[Seo Ho-jeong] The flame of 37-year-old Shin Hyeong-min awakened the passion of Cheonan
Shin Hyeong-min is a defensive midfielder representing the K-League in the 2010s. He joined Pohang Steelers in 2008 and quickly made his presence known, playing a role as a mainstay of his back while playing for Jeonbuk Hyundai after working for Al Jazeera in the UAE. He lifted four trophies (AFC Champions League, FA Cup twice, League Cup) with Pohang and six trophies (five league titles, FA Cup) with Jeonbuk. In 2021, he received a love call from coach Hong Myung-bo and transferred to Ulsan Hyundai, playing a weighty role as a veteran along with Lee Chung-yong. In 2022, when Ulsan succeeded in winning the league like Biwon for the first time in 17 years, there was Shin Hyeong-min’s invisible dedication. However, in 2023, Shin Hyung-min went from the highest to the lowest in the K League. My two-year contract with Ulsan ended and I said goodbye. Many teams in the first and second divisions showed…
“I’ve been thinking about it for two years, I need to change it”… ‘Otani’s friend’ pouring criticism on ML challenge, interest from at least 6 clubs
The aces representing Japanese professional baseball include Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Olix Buffaloes), Shota Imanaga (Yokohama DeNA Baystars), and Yuki Matsui (Rakuten Golden Eagles), followed by Naoyuki Uwasawa (Nippon Ham Fighters). is challenging the Major League. According to multiple local media outlets, including Japan’s Nikkan Sports, Uwasawa held a press conference on the 28th and officially declared his intention to advance to the major leagues. After being selected by Nippon Ham in the 6th round of the 2011 rookie draft and entering the professional ranks, Uwasawa appeared in a total of 173 games (14 complete pitches) until this season, recording 70 wins, 62 losses, and an ERA of 3.19. Throughout his professional career, he has never been selected as a member of the Japanese national team (excluding the 2018 U.S.-Japan All-Star) or won an individual title, but he has been building his career step by step. Although he was selected as a professional…
The second challenge of the ‘generational change’ baseball team… Hangzhou AG’s ‘gold medal effect’ continues to APBC
The Korean national baseball team took the first step toward ‘generational change’ at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Even though the national team was evaluated as the weakest team in history, it persevered and won the gold medal. In addition to the trophy of ‘winning the competition for the fourth time in a row’, it was also a meaningful international competition in that each player’s achievement level was high. Above all, the players gained experience in overcoming the pressure of a big game played with national attention. Players who had the potential to grow further in the league were given wings. NC catcher Kim Hyeong-jun, who played an active role as the national team’s home manager, hit three home runs in four postseason games, and is said to have improved in both offense and defense since the Asian Games. NC Kim Young-gyu, who was a left-handed bullpen player at the National University, was selected…
Unbelievable! Cuevas, the trusted ‘big game pitcher’… 4 innings, 7 runs
It wasn’t like a ‘big game feature’. KT Wiz ace William Cuevas collapsed early on, conceding an unexpectedly large number of goals. KT appointed Cuevas as the starting pitcher in the first game of the playoffs (PO, 3 wins out of 5) against NC Dinos held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 30th. It was natural. Cuevas, who returned as Bo Schulser’s replacement in June of this year, recorded 12 wins, no losses, and an ERA of 2.60 in 18 games, becoming the winning percentage leader. Above all, Cuevas was strong in big games. In the 2021 first-place match against the Samsung Lions, he pitched 7 scoreless innings and led the team directly to the Korean Series (KS). It was a fight that took place after only two days of rest after starting the regular season. In the first game of KS against the Doosan Bears, he allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings,…
‘Early victory confirmed’ Ulsan… ‘First two consecutive losses since founding’
In professional soccer, Ulsan, led by coach Hong Myung-bo, secured an early victory and achieved its first two consecutive wins since its founding. Ulsan was trying to secure an early victory at home by reaching 300,000 spectators for the first time since its founding. Although the game was difficult to overcome from the beginning, Kim Min-hyuk eventually came to the rescue in the 23rd minute of the second half. Four minutes after coming on as a substitute, he headed a cross into the net.굿모닝토토 도메인 Director Hong Myung-bo’s mercenary skills were once again successful. In the 40th minute of the second half, Joo Min-gyu and Jang Si-young were brought in, and 4 minutes later, Jang Si-young, who was rushing through the ball given by Joo Min-gyu, scored a key goal. In the end, Ulsan, who widened the gap over Pohang in second place to 10 points with a 2-0 win,…
