"20 years old." Bae Chanseung is so cute! "My younger brother took the mound with the intention of blocking his score → Thank you so much, Minho"

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Bae Chan-seung (20), the "special left-hander" of the Samsung Lions, reported his first win of the season by showing off his reliable "seniority." After last year when he was a high school rookie, he has now been reborn as a confident second-year senior in rescuing a junior in crisis. He even showed a cute side that he threw with the intention of blocking Jang Chan-hee (19), who came in as a junior for the first time this season.

Bae Chan-seung pitched ⅔ scoreless innings as the team's fourth pitcher in an away game against the KIA Tigers in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 7th.

Bae Chan-seung's pitching situation on the day was actually urgent. "Rookie" Jang Chan-hee, who took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning when his team was trailing 1-3, was on the verge of a one-out first and third base with a hit, a sacrifice bunt and four intentional pitches. You can't get any more points Samsung's bench, which made the decision, took out Bae Chan-seung's card without hesitation. Bae Chan-seung, who was the youngest only a year ago, is now a "solver" to prevent his junior's earned run.

Bae Chan-seung was calm. He put out the urgent fire by treating the first batter Castro with a fly ball to shortstop, and in the ensuing crisis with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, he turned Na Sung-bum with a fly ball to left field to end the inning without a run.

Samsung's batters responded when Bae Chan-seung maintained the atmosphere by suppressing the loss. Samsung, which turned the tables with five runs in the top of the eighth inning, added Choi Hyung-woo's wedge three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to win the game 10-3. Thanks to this, Bae Chan-seung became a winning pitcher.

After the game, Bae Chan-seung took care of his junior Jang Chan-hee before he became the winning pitcher. "I took the mound with the intention of blocking my younger brother's (Jang Chan-hee) score," he said. "I'm so grateful that I was able to prevent it without losing a point thanks to Kang Min-ho's good lead and catch in the middle."

Bae Chan-seung, a native of Daegu High School and who also received the "2023 Star Awards" Star Award hosted by Star News, joined Samsung as the third overall pick in the first round of the 2025 rookie draft and settled in the must-win group by posting 19 holds from the first season. Bae Chan-seung, who already has a strong "senior" mindset, laughed, saying, "As a result, I threw and turned the tables and became a winning pitcher, but I'm so happy that the team won."

Bae Chan-seung, who coach Park Jin-man cited as a key player at the beginning of the season, entered a perfect "normal trajectory" in April. Overcoming the slump in his first appearance, he has continued his scoreless streak in four games in April. He is overwhelming by adding a fast ball of more than 150 kilometers to his skill to deal with opposing batters skillfully. The season's ERA also fell from 18.00 to 6.00.

Finally, Bae Chan-seung said, "Even in the cold weather, many people came, so I was able to cheer up. We will continue to do our best to repay the cheers of the fans," he said. The appearance of a 20-year-old fireballer with skill, personality, and fellowship is making Samsung fans smile.

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