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Frustrated even with 'save 2nd place' → '200% increase in annual salary' Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun "I will do well all year round this time."
"I barely thought about baseball in December."
In the first year, when it was only disappointing, in the second and third years, it became the league's top-level closure. Nevertheless, Kim Seo-hyun (22, Hanwha Eagles) could not laugh. I shook off the bad memories. Now, he will start preparing for the new season again with only good memories.
It has been a rollercoaster year for Kim Seo-hyun. He started as a must-win group and turned into a finisher, and despite his sudden position, he ranked second in the league with 33 saves. Kim Seo-hyun played a huge role in being able to reach the Korean Series for the first time in 19 years.
So the end was so unfortunate. Kim Seo-hyun, who played his first full-time season, shook sharply in the second half. He had 22 saves (1-1) in 42 games in the first half, and the ERA was 1.55, but he was shaken by 11 saves (1-3) in 27 games in the second half and ERA 5.68.
At a time when hopes were growing for the first-place match, it was crucial to give up two home runs and become a losing pitcher at the end of the SSG Landers match. Since then, the slump has continued in autumn baseball. He became an emotional winning pitcher in the Korean Series, but he dropped his head by allowing three home runs and six runs in three ⅔ innings in a total of five postseason games.
Kim Seo-hyun, who recently met with Star News, said about last season, "I want to give 70-80 points," adding, "It wasn't a bad year, but it was a shame that it happened when it was the last most important thing. Overall, I think everything was okay in the beginning," he said.
No one could blame Kim Seo-hyun. Without Kim Seo-hyun, everyone knew that Hanwha would not have made it to that position. I was rewarded with the contribution. Kim Seo-hyun signed a contract at 168 million won, up 200% and 112 million won from 56 million won last year after annual salary negotiations. After Noh Si-hwan (203.03%), he was the second in the team and the first in the team as a pitcher.
There was a hard time, but there is something I want to praise myself for. "I played 10 holds for the first time in 2024, and last year, I started as a must-win group and went to a sudden finish, but I was also grateful to myself that I endured well there," he explained.
Therefore, it was not easy to shake off the disappointment. Kim Seo-hyun himself would have been more upset and disappointed than the fans. I found the cause in my physical strength. "I played full-time for the first time, and it was a pity that I didn't know how to arrange my physical strength," he said. "If I had physical strength until the end, I thought I would have thrown well."
In December, he forgot about baseball, but in the meantime, he did not neglect his efforts to make his best physical condition ahead of the camp. Kim Seo-hyun said, "I started by delaying the catch ball as much as possible. "I thought we should start late because arms are the most important thing for pitchers," he said. "Weight also did more than last year. I tried to lose more body fat percentage," he said.
Hanwha will take the first spring camp road to Melbourne, Australia via Incheon International Airport on the 23rd. "Technically, it can't always be perfect," said Kim Seo-hyun, who wants to reduce body fat even when he goes to camp and improve his physical condition first. "Checking your condition is the first priority, and I think you should check what you lack or need to supplement in the technical area before entering the exhibition game."
Kim Seo-hyun, who invited fans to serve kalguksu in person due to his pledge made before the season, did not forget his last words to his fans. "This season, unlike last year, I want to be a player who is consistently good throughout the year. I'll show you something like that. We ask for your support," he said.
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