New foreign pitcher Cody Ponce of the Hanwha Eagles is a naughty boy. He is good at joking around and likes to tell jokes. Ponce's voice is always heard loudly in the hallways. Even club officials say he is a comedian, and Ponce confidently responds to the story by saying, "That's right."안전놀이터

Esteban Florentine, the new foreign hitter, has the opposite tendency. He's very serious, cautious in every single pitch and quiet. Ryan Weiss, who renewed his contract this year, is in the middle of it. Even for half a season, he gives them advice on life in Korea and the characteristics of the league because he has played in the KBO league. "Basically, we talk about things like the away schedule and the tendencies of batters and pitchers. We eat together, go out and talk a lot. We ask a lot and exchange feedback," Weiss said.

The three players agreed to form a band. Ponce asks reporters, "Is there a place where I can buy a guitar? Or is there someone who can give me a guitar?" Ponce says, "I have to play guitar in a band." He is also asking for a vocalist. "I will make a band with TWICE and Floral," Ponce says proudly.

When Weiss told this story, he asked back, "Who told you that?" and when he heard that Ponce did it himself, he smiled disappointedly. "Both Ponce and Floral came here and got along very well with the members," Weiss said. "All three of them want to learn and play guitar as a common denominator. So, we talked about buying a guitar whenever we went on an expedition, half joking and half joking." Weiss also smiled, "If you have a good guitar shop or a guitar, please introduce it to me."

Of course, they have schedules when the season begins, and it may not be easy to practice playing the guitar whenever they go on an away trip. What this episode reveals, however, is that three players from different environments and different countries are already forming strong bonds. There are cases where foreign players are not close to each other without realizing it. At least, however, there seems to be no need to worry about that at Hanwha.

It is foreign players who can support each other in unfamiliar places. It is not bad in any sense that they are united. This is even more so because Hanwha desperately needs foreign players to play to return to the fall baseball this year.

The Hanwha Eagles suffered a lot due to poor performance in the early days of the season of foreign pitchers (Felix Peña, Ricardo Sanchez), who opened last year. Expectations are high for Weiss, who joined the team in the middle of last year's season and won the contract with impressive performance. On top of that, Ponce is a big fish that has received attention from various KBO league teams. He boasts strong pitching, has a lot of experience as a starter, and has experienced Asian baseball in Japan. Former Yankees prospect, Floral is expected to play well in both the ball, the ball and the state. In particular, as defense is important in the new stadium this year, Floral, who has excellent defense, is expected to play a big role.

Weiss and Ponce pitched in two innings each at the team's own practice game held on Wednesday. Originally, they would not take the mound in the first camp in Australia, but the two players volunteered to play in the second camp in Okinawa. Both players showed strong pitching and allowed no runs in two innings. As they pitched in two innings each, they are expected to increase the number of innings in turn starting from two to three innings in Okinawa.

Under the direction of the coaching staff, Floral, who has not played in Australia, is also looking forward to the Okinawa camp, where he can play. "I want to run, but the coach tells me to watch," Floral said with a smile, "It's very different from the camp I've been doing, but I think I'll have a good experience and a good result this year. It was different, but it wasn't difficult," he said, stressing that his physical condition was ready.