Kwang-Hyun Kim found stability, “I have hope for the next game” [캠프인터뷰]

Maekyung.com MK Sports (Jupiter, USA) Correspondent Kim Jae-ho

St. Louis Cardinals’ Kim Gwang-hyun looked back on his pitching.

Kwang-Hyun Kim started the home game against the Miami Marlins and Grapefruit League held at Roger Dean Stadium on the 9th (Korean time), and recorded 6 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts and 4 runs in 2 1/3 innings. The number of pitches is 48.

Episode 1 was not finished and was grated, but after that, Episodes 2 and 3 showed relatively better appearances. In particular, in the scene where he struck out the last batter Isan Diaz in the 3rd inning, he showed a sharp slider.

Kwang-Hyun Kim is warming up before going back to school. Photo (Jupiter, USA) = Correspondent Kim Jae-ho After finishing the schedule, he sat in front of the camera, “I thought it was a foul (to the first batter) in the first inning, but I became a pair and gave a hit. I wasn’t lucky and I started with a hit, but I think I was embarrassed. It seemed to be less.
I couldn’t throw a lot of strikes,” he said about the 1st episode, where he had a hard time throwing 27 balls.

He explained the secret of finding stability after the second inning, saying, “Because the attack at the end of the first inning was long, I thought a lot about how I threw it at Dougout last year.” “When I think about the reason why I threw so well last year, it was a fast tempo and a low pitch. I focused on that,” he said.

Although he went down the mound at 2nd 1st and 2nd base after being hit by the first two batters in the 3rd inning, when he faced the last batter Isan Diaz, he threw 2 sliders in a row to induce a miss swing. “It fits perfectly like last year’s slider,” he said.

The overall performance is bad to look at, but it is encouraging that the game improved as the game progressed. “I think that part is positive,” he said.

He said, “If you showed the same or bad appearance from the last pitch, you would have been seriously concerned. It was mentally difficult.

Having found a balance by playing a better game than the last game, there was hope for the next game. I hope that I can raise 100% by throwing many games step by step.” [email protected]

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