I lost 10kg...Japan's 'non-flying ball' is pushing over 2G in a row, and Noh Si-hwan's strength is unusual

I lost 10kg...Japan's 'non-flying ball' is pushing over 2G in a row, and Noh Si-hwan's strength is unusual

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He hit home runs against Japanese pitchers for two consecutive days. It is encouraging that he pushed through all of Japan's official balls, which are called "non-flying balls," due to their extremely low repulsion.스포츠토토

Noh Si-hwan (25), a big shot third baseman of the Hanwha Eagles in professional baseball, is operating a cannon with the start of the spring camp. Noh Si-hwan, who focused on improving his condition in Melbourne, Australia, which was the first camp site, tasted a two-day home run in a practice game against Japanese professional baseball teams in Okinawa, Japan, on the 22nd and 23rd.

He hit a home run from the first game against the Hanshin Tigers' second division on the 22nd. He hit a solo home run over the right fence by pushing the outside breaking ball of right-handed starter Junya Tsuda in the fourth inning. In the game against the Chiba Lotte Marines on the 22nd, he also hit a high right-handed Kota Futaki's fastball in the seventh inning to lead to a superior solo shot.

Noh Si-hwan's two-day home run is all the more meaningful because he pushed through a hard-to-stretch NPB official ball. During the two-day practice game, Hanwha pitchers threw through KBO official balls and Japanese pitchers threw through NPB official balls.

The NPB's official ball is called a "non-flying ball (飛ばないボル)" that Noh hit. Although the NPB secretariat said that the coefficient of repulsion of the official ball did not exceed the set range, it has become widely accepted that the rebound power has decreased as the ball speed has not reached a distance compared to the speed of the ball since 2023.

The number of home runs decreased from 691 in the Central League and 613 in the Pacific League in 2022 to 643 and 607 in 2023, respectively, but dropped sharply to 472 and 503 last year. In addition to no home runs, the number of hitters with only 30% of the regular batting average was only three in the two major leagues. The number of hitters was even lower than that of the average earned run pitcher (six) in the one-point range during the regular innings, which made batters fail to display confidence.

It is surprising that Noh pushed the ball that does not fly for two consecutive days, which is difficult for even most Japanese batters to overcome. He lost weight throughout the winter, but his power did not die. Having suffered from shoulder and hamstring injuries last year, Noh started the spring camp after losing 10 kilograms of weight by reducing rice consumption, dieting mainly on meat and protein to prevent his injury. "As he became lighter, he gained more speed when batting," Noh said.

Noh Si-hwan exploded in his potential with a batting average of 298 (53 hits in 514 at-bats) and 31 home runs and 101 RBIs in 131 games in 2023. He ranked second in the MVP vote by becoming the home run king, but last year, he slowed down a bit with a batting average of 272 (143 hits in 526 at-bats) in 136 games, 24 home runs, 89 RBIs, and OPS. Although it was a good performance, it was evaluated as a disappointing performance as Roh Si-hwan's name value increased.

There were injuries, big and small, and he suffered trial and error as he failed to adapt to the ABS zone. In the meantime, Kim Do-young (KIA) was very big in the same position, third base. He hit 38 home runs last year to win the MVP title. Noh Si-hwan was also properly stimulated as a rival in the same position hit the ball.

"There are a lot of good third basemen, and I hope we can compete with (Kim) Do-young for home run this year," he said. "They all hit a lot of home runs, so I think they have to hit at least 40 to become the home run king." Matt Davidson (NC) hit 46 home runs last year.

Only two batters have hit 40 home runs for the Hanwha Eagles. Jang Jong-hoon hit 41 home runs in 1992 during the Binggrae period, and Dan Romair, a foreign hitter, hit 45 in 1999, leading the Hanwha Eagles to win the Korean Series. If Noh Si-hwan hits 40 home runs, the Hanwha Eagles will be able to see more than just fall baseball.