104km curve → 142km fastball. The birth of left-handed Lim Chan-gyu. FA compensation player who lasted no runs until the fourth inning. a changeover through one run in the fifth inning
May 07, 2025
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And Lim Chan-gyu's DNA was planted in the second team. In order to survive even with rapid restraint, he learned to control the level of relaxation.
The hard-won selection opportunity flew away due to rain, but fortunately, he was given a chance to select again. And I didn't miss the opportunity.
LG Twins lefty Choi Chae-heung showed better-than-expected pitching.
Choi Chae-heung started in an away game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 7th and allowed three hits, one walk, four strikeouts, and one run in four innings. Unfortunately, he did not become a winning pitcher, but he showed stable pitching with one hit and no runs until the fourth inning to fully publicize his achievements.
Choi Chae-heung, who joined the Samsung Lions with the first nomination in 2018, won 11 games in 2020 to establish himself as Samsung's left-handed starter. However, he won only five games the following year, and lost his seat after serving in the military. It remained 1-7 in 2023 and only played 14 games last year.
After the end of last season, Samsung recruited Choi Won-tae, an FA, and LG brought Choi Chae-heung as a reward player.
Choi Chae-heung has a fastball in the early 140km range, which is not fast. Even with that speed, he had to find a way to overcome the batter, and LG had Lim Chan-kyu, who was in his prime with a full-fledged control.
Choi made his own pitching in the second division. He was beaten in the beginning, but he gained confidence by giving three hits (one homer) with eight strikeouts and one run in five innings against Samsung on April 25.
Just in time, there was a nine-game series, and LG decided to have six starting pitchers for the physical strength of the starting pitchers, and decided to leave the spot to Choi Chae-heung.
On the day of his game against Hanwha in Daejeon on Sunday, however, his game was canceled due to rain. But he had a chance again. He was named the starting pitcher for the game against Doosan Bears on the 7th, the last game of the nine consecutive games. In order to give the existing starting pitchers who have been keeping the rotation a break, manager Yeom made a decision to give Choi a chance.
Instead, Choi Chae-heung couldn't afford it. Manager Yeom said he would put in the bullpen at any time to make an all-out war because the next day is a rest day for victory. When asked if there is a standard for replacing Choi Chae-heung, Yeom said "You have to throw well no matter what."
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He finished the bottom of the first inning with three outs. He threw a slow curve of 106km to the first Jung Soo-bin to induce a ground ball in front of the shortstop, and to the second Cave, he drew a strikeout with a 136km outside fastball after a 114km curve. Yang Eui-ji, the third, was treated as a ground ball in front of the third base with a changeup of 125km in 2B2S. In the meantime, all alternative starters, including Kim Joo-on, Lee Ji-gang and Koen-win, lost points in the first inning, but Choi Chae-heung got off to a good start by blocking the first inning without allowing a run for the first time.
Choi Chae-heung, who caught the first No. 4 Kim Jae-hwan with a 140km fastball in the bottom of the second inning, allowed a left-handed hit as Yang Seok-hwan had a 131km slider high, but he also passed the second inning after hitting Oh Myung-jin with a ground ball in front of the first base and Kang Seung-ho with a fly to center field. I think I'm getting more confident, so strikeouts are starting to come out. He struck out Jung Soo-bin swinging in the bottom of the third inning, and Cave and Kim Jae-hwan also struck out in the bottom of the fourth inning. LG hitters helped Choi Chae-heung, who had four strikeouts with just one hit until the fourth inning. Park Dong-won's timely hit and Moon Bo-kyung's double in the top of the second inning gave him a 2-0 lead.
A situation in which a winning pitcher is required after the end of the fifth inning. But he didn't get past that fifth inning.
The problem was that he gave up a walk to the lead Yang Seok-hwan. And the first-pitch slider thrown to Oh Myung-jin was concentrated in the center, and it became an infield hit for the first base, and the first-pitch fastball thrown to Kang Seung-ho was concentrated in the center, making a double over the center field and allowing one run. As the crisis continued with runners on the second and third bases with no outs, the door to the bullpen eventually opened. That's all for Choi Chae-heung's mission. Fortunately, Kim Jin-sung, who came out as the second pitcher, was able to maintain a 2-1 lead by blocking Kim Ki-yeon, Park Joon-young and Jung Soo-bin without losing a point.
Choi Chae-heung, who threw 57 pitches, threw 18 fastballs of up to 142km, 22 sliders of 136km, 6 changeups of 126km, and 11 curves of 117km. The curve's lowest speed went down to 104 kilometers.
Choi Chae-heung was disappointed with only two missed pitches, but he showed hope for now.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
