Doosan Bears pitcher Kim Yoo-seong showed the worst pitching in two KBO debut games.
In the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League against the Hanwha Eagles held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 4th, Yuseong Kim took the mound at 1st and 2nd base in the 5th inning, trailing 2-3, recording 3 hits (2 home runs) and 5 runs in 1 inning. Out of 51 pitches, 17 were strikes and 34 were balls.
Yuseong Kim, who was nominated for the first time in NC in 2021 but withdrawn due to controversy over school violence (school violence), was nominated for the second round by Doosan this year as an early draft. Kim Yoo-seong made his first-team debut on the 21st of last month, after receiving forgiveness from the victim of school violence and agreeing. He first appeared before SSG on the 28th of last month and recorded 1 inning, 1 strikeout, 2 walks and no runs.
The match against Hanhwa on the 4th was Kim Yu-sung’s second game. Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop believed in Kim Yoo-sung’s potential and chose Kim Yoo-seong as the second pitcher after starting Dylan Pile in the 5th inning with no outs and 1st and 2nd base.
However, Kim Yoo-seong’s pitching was the worst. Kim Yoo-seong, who was driven to second and third base safely with a wild throw, sent Roh Si-hwan out with a straight walk, and then Chae Eun-seong hit a home run with a left-handed run.
Then, Kim In-hwan, Choi Jae-hoon, and Oh Seon-jin were allowed to walk, and the bases were loaded again, and Jang Jin-hyuk gave up a left-handed hit and Noh Soo-gwang gave up an RBI on a center fielder’s sacrifice fly to concede an additional run크크크벳. Kim Yu-seong, who also took the mound in the 6th inning, was hit with a home run by Roh Si-hwan, then Chae Eun-seong walked on base and was replaced by Kim Myung-shin.
After giving up 3 runs in the beginning of the 4th inning, Doosan tried to counterattack by catching up with 2 runs at the end of the 4th inning. Kim Yu-seong, who has been considered the best player in the draft since he was an amateur, because he throws a fast ball and has excellent control.