Jeong Hae-young (22, KIA Tigers) is uneasy about the start.
Jung Hae-young wrote a new history as a closer after joining the team. Jung Hae-young, who joined the KIA as the 1st nomination in 2020, was reborn as a’guardian’ by posting 34 saves in 2021. Recorded 30 saves in one season.
Last year, he recorded 32 saves in 55 games, making him the youngest individual ever to reach 50 saves. His 30 saves for the second consecutive year is also the youngest Jung Hae-young and the first in Tigers history.메이저놀이터
With his 67 career saves, he could set the record for the youngest player to do so if he adds up to 33 saves this season. Currently, the youngest 100 save record was achieved by Lim Chang-yong at the age of 23 years, 10 months and 10 days.
continuation of the record. However, the season has not started very well. On April 2nd, with a 9-4 lead against SSG Landers, he climbed the mound and checked his sense of practice. However, he allowed his first home run of the season when a fastball thrown to Choi Jeong went over the fence. There was no effect on winning or losing.
One shot against the Doosan Bears on the 8th was dizzying. He got on the mound to end the game in the bottom of the ninth with a 6–4 lead. Jeong Hae-young was hit by lead batter Kang Seung-ho. Then, the fastball thrown to Kim Jae-hwan was formed rather high in the middle, and it became a superior home run. tied 6-6. Although the follow-up hitter was blocked without a run, Jung Hae-young could not hide his bitter heart as he entered the dugout.
KIA created a chance with one out and bases loaded at the bottom of the ninth inning and won the victory with Ko Jong-wook’s end. Jung Hae-young became the winning pitcher.
Jung Hae-young’s second half (23G ERA 4.84) was not very good compared to the first half of last year (ERA 2.41 in 32 games).
As it is still early in the season, he is in a situation where he can expect his condition to rise again. Above all, in the game on the 8th, it was not easy to warm up due to the chilly weather.
For the time being, the KIA, which suffered injuries from fielders such as Na Seong-beom, Kim Do-young, and Kim Sun-bin, will need the power of pitchers. As for KIA, we sincerely hope that concerns about Jung Hae-young, whom we believed to be a solid closer, will be unfounded.