The 154km fireballer comeback that has been waiting for a long time. Three players went by in an inning with 10 balls. LG Bulpen Completion Stage
Mar 16, 2025
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In an exhibition game against SSG Landers held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th, Baek Seung-hyun took the mound for the first time this year and recorded one scoreless inning.
Baek Seung-hyun, who came up as the third pitcher in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 7-2 lead, played a full count match with Park Sung-han, the leader No. 5, and caught him with a 146km fastball to right field. Park Sung-han hit the ball well into the high strike zone in the middle, but right fielder Hong Chang-ki chased it well and caught it.
No. 6 Lee Ji-young caught him with a ground ball in front of the third base with a 137km slider at the first pitch, and No. 7 Oh Tae-gon also sprayed a slider for two consecutive pitches to handle it with a short left field fly.
The first pitching was delayed. The pitcher was in good condition in Arizona spring camp, which manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is one of the few. However, at the end of the camp, he decided not to go to the Okinawa practice game due to muscle clumping in his right arm.
It was Baek Seung-hyun that manager Yeom Kyung-yeop wanted to see with Kim Jin-sung this time. Kim Jin-sung camped in Korea, so he didn't know what his condition was at all, so he wanted to see it in person, and Baek Seung-hyun was a candidate for the must-win group because he liked it in Arizona. In the exhibition game, he prepared himself in Korea, made his first appearance on the 15th, and proved that he returned healthy.
It is one of the pitchers that manager Yeom wants to get to the must-win group. Closer Jang Hyun-sik and Kim Jin-sung and Kim Kang-ryul are taking the center stage of the must-win group, and they are thinking of a group that will throw Baek Seung-hyun, Park Myung-geun and Lee Woo-chan in front of the must-win group, and Kim Young-woo, Woo Kang-hoon and Kim Dae-hyun as the chasing group in front of him.
Baek Seung-hyun is a prospective shortstop turned pitcher. He went to the Australian League as a Geelong Korea player to improve his shortstop skills, but he became a pitcher because he sprayed the ball on the mound due to a lack of pitchers. At that time, spraying a 154km fastball became a hot topic, and Baek Seung-hyun eventually found his talent and lived a new life as a pitcher.
Baek Seung-hyun, who helped the team win in 2023 with a good performance of 2 wins, 3 saves, 11 holds, and an ERA of 1.58, in his third year as a pitcher, seemed to have established himself as a pitcher, but he fell into a slump with a 2-1 record, 2 saves and 1 hold average of 9.11 last season. The powerful ball around 150km is his weapon, but the ball's speed was jagged and he couldn't hold back.
Baek Seung-hyun, who started again from the closing training, showed a good flow and raised expectations, and made him wait for the regular season with stable pitching in his first appearance in the exhibition game. For LG, which is focusing on the bullpen, Baek Seung-hyun's good pitching is expected to bring great stability ahead of the season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
