Kim Seo-hyun, Sorry for Wasting my Time on Pitching Form

Returning to high school pitching form… Manager Kim Kyung-moon: “Just throw the ball with confidence”

Kim Seo-hyun (20, Hanwha Eagles), a second-year pro, had high expectations heading into this season.

Just as his senior Moon Dong-joo had 8 wins, 8 losses, and an ERA of 3.72 last year, Kim Seo-hyun was expected to turn from a rough diamond into a gem.

However, he spent most of the first half of this year in the minor leagues, appearing in only 7 games in the major leagues. 안전놀이터

In 8 innings, he allowed 5 hits, 10 walks, struck out 4, and gave up 3 runs (2 earned).

Some have analyzed that he changed his pitching stance to improve his control, which was his weakness, but ended up losing his strength, which was his speed.

In fact, according to Statiz, Kim Seo-hyun's four-seam fastball averaged 152.6 km/h last year, but decreased to 146.3 km/h this year.

However, Kim Seo-hyun did not end the first half of the season in a state of confusion.

Kim Seo-hyun went up to the first team mound for the first time in a month and a half in the game against KT Wiz on the 3rd and pitched one scoreless inning.

In the bottom of the 8th inning, with the score 0-3, he came up to the mound with runners on 1st and 2nd bases and no outs.

He gave up a sacrifice bunt and a walk, but ended up with 1 out and bases loaded, and he got Kim Sang-su out with a double play.

On this day, Kim Seo-hyun's average fastball speed was 150.2 km/h.

Kim Seo-hyun, who we met at the SSG Landers Field in Incheon where the KBO Futures All-Star Game was held on the 5th, said, "I've gained a lot of confidence now, so I want to show a better performance in the second half."

After the game on the 3rd, Hanwha Eagles manager Kim Kyung-moon called and said, "You did really well today.

From now on, don't worry about your pitching form and just throw the ball with confidence."

Kim Seo-hyun is also trying to put her worries aside and return to the past when she was not afraid.

In the 2022 WBSC Baseball World Cup (U-18) in September, Kim Seo-hyun threw a fastball that was 101 miles per hour (approximately 163 km) according to the electronic scoreboard.

Kim Seo-hyun said, "I struggled a lot since the first season and settled down again, but I regret the time I spent there.

I think my results would have been better if I had stayed in my original form since coming to the pros," and "I'm trying not to go down a different path now."

Regarding his current form, he said, "You can think of it as being about 90% the same as when I was in high school."

Kim Seo-hyun repeatedly expressed her gratitude to Manager Kim for giving her a chance before the end of the first half.

Kim Seo-hyun was registered for the special entry for the doubleheader against the Lotte Giants on the 30th of last month, but did not get the chance due to the rainout.

Manager Kim continued to accompany Kim Seo-hyun to the first team and gave her a chance to pitch on the 3rd.

Kim Seo-hyun said, "I thought I would go to Seosan right away, but the manager said he wanted to see me pitch, and after seeing me pitch on the first day, he gratefully registered me for the first team," and added, "(The shutout pitch on the 5th) was my gratitude to the manager."

He, who was selected as a Future All-Star, confidently said, "I will make up for the skills that fell short in the first half and show a good performance in the second half.

I want to meet the fans at a bigger All-Star game next time."