After signing a 1.5 billion FA contract, I was shocked by four runs in one inning, but the coach thought it good. Why?

Mar 11, 2025

After signing a 1.5 billion FA contract, I was shocked by four runs in one inning, but the coach thought it good. Why?
KIA Lim Ki-young is pitching hard in a practice game between Hanwha and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 25th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.25/



"I liked it."

It was a shocking four-run pitch in one inning, and the manager praised it "It was good." What do you mean.

The KIA Tigers lost 3-6 in an exhibition game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 10th. Kim Tae-hyung, a high school rookie starter, stopped two innings with one run, but Lim Ki-young, who came up as the second pitcher, allowed four runs in the third inning, and the game went to NC.




Lim Ki-young faced eight hitters on the day, had five hits, walked one, and struck out one. There were as many as 40 pitches in one inning. After the end of last season, he signed a three-year contract with KIA for a total of 1.5 billion won, but since the exhibition game was sluggish, coach Lee Bum-ho was worried.

However, Lee, who met ahead of the NC match on the 11th, said, `I rather liked the ball"He expressed his feelings after seeing Lim Ki-young's pitch. Manager Lee said "The ball speed was over 140 kilometers, and there was no problem at all with the ball speed."," he stressed.

After signing a 1.5 billion FA contract, I was shocked by four runs in one inning, but the coach thought it good. Why?
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA will be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Manager Lee Bum-ho is watching the players' training. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/
"Lim Ki-young is sensitive about whether the ball hangs on the ABS zone side or not," coach Lee said of his poor performance a day ago. He throws a ball with a lot of movement horizontally, and if you look at the analysis, it really goes across the line. Unfortunately, however, if a ball comes out, it tends to shake little by little from there,' he explained."That's a problem, and the ball power was quite good. He also told the pitching coach that he has improved considerably. It's an exhibition game now, so it doesn't matter at all if you get a hit and stuff like that."




Lim Ki-young went through the process of slightly raising his arm by training in the U.S. ahead of this season. Director Lee said "There is a lot of change. Change-ups will fall much better due to changes in pitching form.

Lee finally said, `When we get into the regular season, we'll show our full ability. I said it, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't fit now. I was very pleased with it."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.