[B-Hind ★] Champion's ace nail's powerful bullpen pitching 31 pitches, 'Sweeper, Cutter Level Up! Let's fight Hyungwoo and Chanho.'

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Mudeungsan ace James Nail raised his thumb with a satisfied look after 31 tremendous bullpen pitching.

KIA Tigers held a spring camp schedule at Kintown Baseball Stadium in Kinne, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 25th.

While indoor training was confirmed due to rain, foreign ace Nail threw a bullpen and the Tiger Corps' training began.

In November last year, KIA succeeded in renewing a one-year contract with Nail for a total of $2 million. Nail, who joined the 2024 season and led KIA to the Korean Series championship, achieved a career high with 8 wins and 4 losses with a 2.25 ERA and 152 strikeouts in 164 ⅓ innings last year.

In an interview after pitching, Nail said, "As a third year in KBO, my understanding of Korea has improved a lot. "I'm looking forward to the situation in the future, such as new relationships with team members and people I meet outside the ballpark," he said, expressing his feelings ahead of the 2026 season.

Nail said, "I can't tell you all the secrets of the business, but I've tried to improve all the pitches as much as possible. Sweeper and two-seam fastball are the most confident pitches I've ever had, but tried to improve. "We are also improving the cutter that we had fun with last year, and we are trying to increase the proportion of curves compared to last year," he said.

Nail said, "The departure of Choi Hyung-woo and Park Chan-ho is a huge loss to our team. But I understand that transfer can happen, of course. I will miss you a lot as a friend, but when I meet you during the season, I will definitely try to win," he said, giving his eyes strength.

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