"Don't call it Ko Woo-seok's big league.", Do you want an eye on the determined MIA 96 miles? It's time to expand the roster
Aug 28, 2024
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Double-A Pensacola Wahublus Ko Woo-seok of the Miami Marlins made a relief appearance in a home game against the Mississippi Braves (under Atlanta Braves) at Blue Wahoos Stadium on the 28th (Korea time) and recorded a hold by completely overpowering three batters in one inning.
Ko Woo-seok, who took the mound in the top of the eighth inning after leading Patrick Monteverdi with a 1-0 lead, grounded out the leader Adam Zebroski with a third pitch. Then, left-handed batter Cody Milligan threw a ball over the outside strike zone for the third pitch in 1B1S, caught it with a ground ball to the third base, and gained momentum.
He then threw a low 83 mile curve in the middle of the seventh pitch in 2B2S to end the inning neatly by striking out swinging.
Ko Woo-suk threw 13 pitches. Nine of them are fastballs. MiLB broadcasting minor league games.The TV showed the restraint, with Ko Woo-suk's fastball taken at 96 miles for three and 95 miles for six. The first decimal place is likely to have been rounded up. 96 miles is 95.5 to 96.4 miles.
It would be safe to say that Ko Woo-seok's fastest speed record this year is among the three 96-mile fastballs. Ko Woo-suk's highest arrest this season, as measured by Statcast, was 95.7 miles taken at the Nashville Sound (under the Milwaukee Brewers) on May 15, when he was a member of the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp under Miami.
When he threw his first game of the season against Amarillo Sword Poodles (under Arizona Diamondbacks) on April 6 when he was a Double-A San Antonio mission under the San Diego Padres, up to 96.24 miles were caught on the broadcast screen, which is not official statcast data.
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Ko Woo-suk has pitched well in the last three games and four consecutive scoreless innings. In an away game against the Tennessee Smokies (under the Chicago Cubs) at Smokies Stadium on the 21st, he completely blocked one inning with no hits, no runs, and two strikeouts, recovering his KBO top-class finish for the first time in a long time. On the 24th, he continued his momentum with one hit and three strikeouts in two innings against the same team in the same place, and then showed off his pitching of 'one perfect inning' on the day.
During this period, Ko Woo-seok gave up one hit in four innings and struck out six without four outs. It is the first time in three months that Ko Woo-seok has scored no runs in three consecutive games since May 25th to June 8th, when he was a member of Jacksonville. This upward pitch is not irrelevant to the speed recovery.
When Ko Woo-seok pitched two scoreless innings against Tennessee on the 24th, the Penser Cola club said on its official SNS, `As the fastball speed increased and the slider was newly refined, three scoreless innings were held in two outings during this away period.' He also mentioned fastball restraint.
The Florida local media My Mammy Herald reported on the 10th that the Marlins acquired Ko Woo-suk from the Padres during the Luis Arraez trade. But he was not destined to be a big leaguer,' he reported.
In other words, Miami did not intend to bring Ko Woo-seok to the big league when it brought him from San Diego in the first place. I wonder if he's changed his mind now. MLB expands its roster from 26 to 28 on Sept. 2.
jhno@sportschosun.com
