Flower coach announces selection, and winning coach admires "smart"... 153km no-hit reserve rookie "1R tradition must be there."
Flower coach announces selection, and winning coach admires "smart"... 153km no-hit reserve rookie "1R tradition must be there."
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Right-hander Kim Tae-hyung (18), who was nominated in the first round of 2025 at the KIA Tigers Okinawa closing camp, was once again praised. He threw a bullpen session at Kinbase Ball Stadium on the 21st. It was different from any other bullpen session. Pitcher coach Jung Jae-hoon set up a setting to face the batter. He set up various situations and made him choose his own pitch type and zone. He used all the pitches he threw.
After pitching, pitching coach Chung Jae-hoon said, "He's smart. He intentionally set the situation as if he was facing a batter. I didn't talk at all. I carefully monitored how he set the first pitch and what he threw for the unfavorable and favorable count. He certainly knows how to play the game. He knows how to use his ball."
The team already has Lee Bum-ho's approval. The manager watched the bullpen pitcher throw, and he threw it at his own pace without wavering. "I was surprised. If you watch the coach and the team leader pitch together, you can see that the rookies are using their strength, but Taehyung threw at his own pace without any over-face," said Kwon Yoon-min, head of the team's management team. Coach Chung also said, "I don't have any training or pitching capabilities that I want to show to anyone. I think he is pitching according to his current condition and situation. That's why it's okay."
Even though he is a rookie in the closing camp, he has been recognized for his stable pitching. He also shows off his sense of ball handling and ability to run the mound, which is why he is considered an instant powerhouse. He is pitching fastballs with speeds of up to 150 kilometers, sliders, curves, and splitters, all of which are accompanied by his ball control. Satisfied with the rookie's pitching, Lee vowed to have him compete to start next year. He effectively expressed his commitment to use the team in the first division.
Kim Tae-hyung said, "I was nervous because the coach saw it, but I threw it in my physical condition. He liked it. I will be the starter who responds to the coach's words. The coach said, 'Throwing in high school or professional is the same. It would be good if you do it as you always do.' Coaches say they have good throwing abilities. I can do better because they complimented me."
Unlike rookie players, he is calmly carrying out his first professional training session. "I did my best in weight and running. The first priority is to improve physical strength and body. Body fat has decreased and muscle mass has increased. Originally, it was 90 kilograms, but it is about 95 to 96 kilograms. I am physically tired because it is the last minute of the camp, but I am enjoying myself to finish it well," he said.
"I'm also learning how to throw balls. I throw a lot, but as I build up my body, I get the hang of throwing balls. I used to throw sliders and not throw curves a lot. I'm practicing to throw curves more reliably at the camp. The control of the splitter is not bad either," he said, adding that he is making efforts to improve the quality of his pitches.
Lastly, he said, "If I join the first team next year, I will become Kim Tae-hyung who throws well whenever I need him. I don't care about the position. I was nominated early, so if I get a chance, I will display my skills." I will be able to do well like other players in the recent first round. Rather than having young players throw well in big competitions of the Korean Series, I want to do well and continue my tradition. I will try to smile and think positively as I can." 카지노사이트
Rookie players of the first round are immediately taking the lead in KIA recently. As such, the system for scouting and fostering are performing well. Along with generational change, the team has laid the groundwork for its 12th unified championship. Starting with Jung Hae-young, the finisher who received the first nomination in 2020, Lee Eui-ri, the first nomination in 2021 and Kim Do-young (first round) and Choi Ji-min (second round), Yoon Young-cheol (first round) and Kwak Do-gyu (fifth round) also took the lead. Kim Tae-hyung has also expressed his commitment to join the ranks.