Kiwoom Heroes Jang Jae-young (21) showed off a powerful pitch despite not being able to digest long innings.
Jang Jae-young started the match against SSG Landers in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 4th and recorded 6 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 5 strikeouts and 2 runs in 3 innings.메이저사이트
Jang Jae-young, who caught the first two batters well in the first inning, was hit by Choi Jeong in the second out, but ended the inning by directly catching Guillermo Heredia’s sharp batted ball with a straight hit by the pitcher.
Jang Jae-young, who struck out Han Yu-seom, the lead batter in the second inning, was hit by Park Seong-han. After he struck out Ha Jae-hoon, he was hit by Jeon Jeon-san and was driven into a crisis with 2 out, 1st and 2nd base. In the end, Jang Jae-young gave Cho Hyeong-woo a RBI and a timely hit, giving him a runaway score. However, Choi Ji-hoon struck out and blocked the extra point.
Jang Jae-young threw a 148km/h fastball in the second pitch to Choi Joo-hwan in the third inning and allowed a solo home run. Subsequently, he was hit with a double by Choi Jeong and was driven to the second base crisis, but he escaped the crisis without conceding by catching Heredia, Hanyu Island, and Ha Jae-hoon.
[OSEN=Incheon, Reporter Min Kyung-hoon] On the afternoon of the 4th, a match between Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League SSG Landers and Kiwoom Heroes took place at SSG Landers Field in Incheon. 2023.06.04 /rumi@osen.co.kr
Jang Jae-young, who recorded 64 pitches, was replaced by Lee Myung-jong in the 4th inning, where Kiwoom was losing 0-2, and finished the mound that day. The slider threw 33 pitches, more than half of the total pitches, with 24 fastballs and 7 curveballs. His highest fastball speed was up to 153 km/h.
The most important task for Jang Jae-young was to reduce the number of 4 balls and throw strikes. He did not throw long innings on this day, but he only gave up one walk on 4 walks, and his strike rate was good at 62.5%.
Coach Hong Won-ki said in an interview before the game that day, “Jang Jae-young had some ups and downs in the second group. Even so, he received reports that he pitched more reliably than before he was moved down to the second team. I think episode 1 is important today. He sees the process of how to solve the game as more important,” he said. He continued, “After Ahn Woo-jin, I plan to give other starting pitchers a break. The starting rotation operation will be decided after seeing the results of Jang Jae-young’s pitching today.”
Jang Jae-young, who joined as the first pick in the 2021 rookie draft, received great expectations, but has not yet achieved the expected results. He started the season again this year with 5 starts, but went down to the 2nd team after poor pitching in 2 consecutive games. Attention is focusing on whether Jang Jae-young, who returned to the 1st team stage after 47 days since the Samsung match on April 18th, had a disappointing result, but showed potential as well.