Nightmare debut walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk...2nd Division ERA 8.94 KIA Rookie, No Turnaround
Jul 02, 2025
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Lee Do-hyun started the game against the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' SSG Landers at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 2nd and recorded 66 pitches, four hits (one homer), five walks, one strikeout, and four runs in three innings.
His control was so bad that he threw 66 pitches and had 34 more balls. He mixed his fastball (43) with changeups (16) and curves (7). The fastball speed is not very powerful, with a maximum speed of 148km and an average of 140km, but the breaking ball was also flat, making it difficult to face the first-team batters.
It was an unexpected choice. KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho urgently needed two alternative starters as foreign ace James Nail and Adam Oler took a break. The vacancy of the nail has already been filled with Kim Geon-guk. Kim Geon-guk is a pitcher who can expect three to four innings, so it is inevitable to consume the bullpen. Even Oler's replacement chose Lee Do-hyun under the judgment that if he pitched only a short inning, the bullpen would be overloaded.
Lee Do-hyun graduated from Hwimungo and was named 62nd in the seventh round of the 2023 Rookie Draft and wore a KIA uniform. a situation in which the second team continued to immerse themselves. Coach Lee registered Lee Do-hyun in the first team entry on the 28th of last month to learn the atmosphere of the first team. When Lee Do-hyun was pitching the bullpen ahead of the Jamsil LG Twins match on the 29th of last month, manager Lee stood right next to him and watched. It was to check the ball firsthand and encourage him not to feel pressured ahead of his debut.
Lee Do-hyun has 3 wins and 3 losses, 49 ⅓ innings and an 8.94 ERA in 12 Futures League games this year. Although it is not a noticeable report card, he was selected in that he steadily developed a stamina that could throw 100 pitches per game as a starting pitcher in the second division.
Lee chose a player who threw more balls in the Futures League than a player who threw well in the Futures League. He always threw up to 100 pitches, and threw about 50 innings in the Futures League. His ERA was high, but he pitched seven innings when he pitched well. Now, if an alternative starter comes up from Futures and throws two to three innings like this, the bullpen has to lead six innings. I chose him among the players who kept throwing up to 100 pitches, and I saw him throw once. I think it'll be okay," he stressed.
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Lee Do-hyun did not quickly find stability even after losing a point. Park Sung-han sent the first baseman to second base with a wild pitch during his at-bat with two outs and runners on first base, and Park Sung-han also walked. With two outs and runners on the first and second bases, Ahn Sang-hyun grounded out to third base, putting out the urgent fire.
KIA Wisdom narrowed the distance to 1-2 in the bottom of the first inning when it took a solo shot from left to right by SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun.
Lee Do-hyun relieved the burden by receiving scoring support, but he still couldn't control it. After one out, Jung Joon-jae was walked straight and sent to second base by committing another wild pitch in the next Jihoon Choi's at-bat. He also walked Jihoon Choi.
SSG's attempt to steal a double steal in a crisis with one out and runners on first and second bases helped greatly. Second baseman Jung Joon-jae is out after getting caught on a rundown. Only the first baseman Jihoon Choi went to second base in the meantime. With two outs and a runner on first base, he passed the inning by treating Herredia with a ground ball in front of the catcher.
In the top of the third inning, Lee Do-hyun eventually allowed a big shot. After walking leadoff hitter Choi Jung, he was beaten by Han Yu-sum with a superior two-run shot. The main weapon change-up thrown at the ball count 0B1S was properly caught by Han Yu-seom's bat. The distance was 125 meters. The score was 1-4.
In the end, KIA started the bullpen faster than expected. Ahead of the defense in the top of the fourth inning, right-hander Kim Min-ju was put on the mound.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
