'He was scoreless even in the WBC,' and to Go Woo-seok, 'Double-A is too narrow,' another 'ERA 0' scoreless performance

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Pitcher Go Woo-seok (28) is showing an undefeated form in the Double-A minor league.

Go Woo-seok, who plays for the Erie SeaWolves, a Detroit Tigers minor league affiliate, appeared in relief as the team's fourth pitcher in the first game of a doubleheader against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (a New York Mets affiliate) at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, New York, on the 27th (Korea time). Over two innings, he delivered a scoreless performance with one walk, one hit-by-pitch, and three strikeouts.

As a result, Go Woo-seok's Double-A ERA for this season remains at 0, and his walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is maintained at 0.52.

Go Woo-seok, who entered the mound in the bottom of the sixth inning with his team leading 5-1, started nervously. He allowed a hit-by-pitch to the first batter after a six-pitch battle and issued a walk to the second batter.

He escaped the crisis with bases loaded and no outs. Go Woo-seok struck out Nick Lorusso in four pitches and retired Matt Rudick via a looking strikeout. Wyatt Young was caught in a fly ball to center field on the first pitch, allowing Go to finish the inning without allowing a run.

The bottom of the seventh was even simpler. Go Woo-seok retired A.J. Young with a swinging strikeout, induced a ground ball to the first baseman from Marco Vargas, then moved to first base himself to touch the bag for the out, and retired Jacob Laymer with a fly ball to right field, closing out the game.

His performance in Double-A has clearly changed. In the previous two seasons, Go Woo-seok posted a 4-3 record with a 6.54 ERA, and last year he recorded a 4.46 ERA, leaving some regrets. However, he participated in the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) last month, appearing in games against Japan, Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic. Over 3⅔ innings, he allowed only one unearned run. He recorded all outs against Munetaka Murakami (Chicago White Sox) and Kazuma Okamoto (Toronto Blue Jays).

Even in the Dominican Republic game, which ended in a 0-10 cold game loss, Go Woo-seok made a strong impression by inducing ground balls from Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego Padres) and Juan Soto (New York Mets), the world's highest-paid hitter.

After starting the season in Triple-A, Go Woo-seok collapsed in his first game, allowing three walks and four runs (three earned) in one inning. He was demoted to Double-A after struggling in the next game, where he pitched scoreless but still issued two walks.

It is noteworthy that he has not allowed a single run in five games in Double-A. His batting average against is only 0.094. Over 9⅔ innings, he recorded 15 strikeouts without allowing a single run.

It is even more encouraging that he has pitched multiple innings in all five games. This proves that he can be effectively utilized as a long reliever.

Expectations are growing that this season could be the year he achieves his dream of reaching the major leagues.

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