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Go Woo-seok pitching

Ko Woo-seok (25) made his American professional baseball debut as a member of the San Antonio Missions, Double A, a minor league affiliated with the San Diego Padres.

Go Woo-seok appeared as the team's closer in the visiting game against the Amarillo Sword Poodles (Arizona Diamondbacks) in the opening game of the 2024 American Professional Baseball Minor League Double A held at Hodgtown Stadium in Amarillo, Texas, on the 6th (Korean time). He pitched one inning with no hits, no runs, and two strikeouts.

Go Woo-seok, who took the mound in the bottom of the 9th inning with San Antonio ahead 12-5, got off to a good start by striking out the first batter, AJ Vukovic, on a full count (3 balls, 2 strikes).

Go Woo-seok, who caught the next batter, DD Diorazio, with a fly ball to center field, finished his pitch cleanly by striking out Naphy Castillo with a high 153 km/h fastball and a missed swing.

On this day, Go Woo-seok's pitch count was 16, and 10 were ruled as strikes.

Go Woo-seok, who began his professional career by being first drafted by the LG Twins of the Korean Professional Baseball League in 2017, signed a 2+1 year contract with San Diego for up to $9.4 million on January 4 this year.

Go Woo-seok struggled in the Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition games in his first year in the U.S. with an ERA of 12.60 (5 innings, 11 hits, 9 runs, 7 earned runs) with 2 losses in 6 games.

San Diego excluded Go Woo-seok from the MLB opening roster (26 players) ahead of the official opening game against the Los Angeles Dodgers held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th of last month.

Go Woo-seok calmly accepted his move to the minor league, saying, “If I want to become a full-time big leaguer, I have to become a better pitcher,” and began his challenge to enter the big league at Double A.