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| Lotte and KIA won 7-6 at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 15th. Closer Jung Hae-young, who finished the game in the top of the ninth inning, is cheering. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.15/ |
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| Former director Sun Dong-yeol during his active days. Sports Chosun DB |
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| KIA Jung Hae-young is pitching hard in a match between Lotte and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 15th. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.15/ |
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KIA Tigers' Jung Hae-young matched the legend of the Tigers, Sun Dong-yeol.
Jung Hae-young led his team's 7-6 victory against the Lotte Giants in Gwangju on the 15th, taking responsibility for four out-counts after two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. With the victory, KIA succeeded in turning around the dark team atmosphere by recording a series win.
In particular, it was all the more special for Jeong Hae-young. It was his 132nd career save. Jung Hae-young, who made his name in professional baseball history with 100 saves in April last year (24 years since Lim Chang-yong in 2000), tied with legend Sun Dong-yeol for the first time in about a year. Now, if you add one more save, you will go beyond the world's Sun Dong-yeol and engrave your name as the pitcher who achieved the most saves ever in the history of the Tigers franchise.
Jung Hae-young entered the professional league with the first nomination in 2020 after being nominated by KIA. At the time of joining the team, he was famous as a born tiger and the son of legendary catcher Chung Hoe-yeol (current coach of Dongwon University). However, Jeong Hoe-yeol is about to call himself Jeong Hae-young's father. Last year, the team won the Korean Series for the first time in seven years.
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| KIA Jung Hae-young is pitching hard in a match between Lotte and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 15th. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.15/ |
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There was a time when it was considered regrettable for a while, but he raised his speed as he continued his professional career and now stands tall as a top-class finish in name and reality.
Jung Hae-young's value also shone in the match against Lotte on the same day. KIA was trailing 7-61 points in the eighth inning when Cho Sang-woo, a must-win group, allowed Lotte Reyes a fatal two-run shot.
Jung Hae-young will take the mound one beat earlier than scheduled with two outs in the eighth inning when Cho Sang-woo caught Jeon Joon-woo and left-hander bullpen Lee Joon-young caught Na Seung-yeop. He gave up a hit to Son Ho-young, the first batter, but he finished the inning by catching Han Tae-yang.
In the ninth inning, Jang Doo-sung, Jung Hoon, and Yoon Dong-hee were defeated with three players to end the game. In particular, he had a blood clot that went up to 12 pitches with Yoon Dong-hee, but eventually led to a swing and miss with a high fork ball.
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| Lotte and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 13th, and KIA Jung Hae-young, with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, finishes the game by catching the throw of first baseman Byun Woo-hyuk, who blocked Lotte Reyes' ball. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.13/ |
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He is still a 24-year-old young closer in 2001. And KIA is a team that was evaluated as a 'absolute first place' even before the season game. Although it is struggling now as much as Jung Hae-young's bright future, KIA has the potential to come up to the top at any time.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
