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| A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Kiwoom Ha Young-min is catching his breath. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.15/ |
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"It sounds like a ping-pong, but..."
Ha Young-min is more than the Kiwoom Heroes' starters this season. He has four wins, six losses and a 5.12 ERA in 12 games, but he can't say anything to Ha Young-min if he looks at the content. Along with Rosenberg, he is dragging the starting lineup by the neck, which is on the verge of collapse. Without Ha Young-min, Kiwoom at the bottom would have had a more disastrous performance now.
On the 27th, the KIA Tigers also struggled. That was close. He showed a good start at the beginning of the game, but he was hit by Kim Do-young in the bottom of the fifth inning with a 2-0 lead and a come-from-behind two-run shot by Choi Hyung-woo. The team tied the game in the seventh inning, avoiding defeat. Three runs in five innings. He played a minimal role as a starter.
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| Lotte and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 13th, KIA Choi Hyung-woo hits a double over the height of the right field in the bottom of the fourth inning. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.13/ |
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However, after the game, KIA Choi Hyung-woo told the behind-the-scenes story of the home run. Choi Hyung-woo hit a home run against Ha Young-min without losing his concentration even though Kim Do-young's hamstring injury left the field in a chaotic situation. Choi Hyung-woo said, `Ha Young-min's fork ball was good at the beginning of the game. But the ball is getting weaker. I was only watching Ha Young-min's fork ball at the waiting at-bat. I thought I would be able to hit enough if I hit a real pitch, but the real pitch came into the course I was aiming for" he said.
Did the number of pitches increase and the power decrease. There was a reason. Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki said ahead of the match against KIA on the 28th, `In fact, Ha Young-min had a blister on his finger while pitching in the previous game (against the Samsung Lions on the 21st). It has since formed a callus I was gaining new weight. Throwing the ball seemed to have a problem with the area. From the third inning, my pitch dropped, and I kept looking at my fingers. It's not a very big injury, but it was a factor that could have a big impact on sensitive pitchers. I didn't want to talk about it because I thought it might sound like an excuse, but I think it had a bad effect during the game."
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| Dusan-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. Ha Young-min, who hit three batters in the top of the sixth inning, is coming down with his own ritual. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.22/ |
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Coach Hong said, `I'm going to give more rest days to help my fingers heal perfectly. I'm thinking about going in next Thursday and Friday." As usual, Ha Young-min has to go to the game on the 1st of Sunday, but he can afford to take the mound on that day as new foreign pitcher Alcantara is scheduled to take the mound. After Alcantara, Ha Young-min can be guaranteed a break if he goes around the original rotation. Fingers are also fingers, but it is also time for a break because he has thrown a lot of balls without skipping the rotation since the opening. He played 12 games, the most among the starters. Rosenberg is also currently charging by skipping a turn.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
