The first true record of "two-pitch strikeouts" came out in the Korean professional baseball KBO league. It is the true record made by pitcher Ko Young-pyo, batter Kim Gun-hee and institutional pitch clock.
KT Wiz and Kiwoom Heroes played the last three games of the weekend of the "2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League" at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th.
KT's starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo, who achieved the shutout victory on the day, cheered for the team, even achieving a remarkable true record in the ninth inning. He became the first player to strike out on two pitches in the history of the Korean pro baseball league.
Ko threw changeups on both the first and second pitches to leadoff hitter Kim Gun-hee in the ninth inning with his team leading 5-0. Kim swung and missed both the first and second pitches, and the ball count was 0-2 strike.
Afterwards, Ko Young-pyo struck out Kim Gun-hee without additional pitching. A strike was added to Kim for violating the pitch clock.
The pitch clock of the KBO League, which was introduced from this season, is a system to speed up the progress of games. Pitchers must pitch within 20 seconds when there is no runner, and within 25 seconds when there is a runner.
In addition, the batter must be ready to hit within eight seconds. In case of violation, the pitcher is given a ball and the batter is given a strike.
In other words, Kim failed to complete preparation for hitting within eight seconds with 0 ball-2 strike, and was caught violating the pitch clock. He received a strike and struck out.
Ko Young-pyo, who set an all-time record, later got a hit by Eo Jun-seo, but he completed the shutout by catching Song Sung-moon and Ruben Cardinez with shortstop flies and third base ground balls, respectively. 먹튀검증
With this victory, Ko has secured his fifth career shutout. It is also the third time that he has had four outs and no walks. KT also won the Winning Series in three consecutive games against Kiwoom.