He's in fourth place in the first round, but the maximum speed is only 141km, so it's good? "Smile in his debut against LG in 2 innings, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 K, 1 run (accredited) "
Mar 10, 2025
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Lotte Giants' fourth-ranked left-handed pitcher Kim Tae-hyun took the mound for the first time in an official KBO League game.
Kim Tae-hyun came up as the sixth pitcher in the top of the seventh inning in an exhibition game against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 10th. The team is trailing 2-7. It was a pretty relaxed game.
Kim Tae-hyun is from Gwangju Il High School and was selected as the fourth after Chung Hyun-woo (Kium), Jung Woo-ju (Hanwha), and Bae Chan-seung (Samsung). Until the second year of high school, the maximum speed remained at 137 kilometers, but in the third year, it soared to 147 kilometers and 143 kilometers on average, making it to the top three left-handed players along with Chung Hyun-woo and Bae Chan-seung and being able to wear Lotte uniforms in the top order.
Recently, however, the restraint has not increased. This is because he had hamstring pain during the first Taiwan camp, so his schedule was delayed compared to other players because he was taking care of his body.
In Miyazaki, Japan, the maximum speed of the game against Doosan remained 139 kilometers.
In this exhibition game, rookie pitchers are drawing attention by spraying 150km of fastballs, so Kim Tae-hyun showed a slow arrest in the exhibition game, and if his performance was not good, his confidence could drop.
However, his skills in the first round remained despite his slow pace.
Kim Tae-hyun, who met No. 4 Lee Young-bin in the top of the seventh inning, induced a ground ball in front of the first base with a slider on the fourth pitch in the advantageous count of the ball count 1B2S. No. 5 goes to Moon Jung-bin with a fastball. A fastball of 138km at the first pitch became a high ball, and a fastball of 139km at the second pitch was thrown, but Moon Jung-bin's ball floated high and was caught by the right fielder. The first fastball thrown to Song Chan-eui was the highest speed of the day. It was 141km, but the ball was attached to the body. He swung and missed on a low fastball of 137km on the second pitch. In 2B1S, he threw a 140km fastball almost to the middle of the fourth pitch and Song Chan-ui hit it hard, but it was a fly caught by left field. Defeat his first professional inning with three outs.
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A 138km fastball thrown by the first-runner Oh Ji-hwan was driven to the center, and Oh Ji-hwan did not miss it and made it a right double. Park Dong-won was grounded out in front of the pitcher, and one out. In the fight against Kim Hyun-soo, he threw a disappointing wild pitch and lost a point.
For Kim Hyun-soo, he played with a slider and curve-oriented pattern, and his sixth 115km curve in 2B2S became a one-bound, and catcher Song Sung-bin blocked well in the front. At this time, second baseman Oh Ji-hwan ran to third base and Song Sung-bin sprayed the ball to third base, which became a bad pitch and led to a disappointing run. Kim Tae-hyun lost a point due to an error, resulting in a self-imposed loss.
In the end, he dropped the seventh pitch low and walked Kim Hyun-soo. Kim Tae-hyun, who caught Park Hae-min with a ground ball in front of the third baseman at the first pitch, then concluded his first appearance by striking out Kim Min-soo with a 140km fastball.
Kim Tae-hyun, who threw a total of 29 balls on the day, sprayed 12 fastballs, 10 fork balls, 4 curves, and 3 sliders. The maximum speed is 141 kilometers.
Since there are various breaking balls and the control of the ball is not bad, if the fastball speed rises a little more, it will be able to work in the first team. The position has not yet been determined. Head coach Kim Tae-hyung and the coaching staff think they will see the level of ability through exhibition games because they have various pitches and game management skills.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
