Who is Kim Jung-yeop when you are angrier than baseball and want to go home?
Aug 21, 2025
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KIA Tigers fans seem to have been upset by watching the Kiwoom Heroes match held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 20th.
Three consecutive errors gave the opponent four points at once. And the bat didn't burst. Kiwoom starter Alcantara's pitching was very good, but he was too lethargic except for Kim Seok-hwan's solo shot in the third inning. He didn't look like he hit four home runs on the 19th and scored 12 points.
That's how they were completely defeated by 1-6. KIA has a busy way to go in the 5th round fight, but it was a fatal hit to be held back by the lowest Kiwoom.
Still, there was something to comfort. This is because there was a strange player who made me catch up with my steps to go home at the top of the ninth inning when I was losing. If you're not a big fan of baseball, who?The player who would say ' threw the ball more vigorously than expected, so I couldn't help but catch my eyes.
The main character is Kim Jung-yeop, a high school graduate rookie pitcher. After graduating from Busan High School, he was selected in the 5th round of the rookie draft. He was registered in the first team for the first time on the 17th, but he had no chance to take the mound. If it was a 1-4 situation, the 9th inning would have been a must-win group. However, he gave two more runs in the eighth inning and virtually had to throw a towel, and manager Lee Bum-ho decided to give the young pitcher a chance.
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He was brave. Park Joo-hong made four cuts in a row in 1B2S situation. Then the rookie pitcher might cringe at the thought of where and how to throw it, but he caught it with a ground ball to third base after a game that went up to 10 pitches. In other words, he had the ability to put it in the zone.
The next batter is Kiwoom's sign, Song Sung-moon. After four pitches, he grounded out to second base. The next batter, Lim Ji-yeol, hit the first pitch and hit a ground ball. Thus, Kim Jung-yeop's debut game ended successfully.
The maximum speed of his fastballs was 148 km.15 pitches, including nine fastballs, four curves and two sliders. The powerful fastball was impressive, and the breaking ball was still clumsy in both pitch and control. However, he deserved applause just because he pitched scoreless in his debut game.
Kim Jung-yeop was named after seeing only the possibility that KIA could throw 150km. It was a style that exposed a lot of anxiety in control. So I sent a dispatch to the American Pitching Academy 'Tread Athletics' this summer. The ball power is good, but it sent three prospects, Kim Jung-yeop, Kim Se-il, and Yang Soo-ho, who have the characteristics of ball control anxiety. Kim Jung-yeop showed the possibility that the investment will come to fruition. An official from KIA said "Kim Jung-yeop's ball control has stabilized a lot since he went to the U.S" he tipped off.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
