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Heungkuk Life Insurance in Incheon is going one step further toward the championship. The team plans to replace troubled foreign players and start anew after the All-Star break. The replacement for Elena Mazenovic (registered Elena) is Willow Johnson, the daughter of American Major League legend Randy Johnson.
An official from Heungkuk Life Insurance said in a phone call with Star News on the 21st, "We entered the country yesterday (20th) and are handling visa-related tasks."
He then avoided an immediate answer to the exact replacement timing, but explained, "I am aiming to join the Korea Expressway Corporation on January 30, the first game of the fifth round."
Randy Johnson is well known to Korean baseball fans, too. He is the best pitcher of his time, along with Park Chan-ho and Kim Byung-hyun, and he especially teamed up with Kim Byung-hyun during the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the World Series. In his MLB career, he went 303-166 with a 3.29 ERA and was a five-time Cy Young Award winner, the honor of the best pitcher. He entered the Hall of Fame with 97.3 percent of the vote in his first year of eligibility in 2015.
Randy Johnson's characteristic was his powerful fastball, which came from his tall height. He was 208 centimeters tall and was passed down to the third Willow Johnson.
Willow Johnson almost played in the V League before. He also participated in the 2023 V League Women's Draft. He graduated from the University of Oregon and applied for the 2021 V League Women's Tryout and Draft, but on the day of the draft, he signed a professional contract with Turkishe üfer, which was not close.
She played in the American League in the 2021-2022 season and then challenged the v - league. However, he was not selected and again continued his career abroad.
A left-handed pitcher who resembles his father, he showed excellent attack success rate (9th in the league) when he was in college and was mentioned as an All-Pac-12 and All-America team candidate as a weak spot spy. The high RBI single from 191 centimeters tall is expected to be a big help to Heungkuk Life's attack.
Yelena, who was in her third season in Korea, has said goodbye to Heungkuk Life Insurance. Yelena, who showed off her powerful performance last season as a team with Kim Yeon-koung, has been in a slump since the beginning of this season.
Yelena performed well last season, ranking third (821 points), fourth overall in offense (42.79%) and second on serve (0.252 points per set), but this season, she ranked seventh (501) and 10th in success rate (39.98%). Excluding serve (0.261, second) she has been on the decline, especially in recent years, her attack success rate has dropped significantly due to her ups and downs.
The warm-up match against Korea Expressway Corporation in Gimcheon on the 12th was crucial. Even though he started all four sets, he scored only eight points, the lowest of the season, and his attack efficiency dropped to a whopping -10 percent. "I have nothing to say if I play like this," said Marcelo Avondanja, the coach of the Korea Expressway Corporation, who met him after the match at Samsan Gymnasium in Incheon. "I should not let foreign players show negative sides," he said. "I need to show better sides as aggressive spikers."