Jang Jae-young watched endlessly from the bench

 Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 17th when the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Tour Seoul Series began. The LA Dodgers and San Diego Padres players, who recently visited Korea to participate in the first official MLB game held in Korea, played an evaluation game that day and checked their condition. The Dodgers held a practice game with the Kiwoom Heroes starting at noon, and San Diego faced the national baseball team at 7 p.m.

This evaluation match, held ahead of the official opening game between the Dodgers and San Diego (20th-21st), was also special to KBO League members. Not only the players but also the coaching staff could not hide their excitement at being able to actually meet and compete in person with world-class stars that they had only seen on TV.

Coach Ryu Joong-il, who leads the national team, said at a press conference on the 16th, “Isn’t Shohei Otani really a character that appears only in comics? “I also want to get Otani’s autograph,” he said with a smile. National team ace Moon Dong-ju also said, “It’s amazing and enjoyable to actually see players like Ohtani that I don’t usually get to see. “As these are stars who receive my salary like a daily wage, I will work with the mindset that I will learn something from them,” he said.

Of course, not all KBO leaguers were able to experience this Seoul Series. Only the national team players, Kiwoom, who was selected as the Dodgers' sparring partner, and the LG Twins, who will face San Diego on the 18th, enjoyed a match that will remain a lifelong memory at Gocheok Dome.

On this day, Kiwoom registered a total of 31 people to participate. Of these, only 21, including 14 fielders and 7 pitchers, faced Dodgers players. However, on this day, there were actually 33 players on the Kiwoom bench. Right-handed pitcher Jang Jae-young and outfielder Lee Joo-hyung were left out of the lineup due to injury.

Jang Jae-young, whom we met before the game, smiled sheepishly and said, “I wasn’t even thinking about the Seoul Series because I was injured, but thanks to coach Hong Won-ki’s consideration, I was able to watch today’s warm-up game from the bench.” 

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