"I like it so much." 147km rookie who touched the national batter...Hong Min-gyu plays the leading role in the Winning series after 602 days
"I like it so much." 147km rookie who touched the national batter...Hong Min-gyu plays the leading role in the Winning series after 602 days
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Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop, who met with reporters ahead of the Daegu Samsung Lions match on the 4th, praised high school graduate rookie pitcher Hong Min-gyu.스포츠토토
After graduating from Yatap High School, Hong Min-gyu, who is wearing Doosan uniform this season, took the mound 11 times before the game, and had one win and one save. His earned run average (ERA) is 1.88.
"Currently, my ball control is the best among the relief pitchers. When throwing fastballs and changeups, my arm swings are the same, and I throw my own pitches no matter who I face. I throw various breaking balls on fastballs up to 147 kilometers away," Lee said.
"I really like it. He is preparing well and he is good at baseball. I will help him grow further," he said. "The opportunity came faster than I thought. I took the opportunity because of his hard work."
Manager Lee Seung-yeop gave a good evaluation. Hong Min-gyu, who took the mound as the second pitcher in the fourth inning after starting pitcher Choi Joon-ho (three home runs, two walks, one strikeout and five runs) pitched well, allowing one hit, one walk, and one strikeout in one ⅔ inning.
Hong, who gave up a walk to Yang Yang-geun, the first batter, after one out in the fourth inning with his team leading 8-5, allowed pinch hitter Kang Min-ho to hit to the left, putting him on the brink of first and second bases. He led Kim Sung-yoon and Yoon Jeong-bin to fly balls to right field and ground balls to shortstop to end the inning. When Koo Ja-wook (ground ball to first base), Lewin Diaz (right fielder fly ball) and Park Byung-ho (three strikeouts), he threw out the inning.
Doosan beat Samsung 11-6 to achieve the winning series against Samsung for the first time in 602 days since Jamsil's home game since Sept. 9-10, 2023. "I want to praise Hong Min-gyu for his performance on the mound. With the starting pitcher going down the mound early, he cut the opponent's flow with a bold pitch," manager Lee Seung-yeop said.
Hong Min-gyu, who won his second game of the season, said, "I was nervous to take the mound at a time when the score difference was smaller than usual, but it was rather fun."
"Changeup is going in effect regardless of whether the batter is right or left. In order to use the changeup, which is my strength, my fastball needs to work well, so I am focusing on increasing the ratio of fastballs. So far, I think I am doing well as I thought," he said, expressing satisfaction.
Hong Min-gyu also expressed his desire, saying, "There was a crisis today as I had a hit and a walk, but (Kim) Ki-yeon led me well, so I was able to block it. I want to continue to be helpful by taking the mound at important moments of the team like today."