There are two rookies in the opening starting rotation of the Kiwoom Heroes. One is left-hander Chung Hyeon-woo, who entered the starting lineup splendidly as the first overall rookie draft of the KBO. Another rookie, on the other hand, quietly joined the starting lineup without receiving any attention at all.

The hero is right-handed Yoon Hyun (19). After graduating from Gyeonggi High School, Yoon joined the team as the 31st player in the fourth round in 2025. In addition to the Kaohsiung 1st tier spring camp in Taiwan, he has constantly been given the opportunity to take the mound until exhibition games. He just did not start at the regular intervals like Chung. However, he pitched in relief in both exhibition games, and allowed two hits, six strikeouts, and four walks in six innings.토토사이트

However, he made a big mistake in his debut match. At the match against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on Monday, he allowed three hits, two strikeouts and six outs, allowing one run. He had six outs and allowed one run against the Kia Tigers, the strongest team in the league.

The score was much better than Chung Hyeon-woo, who allowed eight hits, four strikeouts, seven walks and six runs (four earned) in five innings in his debut match, which he played a day earlier. Chung became a winning pitcher by receiving as much as 11 points from batters, but Yoon was only a no-decision game.

On the same day, Yoon threw a maximum of 147 kilometers and an average of 143 kilometers. He also used curves and sliders. He had three sliders, and in fact, he mostly threw four-core and curveball. His ball control was not overwhelming, nor was he good at controlling and commanding. Instead, he got help from defenders. More than anything, there was no run-away game. Coach Hong Won-ki lowered the passing score. This is a secret weapon of the Kiwoom team's starting lineup this year.

"It was more fun than I expected. I thought I had more hits than walks, but my seniors helped me a lot in defense," Yoon said ahead of the game against the SSG Landers at Gocheok on Sunday. "I thought I had good fastball power, so I confidently entered the game."

He threw the splitter but sealed it for now. "Ballet has sliders and splitter besides curves, and I think it would be okay to just use fastballs and curves now," Yoon said. "Although Kia's batters had no players to filter, I threw with confidence as if they were the same batters."

He was not aware of Chung's struggles at all. "My intention was to throw my ball only. As a rookie, I threw aggressively to show off my mettle," Yoon said. "I never thought I would be a starting pitcher from the first season, but I think I got a chance because my performance in exhibition games was good. I want to be a pitcher who throws as many innings as possible. My seniors told me to throw with confidence, so I threw with more confidence," he said.

His debut match was canceled, but he is not disappointed. Yoon-hyun said, "I changed my mind. I just thought, 'You turned it upside down.' I didn't become a winning pitcher, but I like the content. I'm only going to focus on what I can do. I want to throw more than 50 innings for now."

He said he was disappointed that he could not play against Kim Do-young (22), who is suffering from a hamstring injury. "Kim Do-young is the best hitter in the professional league, so I wanted to play against him, but it's a shame that I couldn't. Kang Baek-ho (KT Wiz) also wants to play against him," Yoon said.