The Yeoncheon Miracle, an independent baseball team, has produced its second professional player this year. Right-handed pitcher Park Sion (25) is the latest.
The Yeoncheon Miracle announced on Wednesday that Park signed a developmental player contract with the KIA Tigers and entered the KBO League. This marks the second time this year that the Miracle has made it to the professional ranks, following right-handed pitcher Lee Hyun-min’s signing with KT Wiz in April. The Yeoncheon Miracle, which was founded in 2015, has produced a total of 11 professional players, including two this year.
Park Sion, a right-handed orthodox pitcher from Dongsan High School and Dankook University, led Dankook to the national college championship and won the best pitcher award in college. However, he was not selected in the KBO rookie draft and his career was marred by a series of injuries. However, after graduating from college, he served in the military and worked hard to recover from his injuries, and through a series of twists and turns, 안전놀이터 he was able to throw a ball again.
He was originally named Park Min-soo,
But he changed his name last year and never let go of his professional dreams. He moved to Japan and resumed his career in the independent league (Kitakyushu). After showing promise in the high-level Japanese Independent League, Park returned home and joined the Yeoncheon Miracle this season as a last-ditch effort.
At the Yancheon Miracle, he rebuilt his body from the ground up and pitched in the middle of the order. In the 2024 Gyeonggi-do Independent Baseball League, he struck out 21 batters in 14 innings. In back-to-back appearances in the Gyeonggi League and professional exchanges, he showed his competitiveness by throwing a fastball up to 148 kilometers per hour with a curveball and slider.
“I entered the professional stage with difficulty, but I will continue my professional career without getting injured with good form, and I am grateful to Yeoncheon-gun and the club for providing me with good support and being my final stepping stone,” said Park, who realized his dream of entering the professional ranks.
Park’s entry into the KIA is the sixth player
Park’s entry into the KIA is the sixth player from the Gyeonggi-do Independent Baseball League to enter the professional league this season, proving that the Gyeonggi-do Independent Baseball League is fulfilling its role as the only independent baseball league in Korea. Several former Yeoncheon Miracle players are playing in the KBO this year, including infielder Hwang Young-mook (Hanwha), outfielder Son Ho-young (Lotte), and outfielder Park Young-bin (NC).
The Miracle is currently accepting recruitment for the second half of the 2024 season, and more information can be found on their official website. The Yancheon Miracle, based in Yancheon, Gyeonggi-do, is considered an example of win-win cooperation between local governments and independent baseball teams, 슬롯 보증 사이트 having won the Gyeonggi-do League for Independent Baseball Teams in 2022 and 2023 for two consecutive years with the support of Yancheon County.