Ryu Hyun-jin, who demanded 'one more inning' from Ponce, '18K of tears', conveyed his true feelings to 'junior' who broke the 15-year-old record
Ryu Hyun-jin, who demanded 'one more inning' from Ponce, '18K of tears', conveyed his true feelings to 'junior' who broke the 15-year-old record
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In tears, Ryu asked the pitcher who broke his own record, "One more inning?" It was a pleasant joke. Ryu immediately hugged Ponce and congratulated him on the milestone.
Hanwha Eagles' "Monster Pitcher" Cody Ponce set a new record with an overwhelming pitch that will remain in KBO history.
Ponce started Game 1 of a doubleheader against SSG Landers at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th and led his team to victory with a powerful force that allowed only two hits and struck out as many as 18 in eight innings.
Ponce's 18 strikeouts are a new KBO record based on 9 innings, and regardless of innings, it is the most strikeouts in a game.
The previous record for the most strikeouts in nine innings was 17, which Ryu Hyun-jin set against Cheongju LG on May 11, 2010. In addition, it is a record that matches the 18 strikeouts recorded by Sun Dong-yeol in 13 innings at the matchless Binggrae on June 19, 1991.
Before the game, Ponce had been playing in 10 games and had eight wins and no losses, serving as the ace of his team. Ponce said he wanted to break Ryu's strikeout record early in the season, but he made his dream come true.
During the interview after the game, Ponce said, "I am very proud and proud that Ryu Hyun-jin recorded his milestone in the same team mate and at the same Hanwha home game." Ryu gave a warm hug to Ponce, who broke his own record, and congratulated him sincerely.
When Ponce came down after 113 pitches until the eighth inning, Ryu Hyun-jin raised his index finger with a playful look and asked, "One more inning?" Ponce smiled broadly at Ryu Hyun-jin's prank, and Ryu gave a warm hug to Ponce and sincerely congratulated his record-breaking "junior."
Ponce recalled the moment, "I knew Ryu Hyun-jin set a lot of records, but I couldn't remember exactly how many strikeouts he had. But by the seventh inning, I thought I was close to a new record."
Yang Sang-moon's consideration also shone. "Coach Yang knew what I meant today. He didn't ask me to stop throwing, and he also told me that he came to see my face in the eighth inning," Ponce said, expressing his gratitude. "I had several experiences as a career player, but I didn't feel pressured because the eighth and ninth innings were not easy."
After striking out for the 17th time, Ponce turned around and wiped away tears on the mound. It was an unusual sight. Asked how he felt at the time, Ponce said, "It reminded me of my mother, who passed away in 2017. If my mother had seen me in the stands, she would have been very proud, but at that moment, I remembered her watching from the sky."
When asked what he wanted to talk to his mother, Ponce smiled brightly and replied, "I love you, Mom. And now I want to tell you that I can watch it because it's on TV." He missed his late mother, saying, "When I was in the minor leagues, there was no TV broadcast, so when I was alive, my mother often joked, 'Be famous enough to be on TV. That way I can watch you on TV.'
His wife also watched his match. Ponce's wife, who is pregnant, is expecting a baby this October. Ponce said, "I will be a father soon. My daughter will be born, which is a great motivation for me. I feel a great sense of responsibility. I feel like my baby is driving me all the luck this year."
When asked if she will have a baby in October in Korea, she laughed, saying, "If I go to the playoffs, I think I will have a baby in Korea. I could be a playoff baby." 온라인바카라
Will Ponce be able to give birth to a daughter in Korea? Ponce, who became a silly daughter, is playing in fall baseball, and Hanwha fans are excited just thinking about it.