Heysus, who appears in Gocheok as a wizard, not a hero, said, "I have a lot of good friends, but... It's different inside and outside the ballpark."

Heysus, who appears in Gocheok as a wizard, not a hero, said, "I have a lot of good friends, but... It's different inside and outside the ballpark."

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At the Gocheok Dome, which was used as the main room, I face my friends who used to share the room with each other as enemies. Of course, I don't intend to lose.스포츠토토

KT's foreign pitcher Enmanuel de Heysus is set to take the mound in a special way. He will face Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Wednesday. Heysus, who joined the KBO League last year and wore Kiwoom's uniform, has a moment to protect his former teammates who were in the same team for a season.

Heissus had 13 wins and 11 losses with 178 strikeouts and an earned run average of 3.68 (70 earned runs in 171 ⅓ innings) in 30 games last year. He displayed impressive performance by ranking second in the strikeout league, third in multiple wins, and fifth in innings. However, he failed to reach a goal in renewing his contract. Kiwoom lifted the suspension right, paving the way for Heissus, and as KT reached out to Heissus, a rare foreign transfer was made.

It is also interesting that the unfortunate situation led to this unscheduled showdown. After playing only three innings (one run) against Suwon NC on the 9th, when Heyesus was just taking the mound, his pitching schedule was delayed due to thigh pain. Fortunately, Heyesus, who did not lead to a major injury, accompanied the first team without canceling the entry, and was put into practice in time. That return match was just in time against Kiwoom. KT manager Lee Kang-chul also made a funny joke about the coincidence, saying, "It is definitely not a targeted mound."
Heysus will take the mound as a wizard at Gocheok. In fact, there was already an outpost battle. He had an exhibition game against Kiwoom once (two runs allowed in three innings) at an exhibition game held in Suwon on June 10. However, as it is a face-to-face match during the regular season this time, he has a different feeling and determination. The move also adds to the symbolism of his first Gocheok appearance.

"Don't you all know that we will meet someday when the season starts? I was aware that I met them due to schedule adjustments," Heysus said. "Of course, I have many good friends left in Kiwoom. However, friendship is something that happens outside the ballpark. When you encounter an opponent on the field, you have to fight as a player-to-player match just like any other team."

He only looks to win. He said, "It's not much different from other games. My role is to compete with the best capabilities I have. I will focus on spraying the best ball on the mound for our team's victory," he said with a glare.
He was injured, but his condition came up enough. "I was told at the hospital that it would be better to take a few days off because the season is long. Thanks to this, my physical condition improved a lot as I rested," he said, expressing confidence.

In fact, coach Lee Kang-chul was thinking of postponing Heyesus' appearance, but he waved his hands. "I don't usually like to take a long break. I tend to go out and pitch at least once every five to six days. If the interval is longer, the rhythm will be broken, and it's not easy to build up again from the beginning. I don't need a long break," he said.

All that's left is to continue the good trend in the early days of the season. "A player's destiny is to try his best to produce the best results with the best performance. Fortunately, he is displaying good pace in the early days of the season," Heysus said. "He is showing good performance in aggressive matches with batters he considers the most important and aggressive targeting of strike zones. With this energy, I will do my best to pitch every game."