The strongest in the league → 7th place...The strength that the injury erased, I have hope that everything will come

Apr 02, 2025

The strongest in the league → 7th place...The strength that the injury erased, I have hope that everything will come
A game between the Doosan Bears and the Lotte Giants at Sunmarin Stadium in Miyazaki, Japan, on the 2nd. Lee Byung-hun of Doosan is pitching hard. Miyazaki(Japan) = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.03.02



Doosan Bears get a thousand horses.

Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop reported the return of Lee Byung-hun (22) and Choi Ji-gang (24) ahead of the game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 2nd.

Director Lee said "Lee Byung-hun will accompany him from the Busan expedition on the 4th." Choi Ji-gang said, "I plan to take the mound in Futures League games on the 4th and 5th and join the first team next week unless there is a big problem."




Last year, Doosan's best strength was its solid bullpen. Young players such as Lee Byung-hun, Choi Ji-gang and Kim Taek-yeon showed remarkable growth, and ranked first among the 10 clubs with a 4.54 ERA in the bullpen.

It was the best advantage, but it became a weakness this season as a number of injuries continued. Choi Ji-gang was not listed in the opening entry due to conjunctivitis, and veteran Hong Gun-hee was absent due to elbow pain. Lee Byung-hun was excluded from the first-team entry on the 25th of last month due to enteritis. Doosan had a 5.16 ERA in the team's bullpen in March. 7th place overall.

Lee Byung-hun played in 77 games and played 65 ⅓ innings last year, recording 22 holds. It is the Bears' record for the most left-hander hold ever. Lee Byung-hun took the mound in the Futures League game against the LG Twins on the same day and completed an actual inspection with one hit and one strikeout in one inning. Manager Lee said, `Lee Byung-hun was not an issue to sell in the first place, so I was going to upload it as soon as the date came (the first-team call-up is possible). My body has improved a lot, so I have no problem with pitching."




Choi Ji-gang played 50 innings in 55 games, giving him a record of 3.24 ERA with 15 holds.

The strongest in the league → 7th place...The strength that the injury erased, I have hope that everything will come
Dusan Choi Ji-gang is pitching hard in the game between Doosan and Samsung at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 4th. Daegu = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.04/
Kwak Bin, who won the most games last year with 15 wins, is out of the starting lineup, and the bullpen needs more help. In the meantime, the return of Lee Byung-hun and Choi Ji-gang will allow Doosan to breathe a little.

Manager Lee also smiled at their return, saying, `Our bullpen is having a hard time now, and I'm glad there's hope.'




Meanwhile, on the same day, Doosan's Cho Ha-sung, who was the steal king with 64 steals last year, was named in the first-team entry for the first time of the season. Cho, who was unable to play due to body aches, came to Jamsil after playing three at-bats in the Futures League. Director Lee explained, `I'm going to wait as a pinch hitter or pinch runner.'

The strongest in the league → 7th place...The strength that the injury erased, I have hope that everything will come
A game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd, and Doosan's Cho Soo-haeng hits an RBI double with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.23/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.