‘I should have caught it…’ The veteran catcher, who wanted to help the first designated pitcher who had been on the mound for the first time in a long time, regretted it.
2018 LG Twins 1st designated right-handed메이저놀이터 pitcher Kim Yeong-joon started his first demonstration game. Ahead of this season, Park Dong-won, the homemaker who signed a 4-year, 6.5 billion free agent contract and wore an LG uniform, did his best for his juniors, but the results did not come out as he wanted.
On the 24th, KT Wiz Park in Suwon, where the 2023 KBO League demonstration game between KT Wiz and LG Twins was held. KT’s Schulser and LG’s Kim Young-joon took the mound as starting pitchers.
Kim Young-joon, who started his pro career at LG with much anticipation. In 2018, his debut season, he appeared in 14 games and showed potential with 2 wins and 1 loss with an ERA of 4.35, but that was it. After that, Kim Young-joon, who had not been able to climb the mound for the first team, climbed the mound for the first team in four years after completing his military service as an active duty soldier. On October 2, 2022, against Jamsil NC, he showed pitching in his first 6 innings, 4 hits, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts and no runs, recording his first quality start (within 3 earned runs in 6 or more starting innings).
In the first appearance of the demonstration game, Kim Yeong-jun believed in the lead of veteran catcher Park Dong-won and threw the ball vigorously. The highest speed of the day was 144 km. Although he had a good pitch, he came down from the mound with a sad look on his face after the second inning because his pitch was shaky due to errors in defense and runs.
Catcher Park Dong-won, who failed to help a young junior who threw the ball with all his might to seize an opportunity, also lowered his head.
In the first inning, KT’s leading batsman Jo Yong-ho allowed a hit, and Kang Baek-ho later left fielder Kim Yeong-joon, a starter who handled a fly ball. 1 company and 1st base situation When Alford was at bat, a regrettable scene came out. When the missed ball landed in the infield, first baseman Song Chan-eui and catcher Park Dong-won started running while watching the ball. Song Chan-eui and Park Dong-won stretched out their mitts to catch the ball that came into the first base dugout with the wind.
At this time, the two players overlapped and the ball went into catcher Park Dong-won’s mitt and was thrown out again. I did my best to lighten the shoulders of pitcher Kim Yeong-joon, but the call play was disappointing.
A strange scene came out the moment Alford, who came back from the dead, hit a heavy hit. 1st base runner Cho Yong-ho misjudged that LG center fielder Park Hae-min was directly handling the batted ball, and the moment he prepared a return to 2nd base, the throw continued to 2nd base and was forced out.
In the first inning, in a messy defense situation, Kim Young-joon concentrated on throwing his ball, but he was shaken by a wild fight with Park Byeong-ho in the ensuing match. It was a difficult ball to catch as it fell outward, but it was a regrettable moment for catcher Park Dong-won.
In the 2nd inning, after KT’s lead batter Kim Sang-soo was allowed to walk, Kim Young-joon succeeded in inducing the shortstop to ground the assigned team. The moment Oh Ji-hwan’s throw to second base dropped significantly the moment he expected a double play due to timing, the pitcher’s shoulders on the mound became heavier. Expecting two outcounts, Kim Yeong-joon, who was driven to the 2nd and 3rd base crisis, came down from the mound after allowing 3 runs in the 2nd inning. 2 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs lost.
After the second inning, catcher Park Dong-won, who was heading to the dugout, expressed regret at not being able to help his junior.