Returning to the first team in 4 months, clean throw! KIA Yoon Young-chul was able to throw more"
Sep 23, 2024
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KIA Tigers Yoon Young-chul (20) pitched well in his return to the first division. Yoon Young-chul started the match against the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd and recorded one hit, four outs, and two strikeouts in three innings. A total of 37 pitches.
Yoon Young-chul, who was substituted for pain while pitching against SSG on July 13, was diagnosed with spinal fatigue fractures as a result of a detailed examination. A major injury that was predicted to be out of the season in the worst case scenario. However, Yoon Young-chul showed remarkable resilience and played in the club's rehabilitation program, eventually returning to the first team at the end of the season.
It was a superfluous pitch.
Yoon Young-chul, who grounded out the first batter Kim Hyun-joon in the top of the first inning, gave up a heavy hit to Kim Heon-gon. However, he ended the inning in three batters by inducing a double play by second baseman against Diaz. In the top of the second inning, he struck out Park Byung-ho and Kim Young-woong, and made a three-out inning by catching Jeon Byung-woo with a ground ball. In the third inning, Lee Sung-kyu, Lee Byung-hun, Ahn Joo-hyung, was also in charge of three innings, ending his three-way exit and falling below the 40 pitches expected by the KIA bench. He made the most of his weapons, including cutters, sliders, and changeups, as well as a 140km fastball with a maximum speed.
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"The rehabilitation was long, and it was also true that it was boring because I repeated the same exercise every timeYoon Young-chul, who returned to the mound, was immersed in rehabilitation only thinking about the day he went back to the mound. While I was out, other starting pitchers were also out of the rotation, and Kim Do-hyun and Hwang Dong-ha took over, and I'm grateful to the two players who were very helpful to the team."
In terms of performance alone, he could have thrown more than 37 pitches in 3 innings. Yoon Young-chul also said, `I was able to throw more todayThe coach asked me not to overdo it because there will be another appearance. "I followed the coach's words because it's not just today anyway, and if I enter the Korean Series entry, I have more chances to throw," he said. He vowed that `Although the regular season is just around the corner, we still have a bigger goal of the Korean Series, so we will prepare well until the end.'
ppark@sportschosun.com
