For the 150-km trainer, who has an annual salary of 3,000, who has earned his own money, the practice game was the Korean Series

Feb 27, 2025

KIA Hong Won-bin is pitching hard in a practice game between LG and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.27/

"Because during practice, there's the sound of the meat tearing."

Okinawa Kin Stadium in Japan on the 27th, when a practice game between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins was held. Yang Hyun-jong grabbed the microphone for KIA team broadcasting. Yang Hyun-jong said, `Actually, I really wanted to see this player take the mound.'

The player Yang Hyun-jong mentioned was Hong Won-bin, a pitcher with number '021'. He is an awkward back number because he is a nurturing player. It is tremendous that Yook Sung comes to the first-team camp and throws it to important games. KIA introduces Hong Won-bin, who throws a fastball over 150 kilometers, as a `secret weapon.'

Hong Won-bin throws the ball hard, but Yang Hyun-jong's words gradually decreased. This is because the game turned around and Hong Won-bin did not perform as well as expected. Yang Hyun-jong sighed repeatedly, saying, `It makes the sound of tearing the meat during practice.'

KIA Hong Won-bin is pitching hard in a practice game between LG and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.27/

For the main players, it may be a practice game that does not have to be difficult to play. However, for Hong Won-bin, this appearance may have been as nervous as Game 7 of the Korean Series. As a nurturing player, a chance to come back at any time. How well I wanted to do it.

But the professional world was not easy. He threw the first pitch confidently against the lead, Lee Joo-heon, but he got a hit. Center fielder Kim Ho-ryeong even made an error. The crisis of second base with no outs. Inexperienced players get twisted from here. If the game doesn't work out on the counter, you panic and get nervous. During Choi Won-young's sacrifice bunt, he was embarrassed and made a defensive throwing error. With no outs, runners on the first and third bases. In addition, catcher Han Jun-su made a mistake to throw to the second base, making Hong even more difficult. After allowing a steal to the third base, he made a home run 'Andromeda Throw' when he hit an infield grounder. And against the next batter, he committed a wild pitch that completely missed the catcher. He couldn't fill one inning, and he was replaced with only one out count.

KIA Hong Won-bin is pitching hard in a practice game between LG and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.27/

There was a lot of regret on his face. Definitely the ball was good. The power of the slider also seemed to be good. However, if a professional player does not overcome the tension, it will be of no use.

Yang Hyun-jong also went to the U.S. to play baseball well in a difficult situation. I hope you do a good job`I cheered hard, but Hong Won-bin's first game of this season was regrettable.

KIA Hong Won-bin is pitching hard in a practice game between LG and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.27/

Hong Won-bin is a promising player who was nominated by KIA in the second round of the 2019 Rookie Draft. He turned into a pitcher after serving as a catcher, but his pitching skills were so good that he became a high school pitcher even though he did not perform well. However, he was not able to show such appearances as a professional, and he solved the military problem as an active player. I came back in 2023, but I'm still a nurturing player.

The annual salary is 30 million won, and he left training in the U.S. with his colleagues earlier this year. It would have been a difficult decision to spend a significant portion of an annual salary. Wouldn't many people have been heartbroken because the player who tried so hard showed a sad appearance at the opportunity he took.

KIA is also a nurturing player, but he did not spare any support. He dispatched to the Australian League for the second consecutive year with team hopefuls, giving them an opportunity to gain hands-on experience. It means that expectations are high.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

For the 150-km trainer, who has an annual salary of 3,000, who has earned his own money, the practice game was the Korean Series

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