First-designated left-hander who gained confidence in improving the speed of '140km → 147km' "I want to try 150km as well."

First-designated left-hander who gained confidence in improving the speed of '140km → 147km' "I want to try 150km as well."

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Kim Gun-woo (23), the first designated left-hander of the professional baseball SSG Landers, gained confidence by improving his speed and vowed to play well this season.

Kim Gun-woo made a relief appearance against the Hanwha Eagles in the "2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League" held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th and recorded two hits and one strikeout in three innings.온라인바카라

Taking the mound in place of starting pitcher Song Young-jin at the top of the fourth inning with no outs and runners on the second and third bases, Kim caught Choi Jae-hoon with a fly ball to the right field, but allowed Shim Woo-joon to hit a two-run double to run away. However, with runners on the second base with one out, Lee Jin-young and Choi In-ho were both caught with fly balls to prevent additional runs.

Kim Geon-woo, who neatly arranged Hanwha's central hit line leading to Esteban Floral, Noh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-seong in the fifth inning, had a hit by Lim Jong-chan with one out in the sixth inning, but ended the inning without much crisis by inducing Choi to play 6-4-3 double play. In the seventh inning, he replaced Choi and finished the game. He threw 36 pitches and posted a maximum speed of 147 kilometers per hour. SSG lost 1-3, falling to a two-game losing streak.

Kim, who joined the SK Wyverns as the first nominee in the 2021 rookie draft, only posted one loss and an ERA of 5.79 in eight KBO league games (14 innings). He joined the military in 2023 and returned from military service in July last year. Kim, who recorded six games (11 ⅔ innings) with one loss and one hold with an ERA of 2.31 in last year's Futures League, is competing as one of the five starting candidates this year along with Song Young-jin, Park Jong-hoon, and Chung Dong-yoon.

After successfully taking the mound in an exhibition game, Kim said, "I played an exhibition game for the first time since joining the pro league. I participated in the game thinking it was a regular season. I'm satisfied because I showed what I wanted to show on the mound."

"Coach Kyung-hun emphasized 'offensive pitching'," Kim said. "I tried not to be intimidated by him as much as possible. He threw the ball more boldly so that he would not lose ground in the competition against his opponent on the mound. When we had a practice game against Samsung in Okinawa, I couldn't pitch properly because I thought not to get hit too much, but today I threw the ball with the mindset that the catcher only asked me to throw. I pitched with the thought of not giving him a walk, and the result was good."

"I was only in the early 140 kilometers before the opening of the season, but I had more speed restrictions this time," Kim said. "I think the warmer the weather gets, the higher the speed will be. I want to challenge 150 kilometers as well," Kim said. "Before, I used to tend not to aim towards the catcher when pitching. This year, I paid more attention to upper body movements and tried to minimize movement of my head. I changed the direction of using my strength, and my speed improved more."

"The faster the ball speeds up, the more confidence I have," Kim said. "It was advantageous because the opposing team did not have much information on me yet. If I refine my breaking balls more and make sure to install crystal balls, I think I will be able to pitch better," he said. "My primary goal is to make it to the opening entry. I want to achieve it unconditionally. I will set another goal after achieving that goal."