Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line

Jun 27, 2025

Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Hanwha won against Samsung. Kim Seo-hyun and Lee Jae-won are sharing the joy of winning after the game. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/



Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
Samsung Oh Seung-hwan pitching on the mound in the ninth inning.


Hanwha Eagles Kim Seo-hyun, who ranked first in the All-Star voting, achieved 19 saves this season.

The match between Samsung and Hanwha took place at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Hanwha won the game 3-1 against Samsung.




Hanwha maintained the top spot in the league with one win and one loss against Samsung. Hanwha came from behind to win 3-1 in the top of the sixth inning due to an error by Samsung left fielder Koo Ja-wook, trailing 0-1 in an away game against Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Hanwha, which lost 2-7 with four errors on the 25th of the previous day, took the victory and maintained its No. 1 position with 44 wins, 1 draw and 30 losses. The second-place LG Twins also won on the day, a one-game difference.

Samsung's new foreign pitcher Kherson Garavito showed impressive pitching in his KBO League debut with five scoreless innings. He threw only 62 pitches in five innings, allowing one hit, no four outs, and no strikeouts. He caught Hanwha hitters by mixing sliders, changeups, sweepers, and others with fast balls of up to 155km.

Hanwha, which was dragged 0-1 by Kang Min-ho's solo home run in the fourth inning, made a turnaround in the sixth inning when Garabito went down. In the sixth inning, leadoff hitter Ha Joo-seok hit a hit by changed pitcher Kim Jae-yoon and got on base. first base with no outs. With Choi Jae-hoon's sacrifice bunt, Samsung's pitcher was changed to Yuk Seon-yeop with one out and second base. After striking out Lee Do-yoon, Lee Jin-young allowed a walk with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. In Liberato's at-bat, Samsung posted a left-handed Bae Chan-seung. Liberato, who stepped down as an outfield fly to Bae Chan-seung the previous day, hit an RBI left-handed hit against Bae Chan-seung this time. Samsung left fielder Koo Ja-wook dropped the ball and even first baseman Lee Jin-young scored. They turned the game from 0-1 to 2-1. Koo Ja-wook's catcher error was regrettable.




Hanwha scored an extra point in the top of the eighth inning. After one out, Choi Jae-hoon hit a hit and got on base. Due to a check error, the pinch runner Euros settled to second base. With two outs and runners on second base, he scored a valuable additional point by hitting a right-handed hit through Lee Jin-young's first base. 3-1 Hanwha lead.

Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun took the mound with two outs and a runner on first base in the eighth inning and struck out two four batters until the ninth inning to complete his 19th save of the season.

Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
Samsung Oh Seung-hwan, who finished with a three-way exit in the top of the ninth inning.
Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
Hanhwa Kim Seo-hyun, who is pitching hard on the mound again in the ninth inning.
Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
Kim Seo-hyun pitching hard.


When Kim Seo-hyun went down the mound after the bottom of the eighth inning, Oh Seung-hwan took the mound in the top of the ninth inning for Samsung. Living legend Oh Seung-hwan is a legendary pitcher with 427 saves in the KBO League. Oh Seung-hwan also left the mound in the ninth inning, dealing with three batters, including one strikeout.

Kim Seo-hyun, who took the mound again in the bottom of the ninth inning, also made a perfect save by dealing with leadoff hitter Lee Jae-hyun's center fielder fly, Kim Ji-chan's three pitches, and Yang Yang-geun's three pitches.

Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Hanwha won against Samsung. Kim Seo-hyun and Lee Jae-won are sharing the joy of winning after the game. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/
Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
Seohyun Kim and Jaewon Lee performing the victory ceremony.


Young-gun closer Kim Seo-hyun, who took the mound in the ninth inning with legend Oh Seung-hwan, defended the victory perfectly without stepping back at all.

Kim Seo-hyun won 1.78 million votes in this year's All-Star Game fan voting, ranking first in the honor of winning the most votes. As if to prove the No. 1 All-Star, Kim Seo-hyun made a perfect save in the presence of Oh Seung-hwan.

Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
Hanwha defeated Samsung. Hanwha players are sharing the joy of victory after the game.
Young-gun, the No. 1 All-Star closing pitcher who faced off on the mound in the 9th inning with the leader of the last team, will continue the legendary closing line
Kim Seo-hyun sharing high-fives with colleagues.


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.