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| KIA Kim Tae-hyung, who took the mound in the bottom of the fifth inning, is pitching hard in a practice game between KIA and Hiroshima at Kozakin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 22nd. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.22/ |
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| KIA Kim Tae-hyung is pitching hard in a practice game between LG and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.27/ |
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"I can put him in the first team and throw well…"."
The KIA Tigers registered rookie Kim Tae-hyung (19) in the first division entry ahead of the home game against the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th.
Kim Tae-hyung, who graduated from Deoksu High School, joined the first round of the rookie draft (5th overall) in 2025. Since his high school days, he has thrown more than 150 kilometers of fastballs, and has been evaluated as a level of breaking balls such as curve sliders.
He made his body in the first-team spring camp, but he ended the season in the Futures League as he failed to join the opening entry. His record in seven Futures League games was 11.42 ERA in 26 innings.
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| KIA Kim Tae-hyung is heading to the dugout after a practice game between KIA and Hiroshima at Kozakin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 22nd. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.22/ |
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It wasn't an impressive performance, but KIA manager Lee Bum-ho focused on the possibility. Manager Lee posted it for now because "(Kim) Tae-hyung is not throwing well in the Futures League, but he could throw well in the first team. "Players with that ability. I thought I could throw well rather than just in the Futures League."
Director Lee continued "Kim Tae-hyung did not have a good initial report, but I heard it was the stage of getting better. It can come out because he is a rookie player who has a hit, a home run, and a walk. I want to see you when you were in the first team"He is a good player in high school. He is a player who can throw boldly in the first team, so I thought it would be time to watch. "Maybe it's different from the Futures and the first team, so I think I'll be able to pitch well if I throw it while I'm nervous."
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| KIA Sung Young-tak is pitching hard in a match between Hanwha and KIA at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 8th. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.08/ |
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Behind the bold rise of new players was the success story of Sung Young-tak (21), who recently settled in the first team. Sung Young-tak, who joined KIA in the 10th round of the 2024 Rookie Draft (96th overall), was called up to the first team for the first time on the 20th of last month after recording a 4.97 ERA in 13 games in the Futures League. He took the mound in eight games and continued his scoreless streak, starting to become another first-team resource. In the match against Hanwha on the 8th, he pitched two hits, one strikeout and no run in two ⅔ innings.
Coach Lee said, "(Sung) Young-tak thought so when he posted it, but it got better if he threw it well. Young-tak also did not have a good ERA in the Futures League. There was a confident throwing in the first team, and I raised it in anticipation of Taehyung's performance, saying, "Although I will come up to the losing situation, I can change again by throwing bravely."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
