Three members in the first team are often self-help → Kiwoom, who's a long way from getting out of last place.. Director Hong Won-ki is also frustrated

May 15, 2025

Three members in the first team are often self-help → Kiwoom, who's a long way from getting out of last place.. Director Hong Won-ki is also frustrated
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 14th. Coach Hong Won-ki is preparing for the game. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.14/



Three members in the first team are often self-help → Kiwoom, who's a long way from getting out of last place.. Director Hong Won-ki is also frustrated
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 14th. Kiwoom players who lost are disappointed. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.14/
"It happens often"

Kiwoom Heroes head coach Hong Won-ki could not hide his frustration. Kiwoom replaced three first-team entries ahead of the 2025 KBO League LG Twins match in Jamsil on the 15th.

Kiwoom registered three pitchers alone. Kim Sung-min, Lee Kang-joon, and Park Jung-hoon were posted and pitcher Kim Seo-joon, Yoon Hyun, catcher Park Sung-bin was canceled.




Coach Hong Won-ki relieved his appetite, saying, `It happens often.'

In fact, the change in the number of people is rare. Since most of the main players are set, one or two players will be changed when special circumstances such as poor condition or injury issues occur.

This means that Kiwoom is deeply concerned about the composition of the team this season. Kiwoom is the lowest with 13 wins and 32 losses as of the 15th, when it played 45 games. While fourth and eighth place are close by 2.5 games, Kiwoom is tied for eighth by 7.5 games.




In fact, Kiwoom has already changed more than three entries in May alone. From Kiwoom's point of view, 'What Happens Often' is correct.

Reader Hong Won-ki said "First of all, the bullpen is under a lot of load right now. They called pitchers who have good control in the Futures. In the case of Park Jung-hoon, he is a left-handed prospect with a fast ball. I've been watching closely since the spring camp."

We'll have to wait and see how he throws the bullpen in a comfortable situation," he added.




The infield defense is also unstable. Kiwoom has the most errors in the league with 43.

Three members in the first team are often self-help → Kiwoom, who's a long way from getting out of last place.. Director Hong Won-ki is also frustrated
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 14th. Kiwoom Puig and Oh Sun-jin, who made a mistake on LG Park Dong-won's ball on second base with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, are disappointed. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.14/
Three members in the first team are often self-help → Kiwoom, who's a long way from getting out of last place.. Director Hong Won-ki is also frustrated
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 14th. Moon Bo-kyung penetrates home when LG Kim Hyun-soo hits an infield grounder with one out and third base in the bottom of the third inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.14/
Director Hong Won-ki said, `I have a lot of other concerns. The situation in which the number of pitches increased as errors were made at the match point was repeated. We need plays that don't flow by increasing concentration, he said.

The first priority is the maintenance of the mound.

Coach Hong Won-ki said, `The pitching staff must be strong, so there will be situations where we will score again. You have to cut off a certain flow in defense. Only then will we have a chance to fight back. There are a lot of concerns right now, but it is the first priority right now to stabilize the mound regardless of the starting bullpen."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.