Will professional baseball LG Twins pitcher Heo Yong-joo (22) break a promising egg and fly.

Hur Young-joo has yet to make her debut in the first division but is a promising fireballer who throws fastballs up to 155 kilometers per hour. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop invited Hur Young-joo, who was not registered in the first division entry last year, to Jamsil Stadium to conduct special training for the team. In November last year, the team sent her to a wrap-up camp in Chunichi, Japan to have new experiences. She plans to participate in the first division spring camp for the first time this year. 메이저사이트

Heo was nominated by LG in the 67th place in the seventh round of the 2023 Rookie Draft. Boasting a height of 194 centimeters, Heo was fast-paced since high school. He was an unfinished gemstone. 

He did not play in any games in the second division in 2023. As soon as he joined the team, he underwent Tommy John Surgery meant to remove bone fragments and sought rehabilitation. He threw in the second division last year, but his ball control was extremely poor. Through June, he had six hits, 14 walks, two strikeouts and 10 runs (eight earned) in seven ⅔ innings in five games. He had more walks than hits. 

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop had Heo Yong-joo, who threw a fastball over 150 kilometers but was poor in control, train with the first team at a home game in Jamsil. Rather than taking the mound in a second team game with no zero score, he had to repeat basic ball control training. 

"When Cho Sang-woo was a rookie during the Heroes in the past, he had a bad control. I started by throwing the ball to the backnet without playing in the game," Yeom said, intensively nurturing Cho with the training method that Cho Sang-woo did. 

After consistent basic training from July to September, Hur Young-joo returned to the game for the second tier team at the end of September. Hur Young-joo had five hits, three walks, two strikeouts and two runs during three ⅓ innings in four games. In the first three games, Hur Young-joo had zero walks in three innings. He allowed two hits and three walks during ⅓ innings in the last four games, but his ball control has improved a lot compared to the beginning of the season. 

After the season ended, Heo went to Junichi, Japan for a short-term training camp in November last year. In the past, LG interacted with Junichi, but as they resumed, they selected and participated in intensive training. Heo went there with pitcher Lee Ji-gang, Sung Dong-hyun, and catcher Lee Ju-heon. 

After the Chunichi Dragons' closing camp, Hur Young-joo said, "The Chunichi Dragons were a mix of players from the first and second teams. I followed the Chunichi Dragons' closing camp schedule. When the training was over, only coach Kim Kwang-sam and LG players trained separately." "I trained a lot. I also received infield pengo and threw a lot of balls," Hur said. 

In the middle of the season, intensive training continued after the end of the season, which stabilized the ball control and gave him confidence. "When I was training at Jamsil, my arm throwing fell back a lot, so I practiced small swings. When I was training at the Chunichi camp, I focused on making small backswingers," said Heo. 

In the second division games in late September, Ryu had fewer walks, and in the Ulsan Education League in November, he threw a maximum speed of 155 km. "I didn't know if I could control the ball well. I threw a lot of balls. Along with pitching training, I also received a lot of funkos like an infielder to throw balls. I heard that it is helpful for pitching training, not defense training. I was told that I throw balls to the first, second, or third bases after receiving a funkos, but if I throw balls, short arms swings and turns are helpful." In Jamsil, he also said, "I trained (Yum Kyung-yeop) to catch and throw balls when the coach rolls the balls." 

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I will take Hur Young-joo to the spring camp of the first team and nurture her as a resource for bullpen session this year. Coach Kim Kwang-sam said he likes curves. I'm also practicing sliders," adding, "Whether it's the winning team or the losing team, my goal is to throw in the first team."