Eric Yokishi, who should lead the NC Dinos to the postseason, joined the team.
He joined the team ahead of the last of three consecutive weekend games against KT Wiz of the “2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League” to be held at NC Park in Changwon on Wednesday. He made his first step as a member of the dinosaur team by greeting the NC team at an indoor weight center.
After wrapping up greetings with NC players, Yokishi said, “It’s nice to meet my teammates. It’s all the more welcome to see the familiar faces I met while playing in the KBO League. I’m here 메이저놀이터 to help my team, so I’ll contribute to the victory. I’ll do my best to help NC advance to the postseason.”
Yokishi resumed his KBO league career by signing a contract with NC on the 31st of last month. He played for the Kiwoom Heroes from the 2019 season to the middle of last year, recording 56 wins, 36 losses and 773 ⅓ innings with a 2.85 592 strikeout in 130 games. He left the KBO League due to a thigh muscle fracture in the middle of last season, but he did not let go of the baseball and waited for the day to take the mound again, and was called by NC to step on the Korean soil again.
Lim Sun-nam, NC’s general manager, said at the time of recruiting Yokishi, “As a result of considering multiple candidates, including Yokishi, we judged that Yokishi was the best among the players who could come to Korea the fastest in the current foreign market. I cross-checked various parts, including Yokishi’s physical condition, and decided to make a decision. Yokishi has a lot of experience as a proven resource in the KBO league, and the advantage is to operate the game based on stable ball control. I expect that it will be of great help to the team as they have good ground ball induction and strikeout ability.” He expressed a lot of expectations for Yokishi’s experience.
NC ranks seventh (48 wins, two draws and 51 losses) in the league before Thursday’s game. The gap between the fifth-ranked SSG Landers (51 wins, one draw and 51 losses), which is the last line for the postseason, is “1.5.” By joining Yokishi, the team is dreaming of a solid lineup and superiority in starting fights. If NC advances to the postseason, its experience in the fall stage will also be a great boost to NC.
Meanwhile, Yokishi plans to adjust the schedule for the mound after completing necessary administrative procedures such as issuing visas.