"I'm the only one..." There's a reason why Son Joo-young needs to do better this year. LG was considerate

"I'm the only one..." There's a reason why Son Joo-young needs to do better this year. LG was considerate

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Son Joo-young of the LG Twins has a growing sense of responsibility to do better this season. This is because the club's expectations have grown. In the spring camp, we could also see the full trust of the coaching staff toward Son Joo-young.먹튀검증

Son Joo-young started against the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd and pitched seven innings of one hit, two walks, five strikeouts and no runs.

He garnered his first win in his first appearance at the stadium. LG won the game 10-2, securing its second straight victory.

If he started as a fifth starter last year, he will start as a second starter this year. It can be seen that Son Joo-young has become more influential in the team.

In particular, he showed off his overwhelming pitching by hitting 13 consecutive batters until the seventh inning after giving up a double to Jeon Min-jae with two outs in the third inning.

"At first, I couldn't catch my fastball well. The ball flew. I tend to catch my control while playing," Son said. "Coach Kim Kwang-sam told me that I need to hit more fastballs now. So I looked down and aggressive, but we worked well. My ball speed was good and my strike went in well," Son said with satisfaction.

Last year's regular season was perfect. Although it was the first full-time starting season since his debut, he achieved the regular innings. In the fall baseball season, he turned into a bullpen pitcher and took responsibility for his team's victory.

However, the playoff was the only fly in the ointment. During the fourth game, he felt an abnormality in his elbow and was replaced. Since then, the Premier 12 tournament has been scheduled, but he was unable to participate due to the injury.

That's why I trained harder during the offseason. The camp was so advanced that it entered the U.S. early as an advance team.

Son said, "I've been waiting for this day since the end of last season. Actually, off-season training is hard. It's boring. But it's rewarding. I think I'll be able to work harder this year as well after the end of the season."
Thus, Son Joo-young was selected as the second starter and took the mound in the opening game.

For him, I felt strongly that I had to do well in the opening game. He received consideration during the spring camp. Usually, he throws bullpen session and live pitching in the first camp, and then moves to the second camp. Then, he starts his game.

Son was different, however. He was the only pitcher in his team who did not pitch live but pitched four times in the bullpen. Through this process, he increased the number of pitches he pitched to nearly 80.

Son Joo-young proposed this training first, and the coaching staff, including manager Yeom Kyung-yeop and pitcher coach Kim Kwang-sam, accepted it.

"I told you that I wanted to go to Japan without live pitching. My coach gave me consideration to do that. I was the only one who didn't pitch live," Son said. "I didn't pitch well during the first bullpen session, but after doing my routine and adjusting to my arms before pitching for the third time, I went up 6 kilometers right away. The weather is warmer in Arizona than I thought, but it's a little cold in Japan. That's why I decided to increase the number of pitches I can pitch now that I'm getting arrested."

Son Joo-young explained that although his shoulders were knotted as the number of pitches increased, he became more comfortable after experiencing it once. He finished the second camp in Okinawa, Japan, and finished the opening game well after an exhibition game. Fortunately, he doubled his pride with the result he wanted.

Naturally, the goal of the second season has been even higher. Son's goal is to win 15 games, 160 innings, and go straight to the Korean Series. He said, "The coach says a lot of things that motivate me. Let's try to select the opening game next year if we do well," and when he was training in the offseason, he said, "You're exercising a lot. You can win 15 games without fail, so just prepare well so that you don't get sick." If the coach tells me that in person, I will burn up," he said.