Kiwoom's New Foreign Batter, Puig and Cardinez's Brilliant Resurrection
Kiwoom's New Foreign Batter, Puig and Cardinez's Brilliant Resurrection
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Ahead of the 2025 season, Kiwoom Heroes' foreign hitters Yasiel Puig and Ruben Cardinez are raising expectations for the new season with their first live batting in spring camp.
The batting training at the training ground in Mesa, Arizona, was an important moment to see the potential of the two players.
Puig and Cardinez coordinated their batting senses against promising Kiwoom pitchers such as Joo Seung-woo, Lee Kang-joon and Son Hyun-ki.
A Kiwoom official gave a high evaluation on the training performance of the two players. Puig produced several strong batting performances with his signature powerful swing, and Cardinez displayed stable batting based on his outstanding contact ability.
"Both Puig and Cardinez showed good performance in live batting," batting coach Oh Yoon said. "They are players with advantages in hitting, so if they prepare well during the camp period, I expect them to show good performance this season."
Puig said of his first live batting, "I tried to learn the sense by watching a lot of balls. There were foul balls, but the overall timing was not bad." He has a history of contributing to Kiwoom's advance to the Korean Series in 2022, and he rejoined the team for the first time in three years. In particular, expectations are high for a showdown with Ryu Hyun-jin on the Korean stage.
"It was nice to see the pitchers' balls for the first time in a long time," Cardinez also said. "It was my first live batting since recovering from injury, so I focused on hitting the ball accurately." Having played in only seven games for the Samsung Lions last year, he is aiming to play full-time for Kiwoom this season. 토토사이트
With nine professional baseball teams choosing to form "two pitchers and one batter," Kiwoom has set up an unconventional lineup of foreign players with two batters and one pitcher. This shows the club's high expectations for the two players.
Both players have expressed satisfaction with their current conditions. "I'm having fun training with my teammates and preparing for the practice matches of Taiwan's second camp," Puig said, while Cardinez vowed to prepare for the season in good physical condition.
It is expected that foreign hitters Puig and Cardinez will perform well in the 2025 season of Kiwoom Heroes.
Fans are paying attention to how the two players will contribute to the team.