Who said 5 billion overpay? Hot FA transfer reporting ceremony Hanwha and KT's opening game come from behind to win
Mar 22, 2025
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He made a huge transfer to the FA, and the opening game was an away game against his old team. As long as the player is a person, he has to wear his new uniform and do well in his first game, greet his fans, and feel tremendous pressure. However, he became a hero by hitting the final shot in this game. Now, it is not KT Wiz, but Hanwha Eagles shortstop Shim Woo-joon.
Hanwha won the opening game of the 2025 season amid Shim Woo-joon's performance. Hanwha won a 4-3 dramatic come-from-behind victory over KT thanks to Shim Woo-joon's winning hit in the seventh inning in the opening game against KT at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 22nd.
It was an interesting matchup. Emerging rivals who exchanged sweeps last season. On top of that, Shim Woo-joon and Um Sang-baek, who played for KT ahead of this season, transferred to Hanwha for 5 billion won and 7.8 billion won, respectively, making it a story-telling game.
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KT took the lead. Following Kang Baek-ho's lucky double at the bottom of the first inning, ambitious No. 4 Kim Min-hyuk hit a timely RBI.
In the bottom of the second inning, KT easily won the second score with Bae Jeong-dae's sacrifice fly from the third base chance made by Ponce's balk.
But Hanwha couldn't stay still. The start of the chase was Shim Woo-joon. Shim Woo-joon, who came to his first at-bat after two outs and greeted KT fans and Hanwha fans, got a straight walk from Heyesus, who was playing well. And he managed to steal the bases. Here, No. 1 Kim Tae-yeon's timely hit came out. Shim Woo-joon announced a fresh start with his first stolen base and first score since the transfer.
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The game was decided in the seventh inning when the bullpen fight began. Hanwha batters started to turn their bat as if they were waiting when Heyesus went down and Kim Min-soo came up. Lee Won-seok stole a base as the leadoff Chae Eun-sung hit. Here, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon took out Hwang Young-mook's substitute card instead of Im Jong-chan. A great enemy. Hwang Young-mook hit a tiebreaking double.
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Hanwha, which gained momentum, made KT's atmosphere gloomy in the bottom of the seventh inning when Kim Seo-hyun came up and sprayed a fastball of up to 158 kilometers. And in the top of the eighth inning, No. 4 Noh Si-hwan pulled out a solo shot from KT Won Sang-hyun that sealed the victory. Glamorous batflip service. He clearly showed his will to reclaim the home run king from the first game.
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KT starter Heyesus recorded a quality start with a perfect pitch with one run in six innings from the first game since his transfer. He came down the mound with a winning requirement, but the team's come-from-behind victory faded. Hanwha Ponce allowed two runs in five innings, but the team won, so he could laugh.
Marking the opening game of the day, KT Wiz Park was packed with 18,700 spectators, enjoying a baseball festival in warm weather.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
