“I want to join Lotte Giants and become a player who makes Busan people laugh.”
At the SSTC Baseball Academy in Sasang-gu, Busan on the 19th, right-hander Yoon Baek-hyun (18), a third-year high school student, sweated heavily while running at the end of the practice range. He then used a tubing band to strengthen his shoulders and then practiced pitching. His pitching movements were reminiscent of closer Edwin Diaz of the MLB New York Mets.
The 2025 KBO Rookie Draft is just around the corner. The 2025 KBO Rookie Draft is less than a month away. Originally scheduled for September 9, the draft was changed to September 11 as it coincided with the schedule of the 13th Asian Youth Baseball Championship (April 2-8). Each team will be selected one by one in reverse order of the previous year’s final ranking, and a total of 11 rounds will be played to select a maximum of 11 players per team. The order of nomination for this draft is Kiwoom Heroes, Hanwha Eagles, Samsung Lions, Lotte Giants, Doosan Bears, NC Dinos, SSG Landers, KT Wiz, and LG Twins, which are in reverse order of the previous season’s performance. Fans have high expectations on the selection of players to lead the future professional baseball league.
Yoon started playing baseball in the fifth grade. He graduated from Suyeong Elementary School and Daecheon Middle School as a right-handed low three-quarter pitcher and is currently attending Kyungnam High School.
Yoon picked his first game after becoming a high school student as his most memorable game. The game was played between Deokjeok High School and the Winter League. “I played as a bullpen pitcher at a time when my team was tied, but I pitched two innings without allowing even a single goal,” Yoon said. “My team turned the tables next inning to become a winning pitcher, and this game gave me more confidence.” He also cited his biggest strength as his “confidence.” “The fact that my confidence is supported gave me an opportunity to display my ability to compete in the in-course and to play breaking balls,” he said. “I want to help the Lotte Giants win the championship in the future.” 먹튀검증
“Yoon’s biggest strength is that he has higher rotations per minute of fastballs than his peers,” said Kim Do-kyun, head coach and pitching coach at SSTC Academy. “The highest RPM (per minute) is in the late 2450s and the average RPM is in the late 2200s, and I know that the average RPM of professional players is in the 2,200s,” he said. “It is much higher than other players and has an RPM level close to that of professional baseball players, so I pitch in a more advantageous way.”
In addition, Song Jung-kyu, the former general manager who led the Lotte Giants to the championship in 1992, said, “The lucky boy who won the game without losing a point would have been burdensome against the fourth batter at a 4-4 tie,” and “The ball movement looks outstanding given the way the ball does not fly lightly even if it is hit with a heavy ball.”