"This is good". Kang Minho agrees…Baek Jung-hyun re-challenged the secret weapon he gave up in the past. "It was better than I thought."

"This is good". Kang Minho agrees…Baek Jung-hyun re-challenged the secret weapon he gave up in the past. "It was better than I thought."

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Samsung Lions veteran left-hander Baek Jung-hyun will mark 2025 with a new pitch.

In 2021, Baek Jung-hyun had a career high with 14 wins, 5 losses and an ERA of 2.63. He became an FA after the end of the season and signed a four-year contract of up to 3.8 billion won with Samsung (a down payment of 1.4 billion won, an annual salary of 2 billion won, and an incentive of 400 million won).안전놀이터

After signing as a free agent, Baek had a disappointing season. He only went 4-13 with a 5.27 ERA in 2022, and rebounded with a 7-5 ERA of 3.67 in 2023, but last year, he went 6-5 with a 5.95 ERA.

Of course, he had a hard time with injuries, left for a long time due to a calf injury in two games after the opening, and was out for the season after being hit by a ball in the Blue and White match ahead of the postseason.

As he is in the final season of the FA, he is displaying strong enthusiasm. He was able to meet Baek after bullpen pitching on Saturday. "Balance is fine. He is getting used to breaking balls little by little," Baek said.

In this bullpen session, Baek used an unusually large number of breaking balls. "The fact that (the ratio) is high is because the ball control has not been set yet," Baek said. "It varies from day to day. Sometimes I can catch it well. Today, I was going to throw until I got caught because I have ups and downs."

What is the main focus of the 2025 season? "During the season, we had a lot of changeups. I was agonizing over whether I should sharpen my changeups or change my pitches," Baek said. "I threw a fork ball, and it was better than I thought."

Kang Min-ho also seemed surprised when he saw the fork ball. Kang Min-ho came forward as Baek's bullpen pitching partner, and Kang Min-ho, who saw the fork ball, was amazed, saying, "This is good."

Baek Jung-hyun once challenged folk ball before. However, it was more like a change-up ball than an authentic folk ball. Baek looked back on the situation at the time, saying, "I couldn't control my ball and it was hard to catch it."

"If they didn't know what to do, now they are looking for a point. I'm glad that I got a point today. I think I should throw it in a competition."

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