Last year, when Korea and Japan had 1 hit in 2 at-bats, Darubish said, “I’m looking forward to playing together.”
Lee Jeong-hoo (26, San Francisco) faced Japanese pitcher Yu Darubish (38, San Diego) in his first at-bat in the first game of the Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season.
San Diego coach Mike Silt announced in an interview with local media on the 26th that he plans to have Darubish as the starting pitcher for the season opening game in the United States on the 29th. San Diego will play a home game against San Francisco on the 29th. Lee Jeong-hoo, who has reserved his spot as San Francisco’s top hitter, is expected to make his MLB debut at bat against Darubish in the top of the first inning. Darubish also started in the 2024 MLB Seoul opening game against the LA Dodgers held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 20th, pitching 3 2/3 innings, allowing 2 hits, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, and 1 run. 안전놀이터
Lee Jeong-hoo met Darubish during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Korea-Japan match held at Tokyo Dome in Japan last year. At that time, Lee Jeong-hoo faced Darubish, who was starting for Japan, and retired with a fly ball to left field in the top of the first inning, and hit a timely hit to right field in the third inning with two outs and two outs and two on second base with a 2-0 lead. Lee Jeong-hoo said after the game, “The most memorable moment was the at-bat where I hit against Darubish.” In the game, Korea lost 4-13. 스포츠 토토사이트
A few days after the Korea-Japan match ended, Lee Jeong-hoo posted a photo of Darubish hitting a hit on his social media, and Darubish, who saw it, left a comment saying, “I look forward to playing together.” Lee Jeong-hoo said, “I was grateful that a player who is also the first starter in MLB said kind words. He said, “It was an opportunity to gain confidence.”
San Diego’s shortstop Kim Ha-seong will appear in the game on the 29th in the fifth batting order and face off with Lee Jeong-hoo, a Korean batter. Before Ha-seong Kim entered the MLB, the two players worked together in Kiwoom, a Korean professional baseball team, for four seasons from 2017 to 2020. 토토사이트 추천