I should have trusted you, but the head coach's regret...Lotte's future 1R left-hander is now on track. The game management is good.

Apr 09, 2025

I should have trusted you, but the head coach's regret...Lotte's future 1R left-hander is now on track. The game management is good.
Lotte Kim Jin-wook is leaving the mound at the top of the 6th inning in a game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/



I should have trusted you, but the head coach's regret...Lotte's future 1R left-hander is now on track. The game management is good.
The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th, and Lotte Kim Jin-wook was replaced in the top of the 6th inning, smiling regretfully. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/
It was '5 innings no-heater', but he couldn't overcome a single crisis. The head coach blamed himself, saying, `I should have trusted you more.'

Kim Jin-wook pitched hard against the Busan KIA Tigers on the 8th with two hits and three runs in five ⅔ innings.

Before the end of the sixth inning, he gave up the mound to Park Jin in a crisis with two outs and a full base. However, following Park Jin's walk to push, he allowed Byun Woo-hyuk to make a timely two-run hit, recording three runs.




Kim Jin-wook, who pitched well with a no-hitter (one mistake, one walk) until the fifth inning, was really disappointing for the head coach. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 9th, said, `I should have trusted you, but it's a shame. I changed it a little early because I had a lot of difficulties with that number of pitches (86 pitches), but in fact, it was not easy for Park Jin to suddenly stop such a situation (with two outs and a full base)."

Still, contrary to concerns before the season, he seems to be growing by adapting to the heavy responsibility of the fourth starter. Manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `I wish I could take a little more innings. There was definitely less stability. For now, the game management has improved. There is no fear of giving the ball. It will continue to be okay in the future."

I should have trusted you, but the head coach's regret...Lotte's future 1R left-hander is now on track. The game management is good.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung is watching the training at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.09/
The problem is the bullpen. Coach Kim Tae-hyung is focusing on finding a must-win group other than Jeong Cheol-won. The call-up of veteran Park Si-young on the same day is in the same context.




He said "There are only Park Jin, Song Jae-young and Jung Hyun-soo and Kim Kang-hyun (except Jeong Cheol-won). Song Jae-young is not yet, and Chung Hyun-soo deserves to take up to two innings. However, this season came out a lot, and I threw a lot. Rather than attaching a left-handed pitcher to a left-handed batter, he explained, "I'm thinking about various pitchers such as Jin Seung-hyun (with good change-up)."

"It's hard for Cheolwon (Jung) to try to hold out by himself. You need a pitcher who can catch you in front of you."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.