"The more I see it, the more comfortable it is." Only one 6G walk, Caljegu's rookie is in KIA. "I'll be in the first team soon."
"The more I see it, the more comfortable it is." Only one 6G walk, Caljegu's rookie is in KIA. "I'll be in the first team soon."
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KIA Tigers rookie pitcher Lee Ho-min (19) has started showing off his talent in the real game. He was selected as the second round of the 2025 Rookie Draft. When he was a high school student, he led the mound along with Chung Woo-joo from Hanwha. He pitched 73 innings last year. Since joining the team, he has conducted only rehabilitation training to relieve and strengthen shoulder and arm fatigue. Finally, he lifted the seal and started taking the mound for the Futures Commission.
In six games, he has nine hits, one walk, 13 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.31 in 11 ⅔ innings. He boasts outstanding ball control and strikeout ability. He is not the type of fastball that overwhelms opponents, but he has shown off his ability to deal with batters on the mound. In a game against the KT Wiz on Tuesday, he started for the first time and pitched well, allowing no runs on three hits and no runs in three ⅔ innings. He pitched fastball, slider, changeup and curveball. Changeup also showed good performance.온라인바카라
Pitcher coach Lee Sang-hwa said, "The ball balance is good and the ball control is excellent. You can count any situation, such as full count, or even pitch a manned ball. The more you watch, the more comfortable you have the ability to make the game. The technique to deal with batters is good. He throws well while taking away the timing of batters. Sliders are the main pitches. Curve and change-up are also good," he said.
"I heard he pitched 147 kilometers in high school, and 144-145 kilometers will help him compete in the first division. I have to improve my pitching capability, but I still have not enough time. I am a starting pitcher. My goal is to prepare by the first half of the year and advance to the first division in the second half of the year. I will increase the number of pitches by managing it once a week," he said.
Lee Ho-min threw for the first time on the day at the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field mound where first-team players are playing. "I thought this was the mound I should throw. The background was wider than I thought. I was nervous about my ball control at first because the spectators came, but the seniors were good at defense behind me, so I relaxed and threw as well as I wanted," Lee said with satisfaction.
"My balance is getting better every time I throw it. I liked the breaking ball today. I made the first change-up when I was a senior in high school, and it fits me well and throws well. I throw curves and sliders to Uta, but she still needs to be refined. I threw sliders well, but when I threw them in the professional league, they hit everything when they were high," he said, suggesting that he improve the breaking ball as his homework.
Lastly, he said, "I focused on building up my physical and physical strength without touching the ball. I started pitching in stages from February. I am not a fast-paced pitcher. He will pitch in the early 140km range. I will not pay much attention to his speed but will refine what I want for now. I need to make the breaking ball sharper and faster. If I keep working hard like this, I think I will make the first team."