The final king's retirement announcement → The growing pains of finishing the youth and the awakening mode of 5.8 billion FA, which saved the hope of autumn baseball, which was almost extinguished
Aug 26, 2025
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One of the many reasons for giving up hope is the revival of finisher Kim Jae-yoon.
He is back as a bullpen guardian. He is playing as the last bastion of the bullpen, which was unstable due to his MVP-class pitching in August.
Kim Jae-yoon took over the finishing position again in August as young closer Lee Ho-sung slowed down due to injuries. Since then, he has been making surprising moves in his wake-up mode.
He allowed 10 ⅓, one run and three saves in 10 games in August, with an ERA of 0.87. He has just five hits and four outs. He struck out 10 times.
On the 2nd, the first game of August, he overcame the crisis by taking the mound with the bases loaded with two outs in the eighth inning against LG 2-2, but the only loss throughout August was when he became a losing pitcher after hitting a winning home run by Oh Ji-hwan after two outs in the top of the ninth inning. Since then, he has been protecting his team's victory in each of the nine games, with four hits and nine strikeouts in nine innings and no runs. During this period, WHIP (on-base allowance per inning) was only 0.44. This is a figure shown by the league's best closer. An incredible record he is making by using the batter-friendly Daegu Lions Park home run well.
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The bullpen, which was considered a weakness, was shaken badly. Shin closer Lee Ho-sung suffered growing pains in the process of leaving the injury. Left-hander fireballer Rookie Bae Chan-seung expressed his hope for the future with strong pitching, but he is not yet stable enough to take charge of the bullpen. To make matters worse, even veteran Kim Tae-hoon, who showed a reliable presence as a bullpen ace in the first half, was shaken by allowing frequent home runs. the collapse of a must-winner to crack down on the back door with certainty. I was anxious even if I gave him a game in which the starter led. The other team, which is trailing, also jumped in without giving up easily when the score was wide. There was a tough second half of the game.
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It's a dramatic twist. In the first half, Kim Jae-yoon almost became an all-time sluggish season.
It is the second season that he moved to Samsung in a four-year FA contract worth up to 5.8 billion won last year. He started the season as a closer, but he bowed to a 6.75 ERA with 3 wins, 4 losses, 5 saves in 37 games in the first half.
At the end of June, he had time to reorganize in the Futures League, providing an opportunity for a rebound. He returned to the untouchable mode as he recovered his fastball restraint and control. If you look at the fastball speed, you can see Kim Jae-yoon's current condition.
Kim Jae-yoon has consistently maintained a fastball speed of more than 145km in his recent appearance. The fastest ball comes up to 148 kilometers. As the fastball got better, the batters' aim became difficult. Even if you hit it at the timing of your fastball, you often swing or foul. On top of that, sliders and fork balls are mixed to take away the timing, making it more difficult to hit the middle timing.
Oh Seung-hwan's announcement of retirement and the growing pains of the young bullpen who will lead the future. Kim Jae-yoon, who came back after overcoming the desperate crisis, is re-establishing the spark of Samsung's five-way run.
Samsung, which has 25 games left as of the 25th, has swept three consecutive weekend games against Kiwoom, ranking seventh with 58 wins, two draws and 59 losses, 1.5 games behind KT and Lotte. He also has only two games against the third-place SSG. Samsung will play six consecutive away games against Doosan and Hanwha this week. Choi Won-tae, who skipped one turn due to injury, is expected to return to the last game of the three consecutive games during the week on the 26th, with Won Tae-in starting against Doosan in Jamsil, the first game of the week.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
