"I saw the steal of third base late." The 9th milestone of all time, the back story told by Kim Ji-chan...How was Gamboa who modified her form? "It's more likely to live."
"I saw the steal of third base late." The 9th milestone of all time, the back story told by Kim Ji-chan...How was Gamboa who modified her form? "It's more likely to live."
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The Samsung Lions made the ninth triple steal in KBO League history. It properly stole the pitching form of Lotte Giants' new foreign pitcher Alec Gamboa. Kim Ji-chan, who collaborated with Lee Sung-kyu and Lee Jae-hyun on the triple steal, told the back story of the play.
Kim Ji-chan started as the first hitter and designated hitter in the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League home game against the Lotte Giants at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 27th and recorded two hits, two runs and one run in five at-bats.
On the day, Lotte Giants started with left-hander Gamboa. He is a substitute for Charlie Barnes. He will make his KBO League debut against Samsung. The team was overwhelmed by Gamboa's power in the first inning. Gamboa only gave up a hit to Lee Jae-hyun, but did not yield a run, allowing two strikeouts. Kim Ji-chan also got a rookie strikeout after four pitches. He couldn't even touch the four-ball curve at 0-2 count.
Kim Ji-chan made a breakthrough. With the bases loaded with two outs in the second inning, Kim Ji-chan hit a superb grounder toward the pitcher. Gamboa grabbed the ball and threw it to first base, but Kim Ji-chan is already safe. Ryu Ji-hyuk, third baseman, scored. Lotte's defense was in a mess as the throw fell back, and second baseman Park Seung-gyu took this opportunity to home through third base. With Lee Jae-hyun's walk, the bases loaded with two outs again.
The "Operation" was carried out at Kim Sung-yoon's at-bat. Gamboa started to check her condition against Samsung's second division on the 21st. Gamboa has a routine of bending her waist forward before pitching. Samsung figured this out in advance and had agreed to actively utilize the base running play. At the 2-2 count, Gamboa entered the pitch motion. At the same time as she bent down, third baseman Lee Sung-kyu played home. When Gamboa regained consciousness, Lee Sung-kyu had already homered. Second baseman Kim Ji-chan and first baseman Lee Jae-hyun also stole a base, respectively. The moment the ninth triple steal of the KBO League was born. Since then, Kim Ji-chan has also homered with wild pitches.
Samsung scored four runs in the second inning alone. In the seventh inning, Kim Sung-yoon's timely hit and Lewin Diaz's two-run homerun were combined to add three more runs. Starter Ariel Furado did his bit by allowing one run during six innings. Samsung's 7-3 complete victory.
After the game, head coach Park Jin-man said, "We intended to find a breakthrough with the base line in consideration of the opponent's new foreign pitcher Gamboa's form through pre-game power analysis, and it fit to some extent. Coach Lee Jong-wook made a good judgment on home steel, and thanks to the players' agile movement, we scored a lot of points in the beginning."
I was able to hear from Kim Ji-chan, who participated in the operation. Kim Ji-chan said, "I found out belatedly. The coaches told me to check (the steal third base), but I didn't see it. I saw it belatedly and said, "Oh, I didn't want to run," and added, "I was not going to run because I was late, but Jae-hyun was flying (to second base). So I went (to third base) late and lived because the pitcher didn't notice it."
There was no separate sign of stealing. There was no sign of stealing towards Kim Ji-chan. Coach Lee Jong-wook told Kim Ji-chan to keep an eye on the third base. It was such a momentary play that Kim Ji-chan grasped the situation half a beat late. Fortunately, all the attention was paid to the home, and Kim Ji-chan and Lee Jae-hyun were able to complete the play.
Gamboa changed her form from the third inning. She threw the ball without bending her upper body. Kim Ji-chan, who entered the batter's box in the fourth inning, was grounded out to second base. 메이저사이트
Regarding the changed form, he said, "They say they don't do (special movements), but (coaches) said they can steal enough. Just because the form has changed, it hasn't changed our mind."
What was Gamboa like from the statue. "I think there is a high probability (if we steal), we will be able to live," Kim Ji-chan said. "Since I am a left-handed pitcher, I can keep him in check. I think I need to steal bases at the right timing."
From the batter's point of view, Gamboa was a powerful pitcher. "He is a good pitcher. I feel his fastball pitching is good. His breaking ball was good," Kim said.