Jung Hyun-woo's 122nd pitch, which is more surprising because it is Kiwoom

The Kiwoom Heroes in professional baseball is the most thoroughly managing pitchers among the 10 clubs.카지노

In some cases, he avoids consecutive throws, and it is hard to see a bullpen pitcher's multi-innings (over one inning pitching).

Therefore, high school graduate rookie Chung Hyun-woo (18)'s 122 pitches in his professional debut appear even more surprising.

Chung Hyun-woo took the mound as a starting pitcher in an away game against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 26th, and became the winning pitcher with eight hits, seven walks, four strikeouts and six runs (four earned runs) in five innings.

Just by looking at the number of pitches (122 pitches) needed to get 15 out-counts in five innings, you can see how tough Chung Hyun-woo's debut was.

Chung Hyun-woo endured the fifth inning despite the crisis in every inning against Kia's strong batting lineup, the unified champion last season.

Chung Hyun-woo, who has already thrown 93 pitches until the fourth inning, also took the mound in the fifth inning with an 11-4 lead.
He caught leadoff hitter Byun Woo-hyuk with a single and Kim Tae-gun with a fly ball to right field, and was on the verge of losing points with one out and runners on second and third bases after a double by Yoon Do-hyun.

At this time, the number of pitches was 105, which was the timing of replacement considering that it was a rookie debut.

However, Kiwoom's bench did not budge, and Jung Hyun-woo struck out Choi Won-joon and left only one out count on the requirement for a debut winning pitcher.

Chung Hyun-woo, who was exhausted, threw a fastball in the late 130km/h range, 3 to 4km/h lower than at the beginning of the game, and allowed Patrick Wisdom to walk to fill all bases.

Despite Na Sung-bum's two-run timely hit, Kiwoom's bench gave Chung Hyun-woo a chance, and only finished the fifth inning after catching Choi Hyung-woo with a fly ball to left field.

Chung Hyun-woo's 122 pitches rank second in the number of pitches for his debut as a high school graduate in the KBO League.

The first place in this category is 135 pitches (one run in nine innings) thrown by Lotte Giants rookie Kim Tae-hyung against the Busan OB (currently Doosan) Bears on April 24, 1991.

Kiwoom beat KIA 17-10 after a slugfest, and Jung Hyun-woo won his 12th high school rookie debut game in KBO history.
Kiwoom's bench's choice to instill confidence in Chung Hyun-woo, the "No. 1 rookie in total," by starting his debut match was a success.

There is a heated debate in the baseball community about this.

Some say, "I understand that it's a once-in-a-lifetime debut match," and others say, "It's dangerous for a high school rookie to pass 120 pitches in his debut match due to injury concerns."

A club official who was watching the game on the broadcast said, "It's a more surprising choice because Kiwoom adored the pitcher."

Kiwoom is the team that is the most far from the "harsh" in the league.

In the four seasons from 2021 to last year, when Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki took the helm, bullpen pitchers threw more than one inning, accounting for only 28.3% of the league's average (1,134 times) during the same period.

Kiwoom's starting pitchers supplement their physical strength by receiving a "regular summer vacation" in June, when their physical strength begins to decline.
If Kiwoom had a rookie pitcher throw more than 120 pitches from his debut because of "one win in front of him," the controversy is likely to have grown even more.

However, considering the possibility of winning, it would have been more advantageous for Kiwoom to replace the pitcher early in the match against KIA in Gwangju on the 25th.

Kiwoom used only one foreign pitcher this season to give young starting pitchers a chance and foster them.

Through this game, Jung Hyun-woo felt how strong professional-level batters were and how difficult it was to fill five innings.

What matters is follow-up measures.

No matter how good the intention was, Chung Hyun-woo's body is bound to be strained by his 122 pitches in his debut.

Schedule adjustments are required, including skipping the next selection sequence.

In addition, Chung Hyun-woo's total pitching innings and number of pitches in his debut season should be carefully managed.

Only then can Kiwoom's praise as "a left-handed pitcher who will succeed Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Kwang-hyun and Yang Hyun-jong" after picking Chung Hyun-woo get closer to reality.