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| Yomiuri left-hander Yokogawa. He pitched as the second pitcher in the fourth inning of a practice game against Samsung on the 16th, and pitched two innings of one hit and no run. In the fifth inning, he struck out Kang Min-ho, the leadoff hitter, with a swing and miss. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS |
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| Samsung lost 3-4 against the Yomiuri at Naha Cellular Field in Okinawa on the 16th. Okinawa = Sports Chosun Reporter Jung Hyun-seok |
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| Samsung Kang Min-ho has 338 home runs in total. Reporter Park Jae-man |
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Yomiuri Giants left-hander Yokogawa Guy (25). He is a pitcher in his seventh year of joining the team, aiming to become a starter this season. Over the past two years, he has shown his presence in the first team and announced his potential. He has won four games (eight losses) in 16 games as a starter out of 20 games in 2023. Last season, he pitched 28 ⅔ innings in 12 games (three starts). He pitched two games as a starter early in the season and went down to the second team. In September, he returned to the first team and contributed to winning the Central League as a long reliever. 3-1 with a 0.94 ERA.
Yokogawa is from Osaka Doin High School, a prestigious high school baseball club. He has participated in the Koshien tournament since he was a second grader, which is difficult to participate in. In 2018, when he was a third grader, Osaka Doin High School won back-to-back Koshien spring and summer competitions. Four winning members, including Yokogawa, received professional nominations. In the rookie draft held in October of that year, Yomiuri called Yokogawa for the fourth time.
The professional's path was not smooth. He made his debut in the first division at the end of 2020 and was released as a free agent in 2021 and signed a training contract. After two training contracts, he switched to an official player in 2023. He has gained experience in the second team for a long time and is growing into a main force. This is a season that could be a watershed moment in his professional career.
A practice match against the Samsung Lions took place at Naha Cellular Field in Okinawa Prefecture on the 16th. It is the first foreign game in which Yomiuri moved to Okinawa after the first Miyazaki camp. Yokogawa took the mound as the second pitcher in the fourth inning with a 4-0 lead. He shut down two innings with one hit and no run. He struck out two without a walk. He took one step toward entering the starting rotation.
The Japanese media paid attention to the scene in which Samsung's No. 5 Kang Min-ho was struck out swinging in the fifth inning. 'New chain of legends that hit 2111 hits-338 home runs in the KBO League
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| Yomiuri Rookie Infielder Aramaki. At the match against Samsung on the 16th, he hit a double as the 6th-1st baseman and recorded a third base. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS |
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I've caught him with my intellectual work." He dropped a 123km/h changeup to a low course in the middle of the strike zone. Kang Min-ho reacted to this ball. The bat split through the air.
Yokogawa is not a fastball pitcher who overwhelms batters. The maximum speed of the fastball is 140 kilometers in the early-middle range. It is a type of game by mixing control and ball. Japanese media reported that manager Shinnosuke Abe gave Yokogawa homework during last season. I told him to practice the change-up and throw it. It was effective in the first real game by grinding the change-up as coach Abe ordered. The opponent was Kang Min-ho.
Yokogawa tried to throw aggressively because he was in a position to show " I didn't know the opponent was a KBO League legend." He said "I was able to show my strengths in my first foreign game. He said he gained confidence by striking out with a changeup.
Yokogawa struck out Yoon Jong-bin, the first batter, with a fork ball in the fourth inning, and Lee Jae-hyun hit the right field. The maximum speed of the day was 142 kilometers. 루키 내야
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| Abe led Yomiuri to the Central League title last year, his first year in office. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS |
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Suaramaki Yu started as the 6th-1st baseman, hitting a double and recording a third base, drawing attention.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