“I’ve never heard shouts like this before” The Arizona coach looks back on the ‘9th inning of sympathy’ [On-site interview]
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Tori Lovello looked back on the previous day’s game. Lovello looked back on the previous day’s game in an interview ahead of Game 2 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA on the 29th (Korean time). The previous day, Arizona led 5-3 until the 9th inning, but allowed a tying home run to Corey Seager in the bottom of the 9th and a solo home run to Adolis Garcia in the bottom of the 11th inning to lose 5-6. He said, “I have been in many stadiums so far. I have even been to a football stadium with 100,000 spectators cheering. “But yesterday’s tying home run moment was the loudest crowd cheer I’ve ever heard,” he said, recalling the atmosphere at the time. He continued, “This stage is a place I’ve dreamed of since I was a child. I feel…
Kang Baek-ho ‘excluding injury’ + 3 catcher system… NC-KT entry confirmed [PO]
짱구카지노 NC Dinos and KT Wiz confirmed their playoff entries. On the 29th, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) released the entries for NC and KT participating in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Playoffs. NC made slight changes compared to the semi-playoffs. The number of pitchers remains the same at 13, but it is noteworthy that right-hander Lee Yong-jun is included in the entry instead of left-hander Ha Jun-young. Lee Yong-jun recorded 3 wins, 4 losses, and an ERA of 4.30 in 24 games and 67 innings in the first team this year, and was once mentioned as a candidate for Rookie of the Year as he performed well in the month of April with 5 games, 23⅔ innings, 2 wins, and an ERA of 1.14. KT had a total of 12 pitchers named in the entry, including Eom Sang-baek, who returned from injury. Kim Young-hyun, who stepped onto the first team…
‘Last place for a month – 2nd place miracle’ VS ‘Last place candidate – 4th place – PO miracle’ The miracle team that won the title after 29 years and the ‘real’ miracle team that will meet in the Korean Series [SC Focus]
‘Miracle team’ meets ‘miracle team’.메이저놀이터 Reaching the Korean Series would be a real miracle. And that miracle team will face off against a team that hasn’t pulled off a miracle in 29 years in a final battle for the real miracle of 2023. Both the KT Wiz, who finished second in the regular season, and the NC Dinos, who finished fourth in the regular season and won the wild-card game and semifinals, have been called “miracle teams. KT pulled off the miracle of going from last place to second place this season. The last place finish was not just for one day in April, at the beginning of the season. They were in last place for about a month in May. Before the season, KT was one of the favorites to win the title along with the LG Twins. They had Wes Benjamin, who was good last year, and the…
Pohang, with 12 players in 6 minutes… ‘Forfeited loss due to substitution mistake?’
In the K-League, Pohang made a substitution mistake, resulting in 12 players playing for 6 minutes on record. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, but there is a possibility that the result could change to a forfeit for Pohang. This is the replacement scene that caused the problem. In the 26th minute of the first half, No. 3 Kim Yong-hwan was replaced by No. 17 Shin Kwang-hoon, but the replacement board held by the referee had No. 7 written on it instead of No. 3.굿모닝토토 도메인 During the player replacement process, a mistake occurred in writing down the wrong uniform number, which led to a skit in which 12 players ran as recorded, and the game was stopped due to a protest from Jeonbuk, which belatedly realized the situation. Pohang, who realized their mistake after hearing the referee’s explanation, removed No. 7 Kim In-seong, as originally indicated, and Kim…
‘9th inning tied game’ Seager “It’s not over until all outs are made” [On-site interview]
With two outs left until the end of the game, Corey Seager of the Texas Rangers, who saved the team with a dramatic tying two run when the loss was deepening, shared his thoughts. In an interview after winning Game 1 of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA on the 28th (Korean time), Seager said, “Our team is a very resilient group.” I looked back. Texas was down 3-5 with one out in the 9th inning, but Seager’s two-run home run quickly tied the game. Adolis Garcia’s walk-off home run came in the 11th inning of extra innings. “We’ve been saying ‘pass the baton’ all season long,” Seager said. The game is not over until all outs are made. “We had a good at-bat in the 9th inning and continued to work hard to extend the game,” he said about the 9th…