토요일, 8th 2월 2025
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Han Seung-hyeok has seen the most action this year for the Hanwha Eagles

The pitcher who has seen the most action this year for the Hanwha Eagles of the Korean Baseball Organization is right-hander Han Seung-hyeok (31). In a career-high 70 appearances, Han has pitched 62⅔ innings, compiling a 5-5 record with a 5.03 ERA, 19 holds, and 64 strikeouts. He was utilized as the primary setup man in the eighth inning in front of closer Joo Hyun-sang.

Although his ERA was high in the five-run range due to a couple of high-scoring games, he was utilized as the eighth inning closer due to his strong command. He struck out a team-high 19 batters, a career-high. Every year, the season would end with a flash in the pan, but this year it was meaningful to keep up the pace until the end.

“I used to put too much energy into the beginning of the season and sag in the second half due to a bad summer,” said Han, who is currently training in Daejeon after the season and preparing for the Miyazaki Finishing Camp in Japan. This year, I prepared for the second half of the season. My stamina always dropped in the summer, and even though my speed didn’t decrease, my pitching balance wasn’t good. I paid attention to that and prepared for it, and I was lucky enough to get through the summer and make it to the end of the season.”

Previously,

49 games was his personal best with the Kia in 2015, but this year, he quickly surpassed 50-60 games and reached 70 games. This was possible because he maintained a good pace throughout the season, even though he was on the second team for a few days in late April.

“Honestly, I didn’t expect to play 70 games,” Han said. I thought it would be around 60 games if I went out a lot, but I kept getting opportunities to pitch, 파워볼사이트 and I wanted to try 70 games as soon as I got the chance. I didn’t expect to have so many holds, but I feel like I went through the season well.”

The ABS (Automatic Pitching Review System), which was introduced in the KBO this year, was also a big benefit for Han, who has a strong image as a pitcher with bad pitches. Since umpires are also human, there were times when balls that were ambiguous as strikes or balls were ruled against him. “Those balls became strikes, which gave me a certain advantage. I don’t know how the zone will change next year, but I think it will be better now that I’ve experienced it for a year.”

Selected by KIA with the eighth overall pick in the 2011 first round, Han was a fireballer prospect who threw up to 158 kilometers per hour. He had quite a few opportunities in Kia, but they didn’t pan out, and he came to Hanwha in a trade in November 2022. Hanwha received two pitchers, Han Seung-hyuk and Jang Ji-soo, in exchange for Byun Woo-hyuk, a top pitching prospect. The trade immediately emphasized the power Han Seung-hyuk.

Last year,

His first season with the team, he fell short of expectations with a 6.44 ERA in 21 games (7 starts-36⅓ innings) with a 3-1 record and one save. The trade was labeled a failure, but he turned it around in his second season. After bouncing back and forth between starting and middling, this year he focused on the bullpen full-time. He completely abandoned his two-seam fastball and changed his repertoire to a four-seam fastball.

“It’s good to be good as a starter, but it’s hard to stay in a state where I can pitch more than five innings throughout the year, so the middle, where I can focus on one inning, worked well for me,” Han said. ”When the results weren’t good, I would get discouraged, but the manager and coach believed in me and often put me in important situations in the eighth inning. I felt a different attraction to the middle than starting, and I was able to have fun and have a good experience.”

After 14 years as a professional and a career-high season at the age of 31, Han’s career is really starting to take off. He can still throw a 150-kilometer fastball with ease, so his best days may be yet to come. “This year is over,” he said. Baseball keeps changing, so I have to prepare well for next year. It’s the first time I’ve played 70 games, but I’ll try to maintain and recover well so I can do it again next year,” he said. ”I think this is the beginning of my career. I will build on this year and build my career. The number of games and holds are good, but next year I want to strike out about 10 fewer batters than this year.”

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