Professional baseball Lotte Giants starting pitcher Kim Jin-wook had the best first half since his first-team debut. He is determined to lead the team's rebound in the second half of the season, which is just two days away. Kim Jin-wook, who was selected by Lotte as the first pick in the second first round in the 2021 rookie draft, attracted expectations as a left-handed prospect when he joined. Kim Jin-wook, who did not show any notable results in the first team until last season, is reaching his full potential this year. This season, he appeared as a starting pitcher in all 16 games, pitched 94⅔ innings, and performed well with 5 wins, 4 losses, and an ERA of 2.95. He has also achieved quality starts (starting pitchers pitching 6 or more innings and giving up 3 earned runs or less) 9 times. Recently, he has been on a frightening upward trend. Following his excellent performance with an ERA of 2.28 in 4 games last month, he also showed off his salty pitching with an ERA of 2.19 in 2 games this month. Kim Jin-wook, who was recognized for his performance, was selected as a manager-recommended player and also played in the All-Star Game for the first time since his professional debut. Kim Jin-wook, who played in the first half of the year, said, “Looking at my individual performance, I finished the first half satisfactorily.”