Willow Johnson (25), daughter of legendary Major League pitcher Randy Johnson (60), is expected to play on the Korean professional volleyball court wearing a Heungkuk Life Insurance uniform.Heungkuk Life Insurance selected Johnson as a replacement for Jelena Mrazenovic (registered name Jelena), who disappointed with her uneven performance, and is in the process of recruiting him.An official from Heungkuk Life Insurance said on the 21st, “Johnson arrived in the country yesterday,” and added, “There are still recruitment procedures left, including obtaining a visa.”Johnson, who graduated from Oregon State University in 2020, continued his active duty in Turkye, the United States.
Johnson, who submitted an application for the 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Korea Professional Volleyball V-League Foreign Player Draft, but was not selected by the Korean club, will meet Korean fans as a ‘replacement player’ once he completes his contract with Heungkuk Life Insurance.Johnson is a 191cm tall Apogee Spiker and like his father Randy Johnson, he is left-handed.In 2018, he received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Outstanding Player Award and received attention from the American media.Randy Johnson is a 207 cm tall left-handed pitcher who posted 303 wins, 166 losses, and an ERA of 3.29 in the major leagues.He struck out 4,875 batters while pitching 4,135⅓ innings.
He won the Cy Young Award five times and was selected as an All-Star 10 times.Randy Johnson, who retired in 2006, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015 with 97.3% of the vote.He plays alongside Korean big leaguer Kim Byung-hyun for the Arizona Diamondbacks and has many fans in Korea.If Willow Johnson and Heungkuk Life Insurance finalize the contract, Korean sports fans will be able to see the daughter of ‘Big Unit’ Randy Johnson playing with Kim Yeon-kyung (Heungkuk Life Insurance) on the court.Yelena, who entered the V-League by signing a contract with KGC Ginseng Corporation (currently CheongKwanJang) in the 2021-2022 season and played for Heungkuk Life Insurance in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons, was unable to finish this season 카지노사이트 and packed up.