"It's not bent" → "One more time, bro." Saipan Academy opened, Won Tae-in Changeup - No-kyung is a forkball... WBC national team aiming for special synergy

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"Don't you press it?" "Let's stop now." (Won Tae-in)

Pitchers who completed catch training in the hot weather refused to rest and opened the debate. I received advice on the pitch from pitchers who partnered together, and it was to apply it immediately.

The baseball team is holding the first camp in Saipan ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March. The purpose is to quickly improve the physical condition because it is a training camp that proceeds faster than the team's camp. Only two players pitched in the bullpen.

Another important thing for the players, who are calmly raising their condition to create a body that can be used in practice in a mild climate, is to share their know-how with the players who have been difficult to meet well.

Regarding this camp, Ryu Ji-hyun (55), the coach of the national team, says, "The atmosphere is different." Despite the recent slump in international competitions, professional baseball has opened the era of 12 million spectators for the first time ever, because it has a clear sense of goal that it is time to respond to it.

Another is because "Korean Monster" Ryu Hyun-jin (39, Hanwha), the oldest hold king, Noh Kyung-eun (42, SSG), and major leaguer Kim Hye-sung (27, LA Dodgers) joined the fielders. They took the lead in training more than anyone else, creating an environment in which juniors will also take more seriously in training.

Players follow their seniors and ask questions about their usual curiosity and use it as an opportunity to take it to the next level.

An interesting scene was produced after the training pitcher's group catch on the 14th. Won Tae-in (26, Samsung) and Moon Dong-ju (23, Hanwha), who are reborn as the best friends in this camp, were representative. The two are partners who usually bicker and show extraordinary chemistry, but the two, who played catch on the same day, exchanged the ball several more times even after the official training was completed.

Ryu Hyun-jin was stuck next to Won Tae-in. It was to check the credit of Moon Dong-ju, who was immersed in installing the new pitch type. Moon Dong-ju asked about Won's slider secret and asked Won for feedback whenever he threw the ball to make sure he learned this method.

Moon Dong-ju, who approached Won Tae-in, once again asked about the grip and how to throw, and Won Tae-in calmly explained.

Since then, Moon Dong-ju has settled far away from Won Tae-in and wants to see for himself what he has learned, saying, "Just one more brother." Several additional pitches continued. Won Tae-in sighed, saying, "It's not bent," pointing out that Moon Dong-ju was not using the pitch properly, saying, "Let's stop now." But Moon Dong-ju was stubborn and threw the ball several more times.

Another priestly branch was also born. Ko Woo-seok (28, Detroit) approached Noh Kyung-eun. The main weapon is a fast ball in the mid-to-late 150km/h, but Ko Woo-seok felt the need for a falling breaking ball while challenging U.S. baseball and added a splitter.

However, does he still feel that there is a lack of completeness. Ko Woo-seok also received advice on folk ball from Noh Kyung-eun for a long time after training.

Noh Kyung-eun said, "Woo Seok threw it in the style of (Jo) Byung-hyun, but Byung-hyun has very high arms. On the other hand, my arms come out from the side. "Wooseok asked for advice about throwing it in the style I throw rather than Byung-hyun, and explained it to me," he said. Ko Woo-seok also said, "I asked about the fork ball and it definitely helped. I think I should throw it well," he said.

Ryu Hyun-jin is the object of longing for all pitchers. Kwak Bin said, "I want to ask Ryu Hyun-jin a lot, but I'm careful because young players ask me so many times. I want to learn how to be good at baseball if I have a chance." These days, the ball is getting better, but I thought why the performance was the same or bad, but I realized after the season that "I'm not improving my baseball." "Now I want to learn a lot and play baseball as if I'm improving a lot," he said.

What manager Ryu Ji-hyun expected by joining experienced players such as Ryu Hyun-jin and Noh Kyung-eun in this camp is being done as it is. Someone is forced to drop out of the final entry, but Saipan camp is becoming a valuable time for all players.

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*This content was translated by AI.