"You know it well."People's batters made a decision 'Flying → double play → strikeout → double play' Cold water foreigners every chance, eventually excluding the starting lineup."

Jul 14, 2024

Ramos warming up with his colleagues. Song Jeong-heon, reporter song@sportschosun.com

"As you can see...."

The Doosan Bears excluded Henry Ramos from the starting lineup in a home game against the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 14th.

Ramos started as the third batter and right fielder in the game the previous day (13th).

All four at-bats had chances, but not a single one was saved.

He turned to the third baseman's fly ball in the bottom of the first inning, his first at-bat, and hit a double play in the bottom of the second inning with no outs and runners on the first and second bases.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, runners on first and second bases struck out. At the bottom of the sixth inning, there was a double play on the first and third bases with no outs. Ramos was replaced by Kim Tae-geun in the seventh inning.

Doosan won 8-4, but Ramos' silence was bound to remain regrettable in a situation where they could open up more points in the beginning. In the end, it also led to the consumption of bullpen in must-win groups such as Lee Byung-hun, Choi Ji-gang, and Kim Taek-yeon.

A game between the Doosan Bears and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 4th. Doosan Ramos is taking a hit. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.04/

Ramos was excluded from the starting lineup on the 14th. On this day, Doosan put together the starting lineup in the order of Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Jeon Da-min (left fielder), and Cho Soo-haeng (right fielder).

Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop pointed out that Ramos was not in good condition as it seemed.

Ramos is batting .39 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs in 75 games this season. Although he was silent the previous day due to no hit in the game, his batting sense was not bad with two home runs with a batting average of 346 in six games in July. If one foreign hitter comes to the game and takes center stage, the weight will be clearly different. Coach Lee is also well aware of this, but he decided that Ramos' current appearance was a normal starter and could not play. When asked about the aftermath of the previous day's game, coach Lee said "You will know well.'

Doosan Bears new foreign pitcher Balazovic warms up at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.09/

Meanwhile, Doosan will put forward Jordan Balazovic as its starting pitcher on the day. He will make his debut on the same day as Raul Alcantara's substitute foreign player. Balazovic, who made his major league debut in 2023, pitched 24 ⅓ innings in 18 games that year, recording one win and a 4.44 ERA. This year, he pitched in 24 games (one start) under Minnesota's Triple-A St. Paul's, with a 5.60 ERA with 5 wins, 4 losses and 3 holds in 35 ⅓ innings.

As there is only one game as a starter this year, it will be difficult to play a long inning. Director Lee is thinking about "60 to 80." I heard that you can show a normal pitch in about 60. I think I'll have to check while throwing. I think it's going to be difficult to do more than 80."

bellstop@sportschosun.com