“Thank you so much.”
Ko Young-pyo started against Taiwan in the first round of the 2024 WBSC Premier 12 Group B qualifying round at Taipei Dome in Taipei, Taiwan, on the 13th, but he left the mound after showing his disappointing pitching.
Ko Young-pyo allowed a walk to Chen Jessien after grounding Chen Chun-wei and Lin Li with three balls, but he cooked Lin An-ker with a swing and miss strikeout. 온라인바카라
However, the problem was the second inning. He grounded out leadoff hitter Ju Jussen to the first base. Second baseman Song Sung-moon took Panjekai’s hit ball and threw it to the first base, but failed to increase the out count. He struck out Lin, but Lee had a hit to the right, making it first and second base with two outs. Later, he allowed a stride walk to Zhang Kunyu, facing a crisis with two outs and the bases loaded with two outs. Choi Il-eon, the pitching coach, came up to cut the flow.
However, Ko hit a grand slam by Chen Chen. Then, he hit a double by Lin Li, and Chen Jessien hit a two-run homer, allowing Taiwan to score six runs in the second inning alone. All of them were homeruns hit by left-handed hitters.
He handed over the ball to Choi prior to the start of the third inning, and the Korean team failed to overcome the six runs it gave up in the second inning and lost 3-6, leaving the game on a thorny path from the start of the tournament. He had five hits (two homers) with two strikeouts and six runs in two innings.
Considering the value of Ko’s name, the figure is regrettable. Although Ko had only six wins and eight losses and an ERA of 4.95 in 18 games this season, he was not in his normal condition due to his injury. It is regrettable to think of Ko, who won double-digit starts for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023, and ranked first in each category with 15.87 in WAR and 63 innings (less than three earned runs) during the period.
Feeling sorry, Ko posted an apology on his blog in the middle of the night. Starting with the title “To the fans,” Ko said, “I feel really sorry for the disappointing game and to the fans and teammates. Thank you so much to the fans for your support and encouragement. I will not forget today’s game and take this as an opportunity to develop into a good player and pitcher. Thank you again for your support until late at night.”
“There were a lot of people who cheered for me. There were so many messages that it was hard for me to reply to them one by one. That’s why I left a comment. I felt grateful,” Ko told reporters ahead of the match against Cuba on Wednesday.
There is no ABS system for this year’s event. The president should only listen to the opinion of the referee. Perhaps this is why the ball that would have been ruled a strike in ordinary days has been judged a ball. Ko Young-pyo had no choice but to be shaken by the ball.
“It was a disappointing game,” Ko said, bending his head down. “I don’t want to get into trouble, but I think that was a big part of it. I remember it.”
“I wish I could have cut off the opponent’s flow after hitting the homer, but I’m sorry I couldn’t,” he said. “I will quickly forget what I regret and find the flow and rhythm. I will make a body and mind to play well.”
Ko Young-pyo is scheduled to start against Australia at 1 p.m. on the 18th.
