"It's my first time receiving my ball." I didn't know my brother's battery dream came true in Hanwha...Seohyun has wings
"It's my first time receiving my ball." I didn't know my brother's battery dream came true in Hanwha...Seohyun has wings
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Kim Seo-hyun (21), who has his new jersey number of 44, appeared in the bullpen at Ballpark in Melbourne, Australia, on the 28th (Korea time) when the professional baseball team Hanwha Eagles' spring camp for the 2025 season was set up. Kim Seo-hyun's throwing of fiery fastball attracted even more attention on the day because his brother Kim Ji-hyun (27) received the ball.토토사이트
The two, who are six years apart, are in a brotherly relationship. Kim Seo-hyun, who fell in love with his brother Kim Ji-hyun, caught the ball along with him. His brother played catcher, but his brother became a pitcher. It was my dream to form a brotherly battery in a professional baseball league someday.
Kim Seo-hyun, a younger brother who has made a name for himself as a promising player since he was a middle school student, grew into an ultra-high school prospect at Seoul High School and was selected as the first overall pick of the 2023 rookie draft by Hanwha and set foot in the professional league first. Kim Ji-hyun, an older brother, graduated from Sorae High School and Inha University, worked as an independent baseball team Goyang Winners and joined SSG as a nurturing player last year.
Kim, however, played in only one game in the Futures League and was excluded from the list of players withheld for the first time in a year. Kim Seo-hyun, who always checked the results of SSG Futures games, was also disappointed. He also changed his jersey number to replace his brother's dream that he failed to achieve. He wore the number 44 that he used in the Premier 12 last year, and pitched a four-game, four-inning game without losing any points, while Hanwha also changed the number to 44 instead of the number 54 that he used for two years. "My brother also said that the number 44 suits me well. I will continue to be the 44 if possible," Kim said, expressing a strong brotherhood.
The dream of a brother who wanted to be with a professional team came true. Hanwha, who needed a bullpen catcher just in time, contacted Kim Ji-hyun, and joined the support staff of the first-team squad from this year. They are not the same players, but the brothers threw and received the ball in one team.
Kim Seo-hyun and Kim Ji-hyun held their first bullpen session together in Melbourne on Sunday. Kim was more focused than ever before, throwing 30 balls before throwing one more voluntarily. After pitching in the bullpen, Kim gave advice to Kim, explaining how he felt when he received the ball. Although they are brothers, if you look at them, you will see them as pitcher and bullpen catcher.
"When it comes to sports, I think I am between a pitcher and a catcher, not a brother," Kim said. "I have to seriously adjust to the player (as a bullpen catcher)," Kim said. "Seohyun always talks about control. I was talking about that."
"It's almost my first time getting the ball from my younger brother. I've played catch ball, but we didn't go to school together due to age difference, and it's actually my first time sitting down and receiving it as a catcher like this," he said. "I used to be a blunt and quiet younger brother, but he talks to me a lot after I become an adult. When something doesn't go well, I also talk to him about my concerns. We've gotten a lot closer these days and we depend a lot on each other," he said with a smile.
Kim Seo-hyun must have liked how he felt when he was the catcher. "I rarely pitched with my brother as a catcher. I used to play with him until middle school, but he didn't have time to play with me when I was in college," he said. "Since you know me well, it's better to play with me. It was helpful because you told me how you feel about breaking balls and arm movements after pitching today."
Fireballer Kim Seo-hyun, who throws fastballs at speeds of 160 kilometers per hour, started to display his potential with 43 strikeouts with one win, two losses and 10 holds in 37 games (38 ⅓ innings), last year when he was in his second year. Early in the season, Kim suffered from severe growth, going through trial and error to lower his ball control amid frequent changes in his pitching form, but after the arrival of manager Kim Kyung-moon and pitching coach Yang Sang-moon, he regained his mental strength. He fixed it with one form and grew up to become a must-winner in a short period of time. He is drawing high expectations as a "full-time must-win man" this year, but his brother will also be with him.
Hanwha also expects Kim's psychological stability as it brings its older brother Kim Ji-hyun to its bullpen catcher. Since Kim Seo-hyun is normally thoughtful and delicate, he expects that he will be able to overcome difficult times wisely when his brother is around. "It's the fourth day of camp and I'm having fun," said Kim, who will be spending one season with his younger brother in the bullpen. "I think this season with my younger brother will be fun."