Will Masan Yongmago ‘Ace’ Hyun-seok Jang’s challenge to the American Major League go smoothly? In the eyes of high school baseball experts, there are still things to improve.
In the 57th Presidential Cup National High School Baseball Championship against Daegu Sangwon High School held on the 4th at Mokdong Stadium, Jang Hyun-seok took the mound in the 8th inning with his team leading 10-1, pitching 2 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts and 2 runs in 1 inning.토토사이트
He got on the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning as the team’s fourth pitcher. He committed a wild fight on first and second base safely and allowed Kang Tae-wan to walk. After he was driven to the bases loaded crisis, he again committed wildfires and lost runs one after another.
He recorded a maximum speed of 154 km, but his pitch was shaky. Fortunately, he kept the team’s lead to 10-5 without conceding any additional points, but his expression could not be bright. After the game, Jang Hyun-seok said, “It seems that I practiced less. He said, “I took a break after the last Blue Dragon tournament and didn’t throw much. Still, I didn’t know he would be this bad.”
For Jang Hyun-seok, this presidential cup competition could be the last before advancing to the major leagues. He does not submit an application for the KBO League 2024 rookie draft and continues negotiations with major league clubs.
On the 1st, Ricoh Sports Agency, Jang Hyun-seok’s management company, said, “After long consideration, Jang Hyun-seok decided to challenge the major leagues without submitting an application for the KBO draft.”
Jang Hyun-seok said, “I wanted to challenge the best stage. It was a dream. My goal is to do my best to advance to the big leagues as quickly as possible.” It seems that more thorough preparation and practice are needed to achieve the goal.
An official from Pro Club A, who was looking at high school baseball players ahead of the KBO new draft in September, said, “He seems to be a good pitcher. He is a high school student, but he has a degree of perfection.” However, he said, “I still seem to be throwing only by force. He is a player with a lot of potential, but he seems to have to prepare well.”
In addition, Jang Hyun-seok has to wear the Taegeuk mark and go to the Hangzhou Asian Games in September. Jang Hyun-seok said, “I was really happy to be selected for the national team. He got a lot of congratulations. He vowed to learn hard as the youngest and show confident pitching on the mound.”
He has international competitions and big league challenges ahead. An official from Team A said, “To be successful, he must be able to throw to the left and right corners of the strike zone, not just throw with force. Until now, I was able to communicate with my strength on the high school stage, but the professional stage is different.”
The official said, “You will experience a lot of failures in the future. And it will be bigger. When I was in high school, I had to study, so there was a difference in physical strength and technical training compared to the professional world. The system itself is also different.”
Of course, Jang Hyun-seok is also researching. He said that he refers to American major league pitchers more than domestic pitchers, and among them, he sees a lot of pitching by pitcher Darvish Yu from the San Diego Padres.
Jang Hyun-seok said, “I have been watching and studying a lot of American major league pitchers.” “Darvish is a pitcher who throws short and hard. I also want to become the best player in the world.”
He is one of the best on the high school stage, but he still has a long way to go as his goal is big. That is why there are seniors who support and advise him on his future. Jang Hyun-seok’s interest in how quickly he can reach his goal continues to grow.