At the end of the season, foreigners who have been missing 15m catch for three months now, and national hitters who even erased miracles are not in the idea"

Sep 21, 2024

Dusan Brandon is throwing a bullpen session in a game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 3rd. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.08.03/

Jamsil Stadium on the 21st.

Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop fixed his eyes on the players warming up on the ground ahead of Game 1 of the doubleheader against the LG Twins. He sometimes talks with players who are training. Among them was Brandon Waddell (registered name Brandon), a foreign pitcher who is rehabilitating from injury.

Brandon disappeared after complaining of left shoulder pain in the match against Samsung in Daegu on June 23. As a result of a detailed examination, he was diagnosed with damage to the left sub-scapular muscle. While he was out, Doosan signed foreign pitcher Keisho Shirakawa, an injury substitute. However, Brandon's condition did not improve even at the end of his six-week contract with Shirakawa. In the end, Doosan signed an extension contract with Shirakawa, but this time, Shirakawa was injured and left. Brandon, who was expected to return in mid-August, was frustrated that he could not catch the ball until mid-September.

Brandon like this finally caught the ball.

The game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 3rd, and Doosan Shirakawa and Balazovic are throwing bullpen pitching. Brandon, who finished the bullpen pitching, looks at the pitches of the two players. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.08.03/

Brandon played a 15-meter catch at Jamsil on the 20th. Catch ball is the first stage of a step-by-step pitching program. If there is no abnormality in throwing the ball gradually increasing the distance, it goes to bullpen pitching, live pitching, and real-time inspection. The distance of 15 meters is one of the first stages of catching.

Director Lee "After the final examination, he felt anxious and underwent a re-examination, and was determined to be fine."It is said that there is no problem with catch balls."

The step-by-step pitching program usually takes about two weeks even if you get an OK sign on all courses. Considering Doosan's remaining pennant race schedule, it is virtually difficult for Brandon to take the mound. There is room for Doosan to enter the fall baseball league, but it is true that it is not easy unless there is a miraculous situation where it skips some of the pitching programs and returns immediately.

Doosan Brandon is catching his breath. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /

Director Lee also said, `It is difficult to schedule a return. It's been three months since I left, so I have a sensory problem in practice"I'd really appreciate it if you could come back miraculously, and it would be a great help to the team as well. However, if you look forward to it for no reason and don't do it, your disappointment will only grow. Therefore, I erased the possibility of returning from my head." He said "Wouldn't it be a miracle to come back in itself. If it goes really well, it will be possible to use the bullpen rather than starting."

ppark@sportschosun.com

At the end of the season, foreigners who have been missing 15m catch for three months now, and national hitters who even erased miracles are not in the idea"

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