Submarine pitcher Siwon Byun of Kiwoom Heroes appeared in an exhibition game against the Samsung Lions held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 23rd and showed pitching with one strikeout and no run in one inning. He dropped the inning with 10 balls. The performance of the demonstration game was 3 games, 4 innings, 2 hits, 1 run and no runs.
Director Hong Won-ki, who watched메이저놀이터 Byeon Si-won’s pitching, praised him, saying, “It stood out the most. He threw the ball well against left-handed batters. It will be of great help to our team’s pitching staff.”
Byun Siwon was from Chungam High School and joined the Doosan Bears with the 13th pick in the second round of the 2012 draft. He entered the professional career with great expectations, but did not perform well. He wore the KIA Tigers uniform through the second draft ahead of the 2020 season, but suffered from release after two years. His professional career record was 8-1 with 11 holds and 1 save in 116 games with a 4.66 earned run average.
However, Siwon Byun did not give up on baseball. He stepped into society as his office worker because he could not find a new team, but his earnest heart for baseball remained the same. After finishing his daily routine, he continued training in his company’s baseball team. A year passed like that, and Byun Si-won joined Kiwoom through a joining test.
Byun Si-won’s winding baseball life is starting to show hope little by little. Judging from his performance up to the demonstration game, he is well worth looking forward to. In the match against KT Wiz on the 13th, Byun Si-won gave up 2 hits and 1 walk in 1 inning, but overcame the crisis and won the hold with no runs. Against the Hanwha Eagles on the 18th, he showed signs of regaining his sense of the game by posting 2 innings, 1 strikeout and no runs. And on the 23rd, he proved his worth by fighting perfectly in the match against Samsung.
Byun Si-won, who is continuing his good fight as much as his 1-year hiatus is colorless. Coach Hong said, “I personally checked Siwon Byun during the finishing camp held in Wonju in November, and he is the same as he was at that time. What professional players are most concerned about is injury. If Siwon Byun is healthy, it will be of great help to the pitching staff.” I was expecting Siwon’s performance.