Doosan Bears' Cole Irvin started in the first game of the season between the KIA Tigers and the team of the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 18th, and pitched six ⅓ innings with 96 pitches, two hits (one homer), three walks, four strikeouts and one run (one earned) to secure his third win (one loss) of the season.메이저사이트

This day's game was the first time in a long time for Doosan and Irvin. It was because a casualty accident occurred at Changwon NC Park due to the fall of the structure, and the showdown with the NC Dinos, which was scheduled to be held from the 15th to the 17th, was canceled due to the stadium inspection. In the case of Lotte Giants, NC played at Sajik Stadium, but Doosan, which shares its home stadium with the LG Twins, could not play at NC and Jamsil.

As a result, Irvin took the mound for the first time in nine days since the Hanwha Eagles game, which recorded its first loss on the 9th. Irvin seemed in bad condition to give up as many as three walks on the day, but he still showed off his pitches full of spectacles. Irvin, who started the game by tying the KIA lineup with three outs in the first inning, allowed one walk each in the second and third innings, but put the KIA lineup to bed without a crisis.

Irvin also had three outs in the fourth inning, and recorded his first run in the fifth inning. His fastball of 145 kilometers on the second pitch off the first batter Lee Woo-sung was formed in the middle of the strike zone, leading to a solo home run to the left. However, Irvin continued to cook the follow-up batters without wavering, and completed a quality start (three earned runs or less in six innings) by overcoming the crisis of one out and second base in the sixth inning.

Irvin appeared in the seventh inning despite getting close to 90 pitches. Irvin grounded out Choi Hyung-woo, the first batter, to shortstop, but he walked down the mound after a double by Lee Woo-sung, the follow-up hitter. And Choi Ji-gang, who took over the baton from Irvin, tied Byun Woo-hyuk and Oh Seon-woo to "KK," finally completing Irvin's one-run pitch in six ⅓ innings, earning his third win of the season with a 7-1 victory.

After the game, Irvin first talked about unexpected things after the game. It was a message to victims of the fall and their families. There were no questions about the NC Park accident. However, Irvin said, "The accident at NC Park put us on rest. It is a pity." He prays for the deceased. "I pray for the bereaved families, too. I think it's a pity."

Irvin prayed for the repose of the victim, who had a different reputation due to the NC Park accident, and expressed his feelings about the victory only after offering words of consolation to his family. He said, "Today's attack was good and defense was good. It was the team's victory. I think today's performance was good because all of my team members were passionate about playing," and added, "Today's game was worse than the match against Hanwha (five runs), so I decided to focus a little more."

He turns into a fighting chicken when he takes the mound, but he is gentler than anyone else in his daily life, and this interview demonstrated his character. It was about volunteering. Irvin was famous for his volunteer work with his wife during his Major League career. However, his visit to a nursery with his wife recently made headlines in Korea.

Irvin said, "I'm playing in Korea as a Christian, but I've thought a lot about how I can help the community. So I'm volunteering by visiting nurseries. "I have a plan to help other nurseries as well as the ones I visited this time. And I would like to invite them to the baseball stadium if permission is granted," he said with a happy smile.

A month has passed since the start of the season, but Irvin is not 100 percent yet. He is left with a better performance. "I took eight days off, and through that period, I thought about how to prepare and took care of myself thoroughly. Today, I played with the idea of setting as many outcounts as possible and preventing the game without losing a point, leading to a good result," he said. "When I play, I take the mound with the idea of 'let's finish a game'. I have not finished a complete game yet, but I think I will be able to improve in the future and show my performance once in the future."