“I’m happy to be able to throw from the mound in good health like last time”.
NC Taylor Widener expressed his feelings after successfully completing his second appearance in the Futures League.토토사이트 He will make his first appearance in a home game against Hanwha on the 28th.
Widener, who became a new member of the NC team this season, pitched twice in demonstration games, leaving one loss and an ERA of 3.86. After dropping out of power due to back pain before the start of the regular season, he went through a rehabilitation process and made his first appearance on the 18th against Goyang. He tied the opponent’s batting line tightly with no runs (1 hit and 3 walks) for 3 innings.
In a home game against Samsung on the 23rd, Widener showed off a perfect pitch with 6 scoreless innings (1 hit, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts). He reached a maximum velocity of 148 km and threw a mixture of slider and circle changeup.
After finishing the second mound, Widener said on the club’s Future Steam official Instagram, “I’m happy to be able to throw from the mound healthy like last time. In particular, the C team training part managed in depth, so I was able to create good game results.”
Widener also said, “It was good that the slider and changeup on the mound went better than last time, and I was satisfied with 3 strikeouts against batters against Samsung. I look forward to seeing a good performance in front of the fans soon.”
Meanwhile, coach Kang In-kwon said, ahead of the resignation Lotte match on the 23rd, “Widener was able to see a much more stable appearance than the last 2nd team mound. When I saw him throwing while testing various things such as the slider and changeup, I expect that he will show himself sufficiently even when he comes on the first team stage,” he explained
. So, his strikeout ability is highly regarded. He clearly has his own image, so I think he will do a good job.”
Widener, who is ready to return to the first team, will start a sortie against Hanwha in Changwon on the 28th.