First team registration in 1157 days! Lotte 1m97 'Pain Finger' Registration of the 1st Army, Command Tower also pays attention to the 8-year expectation 'Important Opportunity'

Jul 27, 2024

Yoon Sung-bin, whom we met during last year's closing camp. Reporter Kim Young-rok

Lotte Giants Yoon Sung-bin has been registered in the first team. It has been 1,157 days since the expiration of May 27, 2021.

Lotte will play the second game of the weekend series against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 27th.

Prior to the game, he made changes to the first-team entry. Pitchers Yoon Sung-bin, Jung Woo-joon, and outfielder Kim Min-seok were registered in the first team. Instead, pitcher Lee Min-seok, Jung Hyun-soo, and outfielder Junghoon Lee were canceled.

The name that stands out is definitely Yoon Sung-bin. He is a big prospect with a down payment of 450 million won when he joined Lotte's uniform as the first nomination in 2017. He is tall at 1m97 and has a strong shoulder that shoots 150km fastball without warning. He has a slim yet solid body.

Although he has been a professional for eight years, he has not been able to show his outstanding appearance properly. He continued to grow tall and changed his pitching form several times, but he failed to balance his pitching properly.

He was selected as a starter in the first team in 2018 and left a strong impression with 18 games (10 starts) with 2 wins, 5 losses and an ERA of 6.39, but since then, he has only one game in 2019 (three runs in ⅓) and one game in 2021 (one scoreless inning).

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met before the game, said "I haven't seen much, but the ball is fine." He put his arm down a little, but the pitching form doesn't matter. The important thing is to show the results. 'This can be used in any way' should show the answer," he stressed.

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"It depends on the players, but a player who throws a 150km fastball like Yoon Sung-bin may be in a hurry. The ball is so good, so if it goes into the strike zone, you can hurry up with just one breaking ball"This opportunity is very important to you. " he stressed.

Yoon Sung-bin, whom I met during the closing camp last year, said, `I will play with the mindset that next year is the last chance.' He is 25 years old this year and has yet to solve his military service.

Yoon Sung-bin started the Futures League game against Iksan KT Wiz's second division on the 24th. Even based on the Futures League, it was the first start in 658 days since the match against Sangmu on October 5, 2022. This means that the coaching staff has recognized the ball power.

In three innings, he allowed four hits, one walk, and three runs, with 50 pitches. He stopped it well until the second inning, but allowed three runs with three consecutive hits in the third inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases.

At that time, the maximum fastball speed was 152 km. I threw a fastball, slider, and forkball.

Will the 2024 season, which is running towards the end of the season, be a turning point for Yoon Sung-bin. Will he be able to get the director Kim Tae-hyung's 's 'eye-dropping '.