A double hit by 153km hitting the fence → a double hit by a low fastball → a walk → a walk. The first ordeal of Bae Chan-seung. It's a real mental battle from now on
Apr 16, 2025
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Bae Chan-seung took the mound as the second pitcher after starter Ariel Furado in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 0-1 in an away game against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 15th, and recorded only one out count and two hits and three walks. Lee Jae-hee, who took the mound with the bases loaded with one out, helped Bae Chan-seung by preventing additional runs.
Bae Chan-seung is a prospect who graduated from Daegu High School and joined Samsung in the third place in the first round of the 2025 rookie draft. As a left-handed fireballer who sprays more than 150 kilometers of fastballs, he has drawn attention since joining the team and raised expectations by throwing fast balls in the spring camp.
In addition, he was recognized for his potential as he was included in the opening game entry, and he steadily pitched and gradually grew into a must-win group.
He had a good record of 1.35 ERA with two holds in eight games until the 14th. On March 27, his second appearance, he shook with two hits, two walks, one strikeout and one run during ⅔ innings against the NC Dinos, and then he threw confidently against his seniors without difficulty. on a six-game losing streak.
However, a fast ball of more than 150km was useless for LG's batting line, which ranks first in team batting average.
Trailing 0-1, he took the mound following starting pitcher Hurado in the bottom of the eighth inning. Bae Chan-seung had to prevent the bottom of the eighth inning and try to tie or turn the tables in the top of the last ninth inning because the team showed an empty ball that did not get a single hit until the top of the eighth inning and only got on base once with a hit ball.
Bae Chan-seung needed to turn the mood around with a fast ball.
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However, Bae Chan-seung's confident 153km first pitch was hit by Austin. Austin hit a fastball that went into the high strike zone on the outside and became a double that hit the top of the right fence. Daegu Samsung Lions Park was a big hit that became a home run.
For Bae Chan-seung, who sprayed up to 155km, a fastball of 153km is a pretty good speed, and hitting a home run hit may have come as a shock to Bae Chan-seung.
Bae previously had a total of three hits, two of which were sliders and one was a fastball. On April 5, he was hit by a 150km fastball by Floral in the match against Hanwha, but it was only a single hit. For the first time, he allowed a big long shot on his fastball.
Bae Chan-seung was shaken as if he was under pressure to keep the one-point gap, although he was in the process of taking the lead. He played only with a fastball to Moon Bo-kyung No. 4, but all were formed high and recorded one strike with a foul, but all others were balls out of the strike zone. With a walk, he gave up a sacrifice bunt to No. 5 Oh Ji-hwan with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, a crisis with one out and runners on the second and third bases.
Bae Chan-seung, who welcomed left-handed batter Moon Sung-joo, threw a fastball for the second time following the slider outside the first pitch, but became a high ball and was forced to a disadvantageous count of 2B. On the third pitch, a 149km fastball went into the low strike zone in the middle, and Moon Sung-joo lightly pushed it and became a two-run double that pierced the left-center. 0-3. It was the moment when Bae Chan-seung allowed a run on a hit for the first time since his debut. The only previous run was a walk.
It kept shaking. After a full count match with Park Dong-won, he allowed another walk and gave up a walk to Park Hae-min, putting him on the verge of loading the bases with one out. When right-handed pinch hitter Song Chan-ui came out of Shin Min-jae's at-bat, he eventually replaced Lee Jae-hee. Fortunately, Lee Jae-hee struck out Song Chan-eui and Hong Chang-ki in a row to prevent additional runs. Bae Chan-seung's ERA rose to 3.86.
Samsung got two walks from LG closer Jang Hyun-sik in the top of the ninth inning to get the last chance of one out and runners on first and second bases, but Ryu Ji-hyuk's double play failed to make one hit and lost 0-3. He became the scapegoat for the fourth team of all time.
Will Bae Chan-seung, who was shaken by the 153km fastball he was confident, be able to stand up firmly in his next appearance. For Bae Chan-seung, a real mental fight has begun.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
