"Only one win in five years → 2nd draft → 2 wins already this year." The annual salary of 34 million won has come

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The pitcher with an annual salary of 34 million won, who had only one win in five years since his professional debut, has already won two games this year. Moreover, it was a valuable victory that took responsibility for two of the team's three wins of the season and broke the losing streak both times. Right-hander Bae Dong-hyun (28), who acts as a "blessing ball" in the Kiwoom Heroes, is the main character.

Bae Dong-hyun started in an away game against the Doosan Bears in the 2026 KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th and led his team to a 5-2 victory by allowing five hits, two outs and four strikeouts in five ⅓ innings. He threw a fastball of up to 148 kilometers per hour, a slider of 130 kilometers per hour, and a change-up and curve properly.

His crisis management ability was also outstanding. He grounded out Park Chan-ho with one out and second base in the second inning, caught Yang Seok-hwan with a fly, and gave up only one run each with a sacrifice fly to Lee Yoo-chan and Yang Seok-hwan in the third and fourth innings, respectively. The team came down from the mound in the sixth inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases with a 3-2 lead, but Yuto (27), who came out of relief, did not lose an additional run, so Bae Dong-hyun's victory was protected.

With the victory, Kiwoom moved from the bottom of the tie to seventh place with three wins and six losses this season, away from its two consecutive losses suffered by the LG Twins on the 4th and 5th. Bae Dong-hyun also gave Kiwoom its first win after three consecutive losses of the season by allowing five hits and no runs in five innings against SSG Landers, which was in its third consecutive win on the 1st.

The season's performance is still in the early stages, with two wins and no losses in three games, including the opening relief appearance against the Hanwha Eagles on March 28, and the ERA is 11th overall and 5th among domestic pitchers.

Bae Dong-hyun, who graduated from Gyeonggi High School and Hanil Jangshin University and was selected by Hanwha as the 42nd in the second fifth round in the 2021 rookie draft, finished his military service with the Sangmu Baseball Team with a record of 1 win, 3 losses and an ERA of 4.50 in 38 innings in 20 games in his first year of joining the team. After failing to make the first-team stage, he was called by a Kiwoom in the third round (with a transfer of 200 million won) in the second draft held in November last year.

After the game against Doosan, Bae Dong-hyun put the team ahead of the individual in the interview. He said, "I'm glad that I broke the team's losing streak. "I threw harder to get out of the losing streak and tried to stop more innings," he said. "I'm sorry and thank you for Yuto's good defense (of the sixth inning)."

Regarding the new team Kiwoom, he said, "I'm here for the second draft, and I'm glad it's helping the team win. "Thank you for helping me a lot with my teammates, coaches, and front office," he said, adding, "First of all, I want to play full season this season and watch the starting position well."

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