Ryu Hyun-jin is in a different dimension, the 19-year-old rookie just exclaimed, "I got a little hit by reality, I'm pitching all out…”
Ryu Hyun-jin is in a different dimension, the 19-year-old rookie just exclaimed, "I got a little hit by reality, I'm pitching all out…”
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Kim Dong-hyun (19), a rookie pitcher of KT Wiz in the professional baseball league, admired the pitching of a senior player who played in the major leagues.
Kim Dong-hyun started the game against the Hanwha Eagles at Kochinda Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 26th and recorded two hits and one walk in three innings.온라인바카라
Kim Dong-hyun, who is facing off as the starting pitcher of Korea's ace pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin, neatly retired Hanwha's top hitter led by Lee Jin-young, Ahn Chi-hong and Moon Hyun-bin in the bottom of the first inning. In the second inning, he grounded out leadoff hitter Noh Si-hwan to the third base and walked Chae Eun-seong, but caught both Kim Tae-yeon and Lee Won-seok with fly balls in the outfield.
Taking the mound in the third inning as well, Kim had a hit by leadoff hitter Choi Jae-hoon. However, he induced Shim Woo-joon to hit a double play of 5-4-3 and posted two out counts at once, and Lee Jin-young had a hit but An Chi-hong was treated as a fly ball to the left field to end the inning without allowing a run. When the two teams were tying 0-0, Kim replaced Moon in the fourth inning and ended the game on the same day. With 34 pitches, Kim threw 27 pitches, five forks, one curveball, and one slider (one pitch), and the maximum speed of his fastballs was up to 145 km per hour.
Kim Dong-hyun, a right-handed pitcher who joined the team through the first round (ranking ninth) of the 2025 rookie draft, is expected to be one of the promising players who can play in the first division this season. "[Kim] Dong-hyun also has good ball. His ball control is a little shaky, so I'm going to take a look. He only played 10 innings last year. If he sees his ball control well, I'm thinking of using it as a bullpen in the beginning," coach Lee Kang-chul said in an interview before the game.
Kim Dong-hyun, who blocked Hanwha's batting lineup without losing a point for three innings, said, "I felt very good today. It was my first showdown with a professional team, and I could have been nervous because the opposing starting pitcher was Ryu Hyun-jin, whom I saw when I was playing baseball for the first time, but I think I had a good result of the game because catcher (Kang) Hyun-woo led me well and defended me with good defense in a situation where I could be shaken. Professional starting pitchers have a lot of preparation processes, and trainers helped me so hard. I am satisfied because I showed all my skills in good condition."
"In Australia, I was nervous and in a hurry to throw," said Kim Dong-hyun, who said, "Coach Je Chun-mo and coach Lee Kang-chul balanced well yesterday, so I thought there would be a good result, but when I went up and threw it, the balance was better. I did a lot of image training and I was so proud that there were good results."
The starting pitcher of Hanwha that Kim Dong-hyun faced on the day was Ryu Hyun-jin, the ace pitcher of the Korean team. While playing in the Major League from 2013 to 2023, Ryu recorded 78 wins, 48 losses and an earned run average of 3.27 in 186 games (1,055 ⅓ innings). Last season, he returned to Korea by signing an eight-year contract worth 17 billion won (158 ⅓ innings) with the Hanwha Eagles, and recorded 10-8 losses and an earned run average of 3.87 in 28 games (158 ⅓ innings).
Kim Dong-hyun, who was watching Ryu's pitching, joked, "I got a bit of a hit," and added, "Ryu Hyun-jin is just throwing lightly, hitting and striking out, but I am throwing with all my might. He just throws and ends the inning shift. I've watched Major League games often, but seeing him in person, he's even more amazing and cool. I respect him and he's cool."