In fact, it's even more shocking that the first designated pitcher threw three times to the wrong place. 5.2 billion FA compensation players shockingly allowed six runs and one-time steel plate
May 15, 2025
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Kang Hyo-jong, a right-hander who joined the Sangmu team after joining the LG Twins as a first-round pick and moving to the KIA Tigers as a compensation player for FA Jang Hyun-sik, was substituted in the first inning due to shocking ball control difficulties.
Kang Hyo-jong started the Futures League game against the NC Dinos at Masan Stadium in Changwon, and went down the mound without finishing the first inning with four hits, three walks, one strikeout and six runs in ⅔ innings.
It shocked me by showing desperate pitching, even pitching to the wrong place as if the first pitcher was throwing incorrectly.
Kang Hyo-jong is a prospect who graduated from Chungam High School and joined LG as the first nomination in 2021. In 2022, he made one start and showed his potential by becoming a winning pitcher with five hits and two runs in five innings, and in 2023, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop was selected as the fifth starter and made the initial start, but failed to establish himself. He only had one win and two losses with a 6.23 ERA in seven games. He played only one game in the first team in 2024 and is ready to join Sangmu after the season.
However, when LG recruited FA Jang Hyun-sik, the second act of Kang Hyo-jong's baseball life opened. KIA named Kang Hyo-jong as compensation player. Kang Hyo-jong joined Sangmu as an KIA player.
I didn't like it when I came to Sangmu. Previously, he pitched in all three games of relief and had an ERA of 9.00 with one hit, four walks, one strikeout and two runs in two innings.
First start of the day. Lee Jae-won's double in the top of the first inning and Han Dong-hee's timely hit took the mound in the bottom of the first inning with a 1-0 lead.
He sent the ball to the frontrunner Chung Hyeon-chang. All four balls are far away from the body and outside, and control is not caught at all. The fourth ball went deep into the body and was recorded as a ball that passed through the uniform and hit the body.
The first pitch thrown to Do Tae-hoon also went wide outside. Kang Hyo-jong, who caught the first strike with a slider on the second pitch, also caught an outside strike with a slider on the third pitch. I threw a fastball for the fourth time, but it was caught in the corner of the ABS and struck out.
However, he allowed a straight walk to No. 3 Han Jae-hwan without controlling the ball again. In particular, in the fourth pitch, a shocking pitch was made in which the ball flew like a far-flung ball outside. Kang Hyo-jong threw three sliders in a row to throw strikes to No. 4 Kim Bum-joon with one out and runners on the first and second bases, and the third pitch led to a right-handed hit. a 1-1 tie. Fortunately, first baseman Han Jae-hwan ran to third base and was tagged out, making it two outs and second base.
Kang Hyo-jong's control was not caught at all. Song Seung-hwan's first pitch became another wild pitch that fell far outside. It became a third base with two outs, and after that, three balls came in consecutively, so he walked straight.
The pitching coach came up, but Kang Hyo-jong did not calm down.
As the fastball did not go near the strike zone at all, he had to throw a slider to the zone, and NC hitters only aimed for the slider. No. 6 Cho Hyo-won also made a heavy hit by hitting a slider in the middle of the third pitch in 1B1S. 1-2 come from behind.
With two outs and runners on the first and second bases, No. 7 Ko Seung-wan drew a walk and loaded the bases. And No. 8 Kim Jung-ho pushed the slider to the middle of the second pitch and hit the right fence one-bound with a huge double. Two runners, come in. 1-4.
The first pitch thrown to No. 9 Kim Se-hoon with two outs and runners on the second and third bases became another wild pitch that went far to the left, and the third baseman homered. 1-5. After a full count match, Kim Se-hoon also made the slider a heavy hit, and the third baseman scored to make it 1-6.
Whether to throw two balls back-to-back to No. 1 Jung Hyun-chang will ultimately decide to replace the pitcher. Yang Kyung-mo came up as the second pitcher and caught Chung Hyun-chang with a ground ball in front of the second base to finish the long first inning.
Sometimes there are many balls due to poor control of the ball. However, there were three shocking pitches in which the ball headed elsewhere. For Kang Hyo-jong, he has the homework to grab his mental first and catch his fastball control again.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
