There was a reason to wait. His “cool” pitching stood out. The ball was fast, too. The problem was that there was nothing more than that. It was Yoon Seong-bin (25) of the Lotte Giants. 안전놀이터
Yoon joined the main team on Tuesday. He has played as the starting pitcher on Thursday. He started the game on Friday. It has been 1,166 days since the game against Doosan Bears in Jamsil on May 21, 2021. Based on his starting lineup, it will be the first time in 1951 days since the game against Samsung Lions in Sajik on March 28, 2019.
The result is regrettable. He had four hits (one homer) with two walks and one strikeout in one inning, and allowed five runs. He came down to the mound with one runner left in the second inning, and allowed five runs as the successor lost.
First of all, the ball itself was good. It sprayed fastballs with speeds of up to 152 km/h. The slowest ball was 146 km/h. The speed was not a problem. Six fork balls were also distributed 138-140 km/h. Again, it was fast.
He said, “Just fast.” His ball control stopped him. He threw a total of 35 pitches, 19 strikes and 16 balls. His ball control didn’t work. Good pitching is difficult under this circumstance.
After allowing two outs in the bottom of the first inning, he gave a hit, a double, and a hit, allowing two runs. All of them were hit while throwing fastballs. He struck out Choo Shin-soo to end the inning. In the bottom of the second inning, he walked and was hit with a two-run shot by Lee Ji-young. He walked again to Oh Tae-gon. The Lotte bench moved. It was a substitution.
He is a former ace of Busan High School. He came to Lotte as the first designation in 2017. The down payment amounts to 450 million won. He has good physical conditions of 197km-90kg. Based on this, he uses fastballs.
Years have passed while suffering from shoulder injury. Since joining the team in 2017, he has to play in only 20 games through 2023. No matter how good a pitcher is, there is no way if he gets sick. Lotte also felt frustrated. As he kept touching the pitching form, he ended up in a deeper quagmire.
Now the body has no problem. He constantly threw at Futures to prepare for the first team call-up. Finally, the chance came. There are not enough pitchers in the first team. Manager Kim Tae-hyung called Yoon Sung-bin.
“I’ve thrown all the throws. I liked them in the Futures. They showed good pitching speed. As a starter, they also showed good performance. I wanted to give them a chance. I’m a bit old and this year is important, so I decided to use it. I jokingly said, ‘Let’s see how many innings I can throw.’
For now, the return match left a deep sense of regret. However, his charm still lingers. Born in 1999, he is still young. He also served in the military. All he has to do is explode. You cannot be full at the first drink. You can focus on the possibility that you have shown. There is a long way to go, but the journey starts from a single step anyway.
