The club's first history → 19 pitches in 2 innings perfect...KIA's No. 1 was impossible without Lee's dedication

Jun 19, 2025

The club's first history → 19 pitches in 2 innings perfect...KIA's No. 1 was impossible without Lee's dedication
On the 6th, KIA Jeon Sang-hyun is pitching hard in a match between Hanwha and KIA at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.06/



"Jeon Sang-hyun's perfect pitch in two innings and pinch hitter Lee Chang-jin's timely hit in the final decided the victory today (18th)."

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho deservedly picked Jeon Sang-hyun as the first contributor to the victory. KIA will buy everything this yearJeon Sang-hyun, who remained silent even after a difficult season, is finally being recognized for his value.

Jeon Sang-hyun took the mound as the second pitcher in the sixth inning against the Gwangju KT Wiz 3-3 on the 18th. With starter Yoon Young-chul scoring three runs in five innings and going down the mound, it was right after the batter beat KT ace So Hyung-joon to score three runs and bring the game back to square one. Coach Lee naturally had to win here, and he took out Jeon Sang-hyun as his first card.




Jeon lived up to expectations perfectly. He erased two innings in an instant with 19 balls. It was a perfect pitch that completely blocked six batters. He threw one ⅓ inning against the Changwon NC Dinos on the 14th and threw the ball powerfully, perhaps thanks to a three-day break.

The batting line did not miss the opportunity to turn the tables made by Jeon Sang-hyun. With the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, pinch hitter Lee Chang-jin hit a timely two-run hit to the left to lead the team to a 5-3 come-from-behind victory.

KIA, which took a two-run lead, kept the victory clean by sending Cho Sang-woo in the eighth inning and Jung Hae-young in the ninth inning. Cho Sang-woo was on the verge of first and second base with no outs due to a double and a sand dune, but he did not lose his follow-up hit and turned Ahn Hyun-min and Mel Rojas Jr. into a mistake, continuing his scoreless streak in June.




KIA won four consecutive games and ranked first with a 10-5 winning percentage of 0.667 in June. He tied for fifth with KT with 36 wins, 33 losses and 1 draw in the season. It is 1.5 games behind the fourth-place Samsung Lions. Manager Lee gave the ball to winning pitcher Jeon Sang-hyun and applauded generously.

The club's first history → 19 pitches in 2 innings perfect...KIA's No. 1 was impossible without Lee's dedication
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. KIA Jeon Sang-hyun is catching his breath. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/
The club's first history → 19 pitches in 2 innings perfect...KIA's No. 1 was impossible without Lee's dedication
KIA and KT match at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 22nd, and KIA Yang Hyun-jong is facing Jeon Sang-hyun, who finished the inning at the bottom of the 7th inning.Suwon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.22/
Jeon Sang-hyun took his 10th hold of the season against the Samsung Lions in Gwangju on the 11th, becoming the first team to write a 10-hold history for four consecutive years. He has steadily contributed to KIA's victory by taking 16 holds in 2022, 13 holds in 2023, 19 holds last year, and 11 holds this year. The total number of holds is 95, with only five remaining until the 100th hold.

Jeon's ERA this season is 4.04. It means it was a season that didn't go as well as I thought. He pitched 24 ⅔ innings in 30 games until May, with an ERA of only 4.74. Kwak Do-gyu, a left-hander must-win team, had elbow surgery as soon as the season opened, and he was shaken, so he had no choice but to feel heavy.




Still, Jeon Sang-hyun pitched 35 ⅔ innings in 39 games, the most among KIA bullpen pitchers this year. After closer Jung Hae-young, who threw 36 innings, he was responsible for many innings in the bullpen.

In June, Jeon Sang-hyun is being compensated for his silent time on the mound even though he was sluggish at the beginning of the season. He won one game, held four, pitched 11 innings and had a 2.45 ERA in nine games. Without Jeon Sang-hyun, KIA did not have the 1st place in the winning rate in June.

The club's first history → 19 pitches in 2 innings perfect...KIA's No. 1 was impossible without Lee's dedication
KBO League KIA and Samsung match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th. KIA Jeon Sang-hyun, who is pitching. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.