Dongjoo Moon is coming out today...It's already over 150km! Five-starter return plan, now it's a real game
Mar 11, 2025
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Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon reported the news of Moon Dong-ju's appearance ahead of the game against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Director Kim said "Moon Dong-ju will come out in the sixth inning today. The plan is to throw about 20 pitches in one inning.
Moon Dong-ju, who won the Rookie of the Year title with 8-8 losses and a 3.72 ERA in his 2023 starting rotation, had a somewhat disappointing season last year with 7-7 losses and a 5.17 ERA in 21 games.
Pain in the back and shoulder continued steadily, and he did not show his skills perfectly. In particular, at the end of the season, he was unable to play after the game against the Doosan Bears (one run in six innings) on September 3 due to shoulder pain.
Moon Dong-ju, who went through recovery and rehabilitation, slowly moved up in the spring camp. He is scheduled to be the fifth starter this season, but rather than match the opening game, he chose to go slowly and injury-free.
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After his first real game on the day, Moon plans to rest for about two days. Coach Kim said "After a two-day break, he throws it once. After that, I was going to take two days off and throw it, but it's a night game, so I don't think it's good because the weather is cold, so I'm going to take three days off and throw it in the last game. " It is a match against the Lotte Giants in Busan on the 14th and the Samsung Lions in Daejeon on the 18th.
Regarding Moon Dong-ju's plan to return to the fifth starting pitcher, head coach Kim said, `First of all, I'm going to throw 20 more today and if I say I'll throw more in the next game, I'm going to proceed. The coaching staff is trying to leave it entirely up to themselves rather than saying, `Throw a lot.'"The exact return date will be in the condition that the player himself knows. Rather than saying it in advance, I'm going to wait and listen to the player's condition. If you leave the step first, the player may feel too much, so I'm going to listen to the story first and try to do it."
Meanwhile, Hanwha, which won its first exhibition game on the 10th, organized the starting lineup in the order of Hwang Young-mook (2nd baseman), Choi In-ho (designated hitter), Esteban Floral (middle fielder), Noh Si-hwan (3rd baseman), Chae Eun-sung (1st baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (left fielder), Lim Jong-chan (right fielder), Lee Jae-won (captor), and Shim Woo-jun (striker). Ryan Weiss will take the mound as the starting pitcher. An Chi-hong, who was hit by the ball on the blade of his hand in the game on the 10th, takes a rest. It's not a big injury. Director Kim said, `You must have been very surprised because you remember getting hit. I'm going to rest today and tomorrow and go out the day after tomorrow."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
