. "Last year, it was good during the exhibition game, but I was nervous at the beginning, so I went back and forth. I think I've gotten better since June because I know how to throw it, and I think I have to throw aggressively this year, so I'm going to be a little more aggressive."
As he showed his solid improvement, he could have been very disappointed to be eliminated from the starting lineup. However, Park Jin said, "The coach has a lot of experience in selecting (B) Kyun An. I thought a lot about starting from the bottom. I'm not disappointed, but it's okay."
Park Jin-eun continued, "I have a desire for selection, but if that greed is excessive, I may overface and get worse. I think if I just prepare slowly and do it as I do now, I will have another opportunity."
Although the opportunity did not come immediately as a starter, he showed his willingness to be reborn as a first-team player regardless of his position. "I think my individual performance will follow when the team's performance comes out. I will try to be as helpful to the team as possible while playing in the first team," he said.
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