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"It was a year when I felt that physical strength was the most important."
1.55 ERA in the first half and 5.68 ERA in the second half.
Kim Seo-hyun (22, Hanwha Eagles) jumped to the main finish and ranked second in saves (33 saves), but he had a season that he could never be satisfied with. In the fall baseball, the slump was more painful. This is why I prepared extraordinary before heading to the spring camp.
Hanwha Eagles official YouTube channel "Eagles TV" released a video of Kim Seo-hyun, Moon Dong-ju and Hwang Jun-seo pitching in the bullpen at the first spring camp in Melbourne, Australia on the 2nd.
Kim Seo-hyun, who wore a Hanwha uniform as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 rookie draft and received a down payment of 500 million won, suffered ups and downs in the first season and faced difficulties such as changes in pitching form in the second season, but ended the season as a key pitcher of the team.
Kim Seo-hyun, who started as a must-win group last year, was promoted to the closing team and made 33 saves to secure Hanwha's back door. The problem was at the end of the season. Kim Seo-hyun, who met with Star News earlier, said, "I want to give 70-80 points" despite his outstanding performance. "It wasn't a bad year, but it was a shame that it happened at the last and most important time," he said.
It was true that the end was disappointing, but looking back on the entire season, it shone more than anyone else. This is why he signed a contract for 168 million won, up 200% from 56 million won last year. After Noh Si-hwan (203.03%), he was the second in the team and the first in the team as a pitcher.
On the day, Kim Seo-hyun threw 41 pitches, spraying breaking balls including fastballs and curves. The ball control was unstable even though it was still powerful. Yang Sang-moon (65), the pitching coach who led Kim Seo-hyun's rebound, reassured Kim Seo-hyun during bullpen pitching, saying, "I like it now," and even after the pitch, "It's because it's the first day." I didn't say anything (during pitching) because the other balance wasn't bad. There is no need to worry. It's okay," he praised.
Kim Seo-hyun also said, "The balance is good enough to say that the pitching coach (Yang Sang-moon) is good, but the weather is different from that of Korea, and it was not easy on the control side because it was still the first pitching."
Kim Seo-hyun, who was shocked at the end of last year, gave up his baseball thoughts after the season and devoted himself to rest and physical management. The ball didn't catch until December. I focused on healing my shaken mental state.
Kim Seo-hyun, who met with reporters before leaving the country, said, "Mentally, I received a lot of help from various places. Now you have to play it in the game to know. "I think the most important thing is how to maintain that mentality and how to refresh quickly before the exhibition game," he stressed.
Has he found a solution to "refresh mental". "Honestly, I still have some thoughts about what to do, but I've heard a lot of other seniors and asked a lot of other seniors during the All-Star Game, so I think we should organize it into one thing and do it in the season," Kim Seo-hyun said.
Along with mental management, what I cared about was physical strength. The main reason why he did not show consistency until the end of the first full-time season is because he believes that he is mentally and physically. Kim Seo-hyun said, "I lost about 4 kilograms of weight. It's a year when I felt that physical strength is the most important thing, so I didn't touch the ball for a month after the season, so I just weighted it," he said. "I've been catching the ball since January. I purposely delayed the timing of catching the ball and lost a lot of body fat. I tried to make a body that could last a season well," he said.
Unlike last year, it is now a new season to prepare with a clear position of finishing. "You can throw a lot of innings as a bullpen, so you have to prepare for that," Kim Seo-hyun said. "I've played a lot of 8th and 9th innings last year, so I think it's important not to lose my stamina, so I'm going to increase the number of pitches more."
It is my wish to make my fans feel more safe when I take the mound. Kim Seo-hyun said, "I hope I feel more reassured than last year," and vowed, "The 2026 season is coming, and I will work harder to make my body good from the spring camp so that fans can feel reassured this season."
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