"Wang Yancheng, You Can Be More Happy" Taiwan Express' Strict Standards, Hopes On Hanwha Left 'Ponwa'

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A left-handed pitcher with a speed of 150km/h that he has to go to hell and bring him back. He finished without losing a point against the national team and against the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, but he was not easily pleased. That's because the goal is bigger.

Wang Yancheng started in the second spring camp practice game against the NPB Nippon-Ham Fighters at Nago City Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 26th and threw 33 pitches in three innings, giving them two hits, no outs, and no runs.

Wang Yan-cheng, a former member of the Taiwan Professional Baseball (CPBL) and who made the Korean stage in the Asian quarter through NPB, is expected to add strength to Hanwha's mound, where Cody Ponce (Toronto) and Ryan Weiss (Houston) left with a series of good pitching.

As a pitcher for the Taiwanese national team, he raised his guard as a pitcher who will clash with South Korea at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), but he did not join the national team, which was a boon to both Hanwha and the Korean national team.

Wang Yan-cheng, who took the mound in a practice game with the national team on the 21st, pitched well against seven batters in two innings with one hit and one strikeout. He threw an overwhelming pitch against the national team's powerful batters and erased two innings neatly.

The maximum speed of the four-seam fastball was 149 kilometers per hour, and the two-seam was mixed and thrown. He showed off his various repertoires by throwing curves, sliders, and even folk balls.

There was a crisis in the bottom of the first inning against Nippon Ham. After giving up a hit to the first batter, he took a breather with a double play, but he was on the verge of losing a point after a second baseman error and a hit. However, he struck out Shibata and put out the fire himself.

Later, in the second inning, he increased the out count by himself with a perfect catch when the pitcher grounded out, and ended the inning with three outs, striking out Sakaguchi. In the third inning, he also finished the inning with three strikeouts and three outs once again. The maximum speed of the day was 150 kilometers per hour.

It is a series of good pitching that is expected to strengthen the starting rotation with new foreign pitchers Wilkel Hernandez, Owen White, Ryu Hyun-jin, and Moon Dong-joo.

Wang Yancheng's good pitching and Chae Eun-sung's two-run home run ended the game with a 3-1 victory. "Hello, I'm Wang Yancheng," he said on YouTube. "First of all, the fastball was in good condition and the team was in a good mood. I still have a few games left in Okinawa, but I hope everyone finishes well without injury," he said.

He also pitched two scoreless innings in the match against the national team, but it was very helpful because he faced the best hitters of each team in advance, although he will continue to face Korean hitters this year. It was a very good experience and I'm still excited," he said.

However, he was not satisfied even after throwing two scoreless innings and up to 149km of ball. This is because the goal is that high. Earlier, Wang Yancheng said in an interview with reporters, "My goal is to win the Korean Series and fill 150 innings." The urgency to succeed in Korea also seemed to have played a part.

But Wang Yancheng said, "After the game, the coach told me I could be more happy. So I thought I should enjoy it a little more."

"I'm going to go back to Korea and slowly improve my condition," said Wang Yancheng, "I talked to my training coach after the game, and he said I could still improve my condition. We will ask questions over the next month and coordinate together," he said.

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