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

Kwakbin's touch to protect Kim Taek-yeon, who suffered his first loss since his debut

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