After KK, my arms will fall out, so hot roars...The main character of the mega trade threw up his heart full of anger
Mar 26, 2025
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For the must-win group, the must-win group time has come. Jung Cheol-won of the Lotte Giants took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning with a 2-1 lead over the Incheon SSG Landers on the 25th. And he overwhelmed the opponent's batters with perfect pitching in one perfect inning, including two strikeouts.
When I first took the mound, I looked a little stiff. It is his first appearance since the opening of the regular season. In the opening series, the team collapsed so big that there was no chance to take the mound.
In a meeting with reporters before the game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said of Kim Sang-soo and Koo Seung-min, "Veterans are not able to use their fastballs yet, so it is difficult for them to use them as a must-win group. Rather, young players (Park Jin, Park Joon-woo, etc.) held out because the ball had power. "
In the end, such pressure is focused solely on Jeong Cheol-won. This is not the only thing.
He says "I'm the only one who needs to do well", but Kim Min-seok of the Doosan Bears, who faced the trade, can't help but be bothered. He has taken the leadoff and has been active every day amid praise from Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop. When there was talk of a trade at the end of the exhibition game "I've been scoreless for three consecutive games."," he replied.
It was literally a stage for the must-win group, with the pressure of losing two consecutive games and the pressure of a one-point lead. And Jung Cheol-won repaid the trust of the head coach with perfect pitching.
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The next batter, Jihoon Choi, drove to 0B2S with two fastballs and struck out swinging with a slider. Jihoon Choi, who achieved three on-base hits and two walks on the day, was tied up by Jung Chul-won.
Jung Joon-jae also induced a swing and miss strikeout with a slider in 1B2S. As soon as Jung Joon-jae's bat cut through the air, Jung Cheol-won roared with a big arm swing in a motion that seemed to jump forward. It was a hot expression of emotion that blew away the last slump at Doosan and the heartache after moving to Lotte.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
