"Even if you come to Jo Sangwoo, you're the only one in the 9th episode"…Flower director Jung Haeyoung is on fire

"Even if you come to Jo Sangwoo, you're the only one in the 9th episode"…Flower director Jung Haeyoung is on fire

Blog Article

At the end of last month, Kia Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho encountered pitcher Jung Hae-young while visiting Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. It was not long after Kia recruited Cho Sang-woo through a trade. "I told Jung Hae-young, 'You're going to do it for the ninth inning,'" Lee said with a smile as he recalled the conversation.스포츠토토

Jung Hae-young also clearly remembers the moment of the conversation. "The director said, 'You're going to do it for the 9th episode,' so I said, 'No, I'll upgrade it more.' At that time, the conversation was an opportunity for Jung Hae-young to feel a stronger sense of responsibility.

This year marks the end of his fifth year in the league. He is continuing to record the history of the league and the history of the Tigers as a closing pitcher by making the youngest 100 saves in history, but he is well aware that he has a long way to go.

"I was really disappointed that (Jang) Hyun-sik left for LG. As a team member, however, I think (Jo) Sang-woo's performance was similar to last year's or better than last year's." "Even if Sang-woo didn't come, if I don't do well, I can't keep this position," Jung said. "I prepare with the mindset that I need to improve if I want to keep this position every year. Professional players are calm and nothing lasts forever. I think it is too early to think that 'the end is mine'. I think I need to keep it going because I have more days to play baseball."

Jung is currently undergoing daily training sessions. After training at a training center where she has been attending for a long time, she will go to Champions Field in the afternoon for her technical training. She led her team to victory by winning the Save King title last year, but since she was sidelined for a month at the end of the first half due to shoulder pain, she is focusing on strengthening her physical stamina before the spring camp. "I think she also got hurt because she learned how to use her energy when she was in the U.S. (drive line) before last year's camp. I thought she would take two weeks off, but since it took longer than expected, I will start the camp again from the basics," Jung said.

For the "upgrade" that he promised coach Lee Bum-ho, Jung is striving to achieve a solid "third pitch." "I think we need to improve our pitching capability and breaking ball in every aspect, including the detailed indicators," Jung said. "First of all, I need to get more fastballs, and I think I need to make a more solid pitch as I wrote well since my slider from last year has improved a lot. It's gotten a lot better, but I'm continuing to practice to adjust my forkballs."

Jung made 31 saves last year, her fourth year in the league, to become the "save king" for the first time. It was her third time to make more than 30 saves in this season, but her first win was the "save king." "I went to an award ceremony for the first time since my debut, and it was so fresh that I wanted to go there every year. I was busy at the end of the year after my team won the title, but I hope I am busy again this year. I feel more and more responsible," Jung said.