The Lotte Giants lack pitchers. Na Kyun-an, who used to play as the fifth starter, started pitching for the first time in a real game after being disciplined by the club itself.메이저사이트
Na Kyun-an started in a practice game against the U-18 team held at Sangdong Baseball Stadium in Gimhae on Tuesday. During the two innings, he threw 27 pitches, allowing two hits, three strikeouts, no four outs, and two runs (one earned run). Lotte Futures lost to the U-18 team 4-8.
The U-18 national team is preparing to participate in the “13th Asian Youth Baseball Championship” to be held in Taipei, Taiwan from March 2-8. It is playing the last practice game before departing for Korea, and is thus boosting its senses. Although it is an amateur, it has solid skills.
It got off to a flying start. In the top of the first inning, Na Kyun-an grounded out to second base to leadoff hitter Park Jae-hyun. Then, Oh Jae-won (Yoo Shin-go) was thrown to left field, and Yeom Seung-won (Hwi Bookstore) was grounded out to second.
He allowed a run afterwards. In the top of the second inning, he struck out leadoff hitter Park Joon-soon (Deoksu High School) and sent out Shim Jae-hoon (Yoo Shin-go) due to a third baseman’s error. He gave up an RBI double to Lee Won-joon (Busan High School) with one out and one out, allowing the first run to 0-1. He then struck out Soo-ho (Daegu Sangwon High School), but his RBI single hit to Park Jae-yeop (Busan High School) made it 0-2. He stopped the spread of fire. He grounded out Bae Seung-soo (Deoksu High School) to shortstop to end the day’s game. Na Kyun-an recorded the maximum speed of four-seam fastballs (16 pitches) per hour on the day. He also threw folk balls (five pitches), curves (three pitches), and cutters (three pitches).
It was his first real game in about two months. Na Kyun-an, who was disciplined by the team itself, started pitching in real games and started building up to return to the mound.
This is Na Kyun-an, who disappointed fans and went into self-reflection. He was seen drinking at a bar in Busan a day before his starting pitcher on June 24 (against Kia Tigers on June 25). He then took the mound and threw his worst pitch since his debut, allowing seven hits (one homer) with two strikeouts, six walks and eight runs in one ⅔. It is not known whether the controversy over drinking directly affected his pitching, but fans were angry at his unprofessional attitude.
Four days later, the club held a disciplinary committee meeting on Na Kyun-an on June 28, granting him a 30-game suspension and 40 hours of community service activities. When the disciplinary action against Na was announced, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, “Players should take responsibility for their own things and accept disciplinary action. Then they should (play baseball) again. Players are different from ordinary people. He said he had no intention of doing it, but he said, “I hope he will think about that again. After the disciplinary action is over, I will work hard and become a player who can contribute to the team.”
Currently, Lotte is having a lot of difficulties in running its starting lineup. It consists of Aaron Wilkerson, Charlie Barnes, Park Se-woong and Kim Jin-wook. The 5th starter, which had been empty since Na Kyun-an left, was still not filled. Lee In-bok, Lee Min-seok, and Chung Hyun-soo were given the opportunity, but they did not catch it.
The 10 KBO League teams will play the remaining games after Sunday. Lotte has the most remaining games among the 10 teams, which is a welcoming situation for a starting pitcher. Starting from September 1, the team will be able to use five expanded entries. Since Na needs a pitcher, if she regains her senses, she may join the team. Will Na get a chance to throw in the team again.