Moon Dong-ju 159km! I told you not to look forward to it... High-speed young guns thinking too → Consideration of the oldest head coach at 67 years old

Mar 13, 2025

Moon Dong-ju 159km! I told you not to look forward to it... High-speed young guns thinking too → Consideration of the oldest head coach at 67 years old
An exhibition game between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Hanwha Moon Dong-ju is catching his breath. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.11/



Moon Dong-ju 159km! I told you not to look forward to it... High-speed young guns thinking too → Consideration of the oldest head coach at 67 years old
An exhibition game between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Hanwha Moon Dong-ju is catching his breath. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.11/
"Oh, that was really good. I told you not to expect..."

159km was captured on the electronic display. The head coach, who watched Moon Dong-ju's explosive fastball, expressed abundant satisfaction.

Hanwha Eagles manager Kim Kyung-moon, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 13th, emphasized Moon Dong-ju's pitching two days ago, saying, `In particular, the swing has improved.'




"I think my arm swing is better than it was last year. I'll take the mound again tomorrow (14th)."

Head coach Kim Kyung-moon only said "Let's see again" and refrained from evaluating future progress or the number of balls. "If I say something in advance now, (Moon) Dong-ju may have a hard time. If you don't mind, I'll talk to the pitching coach."

Only "There was a swing when Dongju was in a bad condition last year, but it disappeared. The best thing in the past??The game was better that day than it was. It was the best Dongju I've ever seen. It felt good.," he said with a smile on his face.




Moon Dong-ju 159km! I told you not to look forward to it... High-speed young guns thinking too → Consideration of the oldest head coach at 67 years old
An exhibition game between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun is celebrating after the inning. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.11/
Moon Dong-ju pitched well in the sixth inning with an 8-0 lead against the Incheon SSG Landers on the 11th, allowing 2K runs in one inning. In particular, Han Yu-sum struck out swinging with a fastball and Park Ji-hwan struck out three pitches. It was the first real game since the season ended early in September last year. It showed off an average fastball of 157 kilometers and a maximum speed of 159 kilometers.

However, the head coach waved his hands when he mentioned Hanwha's powerful ultra-fast young gun lineup, which leads to Moon Dong-ju, Kim Seo-hyun, and Jung Woo-ju. 'Arrest is not everything' he stressed.

"The focus seems to be on the fact that the ball is too fast. I'm grateful, and in fact, the fast ball deserves to be proud enough. But baseball is also a sport that requires sophisticated control. The reason why Mingyu is drawing attention right now is not because his cheeks are fast. "We need to control the strength and weakness, and control is important, so I hope you look at it accordingly."




On the same day, foreign pitcher Wise also pitched 7K scoreless innings in four ⅔, becoming a winning pitcher. In other words, the rehearsal ended splendidly ahead of the opening of the regular season.

Moon Dong-ju 159km! I told you not to look forward to it... High-speed young guns thinking too → Consideration of the oldest head coach at 67 years old
photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles
Manager Kim Kyung-moon said, "(Wise) said that he wanted to throw everything in the game that day, although he usually throws more after the game when the number of pitches is a little short. So, I made him throw all 70 (74 pitches). He praised the player with a unique sense of responsibility.

The worry about the outfield, which was a concern, is now completely over. On this day, Hanwha will play in the lineup of Lee Jin-young (designated hitter), An Chi-hong (second base), Floral (middle fielder), Roh Si-hwan (third base), Chae Eun-sung (first base), Kim Tae-yeon (left fielder), Lee Won-seok (right fielder), Choi Jae-hoon (captor), and Shim Woo-jun (striker). The starting pitcher is Ryu Hyun-jin. He will face Lotte Davidson.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.