32K Ace Finds Answers On Maternity Leave, SSG's Last Hope for '6 consecutive defeats'

32K Ace Finds Answers On Maternity Leave, SSG's Last Hope for '6 consecutive defeats'

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Professional baseball SSG Landers Drew Anderson (31) will start as a starting pitcher to break his team's sixth consecutive loss.온라인바카라

Anderson will start the "2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League" game against the LG Twins at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 20th.

SSG has recently been in a slump for six consecutive losses. Major hitters in the team, including Choi Jeong and Guillermo Herredia, are suffering from injuries and are out of power. The ranking, which remained in second place until the 15th, has fallen to seventh place with six consecutive losses.

Anderson will take the mound under heavy responsibility to end SSG's losing streak. Anderson, who has had two losses and an earned run average of 3.92 in four games (20 ⅔ innings) this season, pitched well against the Hanwha Eagles by allowing three hits, one walk, and nine strikeouts and one run in five innings, but failed to get the support from the batters to lose the game. However, due to the birth of his wife, he maintained a good condition and showed off his heavy pitching. He has posted 32 strikeouts in 20 ⅔ innings this year, showing off his outstanding strikeouts.

"My performance in the first two games of this year was not good," Anderson said. "Before I went to Japan, I had a meeting with the data team to make up for the areas that needed to be adjusted. It was very helpful, and the pitching was good afterwards. I also had a good time in Japan when I saw my wife and son," he said. "When I throw, I think I supplemented the areas where my body opens a little bit," he said.

Anderson, who has a wife and a newborn son in Japan, said, "I have video calls every day. My wife keeps sending me videos and pictures of my baby, so I'm watching them," adding, "I'm from the U.S. and my wife is from Japan. And since I'm playing baseball in Korea, I spent a lot of time away from my wife even before giving birth. My wife also feels a little sad and sad."

Anderson, who said, "I stayed with my wife's parents at home in Japan," said, "I was able to exercise together thanks to the team's sending of a bullpen catcher. Fortunately, I was able to rent a ballpark around my house, and when I couldn't use the ballpark, I just played catch on the lawn of the river in my neighborhood," looking back on how he prepared to return from Japan.

Anderson, who played for the Hiroshima Toyokafu in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2022 and 2023, met his current wife. He returned from his maternity leave in Hiroshima. "Hiroshima fans are interested in the personal lives of baseball players," Anderson said with a smile.

Anderson, one of the most striking out pitchers in the league, said, "Actually, I don't really care about striking out. I feel good about striking out, but I don't try to strike out on purpose. Rather, I want the batter to hit the first pitch and get out," he said. "It's not easy for Korean batters to make a lot of fouls and catch them. That's why I think more and more strikeouts come out. Rather than striking out, I want to throw nine innings with about 85 pitches like (Greg) Maddox." He added, "The only thing I care about is not giving up a walk."

Anderson will have a showdown with Kim Joo-on (LG) as a starting pitcher on the day. Kim Joo-on, a substitute for injured Elijah Hernandez, will make his first appearance in the first division on the day. In the Futures League, he had one win and an earned run average of 5.23 in four games (20 ⅔ innings). Anderson is definitely ahead in the starting pitcher matchup. As such, this is a must-see game for SSG.

Attention is focusing on whether Anderson, who takes the mound with great responsibility, will be able to pitch in response to the team's expectations and break a long losing streak.