“There were a lot of missed hits.”
Age of mid 20’s. But it’s already the third uniform. Eui-tae Seo (26, NC Dinos) was a ‘prospect’ nominated by KT Wiz in the 2nd, 3rd round (21st overall) of the 2016 rookie draft. He showed off his extraordinary baseball talent from his middle school days, and was evaluated as being able to occupy a spot in the pros with his heavy fastball from 194 cm.메이저놀이터
The professional stage was not easy. He wore the Nexen Heroes (now Kiwoom Heroes) uniform as a trade in 2017 without his first team debut. He made his dream first-team debut against Doosan on September 25, 2018, but faltered with 1 hit, 2 walks, 1 walk, 1 strikeout and 4 runs in ⅔ innings. In the end, there was no additional appearance in the first group, and as injuries overlapped, he was notified of his release in 2019.
After completing his military service with his active duty, he once again knocked on the professional door. In 2021, NC held hands, and made a body in the Futures League.
His Futures League performance this year was 5.63 ERA with 3 holds in 19 games. However, recently Seo Eui-tae’s pitching has developed remarkably. From the Lotte Giants Futures League match on the 3rd to the KIA Tigers match on the 11th, 10 consecutive scoreless streaks continued. He gave up only two hits in nine innings. There were some walks with nine, but nine strikeouts.
In the match against the KIA 2nd Army on the 11th, lead batter Kim Seok-hwan struck out in a 6-ball game, and Joo Hyo-sang and Hwang Dae-in were all grounded. Deleted one perfect inning.
Eui-tae Seo said on the club’s social media on the 11th, “I have been doing good pitching with good results since May, so I was able to continue pitching with confidence today.”
His recent performance also played a part in ‘equipment of weapons’. Eui-tae Seo said, “Coach Lee Yong-hun gave me an opinion from the beginning of this year to throw two-seams during Camp 2 (Spring Camp), so I prepared hard. I was able to see it. As I gained confidence in my ball, I was able to pitch more aggressively.”
He continued, “Thanks to the pitching coaches who created an environment where the pitchers can focus on pitching, all pitchers on our Futures team are showing noticeably improved appearances. I also feel motivated to try harder. I am so grateful to the pitching coaches who always help me, and I will try to make better results.”