I got emotional. I think I'll remember it for the rest of my life. The reason 2000K was special to Kim Kwang Hyun
Sep 07, 2025
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In the bottom of the third inning against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 7th. SSG Landers' Kim Kwang-hyun struck out Park Hae-min with a fastball and then closed his eyes by raising his arms with a cross-out expression.
Kim Kwang-hyun, who's been through all the life and death, got emotional.
Kim Kwang-hyun said, `I haven't been good since I was a rookie, but I remembered my first strikeout. He was Shim Jeong-soo senior in the Samsung match. At that time, I was emotional thinking that I would have dared to think that I could get 2,000 strikeouts."
Kim Kwang-hyun became the third player in the KBO League to have 2,000 strikeouts in his career. Song Jin-woo (Hanwha) and Yang Hyun-jong (KIA) made a tremendous record.
It took a total of 411 games and 2,302 ⅔ innings for Kim Kwang-hyun, who joined in 2007, to come with 2,000 strikeouts. This is the record for the lowest number of games and minimum innings ever. For the second time, Yang Hyun-jong, who achieved 2,000 strikeouts, achieved it faster than he broke through 497 games and 2,413 ⅓ innings last year.
Kim Kwang-hyun became the strikeout king with 150 in 2008, in his second year, and since then, he has struck out more than 100 strikeouts every year, except in 2011 and 2012, when he was unable to throw 100 innings due to injury. From 2013 to this year, he has recorded 100 strikeouts for 10 consecutive years (2020, 2021 entering the U.S.).
During the two years between 2020 and 2021, when he played for the St. Louis Cardinals in the Major League, he recorded 104 strikeouts, with Kim Kwang-hyun's total strikeouts in Korea and the U.S. reaching 2,104.
Kim Kwang-hyun, who had seven hits, no four outs, three strikeouts, and three runs in five innings, led his team to a 7-3 victory and became a winning pitcher and enjoyed a double celebration as he took his seventh win (nine losses) of the season.
After the game, Kim Kwang-hyun, who met with his teammates' water and ion drinks, thought the record of 2000 strikeouts was quite meaningful. Kim Kwang-hyun said, `I think the 2000 strikeouts achieved only in the KBO league are more meaningful than the 2000 strikeouts in Korea and the U.S..' `It seems to be a long-awaited record. So it was one of the goals I wanted to achieve this year, and I had to strike out more than 100 to achieve this year. "To catch more than 100 is to say that he is strong as a starting pitcher, so I didn't think about striking out every game, but I'm still happy to have achieved a record."
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The ball that struck out Park Hae-min in 1B2S was a fastball. Kim Kwang-hyun said, `It was a five-point lead, and I threw a fastball sign, so I threw it quickly.' `I knew there were three left until 2000 strikeouts before the game, and I knew there was only one left by catching one in the first and second innings, but I wanted to catch the outcount quickly and lengthen the inning because winning was more important than recording. But he struck out on a fastball," he said with a smile.
Kim Kwang-hyun "I couldn't tell you during the broadcast interview, but he achieved the record and the LG Twins announced the record achievement on the electronic display board. I'm grateful," he said, expressing his gratitude to LG.
"I didn't think about this when I won 100 or 150 games, and I didn't think about this when I had 1,000 or 1,500 strikeouts, but I think 2000 strikeouts will be memorable until I die."Asked what about 200 wins, Kim Kwang-hyun said, `I think 200 wins could be like that. Because you want to do it. While playing baseball, I think that's my ultimate goal."
Kim Kwang-hyun said, `Honestly, I've won the championship without hesitation, (Olympics). Asian Games) I think I experienced the gold medal around my neck"200 means that I won, but I think the team has contributed a lot to getting to a higher position because it means the team won." Strikeout is personal, but winning is beneficial for the team." Kim Kwang-hyun recorded a career-high 178 wins with this victory. There are 22 wins left until the 200th win.
◇Kim Kwang-hyun Major Strikeout
No. 1 strikeout = April 10, 2007 against Samsung
500th strikeout = April 5, 2011 against LG
1000th strikeout = September 4, 2015 against Samsung
No. 1500 strikeouts = May 14, 2022 against NC
Total 2000 strikeouts = against LG on September 7, 2025
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
