Rookie wizard bravely against 'Monster'... Kim Dong Hyun said, "The senior's pitching and reality hit me"
Rookie wizard bravely against 'Monster'... Kim Dong Hyun said, "The senior's pitching and reality hit me"
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As soon as he gets rid of his high school ticket, he gets ready to knock on the professional stage. This is the story of Kim Dong-hyun, the new face of KT.스포츠토토
Kim Dong-hyun, a right-hander from Seoul High School, wore a wizard uniform as the ninth player in the first round of the 2025 KBO Rookie Draft. Having received the honor and the weight of the "first round," he is digging into KT manager Lee Kang-chul's head by showing off his unusual appearance from the spring camp. He joined the list of the first Geelong spring camp in Australia along with Park Gun-woo and Kim Jae-won during the same period of the draft, and entered the second camp in Okinawa, Japan, and is taking steps to enter the opening entry.
Starting with Geelong camp live pitching, he marked fastballs with an average speed of 146 kilometers per hour and a maximum speed of 148 kilometers, drawing attention from coach Lee Kang-chul. In addition, he displayed better-than-expected pitching against Hanwha, which announced the first start of KT's Okinawa League on the day. Notably, he showed off his guts to pitch three scoreless innings without being intimidated by his encounter with "Korean Monster" Ryu Hyun-jin, his starting matchup opponent.
The superior physical condition of 193 centimeters stood out above all else. The main weapon is a fast ball emitted at a high weight class. After his unofficial debut, he said, "I was originally short, but I grew taller because I couldn't exercise during the COVID-19 period. I grew 5-6 centimeters in a month, and I grew nearly 20 centimeters in a year," he explained the unique background of Ko Shin-jang.
In addition to these strengths, he proved his competitiveness in his ability to use breaking balls by mixing fork balls, curves, and sliders to make his RBI advantage stand. It was a match that enabled Lee Kang-chul, who was busy planning the starting lineup, to see the grounds for talking about the six-starter system.
Kim Dong-hyun said, "It was my first face-off with a professional team, and my opponent was Ryu Hyun-jin, a senior player I first encountered when I was playing baseball," adding, "The catcher (Kang) Hyun-woo led me well, and even in a situation where I could be shaken, I had good results due to the seniors' good defense." "There are more preparations for selection in the professional league than I thought. Thanks to your hard help in the training part, I'm satisfied that I showed my skills like this."
The starting matchup with Ryu Hyun-jin is expected to nourish his baseball career. "Slightly hit by reality (short for 'real self-awareness of time') came to Kim Dong-hyun, who said, "He makes a mistake and strikes out by throwing lightly, but I am throwing the ball with all my might." "I saw him often in Major League games, but it was really cool to see him throw innings like this. He is a great senior and I respect him," he said with a smile.
Lastly, Kim Dong-hyun said, "It is a great honor to have him pitch like this regardless of his position. The most important thing to do is to pitch according to what the coach and the coach said." "As I had great balance on the day, I want to maintain this sense until the start of the season and to increase my ball speed at actual games," he added. His goal is to keep an eye on his entry into the opening game. It is time to observe rookie wizard who got off to a flying start better than anyone else.