The match between Korea and Japan, which had been avoided at the WBC, has finally been concluded.

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 San Diego Padres Kim Ha-seong and Los Angeles Angels Ohtani Shohei will face off in a pitching match.

San Diego and the Angels will face off on the 5th (Korean time) for the second round of the 2023 Major League Weekend Series at Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA. The most interesting thing on this day is the confrontation between Kim Ha-seong and Ohtani. As Ohtani took the mound as the starting pitcher, a matchup between the two players representing Korea and Japan was concluded.

Until now, Ha-seong Kim and Ohtani had never had a pitching match. Both teams are in different leagues, so the number of matches itself is not large. Also in 2021, San Diego and the Angels faced off, and at that time, Ha-seong Kim dealt with other Angels pitchers such as Packie Norton, not Ohtani. He went 1-for-7 with 1 run scored.해외안전놀이터 추천

Their meeting did not happen at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) held in March. This is because Ohtani was the starting pitcher in the Group B match against China in the first round. In the match against Korea, Ohtani started the game as a designated hitter as Yu Darvish started.

Both Kim Ha-seong and Ohtani are in good spirits recently. Kim Ha-seong was appointed as the San Diego leadoff and established itself as a new engine. He is active in 81 games with 10 homers, a batting average of 0.257 (67 hits in 261 at-bats), a slugging percentage of 0.414 OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.757. Recently, he has been showing off his outstanding performance as he succeeded in reaching base in five consecutive games.

Both Ohtani and the pitcher are performing outstandingly. He is 7-3 with a 3.02 earned run average in 16 games as a pitcher. He has recently been showing overwhelming pitching, such as catching more than 10 strikeouts in two consecutive games.

In the meantime, the confrontation between Korean and Japanese players has attracted great attention. It is the same this time too. Ohtani’s appearance was delayed due to cracked nails, and a matchup with Kim Ha-seong was made. Attention is focusing on which one of Kim Ha-seong and Ohtani will be able to laugh.