KT Wiz’s submarine pitcher Um Sang-baek (28) has been consistent. Except for skipping one rotation due to heavy shoulders in mid-May this season, he has been consistent in starting rotation.안전놀이터
Of the 18 starting pitchers who met the stipulated innings this season, Ryu had the second highest ERA after SSG Landers Kim Kwang-hyun (5.19), but his team had good luck in winning games. He shares the second place group with NC Kyle Hart, Doosan Bears Kwak Bin and Kiwoom Heroes Enmanuel de Heysus. He is one win behind Won Tae-in of the Samsung Lions, who ranks first in multiple wins.
In addition to his seven wins in the previous season, he has surpassed his record of 11 wins in the 2022 season, which he recorded during his reign as King Seungryul, and thus set a new record of 14 wins in a single season since his debut. If he is greedy, he can expect to win 14 games.
However, Um does not have a desire to win. With his team’s entry into fall baseball yet to be confirmed, he is only looking forward to his team’s victory. KT has advanced to fall baseball for the fourth consecutive year, including the first time in the 2020 season and the first combined championship in the 2021 season.
Currently, they are in a fierce ranking battle with the fourth-place Doosan Bears and the sixth-place SSG Landers, ranking fifth.
Um Sang-baek, whom I recently met, said, “What feels better than my victory is that the team wins.”
“It’s not that I don’t care about the results of other teams’ matches. However, we are a team that has been in the postseason for four consecutive years. There is no pressure. Rather, we are playing with the mindset of making it more comfortable. I try to focus on the game, but not to burden myself,” he said.
If he secures a win in the remaining one game, he will become the player who has the most wins in a season as a native pitcher of KT. The previous records are 13 wins for Cho in the 2020 season and 13 wins for Ko Young-pyo and Cho in the 2022 season.
However, Um said, “I really don’t have a desire to win individually. I always think about what I can do for my team. Individual wins don’t mean much to me right now,” adding, “I have one more game to play in, and I want to contribute to my team in the remaining games.”