Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end

Jul 11, 2024

Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
Kwakbin's touch to protect Kim Taek-yeon, who suffered his first loss since his debut



Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
Yang Eui-ji also gave a word of encouragement to Kim Taek-yeon, who could not hide her disappointment. Suwon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook
'He showed 3 strikeouts in a row...'

Doosan's monster rookie Kim Taek-yeon tasted the disappointment of her first defeat. Fellows' encouragement and consolation poured in toward Kim Taek-yeon, who was taking a step forward with his first loss, which he gave up with a walk-off hit.

Doosan's closer Kim Taek-yeon took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning when both teams faced KT 6-6 at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 10th.



Kim Taek-yeon showed a literally perfect pitch, striking out three with nine balls in one inning.

Kim Taek-yeon struck out Oh Jae-il, Bae Jeong-dae, and Hwang Jae-gyun with three pitches. Three consecutive three-pitch strikeouts are the ninth in KBO league history and the first in rookie history. Kim Taek-yeon, who also took the mound in the bottom of the 10th inning, struck out both Kim Sang-soo and Park Min-seok, striking out five consecutive batters.



He held it well until the second out, but after the game of the sixth pitch, he walked Hong Hyun-bin and began to shake. When Kim Taek-yeon walked a runner, pitching coach Park Jung-bae and Yang Eui-ji came to the mound and gave words of encouragement to keep the closure mental.

A timely hit by Rojas, the follow-up hitter, broke out, creating a crisis of two outs and runners on first and third bases. It was a desperate crisis that could have been defeated with a single hit. Kim Taek-yeon drew two consecutive swings and misses to Kang Baek-ho, but threw three consecutive balls, leading to a full count match. However, he failed to overcome the last hurdle. Kang Baek-ho hit Kim Taek-yeon's 135-km slider in the sixth pitch to hit a walk-off hit that hit the wall in the middle. It was the moment of Kim Taek-yeon's first defeat since her debut.



Kim Taek-yeon collapsed as soon as she had a hit, and then left the ground with Kang Baek-ho being baptized with water. Kim Taek-yeon's face, which clenched her lips, was full of regret.

Consolation and encouragement poured in to Kim Taek-yeon, who was moving her steps of regret. Heo Kyung-min approached and patted Kim Taek-yeon on the back, and Park Joon-young healed the rookie's heart, who suffered his first loss by stroking his head.

who has three consecutive strikeouts and smiles in the bottom of the ninth inning
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
Kim Taek-yeon
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
In the bottom of the 10th inning of overtime, a walk given after five consecutive strikeouts, coach Park Jung-bae and Yang Eui-ji
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
Give a timely hit to Lohas and are on the verge of losing the game with two outs and runners on the first and third bases
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
A walk-off hit to Kang Baek-ho after a full count match
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
Kang Baek-ho taking a disappointing step with him
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
'Forget losing quickly'Huh Kyung-min's encouragement to Kim Taek-yeon
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
Park Joon-young patting Kim Taek-yeon's head
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
Can't hide his disappointment
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
A word from Yang Eui-ji who comfortes Kim Taek-yeon
Don't put your head down. The monster rookie's first defeat, the hands of Kim Taek-yeon's prolific brothers, who collapsed to the end
Kim Taek-yeon leaving the stadium with Kwak Bin


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