Beautiful!”

An exclamation erupted. Cheers poured in. He threw just 29 pitches in the bullpen. It wasn't even power. Still, it was powerful. SSG's new foreign pitcher Robert Dugger (29) shined.

Dugger conducted his first bullpen pitching of the 2024 spring camp on the 7th (Korean time) at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex bullpen in Vero Beach, Florida, USA.

He threw 29 fastballs and breaking balls. He sprayed the ball at about 80% power. Since it was just the beginning, there was no need to overdo it. Coach Lee Soong-yong, head coach Song Shin-young, pitching coach Bae Young-soo, the coaching staff, and the power analysis team all focused on Dugger's pitching.

An exclamation came out every time I threw each ball. They said, “Good!” and “Beautiful.” The catcher who received the ball also repeatedly shouted “Nice ball.” The fastball was powerful, and the perfection of breaking balls such as slider, curve, and changeup was also excellent. The maximum speed was 151 km/h and the average speed was 147-148 km/h.

Coach Lee Soong-yong, who was watching the pitching, checked what percentage the pitch was and then stuck out his tongue, saying, “I don’t think this will be a joke once we get into the actual game.” Senior Song Shin-young also praised the ball, saying, “It’s a ball that looks like it should be played in the game right now.”

Coach Bae Young-soo said, “They say it’s not at full strength, but this is really good. Above all, a pitcher must have aggression, and that is visible. It seemed like he made his own plan and went according to that plan. “I am very satisfied with him as a coach,” he said.

Dugger is a resource that SSG put a lot of effort into. He played in the Major League from 2019 to 2022. There are no big league records in 2023, but in Triple A, he made 29 games, 146.1 innings, 7 wins, 10 losses, 143 strikeouts, and an ERA of 4.31.

Even in Triple A, he played in the 'high and low pitch' league. He ranked first in earned run average and also won the title of strikeout king. Numbers aren't everything. Now we want to dominate the KBO League.

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