"The small Jun to Soh Hyung-joon car is..." Director Lee Kang-chul was also impressed, saying, 'Wrong swing and bung bung bung on the body' →KKKKKK 'Is this the WBC effect?' [the site of a water source]

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Is it the effect of playing in the big water. The NC Dinos' lineup was completely hit by the "snake direct ball" that penetrated the body of Soh Hyung-joon (25, KT Wiz).

Soh Hyung-joon started the 2026 KBO exhibition game against the NC Dinos at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st and pitched 57 pitches, two hits, two walks and seven strikeouts in four innings.

Soh Hyung-joon, which won the 2026 World Baseball Classic by pitching three scoreless innings against the Czech Republic, hit a walk-off home run to secure a cold game loss to Austin Wells (New York Yankees) in the quarterfinals against the Dominican Republic, but his valuable experience seems to have become a big asset.

Despite not being able to fully adjust to the time difference since returning to the team, Soh Hyung-joon, who took the mound as a starter, finished the inning after four batters even after allowing a walk in the first inning, three outs in the second and third innings, and struck out three even after a double by the leadoff batter in the fourth inning.

He was responsible for four innings within the scheduled 60 pitches. There was nothing to blame. In particular, the two-seam fastball on the body was powerful. Soh Hyung-joon, who had struck out four with two-seam and a cut fastball (cutter) until the third inning, concentrated his options with two-seam when he was in a crisis with no outs and second base in the fourth inning.

Soh Hyung-joon, who struck out swinging with Park Kun-woo at the batter's box with a grit penetrating the body at the ball count of 2-2, then added another strikeout by throwing a much more grit toward the body at the ball count, which was also advantageous to Matt Davidson at 1-2. In the match against Lee Woo-sung, he threw a much more body-facing ball than he did in the previous two batters, but Lee Woo-sung swung and struck out in an awkward position. It was also proof that it was difficult to respond.

On this day, the maximum speed of the two-seam also reached 150 kilometers per hour. He mixed 28 pitches, cutter (17 pitches), change-up (8 pitches), and curve (3 pitches) with the most number of two-seam.

After the game, head coach Lee Kang-chul said, "Soh Hyung-joon and Ahn Hyun-min, who have been to the WBC, showed good performance. The starting Soh Hyung-joon admired that the drop in speed and determination was good, and the cutter also improved.

Ahn Hyun-min also had two hits to destroy the opponent's starting pitcher Riley Thompson on the day, continuing his batting average of 0.556 (5 hits in 9 at-bats) in exhibition games after his return. Coach Lee praised, "Han Hyun-min also showed good batting condition, and the fielders overall look in good condition."

Regarding Han Seung-taek, who posted an RBI in six consecutive games, he also praised "He showed good performance in defense, including stolen bases," and also to the 6,900 spectators who visited the stadium, "Thank you for many fans visiting for the weekend." The players also did a great job," he said.

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