Mr. Zero is the revenge of broken Son Dong-hyun. Loyal Mr. Zero, Kim Seo-hyun hits 153km fastball → First loss, first loss. I always wanted to buy a fastball.
Apr 25, 2025
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KT Wiz setup man Son Dong-hyun and Hanwha Eagles closer Kim Seo-hyun both had an ERA of 0.00 and both broke on the same day.
First, Son Dong-hyun scored an earned run for the first time this season. Son Dong-hyun, who scored two runs in 15 ⅓ innings in 15 games this season, had no earned run because those two runs were not allowed.
Then, he took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 1-0 lead and scored an own run for the first time after being hit by a solo shot over the left-center fence by Noh Si-hwan. He then blocked it without losing a point until the end of the eighth inning. In 16 games this season, he allowed three runs and one earned run in 17 ⅓ innings, making his ERA 0.52.
Kim Seo-hyun was also a perfect 'Mr. Zero' with no runs in 11 ⅔ innings in 13 games until the previous day. However, he unfortunately lost his first run in the top of the ninth inning, when the score was tied 1-1, and the team lost.
He gave up a walk to lead pinch hitter Yoo Jun-kyu and allowed another walk to Kwon Dong-jin after one out to meet No. 1 Rojas with one out and runners on first and second bases. Kim Seo-hyun threw two sliders in a row to Rojas, but when Rojas picked out all of them and became 2B, Kim Seo-hyun threw a fast fastball. And Rojas hit a 153km fastball that came low outside without missing it to create a right-handed hit.
Kim Seo-hyun prevented additional runs, and Hanwha created a chance to turn the tables with one out and runners on first and second in the bottom of the ninth inning, but KT closer Park Young-hyun struck out Noh Si-hwan with a fly to right field and pinch hitter Lim Jong-chan with a swing and miss, eventually securing a 2-1 victory and winning eight saves for the season. Kim Seo-hyun recorded his first loss of the season, and his ERA was 0.71.
KT's foreign hitter Rojas, who gave Kim Seo-hyun his first run and lost, said he focused on breaking Kim Seo-hyun's 'Mr. Zero' after seeing Son Dong-hyun's 'Mr. Zero' break first.
Rojas said Son Dong-hyun and Kim Seo-hyun were among the players who were 'Mr. Zero' in the pre-match broadcast preview show"Since Son Dong-hyun came out first and got hit, I was also focused on facing Kim Seo-hyun as a team."
I aimed for Kim Seo-hyun's fastball. Rojas prepared by watching a lot of pitching videos because the opponent Kim Seo-hyun was showing good performance as a closing player"The ball was good again today, so I focused on producing in-play balls rather than long balls. I was aiming for a fastball unconditionally, but I was lucky to come in at the end and I got a good result."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
