Chan-seung, here, here's the first ordeal. The top catcher's urgent message to the super rookie, and the experience of giving the king of multiple wins a little amount of chloride

Mar 13, 2025

Kang Min-ho advises Bae Chan-seung to play high-fast ball. Teaving Screen Capture

The Doosan-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 11th. Bae Chan-seung, who took the mound in the top of the seventh inning, is pitching. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.11/

It's almost done. When you're relieved, a crisis comes.

an ordeal faced on the road to success. For a pitcher, it is similar to the crisis that comes with relief after two outs.

Left-hander Super Rookie who appeared like a savior in Samsung's bullpen. Bae Chan-seung had an experience that he couldn't buy with money. He was beaten up in advance ahead of the season. It was a valuable time to be the manure of the growth process.

Bae Chan-seung took the mound in the seventh inning in a home exhibition game against Doosan on the 11th and allowed three runs in ⅔ innings. He allowed as many as five hits against seven batters.

It was difficult, but it was a beneficial game that had a lot to learn.

Bae Chan-seung took the mound with a 11-5 lead in Hong Hyun-bin's grand slam. The first batter was Yang Eui-ji, the best right-handed hitter in the league.

I counted with my first slider as usual. The second pitch was unexpected. Change-up, a pitch I've been grinding lately. It's way out of zero. the guts to test a pitch against a pinch hitter. However, Yang Eui-ji was not a batter to beat the rookie. He caught the timing of his fastball and got on base with a line-drive hit that pushed a 151km fastball and fell toward the second baseman's refractive center field.

Bae Chan-seung is wide awake. After showing a fastball to the follow-up Cho Soo-haeng and big gun Kim Min-hyuk, he struck out two batters in a row with a slider decision. The inning seemed to be neatly organized as usual.

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But a sense of relief caused anger. Park Ji-hoon, Park Gye-beom, Jang Seung-hyun, and Jeon Da-min allowed four consecutive hits, allowing three runs in an instant. The moment I was busy backing up the throw. Breathing was slow, and it was difficult to control the tempo. When he threw at a constant tempo, he was chased by the pitch clock and became a prey for Doosan hitters who matched the rhythm like ghosts in the waiting at-bat. The crystal ball was also formed with a consistently low course.

The pitch tempo and pitch height were one thing. The predicted hit was right, leading to the batter's result.

Bae Chan-seung is a fireballer who sprays more than 150km of fastballs, but he is a two-pitch pitcher who mainly throws two fastballs and sliders. Opposing hitters who watched the strong ball have no choice but to choose one type of pitch in their minds.

Diversifying the pitch type is also a way, but it may be faster to make use of the current advantages. You can win a timing fight with a batter just by changing within a fastball-slider-to-pitch. This requires changes such as pitch rhythm, tempo, height, and strength control.

Bae Chan-seung, who takes Won Tae-in's advice after coming down from the mound. Teaving Screen Capture

Bae Chan-seung, who laughs at Kang Min-ho's joke. Teaving Screen Capture

If the rhythm seems to fit the batter, you can check it or take your foot off the pitchboard. There is no restriction on the departure of the pitching board from the pitch clock.

Although the ABS zone has decreased by about 1cm, it is not necessary to stick to the low course. As the ball has power, it is necessary to actively utilize high-fast balls. Veteran top catcher Kang Min-ho, who watched Bae Chan-seung's pitch carefully from the bench, raised his right hand and made a gesture of 'You have to throw a high ball' when Bae Chan-seung allowed consecutive hits.

Attempts to diversify the main weapon slider that has been thrown well seem to be effective. You can increase the angle of falling like a glove or increase the angle of bending like a sweeper. It is icing on the cake if you can adjust the speed of fast sliders such as cutters and slow sliders such as curves.

All of these things are necessary for time and money. Of course, a pitcher who just graduated from high school cannot be perfect. It's just the process of being the best left-hander in the league. The painful experience accumulated through trial and error leads to change, and such rough gemstones become shining diamonds. Trials and processes that can come at any time throughout the season. What matters is an undaunted mind.

Bae Chan-seung talks to coach Kang Kyung-sik on the mound. Teaving Screen Capture

All members of the team took care of and cheered for the youngest.

Samsung manager Park Jin-man did not blink at the youngest's shaking. I ordered him to keep throwing bravely through the coach. Coach Kang Young-sik also sat down Bae Chan-seung after pitching and matched his eye level, reviving valuable experiences and instilling learning.

The league's top seniors, such as Kang Min-ho and Won Tae-in, also met Bae Chan-seung separately and gave one-point advice by relaxing with a bright smile and light jokes. All of these scenes are the foundation to accelerate the completeness of the Super Rookie.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.