Kim La-kyung pitched as a starter for the New York Heights in the Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL), which reopened in the United States after 72 years. Kim La-kyung recorded four runs in four innings and pitched well, but her team lost in a comeback in the seventh inning, and she did not become the winning pitcher. However, Kim La-kyung set various records, such as her first pitch and her first strikeout. Kim La-kyung previously represented domestic women's baseball and, even after elbow surgery, she did not give up and continued to play in the Japanese industrial league, eventually challenging the WPBL. The WPBL is a professional women's baseball league that has resumed in the United States after 72 years, and in addition to Kim La-kyung, Korean players Kim Hyun-a and Park Joo-a are also participating.
