"I started playing baseball because of KIA..." Gyataehyung, who almost became Lotaehyung. Studying in Seoul → Successfully joined the hometown team after improving his skills
Sep 12, 2024
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Kim Tae-hyung, a right-hander, was selected by KIA's head Shim Jae-hak as the fifth-ranked player in the first round, expressing his ambition to make it `You have to live under your influence'2.
It turned out that he came to Seoul to study baseball. It was a family of KIA fans who shouted `I love you' to KIA selected by his father at the draft.
Kim Tae-hyung also started playing baseball because of KIA"The house is still in Gwangju, and Hwasun Elementary School and Hwasun Middle School came out. I went to Deoksu High School because I wanted to try it in Seoul because I was recommended by my acquaintance. I was always rooting for KIA Tigers," he expressed his fan sentiment.
Kim Tae-hyung, who played baseball at Deoksu High School while living alone with his friend, has been able to do it until now because he got an opportunity from the second grade. I think I did a good job of coming to Deoksu." Studying in Seoul was a huge success because he studied in Seoul and improved his skills and even joined KIA, the team he wanted.
There was a crisis ahead of the draft. Lotte was thinking of Kim Tae-hyun, the left-hander, but manager Kim Tae-hyung said something meaningful the day before the draft.
Lotte was going to pick one of left-handed Kim Tae-hyun and right-handed Kim Tae-hyung if the Samsung Lions picked Bae Chan-seung.
However, head coach Kim said "If he is of the same skill, the left hand comes first." But I heard right-handed pitchers are also good. I watched the video and it was good. "The right-handed pitcher has been doing well for a long time, and the left hand is doing well these days. Suddenly, those who are good at it can be a little dangerous. have ups and downs"
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Lotte seemed more likely to pick Kim Tae-hyun because it needed a left-handed pitcher, but manager Kim's remarks could change the direction.
Kim Tae-hyung said, `It's not that I don't want to go to another team, but I wanted to be selected as KIA"Lotte picked another player, and I thought KIA would pick me, but thank you so much for choosing me."," he said at the time.
This time, Deoksu High School produced six professional players. Chung Hyun-woo (Kium, Pitcher), No. 5 Kim Tae-hyung, No. 6 Park Joon-soon (Doosan, Infielder), 4th-round infielder Bae Seung-soo (Hanwha), 5th-round outfielder Park Min-seok (KT), and 8th-round infielder Woo Jung-an (LG) were nominated together.
When asked who he wanted to face among his colleagues who went to the professional league, Kim Tae-hyung said, `I want to compete with Jun-soon who went to Doosan.' Since Junsoon has been strong in interviews since high school, I will make it easier for me to win in the professional league," he said confidently.
Kim Tae-hyung, who sprays sliders, curves, and splitters on a 150-kilometer fastball, cited sliders as his most confident weapon.
There is not much time left to train in the same uniform as Yang Hyun-jong, who he picked as a role model. Kim Tae-hyung said, "I want to ask Yang Hae-jong what we need to prepare to survive in the first team."
When asked if there is anything to supplement for joining the team in the future, Kim Tae-hyung said, `I think I need to build my body more first rather than supplementing it"I will continue to play catch while building my body so that I can train normally if I go straight away." gave a realistic answer.
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