149km bam! Finishing... 'LG Man' Jang Hyun-sik bends to third base and says, "I received too much support from KIA fans."
149km bam! Finishing... 'LG Man' Jang Hyun-sik bends to third base and says, "I received too much support from KIA fans."
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Jang Hyun-sik, wearing an LG Twins uniform, made his LG debut.
Jang Hyun-sik pitched in relief against the KIA Tigers in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 4th and recorded one scoreless inning.
Jang Hyun-sik, who injured his right ankle ligament at the Arizona spring camp in February, strengthened his sense of practice through a second-tier game after recovering.
In five games, five ⅓, three hits (two homers) and one walk, three runs allowed. He displayed an ERA of 5.06.메이저놀이터
It was not a good performance, but the sign came out that the recovery was complete, and he joined the team ahead of the match against Suwon KT on the 3rd. And he was registered in the first team in a surprise move on the day.
Coincidentally, it was called up ahead of the showdown with KIA, his former team.
Before the game, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I will put him on the mound in a comfortable situation."
As LG led 8-2, Jang Hyun-sik appeared on the mound in the top of the eighth inning.
LG fans cheered when the announcer introduced Jang Hyun-sik. KIA fans on the third base also cheered and applauded.
The first batter Jang faced was Kim Kyu-sung. He handled it with a 148-km fastball to right field.
Subsequently, pinch hitter Park Jae-hyun entered the batter's box. He put in a 149-kilometer fastball at the first pitch. He played a 142-kilometer fork ball at the fourth pitch at the count of 1-2, completing a fly ball to the left field.
And it is Lee Woo-sung. He has had two hits and one walk in the previous four at-bats. Jang threw in a fastball-slider pattern. He swung and struck out a 133-km slider with a ball count of 2-2.
In this way, Jang Hyun-sik's LG debut was completed.
Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop made his mind up after watching Jang's pitch. "As Jang Hyun-sik came out and confirmed his 149th arrest, I hope he will play a good role in closing the next game," Yeom said.
Jang Hyun-sik, who met after the game, said, "I feel sorry for the fans that I took the mound late for the first time. I came late, but I will do my best to help the team win."
The maximum speed was 149 kilometers. "I threw the ball with the intention of playing fast, but the ball speed came out well and I think I should handle the innings well regardless of whether the score difference is small or large," Jang said.
Regarding the part that was cheered by KIA fans, he said, "I received excessive support. I thought it would be better to show KIA fans a good performance and threw hard," he said.
Before pitching, Jang greeted Kia's fans at the third base. He must have felt that way.
"I always wanted to say hello. I thought I should greet (him) unconditionally, and I thought I should be more polite as much as I received his support," he said, expressing respect to Kia's fans.