"Is personal training okay for a year?" 3 consecutive losses → 3 consecutive wins, 4km up in the speed of reversal, are on the verge of retirement
Sep 08, 2024
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Yokishi took the mound as a starting pitcher in an away game against the Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th and became the winning pitcher with three hits, four strikeouts, four walks and one run in six innings.
It is the first win in three consecutive games. Until NC recruited Yokishi about a month ago, there were many concerns. This is because he has only trained individually for about a year without his team since leaving the Kiwoom Heroes last year due to injury.
At the time of Doosan Bears' tryout test, it was found that he was in better shape than expected, but his speed remained in the early 140km range and he was worried about his sense of play. And that concern has become a reality. Yokishi certainly showed difficulty in his two appearances since returning to Korea.
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However, as Yokishi took the mound, he began to show more and more stable pitching. The results have been good in all three of their last appearances. He won his first game since returning to the game against the KIA Tigers on August 25 with two runs in five ⅓ innings, his first quality start with one run in six innings against SSG on September 1, and his second consecutive quality start with one run in six innings against second-place Samsung. a three-game winning streak.
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This is the result of the disappearance of anxiety. He also raised his speed, which had not recovered until three games since his return. In the match against Samsung on the 7th, Yokishi's two-seam fastball posted a maximum speed of 145 kilometers. The minimum speed was 140 kilometers, almost recovering to the average speed when playing for Kiwoom. The sense of the game, which was clearly separated, seems to have revived as he took the mound.
After the return to the KBO League was confirmed, even among officials "I've only trained individually for a year, but I don't know if it'll be okay."There were many cautious voices, and even director Kang In-kwon said, `It remains to be seen whether the arrest is a temporary problem or a situation in which it has deteriorated," he said, taking a cautious stance. However, Yokishi showed a clearly improved pitch and proved that NC's choice was not wrong. Until the early days of his return, there were concerns that his career might be over, but he succeeded in erasing it.
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