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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 25th. KIA Jung Hae-young is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.25/ |
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| A game between the Doosan Bears and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 20th. KIA Jung Hae-young is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.20/ |
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"When I have to protect him, I feel like I'm protecting him again."
Jung Hae-young (24) pitched against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th and scored one hit (one home run) and one run in one ⅓ inning.
Jung Hae-young, who came to the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on the first base, put out the urgent fire by turning the first batter, Kim Sung-hyun, into a fly ball to right field. In the top of the ninth inning, he added one more point from the team's lineup, which made him feel a little relaxed. Both Jihoon Choi and Park Sung-han were caught with fly balls in left field, but he lost a point when a fastball thrown to Choi Jung became a home run. However, he later blocked Oh Tae-gon with a groundout to the first base and secured his ninth save of the season by keeping the team's victory 5-4.
With the save on the day, Jung Hae-young is ahead of one meaningful record. If he adds one save, he will be the youngest to make 10 saves in five consecutive seasons. The previous record was Ko Woo-seok, who achieved the 25-year-old season in the 2023 season. Jung Hae-young will advance it by about a year.
Jung Hae-young made his first save in the second game of a doubleheader against KT Wiz at Gwangju Champions Field on August 30, 2020, his debut season. He took the mound as the team's closing pitcher from the 2021 season, his second year, and made 34 saves to rank third in saves. At the match against Kiwoom held at Gocheok on April 24 last year, he also achieved the youngest 100 saves ever at the age of 22 years, 8 months, and 1 day.
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| KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 15th. Jung Hae-young is pitching in the top of the ninth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.15/ |
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In his ninth save this season, he hit a home run with 'T in the jade', but KIA manager Lee Bum-ho showed strong faith in Jung Hae-young. Manager Lee said, `I feel like I keep the chance that I have to keep. However, if you think you're a little good at ball and stable, you get hit one by one. If you think you know how to operate as a closing pitcher, it would be comfortable"I looked at it.
Coach Lee continued "There are times when he goes up and stops him without giving a score, and there are times when he gives and saves a score, but after the game (against SSG on the 10th), I think he wanted to cut it off without giving a score."."
This season, KIA ranks ninth with a team reliever's ERA of 6.25. Jang Hyun-sik left the team for LG after getting an FA, and Kwak Do-kyu, a key bullpen who recorded 16 holds last year, was put on the operating table. Although Cho Sang-woo, a former Save King, was acquired in a trade in 2020, bullpen resources that showed good performance last year, including Jeon Sang-hyun and Choi Ji-min, are showing ups and downs. Jung Hae-young, a clear finisher, needs to take the center stage.
Manager Lee said, `It is important for save pitchers to make saves in important situations. I think (Jeong) Hae-young should throw the ball in a situation where he will make a save whether he gives points or not" showed a firm confidence.
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| KIA Jung Hae-young, who kept his victory over the crisis of 2 outs and 2nd and 3rd bases in the bottom of the 9th inning at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, smiles with his fist clenched. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.09/ |
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| KIA won 3-1 against Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th. Jung Hae-young, who made the save, is sharing joy with head coach Lee Bum-ho. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.09/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
