Hong Gun-hee (32, Doosan Bears) left his name on the club’s right-handed bullpen pitcher genealogy.
Hong took the mound in the seventh inning in a home game against the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Sunday. It was Hong’s 50th game of this season.스포츠토토
Taking the mound as the second pitcher after starting pitcher Kwak Bin, Hong treated Lee Jae-won with a fly ball with one out and runners on the second base. After a game of up to eight pitches, he was able to post an out count.
Hong Gun-hee, who joined the KIA Tigers in the second round of the 2011 rookie draft (9th overall), moved to Doosan in a trade on June 7, 2020.
Hong Gun-hee, who has been coming and going as a starter and reliever, has settled down perfectly as a key bullpen with full opportunities at Doosan.
Hong Gun-hee, who threw a fast ball of 150km/h, but his control was a little shaky, began to find stability in full faith.
He played as a must-winner and finisher, recording 17 holds in 2021, and also played as a finisher with 18 saves and 22 saves in 2022 and 2023.
After becoming a free agent after the end of last season, he signed a contract worth 2.45 billion won (2.42 million U.S. dollars) in total for two plus two years. Although it is not a super-high-end contract, he recognized his value by allowing him to exercise his option two years later. Hong has good motivation for the past two years as well.
In his first year as an FA, he is playing his part in this season as well. In 49 games, he recorded four wins, two losses, nine saves and seven holds with an ERA of 2.25. In 12 games in May, he recorded eight saves and an ERA of 1.59, making him a monthly MVP candidate in May.
There were times when he was out for a while due to injury, but he continued to play in 50 games for five consecutive years. He became the 22nd player in the KBO League to play in 50 games for five consecutive years. He is also the fourth Bears player to play in the league, following Lee Hye-cheon (six consecutive years, 1999-2004) and Jin Pil-joong (five consecutive years, 1998-2002) and Cha Myung-joo (five consecutive years, 1999-2003).
Hong Gun-hee wrote a meaningful record, but Doosan eventually gave up the game after a close game in the 10th inning of overtime.
Closer Kim Taek-yeon failed to finish the inning by allowing a tie at the top of the ninth inning with a 6-4 lead. In the end, in the game that entered overtime, Lee Young-ha hit a timely hit by Kim Tae-yeon at the second base of the runner in the top of the 10th inning, and Doosan lost 6-7.