'Personnel' is a problem when throwing 155km? Lotte's Gamboa's fatal weakness in 'Ball is the first starter'
'Personnel' is a problem when throwing 155km? Lotte's Gamboa's fatal weakness in 'Ball is the first starter'
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New foreign pitcher Alec Gamboa of the Lotte Giants displayed his outstanding pitching capability. Gamboa, who had fast speed of up to 155 km/h, displayed overwhelming pitching by garnering nine strikeouts at his debut game in the KBO League on Sunday.먹튀검증
However, he had a fatal weakness. There was a hint when the opposing coach said, "I will attack with fast feet."
Gamboa started in an away game against the Samsung Lions in the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 27th and threw 89 pitches in four ⅔ innings, allowing five hits, three walks, and four runs with nine strikeouts.
On the day, Gamboa threw a maximum speed of 155 km/h and struck out nine. He displayed impressive performance by drawing swings from Samsung's batters with sliders (27) and curves (13) and change-ups (4), up to 145 km/h.
Gamboa is a player who joined Lotte as a substitute for "first starter" Charlie Barnes, and has the advantage of an average 151km/h fastball at high RBIs. As a left-handed pitcher, he evaluated that he would perform well in KBO based on his fast-paced speed, slider and change-up."
However, his weaknesses were revealed in an unexpected place. He was quick enough to catch the opponent off guard.
A weakness was revealed in the second inning. Gamboa, who was on the verge of loading the bases with two outs due to two hits and a pitch, allowed an infield hit to Kim Ji-chan, and lost a point. Gamboa, who was trying to deal with a ground ball that fell into an ambiguous spot in front of the pitcher, committed an error with an unstable throw because she was conscious of Kim Ji-chan's fast feet. In the meantime, the third and second basemen were dragged 0-2 as they homered.
That was not the end of the game. He made even more fatal mistakes afterward. Gamboa walked the next batter, Lee Jae-hyun, and was on the verge of loading the bases again, allowing a triple steal, which is a rare case in the KBO league.
Left-handed pitcher Gamboa throws the ball with his back to third base, but he couldn't see the opponent's home steel while bending down during the winding-up process. Gamboa, who gave up the home steel in vain, belatedly noticed second baseman Kim Ji-chan's steal to third base and threw it to third base, but even this was too late. Gamboa lost a point when he became a victim of the KBO League's ninth triple steel.
This was already a base run play that Samsung's coaches expected and prepared. Coach Kang Myung-koo said after the game, "There is a group chat room for coaches, and I tried to identify weaknesses by sharing a video of Gamboa throwing in the second division. There is a movement to prepare the pitch like Gamboa stretches, and I think third base coach Lee Jong-wook ordered (Lee Sung-kyu's home steel) well without missing it."
Gamboa, who was shaken greatly, later hit a 132km/h curve to the ground in the match against Kim Sung-yoon, recording a wild pitch and giving up additional runs.
Afterwards, Gamboa seemed to cruise through the third and fourth innings without difficulty, but was pulled out early in the fifth inning without overcoming the crisis. After one out, Gamboa, who struggled with Kim Sung-yoon's fast feet and even the infield defense, sent Diaz out with a pitch that hit his body. After that, he struck out Kim Young-woong, but that was it for Gamboa. He was replaced by Kim Kang-hyun and went down the mound. Fortunately, there were no additional earned runs for Gamboa as Kim Kang-hyun finished the inning scoreless.