'Sorry for making a losing pitcher'9th flawless inning in history, 0th place for Rookie of the Year
Jul 11, 2024
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Doosan Bears high school graduate rookie closer Kim Taek-yeon went back and forth between heaven and hell in one night. Doosan and KT held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 10th. At the bottom of the ninth inning when the score was tied at 6-6. The Doosan bench put closer Kim Taek-yeon on the mound. It was not a save situation, but it was read as a willingness to put in the winning team as much as possible and lead it to overtime.
Kim Taek-yeon, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, gave an amazing inning. Oh Jae-il, the first batter, struck out swinging-strike-hutswing, the second batter, Bae Jeong-dae, struck out swinging-strike-hutswing, and the third batter, Hwang Jae-gyun, struck out swinging-hutswing. He struck out three batters with nine pitches.
The inning was recorded as the 9th KBO official record in his career '3 strikeouts in the minimum innings (9 pitches). In the Major League, it is a record called 'Imaculate Inning'.
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In particular, Park Se-woong was the first pitcher in history to strike out three consecutive nine pitches with only strike/false swing without a single foul, and Kim Taek-yeon was the second. It is a huge record that is hard to imagine for a high school graduate.
Of course, Kim Taek-yeon managed to swallow her disappointment by bending her head down at the end of the game even though she had a 'flawless inning'. Kim Taek-yeon, who continued her pitching at the bottom of the 10th inning, struck out Kim Sang-soo and Park Min-seok again this time, striking out five consecutive batters.
But when the strikeouts came to an end, they began to falter. It was a source of concern to give Hong Hyun-bin a walk after two outs. Let's give Mel Rojas Jr. a hit, first and third base. Kim Taek-yeon, who played against Kang Baek-ho in a crisis, allowed a long-shot hit for the sixth pitch, but center fielder Jung Soo-bin failed to capture the drop point and turned it into a walk-off hit. Doosan lost 6-7, and the losing pitcher was Kim Taek-yeon.
It was an emotional day to play his first flawless inning on his debut, but he left the field with his first defeat on his debut. Still, his move as the most influential candidate for the Rookie of the Year has accelerated.
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