Kim Bum-seok hit a heavy hit as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning in Game 4 of the 2023 KBO Korean Series at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 11th.
In the top of the eighth inning with the team leading 12-1, Choi Seung-min's at-bat came with one out and no runners, and manager Yeom Kyung-yeop gave Kim Bum-seok as a pinch hitter.
KT Bae Je-seong was on the mound. Three balls and two fouls resulted in a full count. He hit a low slider on the sixth pitch to make a heavy hit. After that, he was replaced by Son Ho-young, a pinch runner, and was out.
It is his first hit of the postseason and his first hit of the Korean Series. He joined the team this year and played in only 10 games in the regular season. Only three hits. Produced his fourth hit of 2023 in the Korean Series.
He joined LG with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2023 rookie draft. It is the future of LG's home turf. First of all, he experienced it properly in a big game from the start. Neither LG nor Kim Bum-seok are bad.
I met Kim Beom-seok after the game. "I went out on the big stage of the Korean Series and got a hit. I feel really good. (Choi)Seungmin went out as a pinch runner, and when Seungmin returned to bat the next time, he was instructed to go out as a pinch hitter," he explained.
"I thought I wouldn't have a few chances in the Korean Series. I tried to take advantage of one opportunity. The result came out well. We will continue to focus more while maintaining tension."
I asked how you prepared it. Then, "There was a big difference in scores. I went in for a fastball. Fouls kept coming out. The last slider came, and I think the reaction was good," he said with a smile.
As for the moment of the hit, he said, "I was sure it was a hit after hitting. I felt so good when the ball went out. see the trajectory. I still keep drawing it in my head," he said with a smile.
How did you feel at bat. Kim Bum-seok said, "Just playing in the Korean Series is a big experience in my career. I'll remember this moment for a long time. There was a difference in score, but I was nervous because it was a Korean series. It was fun, too," he explained.
Also, "I made the Korean Series entry, and I always thought I could go out. I prepared for one at-bat. "If I play in Game 5, I want to do my best to prepare and produce good results," he said.
"I know that the team hasn't mailed for 29 years. It's just one step away. Isn't that a good thing. The series is not over yet. We have to be nervous until we increase the remaining one win," he said emphatically.
It was his first hit in the Korean Series. Of course, I got the ball. But the reaction was a little strange. "(Kim) Hyun-soo gave me the ball, but I don't know if it's really the ball," he said with a smile. Everyone at the scene burst out laughing.
Finally, he talked about Lee Jae-won, who did not make the entry. (Lee) Jae-won told me to work hard and do well. "When I was staying in Icheon, I shared a room with him and told him a lot of good stories," he said.
"We talked a lot while working out together. There are many things that my brother taught me. Thank you very much. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you, he said.