Friend Goodrum strongly recommends going to Lotte → 149km fastball and cutter to convey the energy of winning the WS! A new foreigner is here to lead autumn baseball for the first time in eight years
Feb 16, 2025
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The Lotte Giants re-signed two out of three foreign players last winter. This is the reason for the expectation, or anxiety, on Tucker Davidson.
Charlie Barnes is in his fourth year this year. It is the embodiment of mental and competitive spirit that develops itself every year. Victor Reyes is relatively stable because he is a cross-hitter type.
Therefore, attention is being paid to whether Davison, who was newly hired instead of Aaron Wilkerson, who was in charge of 196 ⅔ in 32 games, can take the team to the next level.
Davidson, who met at Taiwan's Tainan Baseball Stadium on the 15th, responded to the sudden request for an interview with a good mood.
The spring camp began about three weeks earlier than the Major League Baseball. He has only played live pitching without taking the mound. He "I understand that the fastball speed came out to 149km. He is now in very good shape,' he said with a big smile. "The team has a good atmosphere and is well managed. I'm looking forward to the day when I'll take the mound against NPB teams in Miyazaki (Guchun League) soon," he said, strengthening his will.
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2023 MVP Eric Peddy brought a sweeper shock to Korean baseball, and last year James Nail also dominated the league with a sweeper. Unlike them, Davison is even more interesting in that he is a left-handed pitcher. "When the sweeper doesn't work well, throw a cut fastball," he said. It's not bad to throw a curve ball against a right-handed batter", showing confidence.
On Davison's shoulder is a sigh of Lotte fans who have failed to advance to autumn baseball for seven consecutive years. He started when the Atlanta Braves won the World Series in 2021, and although he was sluggish, he even had a history of receiving the championship ring when Atlanta won. It also became a hot topic to smoke a nice cigar.
"It was literally the moment my dream became a reality. It was so good that I couldn't describe it. I am well aware of Lotte's performance over the past few years. I will help you go to fall baseball. I want to show you my best every inning of every game. "Rather than expressing it with a few wins or ERA, the goal is to focus on every game and get as many wins as possible."
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However, Goodrum was '0 Home Run Foreigner', which had few players in the KBO League, and his performance at Lotte was not very good. What was Goodrum's answer.
"I received a lot of advice on baseball culture and outside the game. He also encouraged me by saying, 'You'll do well. I heard that the environment living in Korea is very good, and the fans are very enthusiastic. I'm looking forward to playing at Sajik Stadium."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
