243.6 billion won ace Jacob deGrom (35, New York Mets) was injured again. He continued pitching no hits and had to come down from the mound. The pitcher who filled deGrom’s vacancy was Dunning (29), a Korean big leaguer.
DeGrom started on the 18th (Korean time) 메이저사이트in an away game against the Kansas City Royals in the 2023 Major League Baseball held at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, and went 4 innings, 5 strikeouts and 1 walk without a run. He had 58 pitches and 39 strikes.
However, he was unable to get on the mound from the fifth inning. “DeGrom complained of pain in his right wrist,” the Texas PR team tweeted. He did not pitch further before Kansas City as a precaution. I will continue to look at his wrist.”
When healthy, deGrom is called the best ace on the planet. However, in recent years, unhealthy times are increasing. From the second half of the 2021 season to the first half of the 2022 season, the store was closed due to shoulder and elbow issues. His performance this season was 1 win in 4 games and an ERA of 3.48. He’s not bad, but not a very overpowering pace.
DeGrom signed a five-year, $185 million contract with Texas in the 2022-2023 free agent market. At 35, he’s a concern for Texas, given that this is the first season of his contract. He recruited knowing the risks, so he’s hard to excuse for Texas.
After deGrom suddenly went down, the pitcher on the mound was none other than Dunning, a Korean-American. Dunning won a relief victory with 1 hit, 5 strikeouts, 1 walk and no runs in 4⅓ innings. It’s the first win of the season. In 6 games this season, he allowed 8 hits, 9 strikeouts, 4 walks and 1 run in 15⅓ innings. Zero ERA.
Dunning suddenly stepped onto the mound that day, but cooked Kansas City hitters with a perfect pitch. Four-seam and two-seam were in the early 90s, but they made good use of sliders and cutters to build out counts. In the 7th inning, he struck out the lead batter Josh Smith by looking for a sweeper. In the 9th inning, 1 company and 2 base were replaced, and the follow-up pitcher continued the march with zero ERA without conceding a run.
Dunning could have played with the Taegeuk mark in the WBC, which ended in March. However, he politely refused to join the national team to LG coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop, who was visiting the U.S. as the KBO technical committee chairman. After the 2022 season, he underwent hip surgery, so joining the WBC national team was canceled. However, since he is Korean-American, if he continues to perform well, the possibility of participating in the 2026 WBC should be considered open.