"Ahn Hyunmin is fine" Thank God for the national team! Hanwha Foreigners are also able to hit 147km fastball, and there are no hospital treatment plans [Okinawa Station]

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The Korean national baseball team swept away its surprised heart. Ahn Hyun-min (23, KT Wiz) watched the game without any major injuries even after being hit by a fast ball.

Ahn Hyun-min was hit by Owen White's 147km/h fastball from his first at-bat in a practice game against the Hanwha Eagles compared to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) at Kadena Baseball Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 23rd (Korea time).

Ahn Hyun-min, who limped, was soon replaced by Moon Hyun-bin and headed to the dugout. Fortunately, it was not a major injury. An official from KBO said, "Ahn Hyun-min has been replaced to protect the player. There is no hospital examination scheduled at this time because the icing is in progress," he said.

It's good news for the national team. Ahn Hyun-min emerged as the core of the national team last year with a batting average of 0.334 (132 hits in 395 at-bats), 22 home runs, 80 RBIs, 72 runs and seven steals, and a 0.448 on-base percentage of 0.570 OPS 1.018, in his fourth year as a professional.

It was expected that Kim Do-young (23, KIA Tigers) will take on the top lineup with the 2022 KBO rookie draft colleague Kim Do-young (23).

Ahead of the national team's first practice game, coach Ryu Ji-hyun said, "Ahn Hyun-min was used as the second batter since the warm-up match in November last year, and he played his part enough. "If I'm in a normal condition, I think I'll play a role in connecting at the top of the batting order," he hinted.

When asked by reporters, "Can I see Ahn Hyun-min as a strong second hitter?" he said, "I can't say for sure, but I'm looking at the moment as the best lineup."

On this day, the national team consisted of Kim Joo-won (striker), Ahn Hyun-min (middle fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (first baseman), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Kwak Bin.

Hanwha against this is Lee Jin-young (center fielder), Jonathan Ferraza (right wing), Kang Baek-ho (first baseman), Chae Eun-sung (designated hitter), Han Ji-yoon (left wing), Ha Joo-seok (second baseman), Lee Do-yoon (third baseman), Heo In-seo (captor), Shim Woo-jun (striker)

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