"Season Out." Ponce, it's still fun! "It's not as easy as you think → Look forward to a bigger twist"

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"This journey, it's not going the way I thought it would. But the greatest trilogy always begins with a twist."

Cody Ponce (32, Toronto Blue Jays), who dominated the KBO League in the 2025 season and returned to the Major League (MLB) as a member of the Hanwha Eagles, has been put on the operating table due to an unexpected injury. However, even in desperate situations, he rather predicted a "reversal drama" to his fans and delivered his unique pleasant positive energy.

MLB.com , the official website of the Major League, confirmed the news of Ponce's season out on the 8th (Korea Standard Time), saying, "Ponce, who is undergoing surgery for the right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), will be absent for about six months." The sad news broke just a week after his knee was bent while handling a ground ball with one out in the third inning during the home opening series game against the Colorado Rockies on March 31.

Ponce is a familiar name for Korean baseball fans. It was Ponce who won the "Choi Dong-won Award" given to the league MVP (best player) and the best pitcher with a phenomenal 17-1 record and 1.89 ERA in Hanwha Eagles uniforms last season. He completed the "Korean Dream" and signed a three-year, $30 million (about 44.2 billion won) contract with Toronto, so the futile end of his first season after the 2021 season will be a big shock to him.

However, Ponce's attitude ahead of the surgery was determined. On the 8th, Ponce expressed his calm feelings by saying on his SNS, "This journey did not begin the way I thought it would." Ponce then said, "I love the brotherhood of this team (Toronto) and our players. I'm happy to be a part of the Blue Jays, and I'll look forward to the day when I go back to Rogers Center and be with you," he said, expressing infinite affection for the team.

The landslide was the last sentence. He showed off his unique cheerful side. "The greatest trilogy (trilogy) always starts with a twist," Ponce said, likening the current rise to a dramatic device for greater success. It is interpreted as a strong will to make his Major League debut in August 2020 following the 2015 MLB rookie draft nomination, the first act, the MVP in Korea (Act 2), and the success in the Major League (Act 3).

In fact, Toronto, where Ponce belongs, has been left one after another to the extent that it is called the "injury ward" this season. Following ace pitchers Jose Berrios and Shane Bieber, main catcher Alejandro Kirk was also on the operating table. Amid the team's bad news, Ponce's positive message is expected to be a great boost to the team's morale.

Although it has become difficult to see Ponce on the mound this season, his cries to "look forward to a reversal" are already making him wait for 2027 seasons. Korean and U.S. baseball fans are paying attention to whether the "excellent pitching" shown during the Hanwha period will be able to shine once again through the rehabilitation process.

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