Colerbin, former Doosan, blamed himself for poor Han "Everything is my fault → The time I spent with Oh Myungjin was a great strength"

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Colerbin (32), who signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, blamed himself, recalling his sluggish time with the Doosan Bears in the KBO League. He blamed himself for the sluggishness and reflected on himself, defining it as "the most eye-opening period of his life."

Colerbin recalled his time in the KBO League in the 2025 season as "the worst year" in a lengthy interview article published in Japanese media Tokyo Sports on the 6th.

Colerbin said in an interview, "Everyone said they would be able to overwhelm the KBO league because they threw in the Major League until the other day." However, the opposite happened, he said. "I didn't meet my expectations in terms of career, and it was useless to be ashamed of the results." Rather, he did not forget respect for Korean fans, saying, "The time spent with fans was a really unique and precious experience."

Colerbin wore Doosan's uniform with a lot of expectations ahead of the 2025 season, but left a somewhat sluggish performance. In 28 games, he failed to renew his contract with Doosan with an ordinary record of 8 wins, 12 losses and an ERA of 4.48, and then tried to return to the Major League. He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and currently belongs to the Oklahoma City Comets, a Triple-A club under his wing. Colerbin's Triple-A performance this season is one loss and a 2.45 ERA, although he has not won in both games as a starter.

At the time of playing on the Korean stage, Colerbin made physical contact with Doosan pitcher coach Park Jung-bae (44, current KIA Tigers second-tier pitching coach) and went down from the mound or had a rough war of nerves with Samsung batters at the time of Park Byung-ho (40, current Kiwoom Heroes residual team coach). But now, he confessed that the sharp actions of those days were 'shameful past' and lowered himself, saying that everything had happened because he could not control himself in an unfamiliar environment.

Recalling the 2025 season, Colerbin said, "It could be a cultural issue, but there was quite a sense of loneliness. Staff and interpreters cared, but I was the only one away. When I threw well, I felt like I was treated as a nuisance when I said "good" but a bad result came out. I think it's my fault in the end. It's because I thought to myself while watching videos whenever I had time to find out why not. It was clearly isolated," he said.

He added that even the moment he felt his colleagues were avoiding him, he only realized later that it was 'Korean-style consideration to give him time to solve his own problems'. He admitted that it was a misunderstanding caused by his inability to open the door of his mind first.

It is said that it was a connection outside the ballpark that re-established Colerbin. According to the interview, he visited an orphanage in Seoul every Monday when there was no game and spent time with the children. In particular, an anecdote with infielder Oh Myung-jin (25) who was a teammate at the time still seemed to be touching to him.

Colerbin said, "A young and wonderful beast named Oh Myung-jin came with me, stopped by the store, bought a lot of snacks, and played with the children at the orphanage. "The moment my teammate understood me as a 'person who cares about the community' rather than just a baseball player, was a really powerful force," he said.

He then recalled, "Last summer, I invited 70 children to the ballpark and signed them, and I think I was able to solve the lonely lump thanks to the help of my Doosan colleagues."

Irvin's love of Korea still seems to be ongoing. He said, "We are supporting three friends who play baseball among the children to participate in this summer's baseball camp." His body is in the United States, but there were still Korean children in the back of his mind to support him.

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