There is a local prospect that Tommy Edman (28, St. Louis Cardinals), who joined the Korean national baseball team and was demoted from table setter to number 9 amid a series of sluggishness, will play the number 9 in the opening game of the major leagues.
On the 15th (hereinafter Korean time), MLB.com, the official website of the Major League Baseball, had time to predict the starting lineup for the opening game of the 2023 season for each of the 30 clubs and the 5 starting rotation. 로켓 토토
Edmund’s St. Louis team: Brandon Donovan (2B) – Jordan Walker (Left Fielder) – Paul Goldschmidt (1B) – Nolan Arenado (3B) – Wilson Contreras (Catcher) – Nolan Goleman (DH) – Tyler O’Neill (Center fielder) – Lars Nutba (right fielder) – Edmund (shortstop) The starting lineup for the opening match was expected.
Edmund was expected to be the first American player on the Korean baseball team, but he was sluggish with a batting average of 1.8 with 2 RBI and 2 RBIs in 3 WBC 1st round games. He served as a table setter in the most important games against Australia and Japan, but failed to set the table, and after being relegated against the Czech Republic 9 times, he missed the game against China due to a minor injury. Unlike the 2021 National League Gold Glove winner, he showed uneasiness in defense, and both offense and defense did not help the national team.
Ha-seong Kim (San Diego Padres) was expected to play six times. The expected lineup for San Diego’s Opening Day is Xander Bogaerts (shortstop), Juan Soto (left fielder), Manny Machado (third baseman), Jake Cronenworth (first baseman), Matt Carpenter (designated hitter), Ha-sung Kim (second baseman), and Trent Grisham. (center fielder) – Austin Nola (catcher) – David Dahl (right fielder). Although he lost his position as shortstop with Bogatz joining, he plans to show off his third-year big leaguer competitiveness at second base this year.
As expected, Choi Ji-man (Pittsburgh Pirates), a transfer student, was placed in the center of the Pirates’ batting line. Pittsburgh: O’Neal Cruz (shortstop) – Brian Reynolds (center fielder) – Andrew McCutchen (right fielder) – Carlos Santana (designated hitter) – Jiman Choi (first baseman) – Jack Suwinski (left fielder) – Kevin Hayes (third baseman) – Rodolfo Castro (second baseman) and Austin Hedges (catcher) were expected to line up the order. Pittsburgh prospect Bae Ji-hwan was not named.
The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to build a starting rotation of Alec Manoa, Kevin Gaussman, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassett, and Yusei Kikuchi until Ryu Hyun-jin returns. Ryu Hyun-jin, who underwent elbow surgery last year, is undergoing rehabilitation with the goal of returning in July.