158km bam! He was like an ace, not a Daejeon prince. He got scared even after losing

Mar 28, 2025

The game between Hanwha and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th, and Hanwha Moon Dong-joo, with two outs, strikes out LG Park Hae-min in the bottom of the fifth inning and roars after the inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.27/

Moon Dongjoo is back to normal. The mound baseball of the Hanwha Eagles, who can't even give out a business card if they don't get 155km, is scary.

Hanwha Eagles Moon Dong-joo returned as the starting pitcher. Moon Dong-joo, who ended his regular season schedule early at the end of last year's season due to shoulder pain, took the mound as a starting pitcher against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 27th after taking the mound in the bullpen in an exhibition game.

Initially, he considered various things, such as using Moon Dong-ju as a bullpen pitcher early in the season or joining the first team after increasing the number of pitches in the second team, but Moon Dong-ju has been in such good condition recently. However, there is still a limit to the number of pitches, so he took the mound against LG with a limit of about 3 innings to 50 pitches.

However, Moon Dong-ju pitched much better than last year. The opponent team is LG's batting lineup, which is highly organized. However, since Hong allowed an infield hit to the batter at the bottom of the first inning and Song Chan-ui, the first batter at the bottom of the fourth inning, was sent out by a shortstop error, not a single batter was allowed to get on base.

In the game between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th, Hanwha Moon Dong-joo, with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, gestures toward the ball after catching LG Hong Chang-ki with a strikeout, not out. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.27/

Moon Dong-ju, who overcame the crisis in the fourth inning, also took the mound in the fifth inning. Due to the low number of pitches and good condition, head coach Kim Kyung-moon left five innings to Moon Dong-ju and ended the inning with three outs, pitching one hit, six strikeouts, and no outs in five innings before coming down. The maximum speed of his fastball was 158 kilometers. The number of pitches was only 61. In his next appearance, he may aim for more than 80 pitches.

Hanwha has recently lost four consecutive games since its opening win against KT Wiz. After a walk-off loss to KT, he suffered a three-game sweep loss to LG in Jamsil away game. Moon Dong-ju's condition is a huge boon, although he will mark the opening of his new stadium in Daejeon with four consecutive losses.

The opening match between Hanwha and KT at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 22nd. Kim Seo-hyun, who took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning and blocked the inning without losing a point, is delighted. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.. 3.22/

Fastball pitchers are already great Hanwha. Kim Seo-hyun, who was recently appointed as a new closing pitcher by head coach Kim Kyung-moon, has already sprayed fastballs that can reach up to 158 kilometers even though it is early in the season, and high school graduate rookie Jung Woo-ju also exceeds 155 kilometers. Of course, Jung Woo-joo tasted bitterness in his second appearance, but he has the ball power and game management ability to be expected.

Although they lost consecutive games, the Hanwha Eagles have never lost more than five points in five games since the opening. Even during the losing streak, the problem was rather the bat, reaffirming the fact that the mound was solid.

Starting with the first game, Dong-ju Moon showed his condition of more than last year. Cody Ponce, Ryan Weiss, Ryu Hyun-jinThe starting rotation from Um Sang-baek to Moon Dong-ju can be the strongest by far. If only the slightly slowed hitting cycle finds strength, Hanwha's baseball, which has reorganized around fastball pitchers, can gain as much momentum as possible. Despite four consecutive losses, he saw hope.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

158km bam! He was like an ace, not a Daejeon prince. He got scared even after losing

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