Under the "Republic of Seoul," "local colonies" are no exception to high school baseball. As promising local high school players continue to flock to the metropolitan area, the resource gap between the metropolitan area and the provincial area is widening day by day. It has become more difficult for local high school baseball teams to win the national championship. Players are also joining professional baseball teams. The term "masterpiece" seems to be becoming an old saying.

For this reason, the region is paying attention to high school baseball players born in 2006. He overwhelmed batters with fastballs exceeding 150 kilometers at the recent national championships. He led Jeonju High School to the finals of the national championships for the first time in 37 years since winning the Golden Lion in 1985. He is considered the best right-handed pitcher in high school. Some even say that he will be the most promising candidate for the rookie draft of the Korean pro baseball league next year.

"It's Jung Woo-joo. I came to Jeonju from the Seoul metropolitan area to study baseball in August last year. This is the opposite of promising players from other regions who are heading to the Seoul metropolitan area where baseball infrastructure is abundant in order to join a professional baseball team. Though he failed to stand out until his second year of high school, he moved to Jeonju and saw his performance go up in smoke. He started to draw attention from not only professional baseball teams but also Major League scouts. He became a completely different player in just one year.

In a recent interview with Jeonju MBC, when asked about the background of his growth, he cited an environment where he could only focus on baseball. "In the metropolitan area, I looked very tired after being hit by people, but as soon as I came to Jeonju, I felt cozy and comfortable," he said. "I came far away because I thought I could only concentrate on baseball, and as I live in a dormitory, the players stick together well." 메이저놀이터

He also expressed regret over Jeonbuk's lack of baseball infrastructure. "I was surprised that there was no training center to raise baseball players, contrary to the public's keen interest in baseball," he said. This is what we have heard from Jung Woo-joo.

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