Pitcher Kim Tae-kyung, a former first-round pick of the NC Dinos, expressed his feelings on returning from military service.
Kim Tae-kyung, who graduated from Yongmago and made his professional debut in 2020 after being drafted by NC in the first round, is a right-handed orthodox pitcher with excellent hardware at 188 cm tall and 98 kg. In 24 appearances in the first team, he compiled a 3-2 record with one save and a 3.58 ERA.
Kim made 24 appearances for the Futures last year with the Sangsang, going 7-2 with a 2.80 ERA, and is 1-2 with a 3.18 ERA in eight games this season.
“It still doesn’t feel real that I’m out of the military, but it’s a great feeling to get that out of the way,” he said after rejoining the team after being discharged from the Army on March 15. “Now, I’m going to focus on baseball, prepare well, and show the fans how I throw at Changwon NC Park as soon as possible,” he added.
What has changed since he enlisted?
“I think the biggest change from before I enlisted is my pitching form. I changed my pitching form and threw to receive forward force,” he said, adding, ”Before I joined the military, 메이저사이트 I trained and thought about growing my body and increasing my fastball, and I am satisfied with that part.”
At Sangsung, players from other clubs live together and learn from each other’s strengths. “I had a lot of fireballer friends in Sangmu,” Kim said. I talked a lot with Kim Yoon-soo (Samsung), Cho Yo-han, Kim Gun-woo (SSG), and Lim Jun-hyung (LG), and they gave me a lot of advice on my pitching motion. I think that really helped me a lot,” he said.
“I didn’t realize it when I was on the team, but from a distance, there were some really strong parts of our team,” Kim said, adding, ”I’ll try my best to throw with confidence so that the parts I practiced during my military life will have good results.”
Finally, he promised, “There were a lot of fans who waited for us, and we will show them a good performance to repay them.”