Too many strikeouts. A series of early walks. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop, whose patience has reached its limit, sent an ultimatum to left-handed rookie Choi Seung-yong (22).
Choi Seung-yong started against Jamsil LG on the 16th and gave up four runs on four hits and five walks with one strikeout in 4⅓ innings, leading to an early exit. The first inning was unprofessional. After a leadoff single by Hong Chang-ki and back-to-back walks by Austin Dean and Oh Ji-hwan loaded the bases, he gave up a bases-loaded walk to Moon Bo-kyung and a double to Kim Min-sung. He settled down in the second through fourth innings, but walked Park Dong-won again in the top of the fifth and was replaced by Park Chi-kook at 82 pitches.
For the third straight game, Choi failed to complete the fifth inning. In this period, he struck out 10 batters. Manager Lee Seung-yup, who met with him in his sleeping room on Sunday, said, “Now he has to overcome himself. I’m giving him a chance. If I miss this opportunity, I don’t know when the next one will come.” “My pitching is not bad, but my control is the problem. I gave up three runs in the first inning because of back-to-back walks. When you make it hard for yourself, you give up a lot of runs,” he said, diagnosing Choi’s problem.
Choi Seung-yong is a left-handed pitching gem that Doosan discovered two years ago. Selected with the 20th overall pick in the second round of the 2021 Korean Baseball Organization draft out of Sollae High School, he went 15-2 with a 3.93 ERA in his first year before earning a spot on the postseason roster and gaining valuable experience in seven games. On the big stage of the Korean Series, he pitched three games and 1 ⅔ scoreless innings of relief, drawing attention to himself as the left-hander to lead Doosan.
Choi Seung-yong also made headlines in Ulsan’s spring training camp last February. Former national treasure Sun Dong-yeol was the Doosan daily pitching instructor for the Bears’ pitchers, and he had the highest praise for Choi’s pitching, saying, “I really don’t have anything to say to you.” 안전놀이터
In his third year as a professional, Choi has a season record of 2-6 with a 5.88 ERA in 13 games. He was selected as a fourth or fifth starter in spring training in Australia and is making his first full-time start, but his pitching hasn’t gone as planned. Especially in June, he went 2-2 with an 8.49 ERA in three games without a win, adding to his manager’s worries. 토토사이트 순위
“If you can’t overcome yourself, you can’t survive in the professional world. You need to be a little stronger,” he said, adding, “You have to trust your pitches because there are seven defenders behind you. You can’t throw evasive pitches. Of course, you try to throw strikes, but they don’t go where you want them to,” he said.
