Overcoming criticism, a surprise nomination → 12 points range of ERA shock...Will it be okay as it is for the 5th starter who walks a lot
Overcoming criticism, a surprise nomination → 12 points range of ERA shock...Will it be okay as it is for the 5th starter who walks a lot
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Where did Kim Yu-sung (Doosan Bears) perform at the audition? Kim Yu-seong (Doosan Bears), who challenged to become the first full-time starter after his debut, is struggling due to difficulties in controlling ball control.스포츠토토
Kim Yoo-sung started in an away game against Lotte Giants in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 6th and was substituted early with three hits, three walks, and five runs left in one ⅓ inning.
Kim Yu-seong was hit to the left by veteran Jeong-hoon after one out in the bottom of the first inning when the score was 0-0. He caught the follow-up hitter Na Seung-yeop with a fly ball to the third base, and made a two-out first base, but he gave up a two-run first double to Yoo Kang-nam after allowing Victor Reyes to walk after a game of seven pitches.
In the bottom of the second inning, he held the leadoff hitter well and allowed Lee Ho-joon to hit the bases with one out. He then walked Jeon Min-jae straight and Jeon Jun-woo on base after five pitches, causing a full base crisis, and handed over the baton to Kim Myung-shin.
As Kim Myung-shin hit an RBI infield ball to Jeong-hoon and a timely hit against Reyes, all three of Kim Yoo-sung's successors homered. Kim Yoo-sung, who had five earned runs, saw his ERA soar from 7.20 to 12.79 (nine earned runs in six ⅓ innings).
Kim Yoo-sung graduated from Gimhae High School and was nominated for the first time in the NC Dinos in the KBO Rookie Draft in 2021, but he suffered from withdrawal of the designation as he was embroiled in controversy over school violence when he was an amateur.
Kim Yu-seong went to Korea University and tried to become a professional candidate once again through the early draft system. He also achieved his dream by ranking 19th in the second round of Doosan at the 2023 Rookie Draft held in September 2022. At that time, Doosan highly appreciated Kim's future and chose to call him in the upper round despite the risk of school violence.
Kim Yoo-sung, who became an official Doosan player with a down payment of 150 million won, was finally forgiven for admitting to the second abuse of verbal violence while in school while living in the Futures League in his first year of debut, and delivering a sincere apology message to the victim.
Kim finally came to prominence last winter after going through various trials and errors. In the Miyazaki Education League, he pitched a 154-kilometer fastball, the highest speed against the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese pro baseball league, and pitched six innings of one run, and was listed as a candidate for Doosan's fifth starting pitcher in the 2025 season through the closing camp. Kim Yoo-sung showed his strong will to start the fifth game by even wearing a "new starter" sweeper, achieving his dream of entering the starting line with a 2.57 ERA in two exhibition games.
However, Kim Yu-seong's highly anticipated record is quite low with one loss and an earned run average (ERA) of 12.79 without winning three games. On March 27, when he took his first mound, he showed possibility by allowing six hits (one homer) with two strikeouts and four runs in five innings at the match against Suwon KT, but he took the mound in the top of the ninth inning with a 6-1 lead over the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on April 3 and was replaced with two walks in 0 innings, and gave up three walks at Sajik University on April 6, before coming off the mound in the middle of the second inning.
Kim played in six ⅓ innings and reached a whopping seven pitches. Various indicators such as WHIP 2.37 and hit rate .321 make the starting pitcher's qualifications suspicious.
Kim's poor control of the ball had been pointed out since the Miyazaki Spring camp. "If you throw like that, you can't get into the starting lineup," coach Lee Seung-yeop said to Kim during the practice game. "The worst part was that he threw four balls in a row after catching the first strike. He also struck out at the full count, but it was a game against a team of amateur baseball players without spectators. Even when there is no pressure, there are many spectators and I don't know if he can overcome the difficult situation. He needs to throw more strikes."
After hearing bitter criticism, Kim showed potential to improve his ball control in the second spring camp practice and exhibition games, but he is again suffering from chronic diseases when the regular season begins. Due to poor ball control, his fast speed and powerful ball control are failing to show any signs of success. In the case of Sunday's game, Kim Yu-seong's poor performance could have prolonged his team's losing streak on Sunday.
The fifth starter who overstrikes walks. Will it be okay as it is? Doosan, which has been struggling to manage its players due to the large number of injured people, has added another concern. In order to make the full-time starter that Kim Yu-seong wanted so much, he needs to throw a lot of strikes.