This is how LG Twins' Kim Jin-seong (40), a 40-year-old veteran, can survive. Instead of the first-tier spring camp that everyone wanted, he volunteered for the second-tier spring camp. Nevertheless, there was no problem. He delivered a message to the bullpen, which had been shaky for two previous games.

Kim Jin-sung took the mound against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 10th and finished his first appearance in the exhibition game by striking out three in one ⅓ inning.

Kim took the mound in lieu of Lee Woo-chan at the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, when his team was leading 7-2. He ended the inning by inducing the first batter, Bo Ji-geun, to strike out swinging with a fastball of 142 kilometers. In the seventh inning, he also took the mound and struck out Jang Doo-sung, the first batter, struck out Cho Se-jin with three pitches, and grounded out Choi Hang to the third base, completing his first appearance in an exhibition game. He threw only 19 pitches to erase four outcounts in an instant.메이저사이트

It was the first day that Kim joined the team. He immediately joined the team from Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, where the team's spring camp was held. Kim did not participate in the spring camp of the first team again this year, and instead formed himself in the spring camp of the second team. He passed both the Arizona camp and Okinawa camp of the U.S. and Japan. 

As for last year, he had to get fit at the Icheon camp of the second tier team as his abdominal muscle injury he suffered in the 2023 Korean Series did not recover completely. However, his performance was much better than expected. He had no problem even if he got fit at the second tier camp last year. He had posted an ERA of 3.97 with three wins, three losses and one save in 71 games last year. It was the most hold held by an individual player in a single season. Kim Jin-seong was the support and centerpiece of the LG bullpen last year. 

Last year, there was a reason for injury, but this year, there seemed to be no reason to start at Icheon 2nd tier camp. However, Kim once again visited the Futures League camp. The athlete volunteered to join the Futures League camp. Everyone wanted to train in a warm place, but Kim was the opposite. He tried to make himself uncomfortable and nervous. 

"I prepared something with coach Kim Kyung-tae since last winter, so it wasn't bad because I focused on training accordingly. I thought I should do better. The hard work so far should be rewarding. The coach should also be rewarding. I'm glad it didn't get worse though."

"I wanted to give myself a sense of alert and nervousness by participating in the B team camp. I was with young B team players away from the A team players," he said. "I often thought that I should compete and win because B team pitchers are so good. I wanted to make them nervous, so I joined the B team camp. I thought it would be easy to build up my body because B team players have more training. The B team coaching staff paid a lot of attention. They gave me intensive consideration. They allowed me to train intensively."

There is nothing that is taken for granted." He was a key winning team last year and is at the center of Yeom Kyung-yeop's bullpen session this year, but Kim Jin-seong has a different opinion. "I think I should do well to join the top team, not automatically join the top team," he said. "I was nervous thinking that I should compete with top team players and win." 

Although the weather was much colder in Korea, they did everything they could at indoor training centers. They emphasized the importance of shadow pitching. "I did shadow pitching a lot indoors. And I also did a lot of exercise to separate upper and lower body parts. I took videos every day, discussed with them, played catch games, bought a personal tripod and did a lot of repetitive training in my room," he said.

Even a 40-year-old veteran was nervous at an exhibition game for the first time. Still, he didn't want to be excluded from the competition. After taking the mound, he said, "I was very nervous. I had to show better performances to the coach, coach and fans. They didn't see me in the U.S. or Okinawa. That's why I joined the team last evening (on September 9) and did a lot of image training," adding, "Veterans must do well. If they are similar, it is right to use younger players, so veterans must do well." 

However, it is still difficult to find a player who gives as much stability as Kim Jin-seong in the LG bullpen. With closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan and FA must-winner Jang Hyun-sik uncertain to join the team due to injury, Kim Jin-seong should also be at the center. We are testing young pitchers at exhibition games, but we still have a lot of regrets. 

He gave up 15 walks in two games against the Suwon KT on Saturday and Sunday. Notably, the bullpen pitcher gave up 13 walks during eight ⅔ innings. Four pitchers took the mound in the sixth inning alone, and managed to keep the game from going for even one inning. 

Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I feel sad and sad for young pitchers. I trained so much, but walking on the mound..."I can do it as I practiced, but I want to go up and do well, and I try to throw hard with strength, so I lead to a walk," he said.

"It's a shame, but they have to raise and grow anyway. It's a process to see how they look, how to prepare them, to decide on the players who will come up in April and come up later, and to think about the direction of training," he added.

"If you look at the pitch and speed, I should be in the second division," Kim said. "It's not that I'm good at it, but that young pitchers still lack experience. They are superior in terms of skills. If you gain experience, you will become a better player."

Still, Kim once again mentioned his desperation. "I have never played baseball comfortably. I have to think about baseball when I rest, and I have to think about tomorrow's game and my condition.