1R, who struck out three pitches against MVP, returned...7.8 billion FA collapsed, left-hander kingdom opened
Jun 19, 2025
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Kim Ki-joong (23, Hanwha Eagles) recorded three hits and three strikeouts in four innings in an away game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 18th.
On this day, Hanwha's starting pitcher is Um Sang-baek. Ahead of this season, he signed a four-year contract with Hanwha for a total of 7.8 billion won and moved from KT Wiz to Hanwha.
Um Sang-baek, who had only one win until mid-May, came to the first team 15 days after reorganization. There was no win in the next three games, but all played more than five innings and kept the mound with two runs, showing a more stable performance than at the beginning of the season.
However, he was shaken, giving four runs in the second inning alone against Lotte, and eventually allowed two more runs in the fourth inning before going down the mound without finishing the inning.
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Since then, Kim Ki-joong's good pitching has continued. He erased the bottom of the fifth inning with three outs, and had a hit with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but ended the inning without losing a run.
He had three strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh inning. He had a hit by leadoff hitter Jeon Joon-woo in the bottom of the eighth inning, but he grounded out his follow-up Jeong Hoon. He was then hit by Kim Min-sung and was on the verge of a crisis with one out and runners on the first and third bases, but he overcame a big crisis by striking out Jeon Min-jae. Kim Ki-joong, who threw a total of 57 pitches, was replaced by Kim Bum-soo, and Kim Bum-soo drew a fly ball to center field after a walk to prevent a run.
While Kim Ki-joong played four innings, Hanwha narrowed the gap by three runs by scoring points in the fifth and eighth innings. Although he failed to win six consecutive games because he failed to catch the tail, Kim Ki-joong's good pitching allowed Hanwha to finish the game with three pitchers even in the fourth inning of the starter's steel plate. As it was the second of three consecutive games during the week, the consumption of the pitching staff was inevitably burdensome. As such, Kim Ki-joong's good pitching was valuable.
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Kim Ki-joong, who did not face the season in the first division this season, steadily played the starting rotation in the Futures League and was called up ahead of the Doosan match on the 11th. Kim Ki-joong, who took the mound on the first day of the call-up, had two hits, but successfully finished his first first team appearance of the season without losing a point.
As Kim Ki-joong pitched well until his second appearance following his first appearance, Hanwha found another left-hander that could be used this season. Hanwha's left-handers, including Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Bum-soo, who is clearly playing a one-point role in the bullpen, Hwang Joon-seo and Cho Dong-wook, are playing roles in the starting lineup this season. On top of that, even Kim Ki-joong showed good performance, opening the door to the left-hander kingdom.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
