Japan amazed by Korea’s ‘Busan Ohtani’: 151 km/h fastball, 12 strikeouts and five scoreless innings
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- South Korea U-18 pitcher Ha Hyeonseung delivered 5⅔ scoreless innings and struck out 12 against host Taiwan.
- His 151 km/h fastball and nickname, the “Busan Shohei Ohtani,” have begun attracting attention in Japan.
- Japanese sports outlet Sankei Sports highlighted his performance and treated him as a player to watch.
Ha Hyeonseung, the ace of South Korea’s under-18 baseball team, is beginning to attract attention in Japan under the nickname “Busan Shohei Ohtani.”
The pitcher produced a dominant performance against host Taiwan at the 14th BFA U-18 Asian Championship. He threw 5⅔ scoreless innings, struck out 12 batters and reached 151 km/h.
His display drew the attention of Japan’s Sankei Sports. The Japanese outlet focused on Ha’s performance and showed particular interest in the young Korean pitcher.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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