I came all the way here with my hard work." So I'm No. 1 in hold at 40...A message from the icon of commitment
I came all the way here with my hard work." So I'm No. 1 in hold at 40...A message from the icon of commitment
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"I'm not born with anything, so I came all the way here with my hard work."
LG Twins' right-hander Kim Jin-sung posted his first save of the season despite pitching on the 28th pitch on the previous day. Kim Jin-sung, born in 1985, turned 40 this year. When asked about his secret to running for a long time, he said he is trying hard.
Kim Jin-sung took the mound in relief in a home game against KT in the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 18th and recorded a save with no outs and no strikeouts in one ⅓ inning.토토사이트
It was Kim's first save of the season. Due to a tightrope injury to the bullpen, Kim Jin-seong will take the mound as the closing pitcher due to situations. Former closer Jang Hyun-sik (diagnosed as fine damage to his right dorsal muscles), Pil Seung-jo Kim Kang-ryul (shoulder discomfort), and May's ERA of "0" Bae Jae-joon (shoulder discomfort) were all excluded from the first team. Currently, only Kim Jin-seong and Park Myung-geun are in the lead group. Kim's shoulders have become heavier.
He felt more pressure because he pitched poorly in the previous game. Kim took the mound with two outs and a bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning when his team led 1-3 in the second game of a doubleheader against KT on Wednesday. He grounded out Jang and blocked a large number of runs. LG added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning with Kim Hyun-soo's three-run homer.
Kim took the mound in the top of the sixth inning as well. After striking out Mel Rojas Jr., Kim allowed a triple to Jang and a walk to Moon Sang-cheol. He also allowed pinch hitter Kim Min-hyuk to get on the base with a walk. With the bases loaded with one out, Yeom Kyung-yeop deployed Baek Seung-hyeon. Baek Seung-hyeon let in all three of Kim's players who are in charge. Kim finished the game with one hit and two walks, one strikeout, three runs and a hold in the ⅔ innings. Afterwards, LG lost 6-7 as relief pitchers collapsed one after another. He threw 28 pitches, but the game was overshadowed by his team's loss.
He took the mound again on the day. Kim Jin-sung took the mound at the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the eighth inning with his team leading 5-1. Rojas at bat. With one big hit, the atmosphere could have been overcome. In just two pitches, he induced Rojas to ground out to the first base, but the hit was deflected off Kim Hyun-soo. Fortunately, Koo was able to quickly back up and make a force out at the first base. He made three outs in the ninth inning to post a save.
After the game, Kim Jin-sung bowed to his teammates, saying, "If I had stopped well yesterday (17th), (Park) Myung-geun would not have come up at that time, and pitchers would not have been put in like that, but I felt sorry for not finishing the inning as a veteran."
Coincidentally, Kim Jin-sung's two sons pitched and hitters on the day. The result was not good in the previous game, and he took the mound with his family watching. Kim Jin-sung said, "I was under a lot of pressure. I have to throw well in front of my family, but I have to be proud, but yesterday's result was also bad, so the concentration of throwing came out good."
His performance is overwhelming even at the age of 40. He has one win, one loss, 13 holds, one save, and an earned run average of 3.00 in 25 games. Hold is No. 1 in the league. He posted a career high last year with 27 holds, but he is poised to display an even greater performance this year. When asked about his secret to consistency, he said, "I try to maintain the speed of my direct purchase. If I don't get 140 kilometers per hour, I think it's time for me to retire. I'm trying my best to maintain that level."
According to Statistics Korea, Kim's average fastball speed this season is 142.1 kilometers per hour. He threw fastballs up to 143 kilometers per hour today. When reporters said that retirement is a long way off, he said, "I want to do it for a long time. We don't know when the fire will go out, so we need to keep adding more firewood to keep the spark going," adding, "I've never been born with anything, so I've made it this far."
"The only way is to (make) more effort than other players," Kim said. "Repeated training once or twice is good. You have to work 100 to 200 times to achieve that once or twice. As you build up, every time goes up to 10 times. That gives you experience, and when you have a slump, you become the foundation to find good things faster. Steady efforts are the most important."
He preached the importance of constant exercise. "I don't play games on Mondays. I did most of the reinforcement exercises (even on my days off)."
An LG source said, "Kim Jin-sung is the first player to come to work." He also said he goes to the ballpark at 6 a.m. during the off-season. I arrived at the ballpark at 6:30 a.m. because I had something to do, and Kim Jin-sung was there before that.
LG Kim Young-woo is pitching hard on the mound in the first game of the "2025 Shinhan SOL BANK KBO League" KT Wiz and LG Twins doubleheader at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 17th
Kim reportedly told rookie right-hander Kim Young-woo about the importance of sports. "I told (Kim) Young-woo, 'You are one of the few pitching pitchers in Korea. Your body has to endure strength. So even if you really don't want to do reinforcement exercises, you should continue to do it even a little bit,'" Kim said. "(Kim) Young-woo was good at following his senior's advice."
Kim said he has no flash of talent. However, Kim has a greater talent than anyone else. He is "sticky." The best talent needed by a professional player made Kim what he is now.