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After pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim got the first save of his major league career against the Mets last May, Diamondbacks manager Buck Showalter actually bowed to his pitcher. This season Showalter expects to have many more opportunities to pay his respects to Kim, who in 1999 became just the third Korean to make the majors. "He can throw it 91 miles per hour from the side, which is very rare," says Showalter of Kim, 21, who held batters to a .211 average in 25 appearances in '99. "He just needs to gain more confidence and not give hitters too much credit and he'll be a great asset in our bullpen."