If you expect 100%... 4G ERA 27.00, Faith Was Solid! 21-year-old Closer, who's got a mental breakdown, will collapse even more if he's frustrated

Aug 13, 2025

If you expect 100%... 4G ERA 27.00, Faith Was Solid! 21-year-old Closer, who's got a mental breakdown, will collapse even more if he's frustrated
Coach Kim Seo-hyun, who made the save after the game, congratulates him.



If you expect 100%... 4G ERA 27.00, Faith Was Solid! 21-year-old Closer, who's got a mental breakdown, will collapse even more if he's frustrated
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun comes down the mound after overcoming the crisis of a full base run with two outs in the top of the eighth inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.12/
"He's the closing pitcher now...."

Kim Seo-hyun (21) of the Hanwha Eagles took over as the closing pitcher this season and made 22 saves in the first half alone. He pitched 40 ⅔ innings with an ERA of 1.55, leaving a good performance to be called the league's best closer. Thanks to this performance, he also ranked first in the all-star fan vote.

It was Kim Seo-hyun, who was considered to be a "difficulty", but he is having a hard August.




He scored two runs in two ⅓ innings against KT in Daejeon on the 5th, and tried to restore his honor the next day, but he was shaken more by three runs in two ⅔ innings. In the game against LG on the 8th, he lost the game by allowing one run in ⅔ innings. On the 10th, he took a three-point lead. However, he allowed two runs on three hits. There have been times when I was shaken because I couldn't control my ball, but it was rare that I was hit with consecutive hits. He managed to save, but Kim Seo-hyun's expression was as solid as possible.

His ERA of throwing two ⅔ innings in four games he played in in August was 27.00, which was unfamiliar to Kim this year.

Choi Jae-hoon also came forward for Kim Seo-hyun, who was shaking. For Kim Seo-hyun, who was replaced without finishing the game on the 6th, Choi Jae-hoon said, `I think it's the best that the twenty-two-year-old (21 years old) made so many saves. To Seo-hyun 'You're the best finish for our team, but I don't look confident. He said, 'I can't hit your ball, so throw it confidently in the middle.'" At this, Kim Seo-hyun even shed tears.




If you expect 100%... 4G ERA 27.00, Faith Was Solid! 21-year-old Closer, who's got a mental breakdown, will collapse even more if he's frustrated
The Hanwha-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th. Hanwha won the game 5-4. Catcher Choi Jae-hoon is encouraging Kim Seo-hyun. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.10/
Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon also saved Kim Seo-hyun's spirit. Manager Kim said "Now he is the closing pitcher. If you expect 100% from such a player, it's wrong. "Now I'm in my third year of high school." There are many players who have yet to take the mound in the first division. The player who comes out in the sixth and seventh innings is also burdensome, but the closer said, "The burden of that one inning is even greater."

Coach Kim went on to say, "(Kim) Seo-hyun has been throwing so well that I don't think he'll get hit, but that's not true." He made it clear that there will be days when he will be upset and lost like this. If you block it perfectly to the end, you are not a person. I think Seohyun is doing well enough" he said.

In the belief of the head coach, Kim Seo-hyun began to overcome the growing pains little by little. The match against Lotte in Daejeon on the 12th. Kim Seo-hyun caught Lotte Victor Reyes with a fly ball to center field with the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the eighth inning with a 2-0 lead, and the ball hit by leadoff hitter Yoon Dong-hee in the ninth inning came out, but he handled the subsequent three batters. Although he received defensive help, he was able to break the four-game losing streak.




Kim Seo-hyun said "As the director gave me faith, I thought I should overcome it quickly. I tried to get up quickly because if I get more frustrated here, the back door could collapse more. Also, the coaches and seniors talked a lot, and I was very encouraged by the fans."

If you expect 100%... 4G ERA 27.00, Faith Was Solid! 21-year-old Closer, who's got a mental breakdown, will collapse even more if he's frustrated
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 12th. Hanwha won 2-0 against Lotte. Kim Seo-hyun, who is sharing the joy of winning with his teammates after the game. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.12/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.