"I want to play baseball for 2 more months"

Jarrod Young of the Doosan Bears started in left field and third batter in the final home game of the season's 16th game between the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League SSG Landers and the team at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd and swung the bat with two hits and three RBIs in five at-bats.

Jared started the game by stepping down with a fly ball to center field against SSG starter Song Young-jin in the first at-bat of a chance to score with one out and second base in the bottom of the first inning, trailing 0-1. And in his second at-bat as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the third inning, when the score was tied 3-3, he failed to use his strength, stepping down with a fly ball to left field, and in the most decisive situation, the bat fired.

With the bases loaded with no outs and no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning when his team came from behind to lose 3-4, Jared had a showdown with Seo Jin-yong, a new pitcher of the SSG. Jared targeted the fifth fork ball at 2B-2S, watching the first and second pitches, and invited two runners to make a timely come-from-behind victory. Jared, riding the current trend, faced Han Doo-sol of the SSG at the 2B-1S in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, pulled a fastball of 142 kilometers on the fourth pitch, and hit a timely hit that ran away, effectively seizing the win.

Jared didn't have a hit in his last at-bat since then, but he led Doosan to victory based on his three-run performance. As a result, Doosan stopped SSG from winning six consecutive games and increased its chances of reaching the postseason stage as fourth place. Jared, who met with reporters after the game, said, "As I always say, I try to think of every game the same way. That's because my routine is maintained, but today was a really important game."

Jared, who was aiming for a fork ball against Seo with the bases loaded, hit the bull's eye. "I was aiming for a fastball until it reached 2S. But I aimed for it because I thought I would throw the same ball again after swinging a fork ball," he said. "I post a lot of clutch RBIs in important situations," adding, "It's always helpful to hypnotize myself in the locker room, saying, 'Today is my day, and I will post an important RBI."

Doosan has made many changes since the end of the first half. One of them is recruiting Jared. Jared is surging as he had 46 hits, nine homers, 37 RBIs, 26 runs batted in at 0.343 OPS of 1.116 at the end of the game on Sunday. Doosan has been agonizing over foreign players since the start of this season. However, Jared is an exception. Although he had a hiatus due to symptoms of a cold, he is displaying stellar performance in a timely manner. 토토사이트

"There were some disappointments and hardships (due to colds). However, I wanted to play in the game, and for that to happen, I had to recover for sure, so I focused on recovery," Jared said. "Personally, I don't think I'm a fast adopter, but the coaches helped me a lot. We have to adapt to the league, so we are constantly making changes at bat and trying to show performance."

Jared shouted "Winning the Korean Series" while arriving in Korea. By catching SSG on the day, Doosan Bears has increased its chance to advance to the fourth place in the fall. As the postseason approaches, Jared's mind is also unchanged. "I'm under pressure, but I'm trying to minimize it," he said. "I want to maintain my current performance and win as many games as I did today. And I want to play baseball for two more months."