Generation MZ doesn’t hide their emotions. KIA’s 19-year-old Yoon Young-chul is no different.
When he was hit by a home run by an opposing batter, he fell to the ground, then turned around and covered his face with his glove.
When his teammate hit a home run, he greeted him with a big hug and shared his joy.
Yoon Young-cheol, the “express rookie” of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), recorded his first quality start (QS) by shutting down the Hanwha bats.
On April 24, KIA won 4-2 against Hanwha at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon. The victory came a day after they were swept by the Eagles’ explosive bats the day before.스포츠토토
Yoon pitched six innings of three-hit ball, giving up one run on three hits (one home run) with three walks and three strikeouts.
Yoon shut down the Hanwha bats with his fastball (44 pitches), which averaged 140 kilometers per hour, mixed with his changeup, slider (over 20) and curveball (2).
The former “Chungam High School Ace” was drafted by KIA with the second overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft. Even before joining the team, he gained attention for his performance on the entertainment program “Strongest Baseball.
On this day, Yoon increased the speed of his fastball to 140 kilometers per hour. He has been compared to super rookies Moon Dong-joo and Kim Seo-hyun, whose fastballs reach only 137 kilometers per hour, but he has his own strengths.
It is his excellent control. The Hanwha bats were unable to capitalize on Yoon’s pitching, which added a sense of security to his seventh appearance since his debut.
Kia manager Kim Jong-kook said, “Yoon Young-chul did his job very well. His vertical movement has improved since the last time he pitched against Samsung Electronics, and he had power on the tip of the ball. He seems to have gained a lot of confidence in his fastball.”
Daejeon=Moon-young Choi /2023.05.24/