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Bullpen from the first day → Close to 150km’ SD Go Woo-seok

Condition is good, speed was recorded over 90 mph (approximately 145 km)… ”

Go Woo-seok (26, San Diego Padres)’s Major League (ML) challenge has just begun. Go Woo-seok arrived in the United States and joined the team's spring camp without even having time to adjust to the time lag, and went through his first training. He is also in good condition. There is no problem with him throwing a fastball over 90 mph (about 145 km). Go Woo-seok, the youngest player in KBO League history to make 40 saves, has begun preparations to conquer the ML.

Go Woo-seok participated in the first training of the San Diego Spring Camp held at the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona, USA on the 12th (Korean time) and began his preparations for the 2024 season. From the first day of training, Go Woo-seok pitched in the bullpen and checked his fastball pitch, control, and condition.

Go Woo-seok, whom we met after completing training, said, “I trained lightly yesterday too. He seems to be getting used to it little by little. “I started pitching in the bullpen right away,” he said. “Thankfully, I slept well after arriving in the United States. “I don’t think I’ve adjusted to jet lag yet, but I’m still in good condition,” he said.

It is a tight schedule from the start. He also came to the United States late. Still, he is finding good feeling from his first bullpen pitch.

Go Woo-seok said, “The number of pitches today is around 30. First of all, I came away with a good feeling while preparing in Korea. “I tried to find a good feeling again by doing bullpen pitching in camp, and it seemed like I was finding it little by little, so it was okay,” he said. “The velocity was also over 90 mph.” “I think my velocity is getting better as I throw,” he said.

The player who worked with Go Woo-seok on this day was backup catcher Brett Sullivan (30), who debuted on the ML stage last year. When Sullivan received the ball, he praised it by shouting, “Good~nice!” Even after the bullpen pitch was over, he gave his thumbs up, saying the pitch was good.

What did the two talk about? Go Woo-seok said, “They said that all pitches, including fastball and curve, are good. “When I throw a fastball, I pay a lot of attention to bad balls because they bend slightly to the left or right or don’t have good rotation,” he said. “I was curious about that and asked Sullivan, and Sullivan said, ‘It was fine without that.’ “We also talked about the movement, and a lot of people said it was good,” he explained.

In particular, Go Woo-seok pitched a bullpen pitch on this day while San Diego Padres special advisor Park Chan-ho, the ‘Korean Express’, watched. It is said that Special Advisor Park watched the pitching and did not spare any advice.

Ko Woo-seok said, “(Adviser Park Chan-ho) talked so much that I don’t remember everything,” and “He told me again the things he talked about with the pitching coach, and even though I had the next schedule, he kept informing me, so I said I would go to the next schedule.” .

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