Isn't it 2 wins? 1 win?351 Days of Tears, ERA 15.88 Expensive Tax Paid
Jun 07, 2025
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KIA Tigers catcher Kim Tae-gun was surprised to hear that starting pitcher Yoon Young-chul won his first game of the season against the Hanwha Eagles in Gwangju on the 6th. It is not common for starters to have no wins until June, and the pitching content has been steadily improving since returning from reorganization in the second division, so they were guessing that they would have won at least once.
Yoon Young-chul decorated his first win of the season with such a perfect pitch. He led the team to a 3-2 victory by pitching 79 pitches, three hits, one out and seven strikeouts in six innings. It was the first victory in 351 days since the match against Hanwha in Gwangju (three runs in six innings) on June 21 last year. The quality start was also in 351 days.
It took too long to become a winning pitcher. Yoon Young-chul was diagnosed with a fracture of spinal fatigue in July last year, effectively wasting the second half of the year. At the beginning of this season, he suffered from a severe slump. After the opening, he had to spend time reorganizing in the second division with three losses, five ⅔ innings and a 15.88 ERA in three games. Immediately before going down to the second division, Yoon Young-chul also expressed his sadness by showing tears as if he was angry at the game that did not go as he felt.
Yoon Young-chul, who returned to the first team last month, slowly began to show good pitching. He slowly began to gain stability with one win and two losses, 24 ⅓ innings and a 2.96 ERA in five games. Although his fastball control is still shaky, he is fighting against batters with his main weapon slider.
Yoon Young-chul also silenced Hanwha's batters with sliders on the same day. When his ball control shook to the point that half of his fastballs (28) were balls, he held on by increasing the weight of his sliders (34). He also mixed curves (6), change-up (5), and cutters (6). The maximum fastball speed was 141 kilometers.
Kim Tae-gun, who worked with Yoon Young-chul on the battery, said "When I received the ball from the bullpen (before the game), my fastball flew a little bit in the previous game, but today (6th) it was a little taken. So I went in with the concept of using a lot of fastballs, but I think the bullpen and the mound are different. That's why I'm a pitcher who throws sliders well. I think I focused a little more on the breaking ball and increased the proportion of the breaking ball a little bit."
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Yoon Young-chul won in 351 days, saying, `It's not my first win in Tongsan, it's just my first win of the season. Regardless of winning or losing, I wanted the team to win a lot when I went out, but I thought it was a little bad because I never won. I feel very good because I won the team and won."
When he went down to the second team, he focused on emptying out his complex thoughts more than anything else. Futures team coaches also advised Yoon Young-chul to relax rather than try to do more.
Yoon Young-chul is only a process. I don't know what the outcome will be, but it's something that any player can go through. All veteran seniors have been through it now, and they are in that position because they have overcome it. I just think it's a process of going through this time and I'm trying not to be too conscious. I think I'll keep doing that to change the way I like it, and the way I like it, even if I like it."
Kim Tae-gun said "There were times when it was good and times when it was bad, but I didn't say anything. It's something you have to feel more about yourself, and you've never run full-time yet. I think I'm going through a transition period in my third year now. Rather than saying anything, I think he watched it so that he could feel it and overcome it"I was proud of the youngest, who was overcoming it well on his own.
Yoon Young-chul, who crossed the mountain with six scoreless innings, is now only able to contribute to the team by steadily rotating the starting rotation.
Yoon Young-chul "I wish I could throw it together today. If you just throw it like today, there's nothing more you want. Even if it's not this much, I think I'll just continue to throw 5-6 innings and find confidence," he said emphatically.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said after the game, `Yoon Young-chul pitched the perfect pitch. It was a well-deserved pitch to be a winning pitcher. Kim Tae-gun's lead also contributed to Yoon Young-chul's good pitching," he said in compliments.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
