Up to 150km banging! Fireworks Baseball Kim Kyung-mook signs a contract with KIA as a nurturing player...2nd professional athlete from Mars Coriyo
Jun 09, 2025
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Pitcher Kim Kyung-mook (26) signed a contract with the KIA Tigers as a nurturing player.
Kim Kyung-mook, born in 1999, graduated from Daegu Sangwon High School and went to Hongik University. However, he dropped out after a year and changed his career path to an independent league.
Through the baseball entertainment program 「Fireworks」, fans were shown their faces. In the `Fireworks Baseball,' he drew attention with his rare 150-kilometer fastball.
He is also a founding member of the Hwaseong Coryo. He proved his skills based on sincere training and performance, especially his strength is his mental and sharp fastball, which is not shaken even by crises.
Kim Kyung-mook said, `There was a time when I left baseball for a while, but it was thanks to the Corey club that I was able to run toward my dream again.'
It is an honor to have a new start at a traditional club called KIA. I am grateful to my family who trusted me, manager Shin Kyung-sik, pitcher coach Lee Hee-sung, and CEO of the independent baseball team, Jeong Jin-gu of Hwaseong City. I'll repay you with my grades now."
"Kim Kyung-mook is a player who joined both his body and mind in the independent league. Along with his impressive performance in fireworks baseball, he has continued to grow by maintaining good pitching at Corillo" he evaluated.
In addition, Hwaseong Special City is very interested in fostering and supporting independent baseball teams. In baseball, which was adopted as the first official event at the Gyeonggi Provincial Sports Festival, the victory of the Coriyo Independent Baseball Team was thanks to the support of Hwaseong Special City. "Kim Kyung-mook showed the fruit, and we will help more players knock on the door of the professional baseball team in the future."," he added.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
