It collapsed again → A fastball that surprised ML, who lost the extended shock, and the Rookie of the Year ranking first in Blon Save. Why?

Aug 04, 2025

It collapsed again → A fastball that surprised ML, who lost the extended shock, and the Rookie of the Year ranking first in Blon Save. Why?
A game between the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 25th. Doosan closer Kim Taek-yeon is coming down from the mound after allowing a tie in the ninth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.25/



Shocking overtime loss. Doosan Bears missed the victory when closer Kim Taek-yeon collapsed.

Kim Taek-yeon took the mound for a save in the top of the ninth inning when Doosan led 2-0 against SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 3rd. On this day, Doosan overwhelmed the opponent's lineup as Choi Min-seok, a high school graduate rookie, pitched six innings with four hits, three strikeouts, and one walk, and Lee Young-ha and Ko Hyo-joon came out laterThe bullpen, which led to Choi Won-joon, also combined for two scoreless innings.

The atmosphere of Doosan's victory has been created. Kim Taek-yeon took the mound to finish the ninth inning. However, an unexpected development unfolded. He threw four fastballs against leadoff hitter Ahn Sang-hyun in the top of the ninth inning, all of them balls. Four consecutive balls that fall toward the body without being able to control the ball at all.




In the end, the leadoff hitter got on base with a straight walk. Then, the first ball in the match against the next batter, Park Sung-han. The second slider made the strike count, but after that, it was three consecutive balls. He walked two batters in a row.

It collapsed again → A fastball that surprised ML, who lost the extended shock, and the Rookie of the Year ranking first in Blon Save. Why?
A game between the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 25th. In the top of the ninth inning, acting manager Cho Sung-hwan visited the mound to encourage closer Kim Taek-yeon. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.25/
Kim Taek-yeon, who had a difficult start to the crisis of first and second bases with no outs made by herself, caught a fly to center field with her first out count as she failed to send the next batter, Jung Joon-jae, but failed to overcome Choi Jeong, who was in good spirits on the day. Choi Jeong hit a timely RBI single to left field to bring in a runner at second base. 2-1, one point close.

Doosan's bench pushed Kim Taek-yeon more. Kim Taek-yeon, who faced Guillermo Herredia with one out and runners on the first and third bases, was hit again by a 152km fastball and gave up a timely hit to get out of the second baseman. Third baseman Park Sung-han also came home, allowing a 2-2 tie. This is the moment when Choi Min-seok's starting win was canceled. In the end, the Doosan bench replaced the pitcher with Park Shin-ji.




Doosan, which gave up the flow, prevented additional runs and ended the ninth inning, but lost the final score 2-3 by giving up one point at the top of the 10th inning. If it had caught the game on this day, Doosan could have accelerated its rebound by adding 'Winning Series' once again. However, he had no choice but to end the three consecutive weekend games with one win and two losses.

It collapsed again → A fastball that surprised ML, who lost the extended shock, and the Rookie of the Year ranking first in Blon Save. Why?
A game between the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 25th. Doosan Bears' Kim Taek-yeon is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.25/
It is Kim Taek-yeon's seventh blon save this season. Along with Kim Jin-sung (LG), he is tied for first in the league's blon save category. Blun save came out again in five games after the game against the LG Twins in Jamsil on July 25. At the time, Kim Taek-yeon took the mound in the top of the ninth inning with Doosan leading 4-3, but allowed a tie due to defensive errors in the middle of the bases-loaded crisis with one out, and Park Chi-guk, who took the mound as relief pitcher, sent two more Kim Taek-yeon's responsible runners in, recording a losing pitcher with three runs in ⅔ innings.

Kim Taek-yeon, who won the KBO League Rookie of the Year award with 19 saves and an ERA of 2.08 last year, is in charge of her second year as a professional and second year as a finisher. By making 18 saves, he is likely to break his personal record of most saves. However, it is true that the loss rate has increased with an ERA of 3.48 this year compared to last year, when the score was very early in the two-point range.




It collapsed again → A fastball that surprised ML, who lost the extended shock, and the Rookie of the Year ranking first in Blon Save. Why?
A game between the Doosan Bears and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 5th. Doosan's Kim Taek-yeon, who struck out KIA Wisdom with two outs and runners on the first and third bases in the top of the 10th inning, is cheering. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.05/
Kim Taek-yeon, who had a fastball that surprised the opposing team's coach in an exhibition match with the Major League club, which he played before he even made his official debut as a rookie last year. Still, his biggest advantage is a heavy fastball, but it is also being evaluated on the spot that the power of the data has decreased slightly compared to last year.

However, in the end, Kim Taek-yeon has to do Doosan. Kim Taek-yeon is at the center of the bullpen's operation as he discovered the finishing touches for high school graduates. I'm having a lot of trouble in my second year, but from a long-term perspective, I haven't achieved anything like growing my early 20s finish.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.