"I haven't felt it even in the U.S. and Japan." Are you already into it…This is the culture of baseball cheering in South Korea, a fresh shock delivered by Triple-A's home run king

"I haven't felt it even in the U.S. and Japan." Are you already into it…This is the culture of baseball cheering in South Korea, a fresh shock delivered by Triple-A's home run king

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Ryan McBroom, who joined as a substitute for Guillermo Herredia of SSG Landers, came to Korea on the 21st and conducted a medical examination on the 22nd. He conducted adaptation training on the 23rd and started a practice game with the Korea-Japan Jangshin University on the 24th.스포츠토토

His copyright was issued on the evening of last Friday, and he played as the first and designated hitter at the Goyang Heroes and Futures League held at Goyang Stadium on Saturday. McBroom, who had a hit in the middle of the game from his first at-bat, played only two at-bats before moving to the Incheon SSG Landersfield. He wanted to play against the Kiwoom Heroes. He immediately started as the third and designated hitter.

"It's not bad to hit the ball. However, the problem is the sense of the game. It has been four to five months since I started playing in an official game. I think I need more time. I just need to get the sense of the game. Not only the swing mechanism but also the power is good. I think it will be of great help to our team. We are also considering right field defense tomorrow (June 26)."

McBroom, who greeted his teammates before the game, said, "I'm a player who enjoys playing at the ballpark. I'm competitive. I want to show good performance to SSG fans." "It would be nice to hit a lot of home runs, but my biggest goal is to help my team win. I want to give my fans a win," he said.

McBroom made an impressive appearance from his first at-bat in the first inning. With runners on the first and second bases with no outs in the first inning, McBroom hit a fastball by the opponent team's starter, Kim Sun-ki, and scored a timely RBI single that calls home the Jihoon Choi. He thus had a cool hit at his first at-bat before his debut. He remained silent at at at bat afterwards, but contributed to his team's victory, raising expectations for his stellar performance going forward.

After the game, McBroom said, "It was so much fun. I just played one game, but it was my first time experiencing it, so it was interesting. Baseball is the same everywhere, but the atmosphere seems to have been different. It was impressive."

McBroom then said, "I'm still adjusting to the time difference. I'm a little sleepy. Still, I think time will solve the time difference. I want to adapt quickly and show a good side of myself. Expectations for me are always good."

McBroom was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 444th overall pick in the 15th round of the 2014 MLB Rookie Draft. Since then, McBroom has played for the Kansas City Royals from 2019 to 2021, recording 44 hits, six homers, 16 RBIs, 17 runs batted .268 OPS 0.749, in 66 games.

In addition, he played for the Hiroshima Tokyo Carp in the Japanese professional baseball league for two years from 2022, recording 172 hits, 23 home runs, 105 RBIs, 78 runs, and a batting average of 0.255 OPS of 0.748.

For McBroom, who has experienced both U.S. and Japanese baseball, the cheering culture that can only be felt in Korea came as a fresh shock.

McBroom said, "It was so cool. It was a culture of cheering that I had never seen in the U.S. and Japan. It was more impressive than what I heard before I came to Korea. It was an unforgettable day in my life. I think I will be able to sleep soundly today."

McBroom, who also took his first hit in the KBO League with the consideration of the team's staff, smiled broadly, saying, "I'm going to cherish it as a memorial."

Manager Lee Soo-yong applauded, saying, "McBroom had his first hit and first RBI even though it was his first game in the KBO League. It was a good start."