1st place → 3rd place → 2nd place...2 years is PS frustration. I think you'll do a good job this year

Mar 18, 2025

An exhibition game between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon, who won, is delighted. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.10/

"I think our players will get better."

Hanwha Eagles completed the 2025 exhibition game schedule as the game against the Samsung Lions was canceled due to snowfall on the 18th. Hanwha came in second with five wins, one draw and two losses.

For the past three years in a row, Hanwha has not done a bad job in exhibition games. In 2023, he ranked first with nine wins, one draw and three losses in 13 games, and last year finished third with five wins, two draws and three losses in 10 games.

Unlike his performance in the exhibition games, there was a regret in the regular season. It ranked 9th in 2023 and 8th last year. In both years, the coach was replaced during the season.

Hanwha's determination for this season is even more different. Leaving Hanwha Life Eagles Park, which has been used for the past 39 years, the home stadium was moved to Hanwha Life Ball Park, the new stadium. The uniforms have also been completely replaced, making major changes.

Hanwha Life Ballpark, which sold out 11,000 seats

The recruitment of FA to improve his performance also continued. To reinforce the pitching staff, the starting agent signed a four-year contract with Um Sang-baek for a total of 7.8 billion won, and infielder Shim Woo-joon was recruited for a total of 5 billion won for four years to strengthen defense.

Manager Kim Kyung-moon, who has been at the helm of Hanwha since June last year, has led to the growth of players amid an infinite competition.

After the end of last season, strong training continued from the closing camp to the spring camp.

an exhibition game that is the final stage of inspection. In both of the first two games against Doosan, they got off to a bad start, but from then on, Hanwha became a team that did not lose.

Foreign pitchers consisting of Cody Ponce and Ryan Weiss and domestic starters leading to Ryu Hyun-jin's Um Sang-baek are said to be the best ever. With Kim Seo-hyun's growth, the bullpen has become more solid, and Hanwha ranked second after the Lotte Giants (ERA 2.06) with a 2.18 ERA in the exhibition game. In particular, he ranked first with a starting ERA of 2.14.

The Doosan-Hanwha exhibition game held at Cheongju Baseball Stadium on the 9th. Moon Hyun-bin, who suffered a minor injury in the previous day's game, is training. Cheongju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.9/

The batting was also the best. Moon Hyun-bin, who felt thigh pain in the first game of the exhibition game, returned from the break and hit hard with a batting average of 71.4 in four games, while Kim Tae-yeon, who became the official first home run star of the new stadium, and Esteban Floral, the new foreign hitter, hit .400 side by side. In addition, Im Jong-chan also clearly stood out in hitting with a batting average of 348 in eight games, and Noh Si-hwan, the "home run king" with two home runs, began to clearly find his sense as a big shot. Hanwha ranked second with a team batting average of 273 during the exhibition game.

The performance of the exhibition game does not mean that of the regular season. Coach Kim also remained vigilant, saying, `Victory is meaningless because it is an exhibition game.'

However, I saw a positive point in the process. Manager Kim said, "(What I think well as a manager is that at the end of the exhibition game (Moon) Hyun-bin came out of the injury and had a good pace, and it's fortunate that some batters will take over the opening game in a good way. "It's important whether baseball makes fewer mistakes." It is important to reduce mistakes by training repeatedly. I can't help but make a mistake, but I have to reduce it to become a strong team. You can't win if you give everything you have to give like last year. We have to block it and score points on our chances, so that the points can bring us victory. I think it's better than last year. There are mistakes, but I think he'll improve a lot and do a good job" he said.

The Doosan-Hanwha exhibition game held at Cheongju Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Hanwha Shim Woo-joon is training before the game. Cheongju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.8/

In particular, FA Shim Woo-joon played a big role in the center of the solid defense. Coach Kim said, `Shim Woo-joon is better at defense when viewed from a distance than from a distance. He used to play with a good shortstop before, but Shim Woo-joon is really good at defense. There was a lot of batting toward the shortstop, but he handled it without any problems. It will be different if you play an official game, but you have your own sense. I think the defense has become solid because he has made a stable and difficult hit from the shortstop position" he complimented.

An exhibition game between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. Hanwha Ponce, who doubled down on SSG Park Sung-han with one out and a runner on first base in the bottom of the fourth inning, is delighted. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.10/

Hanwha will play the opening game against KT Wiz at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 22nd. KT has already announced that left-hander Enmanuel de Heysus will be the starting pitcher. Hanwha is likely to have Cody Ponce in the rotation.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

1st place → 3rd place → 2nd place...2 years is PS frustration. I think you'll do a good job this year

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