I will show you clearly to remember Kim Young-hyun.”
The rehabilitation period was long. He has fully recovered and is in good condition. Now I’m greedy with the mindset that I have to show off, and I just think that I need to do better. KT Kim Young-hyun (21), who participated in the first team spring camp this year, promised to repay that trust, saying, “I know very well why (Coach Lee Kang-cheol) brought me to the camp.”
Kim Young-hyun, who we met at the Tucson Kino Sports Complex in Arizona, USA, where the KT spring camp is in progress, devoted himself to training more courageously than anyone else and shed beads of sweat. There is no grand reason. He is only determined to repay the trust of the commanding tower and coaching staff.
Kim Young-hyun said, “The manager and coaches always encourage me, saying, ‘Don’t mess with your form, fight confidently and confidently on the mound.’ I believe that and train with more confidence.” If we show a strong and determined image, I think we will be able to receive many opportunities this year and we will be able to repay the trust.”
Kim Young-hyun, who joined KT in the 2nd round of 2021 with the 45th overall ranking after attending Dongsung High School in Gwangju, spent a long period of rehabilitation with a right shoulder injury in the first year. He finally got to participate in the first-team camp this year. When he was off-season he was well prepared. After coming to the camp, he is becoming more solid with the help of the team’s new foreign pitcher, Bo Schulser (29), for his changeup and other breaking pitches.
In fact, on the 24th (Korean time), Kim Young-hyun went on the mound in the first evaluation match against the World Baseball Classic (WBC) national team and recorded an inning scoreless, showing impressive pitching. It was definitely taken as a future pitcher resource of KT. Schulser, from the big leagues, praised Kim Young-hyun as “a player who can throw more than 150 km.” 스포츠토토
Regarding this, Kim Young-hyun said, “Since it is the first team camp, I prepared harder and better during the off-season. It seems that I am raising my pace well in preparation for the actual match.” “My weapon is a slider followed by a changeup. He asked Schulser about the changeup, and he kindly and accurately informed me, which was of great help.” He continued, “Last year, I threw the second half of 140 km, but as Schulser said, if I raise my pace more steadily, I think 150 km will be possible.”