Kim Taek-yeon's 150km fastball and a real sword fight → Bang with a 171km + 129m home run! It was a confidence battle with 10 fastballs

May 02, 2025

Kim Taek-yeon's 150km fastball and a real sword fight → Bang with a 171km 129m home run! It was a confidence battle with 10 fastballs
KT 안현민. Reporter Kim Young-rok



Kim Taek-yeon's 150km fastball and a real sword fight → Bang with a 171km 129m home run! It was a confidence battle with 10 fastballs
KBO League Doosan and KT held at Jamsil Stadium on May 1st. In the top of the ninth inning, KT Ahn Hyun-min hit a tie-breaking two-run home run against Doosan Bears' Kim Taek-yeon. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.01/
"Come in if you're confident! It felt like this, but the opponent is also a player who is very confident in his fastball…I got hit a bit from behind, but it went over, so I was also puzzled."

A shot that saved the team in a desperate moment. The next generation of big guns, born in 2003, smiled as she recalled a thrilling moment.

Ahn Hyun-min (22) from Masan High School is the main character. In high school, he made a name for himself as a catcher who steals, and after serving in the military, he transformed into a muscular man like a terminator.




The game against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 1st. Ahn Hyun-min, who entered the batter's box with one out and one on the first base in the top of the ninth inning, trailing 1-3, literally played a 'true match' with Doosan closer Kim Taek-yeon. Kim Taek-yeon also threw 10 fastballs in a row, and hit his 10th fastball to hit the center fence in Jamsil. It was a bullet with a firing angle of 27 degrees and a shot that stuck in the stands like lightning.

KT Wiz coach Lee Kang-chul said, `I thought it was a little bit late, but he passed it over. The batting speed was more than 170km. He's a fun player to watch. It was a moment where I felt like I lost…," he said with a hearty laugh.

A KT official said of Ahn Hyun-min "Basically, he is a contact player. It also has a good eye for pioneering. He even has physicality after returning from the military. All that's left is to explode in the real game."




Kim Taek-yeon's 150km fastball and a real sword fight → Bang with a 171km 129m home run! It was a confidence battle with 10 fastballs
KBO League Doosan and KT held at Jamsil Stadium on May 1st. In the top of the ninth inning, KT Ahn Hyun-min hit a tie-breaking two-run home run against Doosan Bears' Kim Taek-yeon. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.01/
Ahn Hyun-min, who met at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 2nd, said, `I was embarrassed because I didn't play it on purpose. I was aiming for a double, but it was good to move on," he said with a smile.

Since he is a player with strong confidence in his direct ball, I also gained strength with the intention that I would strike out if I threw a slider. I was determined not to be pushed back"I looked back, "I got hit a little bit back, but it went over."

When asked if he was the strongest in KT, he shook his head. "We have Kang Baekho and Rojas on our team" is the answer. In other words, Ahn Hyun-min is No. 1 in the human world except for the celestial world.




"In high school, he was not very strong compared to his peers. So I tried to be a more sophisticated typewriter. He stole a lot, but the speed was not very fast. After coming to the professional league, I felt that it was right to increase the power even if the speed decreased a little. Basically, I tend to focus on contact and try to increase my in-play batting."

Kim Taek-yeon's 150km fastball and a real sword fight → Bang with a 171km 129m home run! It was a confidence battle with 10 fastballs
KBO League Doosan and KT held at Jamsil Stadium on May 1st. In the top of the ninth inning, KT Ahn Hyun-min hit a tie-breaking two-run home run against Doosan Bears' Kim Taek-yeon. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.01/
Ahn Hyun-min said, `Until yesterday, I was in the stage of introducing a player named Na. From today on, I will use it as a stage to prove and show myself to match the first-team player." `The first team has fewer pitches than the second team, but on the contrary, the second team has relatively jagged control, while the first team has more balls in the strike zone,' he said, expressing confidence. The defense is also more confident than before. I'm especially confident with my shoulders. The throw is much better than the catch."

"This year's goal is to play full-time, more than 100 at-bats in the first team. Even if I play well, I'm out if I get caught by the defense, so I want to accumulate a lot of experience in real life."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.