If a ball strikes a bound ball, I'm worried about the 1cm downward adjustment of the entire S zone. It should be in line with the batting form, not the chairman's conviction remarks
Feb 04, 2025
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KBO adjusted ABS' strike zone, which was praised by fans for implementing it for a year on December 4 last year. Although it was evaluated as fair because the same strike zone was applied to both teams, the height of the strike zone was different depending on the height of each player, and some pointed out that there were many strike calls on the high ball overall, and adjusted it low to reflect this opinion.
ABS' strike height was determined according to the height of the batters. In proportion to the height, the top 56.35% and the bottom 27.64% were applied. However, batters do not stand and hit, spread their legs, and hold a batting position, which is bound to be lower than when standing naturally. However, as the top 56.35% and the bottom 27.64% were applied based on the standing height, a high ball that was actually difficult for batters to hit was judged a strike.
As a result, more and more pitchers are using high balls. The high ball is judged as a strike, but it is difficult to hit and even if you hit it, you can't get a good hit, so hitters often stood up and struck out.
KBO heard opinions through team surveys after the season, and considered changing the zone according to the opinion of the majority that the upper strike zone needs to be adjusted, and as a result, the executive committee decided to lower the top and bottom by 0.6 percentage points (about 1cm for players in height 1m80) from the 2025 season to apply 55.75% at the top and 27.04% at the bottom.
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I thought most of the players would give a welcome voice, but some didn't. LG Twins' Kim Hyun-soo was like that. He said he didn't know what other victims the strike zone, which was unilaterally lowered, would be.
Kim Hyun-soo said, `I was not an anti-ABS person. "At first, I was a batter who saw the inevitable balls strike big and moved on, and sometimes when there was a feeling that the strike zone moved, and when there was a feeling that it was different from the previous day, I thought it was different from the previous day, but I only thought about it," he said.
However, he pointed out that there is a problem with the setting of the strike zone based on the height of the player. Kim Hyun-soo said, `I personally think John is the key, but I think it's right to hit it with a batting form.' `If we lower it overall like this, wouldn't another mishap happen. He also expressed concern, saying, "Wouldn't there be a crazy strike zone?"
Kim Hyun-soo continued "Don't all have different batting styles. I think it would be nice if I could match the batting formIt's like "It's just high, so I'll lower it." Now, if the bound ball becomes a strike, it's ABS, so why don't we do this?" he said, indicating that there may be a ridiculous decision that could come out when the zone is set low. Kim Hyun-soo said, `Since there is also a trial game, I think there will be an improvement plan"and hoped that ABS would settle stably.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
