Commentator Kim Tae-kyun was impressed when he saw Kwon Min-gyu (19), a left-handed rookie pitcher with a high school diploma from Hanwha. The compliment came from the Australian baseball team and Hanwha practice game held at the Australian spring camp on the 15th. Kwon Min-gyu is a player who was designated in the second round (12th place) of the 2025 rookie selection. His maximum speed of 147km, which is sprayed from his 188cm and 90kg physique, is excellent. On this day, he defended eight batters perfectly with two outs in the third inning with his sharp control against the Australian national team. It deserved to be admired. Originally, Hanwha's rising star was a rookie in the first round (2nd overall) Jung Woo-joo (19), but Kwon Min-gyu is emerging. Some in the baseball world say, "Gwon Min-gyu can stand out earlier next season as a starter than Jung Woo-joo, whose pitching is rather monotonous." Kwon Min-gyu, along with Jung Woo-joo, is poised to ignite the competition to start Hanwha's 4-5 selection, which was predicted to be Moon Dong-ju and Um Sang-baek.메이저사이트

With the season opening (March 22) less than a month away, spring camps of professional baseball teams are in full swing to distinguish between jade and stone. Fresh talent who just finished high school and rookie players who debuted late are spending winter with dreams. In Hanwha, Han Ji-yoon (aged 19, Gyeonggi Sang High School graduate) who was nominated in the third round, drew attention as he hit the final hit in the second practice game against the Australian national team. "He gives a soft swing that reminds me of the will of both sides," Kim said, raising expectations.

Samsung expects left-hander Bae Chan-seung (19), a first-round rookie designated pitcher for 2025 Rookie of the Year, to fill the gap in which fastball bullpen pitcher Kim Moo-shin (former Kim Yoon-soo) was out for the season due to a ligament injury. In practice games with Japan's Yomiuri Giants as well as the team's Cheongbaek match, he threw a maximum of 151 kilometers of ball speed and recorded no point. Samsung's coaches said, "My stomach is thick and I'm not nervous, and I throw my own ball." Since last season's winning bullpen pitchers Kim Jae-yoon (35), Lim Chang-min (40), and Oh Seung-hwan (43) are older, the growth of rookies such as Bae Chan-seung is urgent. In addition to Bae Chan-seung, Lee Jae-hee (23), who joined after being discharged from Sangmu after the first round of 2024 rookie designated player Yuk Sun-yup (20) and Lee Jae-hee (23), showed a 150-kilometer range of arrest, signaling a new leap forward in Samsung's bullpen.

In the LG spring camp, right-hander fastball pitcher Kim Young-woo (20, Seoul High School graduate), who was nominated in the first round in 2025, seems to burst his potential earlier than expected. With Jang Hyun-sik (30), the ambitious closer who was recruited last winter, uncertain to play in the opening game due to an injury to his right ankle, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop revealed his plan to raise Kim Young-woo as "the second Kim Taek-yeon." Kim Young-woo, who threw up to 156 kilometers of fastball with his tall height and physique in high school, also played strong ball, curves, and folk balls in the spring camp.

Lee Yul-ye (19), a catcher of Gangneung High School who was nominated for the first round of the 2025 Newcomers, is surprising his seniors at the SSG spring camp. During his high school years, he was considered a "completed catcher" for his leadership in command of the field as well as offense and defense. He even approached a shaky senior pitcher during the game and encouraged him, saying, "It's okay." "He is a talented player who will compete not only for the main catcher within his team but also for the main catcher position at Korea National University," SSG coach Lee Soo-yong said.

Doosan, which predicted a team rebuilding centered on young players this year, predicted a full bloom (滿開) with Choo Jae-hyun (26), who was brought from Lotte, becoming the MVP of the first spring camp. Choo Jae-hyun, who came to Doosan after failing to burst his potential, drew expectations with his long-range hitting power surpassing KT Kang Baek-ho (26) during his high school years (Shinil High School), is aiming to become the main player by swinging hard at the camp practice game.

Left-hander Chung Hyeon-woo (19, Deoksu High School), who joined Kiwoom as the No. 1 rookie overall, allowed two runs in one inning in a practice game with Taiwan's Zhongxin Brothers on the 20th, but in the rematch on the 23rd, he pitched well with a maximum speed of 147km and two innings of one hit and four strikeouts. Kiwoom plans to grow Chung Hyeon-woo this year to complete Ahn Woo-jin and Jung Hyun-woo's "left and right one-two punch" next year.