KT manager Lee Kang-chul's father smile that spread when the name came out → Phew, they are indispensable
Mar 26, 2025
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KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul expressed great satisfaction with the performance of veteran pitcher Woo Kyu-min (40).
Manager Lee Kang-chul highly appreciated Woo Kyu-min's pitch ahead of the Doosan Bears match of the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 26th.
Woo Kyu-min has appeared in two of the three games played by KT this season and has allowed no runs in two innings.
On the 25th, he took the mound in the top of the eighth inning with an 8-3 lead after Ko Young-pyo, Kim Min-soo, and Son Dong-hyun. Woo Kyu-min retired Yang Seok-hwan and Oh Myung-jin of Yang Eui-ji with eight balls.
Coach Lee Kang-chul's face was full of smiles when the story of Woo Kyu-min came out.
Manager Lee Kang-chul said, "(Woo) Kyu-min is an indispensable being," adding, "He is a pitcher without walks." Things happen when many pitchers give walks, but walks are rare for Woo Kyu-min. He praised his opponent with his ball."
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Woo Kyu-min said "Ballnet is a little embarrassing personally. Getting hit and sending out results in whether I threw a real pitch or a batter hit well. A walk can't be an excuse because it only means that I avoided it in the end."
As a result of building up like that throughout his career, the record related to walks has already approached Sun Dong-yeol 'National Treasure Pitcher'. Woo Kyu-min ranks third in history with 1.94 walks per nine innings (based on Stattiz). Sun Dong-yeol is second with 1.87. First place is teammate and junior Ko Young-pyo (1.43).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
