My heart becomes magnificent. 161km 22 year old selection → 158km 20 year old → 157km left hand 19 year old → 156km 19 year old → 161km 21 year old finish, Japan will be surprised

Oct 13, 2025

The match between Hanwha and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, and Hanwha Moon Dong-joo, with two outs and second base, struck out Samsung Koo Ja-wook in the bottom of the 6th inning to end the inning. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.06/

Doosan starter Kwak Bin is pitching hard in a game between Lotte and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 28th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.28/

A game between the LG Twins and the NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium on the 1st. Kim Young-woo breathes a sigh of relief when LG center fielder Park Hae-min caught a hit ball in Kwon Hee-dong, NC, with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.01/

The national team list showed hope that the meeting with Japan would still be worth a try.

KBO announced the list of the K-BASEALL SERIES national team confirmed by the Korea Power Reinforcement Committee on the 12th. K-BASEBALL SERIES will play two games against the Czech national team at Gocheok Sky Dome from November 8-9 and two games against the Japanese national team at Tokyo Dome, Japan from November 15-16.

What stands out is the mound. Unlike in the WBC held in 2023, there have been more fastball pitchers spraying more than 155km.

Moon Dong-joo and Kim Seo-hyun and Jung Woo-joo, the three fastball players of Hanwha Eagles, were selected, and LG's fastball rookie Kim Young-woo and Samsung's Bae Chan-seung also joined. Kwak Bin of Doosan, Son Joo-young of LG, Cho Byung-hyun and Lee Woon of SSG, and Park Young-hyun of KT are also fastball pitchers who spray more than 150km.

In the 2023 WBC Japan match, Korean baseball fans were shocked to see Japanese pitchers' fastballs. I was envious as I felt a clear difference from Korean pitchers when I saw them throw the second half of 150km from the start to the finish.

The second round of semi-PO between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Samsung's Bae Chan-seung is catching his breath after the inning. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/

LG-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha Jung Woo-joo who took the mound as a starting pitcher. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.29/

Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th, Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun, who finished pitching in the top of the 10th inning, is delighted. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.30/

Fortunately, young fastball pitchers came into the profession and grew up. Moon Dong-ju surpassed his first 10 wins this season, and Kim Seo-hyun exceeded 30 saves as a closer. Park Young-hyun, who joined in 2022, became the hold king in 2023, his second year, and this year, in his second year of finishing, he became the bullpen's strongest player by making 35 saves. Jung Woo-joo and Kim Young-woo and Bae Chan-seung confidently threw as must-win groups for the team even though they are rookies this year.

Ahn Woo-jin, who is recognized as the best pitcher in Korea, is unfortunately unable to play in next year's WBC due to his injury, but as young prospects have grown remarkably, they can still look forward to the match against Japan in November.

Japan would be surprised if Moon Dong-ju, who shot a maximum of 161 kilometers this year, started, followed by Kim Young-woo, who threw 158 kilometers, Bae Chan-seung, who sprayed 157 kilometers, and Kim Seo-hyun, who sprayed 161 kilometers at the end, took the mound in succession.

There is no pressure to win two games against Japan. The important thing is WBC, so even if you lose both of these games, you only have to win WBC. If you have the confidence that it's worth trying, you get enough results. Now, when pitchers block Japanese batters with ball power, I wonder how much batters can overcome Japanese pitchers' elaborate pitches to score.

◇K-BASEALL SERIES national team roster

▶Woo Pitcher (12) = Sung Young-tak (KIA), Won Tae-in (Samsung), Kim Young-woo (LG), Kwak Bin, Kim Taek-yeon (Dusan), Park Young-hyun (KT), Cho Byung-hyun (SSG), Choi Jun-yong (Lotte), Moon Dong-ju, Kim Seo-hyun and Jung Woo-ju (Hanwha)

▶ Left-handed pitchers (6) = Bae Chan-seung (Samsung), Son Joo-young (LG), Choi Seung-yong (Doosan), Oh Won-seok (KT), Kim Gun-woo (SSG), and Kim Young-gyu (NC)

▶Capture (3 persons) = Park Dong-won (LG), Cho Hyung-woo (SSG), Choi Jae-hoon (Hanwha)

▶Infielders (8 persons) = Roh Si-hwan (Hanwha), Han Dong-hee (Sangmu), Kim Young-woong (Samsung), Moon Bo-kyung Shin Min-jae (LG), Park Sung-han (SSG), Kim Joo-won (NC), Song Sung-moon (Kium)

▶Outfielder(6) = Ahn Hyun-min (KT), Koo Ja-wook (KT), Kim Sung-yoon (Samsung), Park Hae-min (Samsung), Moon Sung-joo (LG) Moon Hyun-bin (Hanwha)

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.