From Ryu Hyun-jin’s successor to a glass-bodied prospect… 159km Bang, lucky savior ‘Thank you Jansen’

Can Nate Pearson (27, Toronto Blue Jays) be the team’s hope?

Pearson was selected by Toronto in the first round of the 2017 draft. He garnered a lot of attention with his fastball that easily hit 100 miles. At the time of recruiting Ryu Hyun-jin from the 2020-2021 free agent market, Pearson was expected to become a future ace with Ryu Hyun-jin as a pillar. I was going to start a class with 5 starters right away.

However, he was hampered by an injury. He’s been plagued by injuries big and small almost every year. In the meantime, Alec Manoa, a year younger, took his place in the starting lineup first. Manoa has been sluggish this season, but made his name known by finishing third in the American League Cy Young voting last year. Pearson, on the other hand, still has not been able to lift his prospect label.

He has not been shown properly in a long time, so he is not even considered as a starting pitcher candidate. Still, he shows up often as a reliever this season. He is more of a chasing team rather than a winning team. The home game against the Atlanta Braves was held at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 15th (hereafter Korean time).

Pearson took the mound as the fifth pitcher in the top of the ninth, trailing 4-5. It has been five days since the game against the Philadelphia Phillies on the 10th. He struck lead batter Austin Reilly with a four-seam first pitch of 96 mph, then threw four balls in a row and gave up a walk.

However, Travis Arnold was hit by a 97-mph four-seam shortstop pop fly. It was a ball that was far out of the strike zone, but luck followed. Marcel Osunaen’s 97-mph four-seam went into the middle, but was turned around with a pop fly by first baseman. And he struck out looking Kevin Pillar with 4 pitches and 97 mph four-seam in 1B2S.

The 3 pitch against Pilar was 98.6 miles (about 159 km). He pitched one full inning, but did not come out until 100 mph. He still didn’t look good in command, but he did his share, managing to shut out one inning. And in the bottom of the ninth, catcher Danny Jansen’s 2 RBIs to end the come-from-behind run to the left exploded, and he got a salvation victory.토토사이트

Pearson’s victory is 1 year and 8 months after the Baltimore Orioles on September 12, 2021. At that time, he pitched in relief and gave up no runs in 2 innings, 1 hit, 2 strikeouts and 3 walks. The 2022 season was completely off, so it is a thrilling victory for Pearson. In order to somehow expand the range of maneuver in the team, you have to consistently fight hard in the given situation. This season’s record is 1 win in 6 games and an average ERA of 1.35.