Fireballer who will be reborn as a stronger and more reliable pitcher for 7 months from discharge to snipers and renaming
Fireballer who will be reborn as a stronger and more reliable pitcher for 7 months from discharge to snipers and renaming
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Kim Musin, a trustworthy man of good faith.
Samsung Lions pitcher Kim Yoon-soo (26) will start his new season under the new name Kim Moo-shin. The reason for the change is simple, but determined. "I want to play baseball well."
For the past seven years when he played in the uniform with Kim Yun-soo engraved on it, he has been Samsung's "painful finger." Having thrown around 150 kilometers of balls when he joined the team in 2018, he was highly anticipated as a talent who will become the "second Oh Seung-hwan" along with the nickname Fireballer. However, he did not grow as much as he expected as his ball control always held him back.
Kim fired a signal of rebound in 2024. In the first half of the season, he pitched stably as a starting pitcher for the Korean Armed Forces athletic team (Sangmu). After turning into a starting pitcher in the Futures League, he garnered eight wins, three losses and 2.43 ERA in 14 games, raising his hope. After being discharged from the military, Kim was listed as a postseason entry after suffering ups and downs as he assumed the position of bullpen for Samsung, and dramatically pitched five games (three and one third innings) without allowing any runs.
In particular, all three out counts posted by Kim Moo-shin in the playoffs were made against foreign slugger Austin Dean (LG Twins). He took the mound in a crisis of 2 outs, 1st and 2nd base, and the bases loaded, and turned Austin around with a fastball of 155km/h, earning the nickname "Austin Sniper." He served as a one-point relief in the Korean Series (KS) against the KIA Tigers, but showed off his multi-inning ability by playing 1 1/3 scoreless innings in the second game.
PS's good pitching instilled confidence in Kim. "When I saw batters strike out (if I throw a fastball), I felt that 'my ball is really good,'" he said. "I thought that if I do this, I will be able to throw a good ball in the future." 스포츠토토
His lackluster performance in the team that returned after being discharged from the military was also a valuable nourishment. "My ball control was a problem even after I was discharged from the military. I couldn't control my fastballs (compared to my fastballs), so I practiced a lot (in the second division) in the second half of the year. Since I moved to the first division (in September), I have gained confidence in my fastballs. I have gained more confidence after the (PS preparation period) practice matches," Kim said.
Kim is now preparing for the new season, aiming to achieve "improvement effect." "I changed my name to a good one because I heard (the original Chinese character) was not good," Kim said on his social media. Direct translation of Chinese characters means "strong and reliable." The name includes all the necessary virtues for a pitcher. "I like the new name because it looks strong," Kim said, renewing his commitment to become a strong and reliable pitcher just like the new season's name.