Korean Baseball Faces Scrutiny asโข League โขPlay Intensifies
Seoul,South Korea – November โข7,2025 – Concerns are risingโค within South Korean baseball circles as the korean Baseball Institutionโฃ (KBO) leagueโข season progresses,sparking debate overโฃ pitching styles and national team selection.โฃ Criticism initially surfaced following โthe Tokyoโ Olympics โand has resurfaced wiht the emergence of a new generation of fastball โขpitchers.
Rather than focusing on โขpublic reaction,โ veteranโ figures โฃwithin the sport have expressed dissatisfactionโข withโ their perceived exclusion from recent โขdevelopments.This coincides with a shift in mediaโ focus,urging pitchers to โprioritize โขstrike accuracy alongside velocity.The debate highlights a tension between traditional baseball values and the evolving demands of the modern game.
The discussionโ centers on a โคperceived lack of high-velocity โขpitchers in the past, a narrative challenged by the recent influx of โคyoung talent consistently exceeding 150 kilometers โคper โฃhour. These emerging โpitchers are now vying for positions on the national team,โ prompting scrutiny from โboth the media and โestablished baseball โfigures. the emphasis โon both velocity andโ control underscores the complex criteria for success in contemporary Korean baseball.