After receiving the Rookie of the Year award at the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Awards held on April 27, Moon Dong-ju (20) of the Hanwha Eagles received a pleasant pep talk from Eric Peddy (33), the MVP of the regular season. Pointing at his MVP trophy, Peddy told Moon, “Please win the trophy I’m holding next time.” Moon, who dreams of becoming the best pitcher in the KBO league, replied, “I’ll do my best.” It was a pep talk that I heard from Peddy, who asked for a lot of advice even during the season, so it felt special to Moon.헤라카지노
Moon Dong-ju’s year 2023 was a year when he achieved intensive growth. As a starting pitcher, he played 23 games (118.2 innings) in the regular season, posting eight wins and eight losses and an ERA of 3.72. He also garnered a gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and the runner-up at the 2023 Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), which enabled him to reap good results at international competitions.
He has made remarkable achievements in his second year as a pro, but Moon has no satisfaction. He has already begun to harden himself for another growth in the new season. He left for the U.S. on Tuesday and started his individual exercise.
Moon Dong-ju plans to continue his individual exercise until early January next year at the “Push Performance” Baseball Center in Arizona. Push Performance is a place where many active major leaguers also conduct off-season training, and coaches and directors from various parts are famous for creating training programs optimized for players.
Pedi is a representative player who has seen the effect of push performance. Before moving to the KBO League ahead of the 2023 season, Pedi equipped his main weapon in push performance, sweeper, and changeup. It is known that the recommendation of Pedi to the U.S. by Moon Dong-ju also had a great influence.
If Moon Dong-ju can follow the path of Pedi, who dominated the KBO league, there will be no better milestone for growth. I wonder if Moon Dong-ju, who dreams of taking another leap, can turn the Rookie of the Year trophy into an MVP trophy.