NPB's best ace 'who was hit with a full base gun by Kim Do-young' → daily rave "Great success in turning to a starter."

NPB's best ace 'who was hit with a full base gun by Kim Do-young' → daily rave "Great success in turning to a starter."

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Livan Moinello (29) of the Softbank Hawks, who had the bases loaded by Kim Do-young (21) at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12 tournament, was highly praised in Japan. As a bullpen pitcher until last year, his conversion to a starting pitcher was a huge success.

Japanese media Baseball King reported on the 20th that "Moneylo's conversion to starting for the Softbank Hawks was a huge success."

"In his first year as a starter, Moello showed great performance with double-digit wins and one ERA. For him, the conversion to a starter was a huge success," the media said.

While playing for Softbank from 2017 to the present, Monello has been consistently performing well. He has mostly been a bullpen pitcher. In the 2020 season, he ranked first in the hold category of the Pacific League with 38 holds. In 2022, he turned into a closing pitcher during the season and made 24 saves.

Monello has turned into a starting pitcher just ahead of this season. The results have been successful, as Japanese media put it. Monello pitched in 25 games this year, posting 11 wins, 5 losses and a 1.88 ERA. He ranks first in ERA in the Pacific League 먹튀검증. Having pitched in only 27 ⅔ innings in the 2023 season, Monello pitched a total of 163 innings this season, and has produced 155 strikeouts.

Initially, questions were raised about Monello's physical strength in Japan. As he has continued to play as a bullpen pitcher, throwing for a long inning as a starter could potentially cause physical problems. However, such concerns were simply unfounded.

Based on his fastball with a maximum speed of 158 kilometers per hour, Monello can evenly distribute curves and sliders. "He had a fastball that was slow enough to handle innings," the media said. "He also had confidence in his pitches. He pitched in a stable manner."

Meanwhile, Moeenlo is well known as the pitcher who allowed Kim Do-young to hit a grand slam. In the second group match of the Premier 12 against Cuba on June 14, Kim said
He hit a grand slam in the second inning against Monello. At the time, Kim had three hits (two homers) from four times at bat (five RBIs and two runs scored), and displayed his best performance against Cuba.