Kim Taek-yeon, a “special rookie” of the Doosan Bears in professional baseball, set a new record for the most saves by high school graduates.메이저놀이터
Kim Taek-yeon took the mound after two outs in the eighth inning with an 8-7 lead over the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 27th, making her 17th save of the season with one ⅓ scoreless innings.
This surpasses the most saves in a season of high school graduates set by Na Seung-hyun (former Lotte Giants) in 2006. Doosan beat NC 13-7 and set a team record of 2,800 wins with three consecutive losses since the match against Hanwha in Jamsil on the 23rd.
After the game, Kim told reporters, “I had a bad time in the last game (three hits, one run, and two runs in the ⅓ inning against the Hanwha Eagles on June 24), but I am happy to have achieved such a good record. I was not conscious of the record, but I am pleased to have achieved it. I will set a better record and prepare hard so that I can play baseball without injury.”
Kim Taek-yeon took his second loss of the season by allowing a walk-off home run to Kim Min-hyuk in the ninth inning against Suwon KT on the 18th.
“In general, a young player can feel depressed after a walk-off home run, but Kim Tae-yeon was not like that at all. I prepared the game with the same routine as usual. I don’t know what I mean, but from the outside, I think I have a strong heart,” Lee said.
“If there is no runner, the ball speeds up to 3-4 kilometers when a runner is thrown on the floor. That’s how well he can control the strength and weakness, and he has plenty of time,” he added.
“If a bad result comes out, I only think about it on the day of the game. Unfortunately, even if I don’t produce satisfactory results, I think I can learn some things,” Kim said. “I learned a lot from the KT and Hanwha games. I realized how to throw depending on the situation. Based on those experiences, I think I can pitch better.”
Kim Taek-yeon, who set a new record for the most saves among high school graduates in her first year as a firefighter. She thanked catchers Yang Eui-ji and Kim Ki-yeon.
“You helped me a lot to pitch well. Every single word from the strong catcher gives me a lot of strength. It’s a great help to speak based on your experience. Thank you for always being comfortable and raising your confidence.” said Kim Taek-yeon.
Director Lee Seung-yeop praised Kim Taek-yeon, saying, “I have nothing more to praise. You are doing so well.” In response, Kim said, “Thank you so much for the compliment. I still have so much to improve. I want to work hard and grow further.”
He said, “I think we can only progress further if we take the compliment from the director with gratitude and consider ourselves insufficient. The moment we are satisfied, we stop growing. We will always do our best.”