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Go Woo-seok, A Classic Against LG Twins says, “To Survive in MLB, I Need to Throw a Better Ball”

 

 

“It was a good stimulus to see Kim Ha-seong, who was successful in MLB and played in the Seoul Series.”

For Go Woo-seok (25, San Diego Padres), facing LG Twins batters at Gocheok Dome was a special experience.

It was thrilling to go up to the mound and receive applause from all the fans who visited Gocheok Dome.

However, when Go Woo-seok met with Yonhap News in the San Diego locker room after the pitch, his expression was not bright. 바카라사이트

Go Woo-seok took the mound in the bottom of the 9th inning with a 5-2 lead in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Seoul Series evaluation game against LG held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 18th, and gave up 2 hits and 2 runs in 1 inning.

On this day, Go Woo-seok got off to an uneasy start as he allowed a heavy hit to the first batter, Park Hae-min.

He took a breather by striking out Kim Hyun-jong, but with one out and one out on first base, he threw a 153 km/h fastball to Jae-won Lee and was hit by a two-run gun to left-center.

Go Woo-seok ended the game by striking out Son Ho-young and hitting Koo Bon-hyuk with a straight hit to third base.

Go Woo-seok said with a faint smile, “I’m glad I got the save,” but added, “It was amazing to throw the ball against LG.

I felt the thrill of going up to the mound while receiving cheers from the fans.

Jaewon played surprisingly well.

“My ball needs to get better,” he said, recalling the match.

Ko Woo-seok, who began his professional career by being first drafted by the LG Twins of the Korean Professional Baseball League in 2017, appeared in 354 games until 2023 and posted 19 wins, 26 losses, 139 saves, 6 holds, and an ERA of 3.18.

In 2022, he was named the KBO League's relief king with 42 saves.

Go Woo-seok, who succeeded in entering the big league by signing a 2+1 year contract with San Diego in January of this year for up to $9.4 million, played an MLB exhibition game in Arizona, USA and came to Gocheok Dome with his San Diego big league teammates as a member of the Seoul Series.

Go Woo-seok said, "MLB is an environment where you can focus a little more on baseball.

In his first year in the big leagues, Go Woo-seok had the unique experience of playing in the Seoul Series at Gocheok Dome.

He also received a pleasant stimulus from seeing San Diego's starting shortstop Kim Ha-seong, who became his senior on the team.

Go Woo-seok said, "Senior Kim Ha-seong is attracting attention in MLB, including receiving the Gold Glove last year.

It was really nice to see Ha-seong playing in the Seoul Series after such success."