Experiencing the second flow of the at-bat national team closure for the first time in five years...I thought Seohyun could hit a fastball

Jul 13, 2025

Experiencing the second flow of the at-bat national team closure for the first time in five years...I thought Seohyun could hit a fastball
KT Park Young-hyun hitting the 2025 KBO All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.07.12/



Experiencing the second flow of the at-bat national team closure for the first time in five years...I thought Seohyun could hit a fastball
Park Young-hyun, who is practicing pitching in the 2025 KBO All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.07.12/
"I want to be in the right-handed next time."

Park Young-hyun (22, KT Wiz) is a closer representing the KBO League. He joined KT with the first nomination of the 2022 Rookie Draft, and recorded 55 saves and 34 holds for four years. This year, he recorded 25 saves in the first half alone, ranking first in saves with 20 holds for the second consecutive year.

The All-Star Game was held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Park Young-hyun took the mound with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. He hit a home run by Kim Tae-gun, the first batter, but he finished his role as a pitcher by treating Lee Do-yoon with a fly ball to the third baseman.




He finished his duties as a pitcher, but Park Young-hyun appeared on the ground again in the bottom of the ninth inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, leadoff hitter Jeon Min-jae (Lotte) hit a hit, and Park Young-hyun took the batter's box.

Dream All-Star made a surprise performance in the top of the second inning when pitcher Woo Kyu-min was shaken and third baseman Choi Jung took the mound. As the designated hitter position disappeared, pitchers also had to be hitters.

Park Young-hyun took the batter's box and faced Hanwha Eagles closer Kim Seo-hyun. After watching the 149km fastball with the first pitch, he hit the bat on the second pitch curve and swung and missed. While the change-up on the third pitch became a ball, he swung and missed on the fourth pitch and struck out. It was a fastball of 152km.




Experiencing the second flow of the at-bat national team closure for the first time in five years...I thought Seohyun could hit a fastball
2025 KBO All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th, Park Young-hyun struck out Kim Seo-hyun in the top of the ninth inning and is regretful. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.07.12/
After the All-Star Game, Park Young-hyun explained the background of standing at the batter's box. Park Young-hyun was originally going to go out in the eighth inning with two outs and (Joe) Byung-hyun. However, when director Lee Kang-chul asked Min-hyun 'Do you play well?' and he said 'Do you play badly?' So Byung-hyun went out first and I decided to play as the closing pitcher.

Park Young-hyun's batting form was a bit sloppy to change the order. Park Young-hyun said "The director told me to stand in the left." Park Young-hyun is originally a right-to-right. To prevent injury, he was forced to stand in the left-handed at-bat.

Park Young-hyun said, "(Kim) Seo-hyun's ball was so good that I was nervous and went in, but I felt like I was throwing it lightly. I saw the first pitch and thought I could play it. The second knuckleball flew in. "I swung the breaking ball on the third pitch because I thought the fourth pitch would come, but it didn't hit me." Park Young-hyun "I think I took the batter's box once in my third year of high school. It's been a long time since I hit. have no talent for it."




Park Young-hyun said "Actually, the coach told me not to swing, but I turned it because I wanted to hit it so badly " It was a good memory. I don't know if there will be a chance to bat once every few years, but it was really fun. I want to play the ball in the right at least once" he said.

Experiencing the second flow of the at-bat national team closure for the first time in five years...I thought Seohyun could hit a fastball
Jang Sung-woo, who turned left fielder, catches Kim Ho-ryeong's ball in the bottom of the eighth inning in the 2025 KBO All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.07.12/
Meanwhile, in addition to Park Young-hyun, there was one more surprising position switch player at KT. It's catcher Jang Sung-woo. Jang Sung-woo came out to left field after standing as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. Jang Sung-woo also showed a good defense by catching Kim Ho-ryeong's big ball by falling in front of the fence. Park Young-hyun laughed, `I didn't know I left, but when I came in afterwards, I saw you in left field.'

Jang Sung-woo said "When (Woo) Kyu-min changed to third baseman, I was told to be ready because I could also play outfield."I think it's my first time playing outfield defense since middle school, but I was also nervous. I think I was more nervous because I came to the ball. At that moment, I thought a lot about what if I actually missed it even though I had a hard time catching it. It was fun to show you fun situations in front of the fans," he said.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.