"Are you a 19-year-old folk ball?" He tore up his 193-cm-tall rookie debut. How did you overwhelm seniors perfectly? "I breathe hard with cheers from the audience."
"Are you a 19-year-old folk ball?" He tore up his 193-cm-tall rookie debut. How did you overwhelm seniors perfectly? "I breathe hard with cheers from the audience."
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KT Wiz rookie pitcher Kim Dong-hyun (19) properly impressed manager Lee Kang-chul and Suwon fans with a perfect scoreless and perfect pitch in his unofficial debut on the professional stage.카지노사이트
Kim Dong-hyun took the mound as relief in the opening game of the professional baseball exhibition game against the LG Twins at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 8th and contributed to the team's 5-1 complete victory with one strikeout and 14 perfect pitches in one inning.
Kim Dong-hyun took the mound as the team's third pitcher after Cho Hyung-joon in the top of the eighth inning with a 5-1 lead and performed a great role as a setup man.
Kim Dong-hyun met Kim Hyun-jong as the first batter and used a fork ball to induce a fly ball to shortstop, and easily handled pinch hitter Song Chan-eui with a ground ball to shortstop in two pitches.
As the final opponent, Kim was caught in a disadvantageous count of 2B-1S, but he induced two fouls with a fastball and a fork ball, and sent Kim back with a strikeout by throwing a fork ball this time. The inning ended.
After finishing his debut successfully, he exited the mound amid roaring cheers from KT's home fans. He pitched 14 pitches, and he used fastballs (nine) and fork balls (five) with a maximum speed of 150 kilometers. The angles of the fork balls were quite sharp, not like a 19-year-old rookie.
After the game, Kim Dong-hyun said, "I almost felt overwhelmed by the atmosphere because a lot of spectators came to the trial game, but when I went up to the mound, I only saw the catcher and the batter. I was going to throw my ball," adding, "After I finished pitching with three strikeouts, I started to hear cheers from the crowd and my breathing became rough. I was nervous, but I felt good."
Kim Dong-hyun, who boasts physical condition of 193 centimeters-97 kilograms, is a promising right-handed player who graduated from Seoul High School and was named the ninth in the first round of KT's rookie draft in 2025. He signed an official contract with a down payment of 200 million won (approx. In recognition of his potential, he prepared for his debut season with top team players in Australia and Japan. The 2025 Spring Camp Outstanding Pitcher Award was also his prize.
Kim Dong-hyun, who continued the energy of the spring camp until his debut in the exhibition game, said, "I tried to remember on the mound that coach Lee Kang-chul and coach Je Chun-mo held the pitching form the previous day. Because I was tall, the release point was not constant, so I was able to throw comfortably when I lowered my arm position."