We're doomed by the eight-run tragedy in the opening game The sound came out, and 13K vs. foreigners starting farming is another big hit?

Apr 10, 2025

We're doomed by the eight-run tragedy in the opening game The sound came out, and 13K vs. foreigners starting farming is another big hit?
A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the LG Twins at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 9th. Kiwoom Rosenberg smiles after pitching scoreless until the seventh inning. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.09/



"What should I do with raising?"

This is what a baseball official said after the opening game of the 2025 season was held on the 22nd of last month.

Kiwoom was defeated 5-13 in the opening game against the Samsung Lions. The bat showed some strength, but it was because starter Rosenberg collapsed with eight runs in three innings. It completely collapsed with eight hits, including one home run, and four outs. If he failed to strike out four, the number of runs would have increased further.




Rosenberg and Kiwoom were ambitious players. Unlike the other nine clubs this season, Kiwoom chose to go with two foreign batters instead of two foreign pitchers. The KBO League can have three foreign players, but not all three players are in the same position. Due to the nature of the long-term race, where selection is usually important, it is a common choice to go with two foreign starters and one batter.

But Kiwoom is 'What's the point of a pitcher throwing well. If you don't score, you can't win baseball,' he said, recruiting two foreign hitters, Puig and Cadines. This is because there was no way to fill the void that even Kim Hye-sung (LA Dodgers) left when he was a weak lineup.

We're doomed by the eight-run tragedy in the opening game The sound came out, and 13K vs. foreigners starting farming is another big hit?
The game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 3rd, Kiwoom Rosenberg, with one out in the bottom of the second inning, is cheering after finishing the inning by treating Doosan's Choo Jae-hyun with a double play. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.03/
Therefore, expectations for Rosenberg were bound to rise even higher. Except for Ha Young-min, who won nine games last year, it was because Rosenberg had to firmly turn the rotation as an ace in the team's situation where the native starters were not strong.




But what's wrong with this. The opening game was a mess. It was not a performance that could be called the first starter, whether it was because of nervousness or lack of skills. It was well known that he was not a fast-binding style, but the control of the main weapon was poor. If this appearance is maintained, Kiwoom really had no choice but to hear "I'm doomed".

But a reversal is beginning to happen. On the 28th of last month, he won against SSG Landers with nine strikeouts and two runs in seven innings. It was a loss against the Doosan Bears on the 3rd, but it was a quality start with six strikeouts and four runs (one earned run) in six innings. And on the 9th, the LG Twins game exploded. With 13 strikeouts and no lost points in eight innings, the team humiliated LG's batters, who had been doing well with 10 wins and 1 loss since the season's opening.

We're doomed by the eight-run tragedy in the opening game The sound came out, and 13K vs. foreigners starting farming is another big hit?
A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the LG Twins at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 9th. Kiwoom Rosenberg is pitching hard. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.09/
First of all, the pitch tempo is very fast, so it's impressive that the batter doesn't even have time to think. The ball control was perfect here. The change-up, which falls outside the right-handed batter, simply danced. The angle of the slider that penetrated the body was sharp. I wonder why he pitched like that in the opening game against Samsung.




When asked about Daegu's crushing defeat in the away game, "Was it nervous before the opening game or was it nervous about Lions Park with a good home run?" Rosenberg said, "There was nothing particularly nervous about it," he said with a smile. Then "Samsung had a lot of good hitters. All my mistakes led to disappointing results. Samsung was a good team, so such a result came out, he said in principle.

We're doomed by the eight-run tragedy in the opening game The sound came out, and 13K vs. foreigners starting farming is another big hit?
A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the LG Twins at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 9th. Kiwoom Rosenberg is coming down from the mound in the top of the ninth inning with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.09/
Rosenberg is in his 10th season as a professional player. I'm just focusing on getting on the mound with my own routine and throwing the ball to the best of my ability. As a starting pitcher, I feel nervous no matter which team I meet. However, it was my own pressure to show my best performance, not to be conscious of the opponent. Overcoming the burden, it seems that good results are coming out.'

Asked if it was difficult to live under a single foreign pitcher system, Rosenberg said, `I've never envied other team pitchers. It's about communicating with baseball, but language doesn't matter. I feel very good about the fact that I can have a positive impact on young pitchers on my team."

Kiwoom has a reputation as a club with a good eye for foreign players. Find the players well. Even after playing last season, Samsung (Samsung) and Heysus (KT) were recognized as the best starters in the league. Will Rosenberg be able to follow that path.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.