South Korea's Lotte's Yoon Dong-hee hits a double against Aki Sasaki

Yoon Dong-hee (20), who is attracting expectations as a key batter for the next generation national team in the Korean baseball world, is a fastball pitcher representing Japan's professional baseball (NPB), Aki Sasaki (22 = Chiba Lotte Mary).
He hit a nice double off the bat, teasing his success this season. Yoon Dong-hee started as the second right fielder in the exchange game against Chiba Lotte held at Nishizaki Stadium in Itoman City, Okinawa Prefecture on the 25th.
Participated. Yoon Dong-hee's bat made a pleasant sound from the first inning. While No. 1 batter Kim MinSeok struck out and retired, Yoon Dong-hee, who entered the box with one out and no runners, faced the opponent's starting pitcher.
He pulled the third pitch, a fastball of 151km/h, from Aki Sasaki, his hand, and hit a double into left-center field. The following No. 3 Victor Reyes and No. 4 Jung Jun-woo had mediocre hits and were unable to score.
It didn't work. However, he boasted a stable batting performance from the pre-season practice games, raising expectations even further. Yoon Dong-hee, who joined Lotte Korea in 2022, had a score of 107 last year, his second year as a pro.
Participating in the game, he recorded a batting average of .287, 111 hits, 2 home runs, and 41 RBIs, and achieved growth as a main outfielder. In particular, Hangzhou Asian Games, Asian Professional Baseball Championship (AP)
He played an excellent role in the Korean national team of BC. In an interview with reporters after the game, Yoon Dong-hee said, ``I hit it a little late and thought the ball would be caught, but (the ball dropped)
There were no defensive players at the base, so I ran to second base,'' he said matter-of-factly, ``My colleagues told me that I hit well.From the next inning onwards, I focused on the game.''
He also said, ``If other foreign pitchers' fastballs felt heavy, Sasaki's seemed to come in a little lighter,'' and ``What I learned from today's confrontation.
There are many,” he added. Sasaki, who has the experience of throwing a ball at 165km/h, the highest speed record in Japanese professional baseball, pitched one inning with one hit, one strikeout, and no runs. Throwing 13 pitches,
Even though his body was not at 100%, he recorded a maximum ball speed of 155 km/h. His forkball was also extremely fast, reaching a maximum of 139km/h, comparable to other players' fastballs.
On the other hand, in that day's match, Korean Lotte lost to Chiba Lotte 1-8. Korea Lotte, who lost 3-7 in the first game held on the 24th, will not be able to get at least one win in two consecutive exchange games against Chiba Lotte.
could not.