- Due to personal circumstances, Koo Seung-min also
went to overseas spring camp for the first time in three years to prepare for the new season with Lotte Giants, a professional baseball club, last in Korea on the 1st. However, Lotte’s ‘glasses ace’ Park Se-woong (pictured) is still training in Korea. For what reason?
According to the Lotte club on the 5th, Park Se-woong has been building his body at Sangdong Stadium in Gimhae, a training ground for the 2nd Army since this month. It is a schedule of four days of training and one day of rest. In addition to weight training, he does not skip running and technical training. His physical condition is as good as at this time of year.
The reason why Park Se-woong did not participate in the spring camp is to adjust his condition in line with the World Baseball Classic (WBC). In Lotte, Park Se-woong and closer Kim Won-joong were listed in the final entry for the WBC, but only Kim Won-joong participated in the team’s spring camp. Park Se-woong said, “I first proposed to the club (non-participation in the spring camp),” and “after his professional debut, he had his own ‘routine’ during the off-season. This time, since he was in line with the WBC schedule, he thought that joining the national team after digesting the domestic training routine would be suitable to create a condition.” He then expressed his determination, saying, “I will work harder to achieve good results as much as the club respects my opinion.” Park Se-woong plans to train in Korea until the 13th and then join the WBC national team training in Arizona, USA from the 14th.
Park Se-woong is already preparing for the match against Australia, the first match of the first round of the WBC finals. He is concentrating on sharpening his long-distance breaking ball, which is his specialty. Non-Asian players, such as Australia, are less capable of coping with large falling balls such as forkballs, but Park Se-woong’s main weapons are forkballs and curveballs. He said, “There are advantages to curveballs, forkballs, and sliders, so rather than modifying the pitching form, we are training to increase the power of the breaking ball according to the opposing team.” 먹튀검증
Park Se-woong recalled the moment he first heard the news of joining the WBC national team. This is because the WBC is an honorable stage even for him, who has become the ace of the team. He went 10-11 with a 3.89 ERA in 28 games last season. Park Se-woong said, “During the off-season, while training with his younger brother Se-jin (KT), he heard that he had joined the WBC. I am honored. His younger brother also congratulated him,” and promised, “I will do my best to fulfill the role faithfully. He asked, “I will do my best in WBC as well as Lotte, so I hope fans will support rather than worry about injuries.”
Meanwhile, Lotte Bullpen’s ‘trustworthy man’ Koo Seung-min is also training with Park Se-woong at Sangdong Stadium. He did not participate in the 1st spring camp held in Guam, USA due to his personal circumstances and will join the 2nd and 3rd camps in Japan.