Choi Won-tae leaves, Samsung's starting pitcher with no hole in the KIA match I'm thinking of this player
May 21, 2025
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How will the starting rotation of the Samsung Lions without Choi Won-tae be organized.
Samsung escaped three consecutive losses with a 6-3 victory over Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 20th. I can't be satisfied with this victory. Only when we perform well in the weekend series against Kiwoom and KIA Tigers this week can we shake off the pain of the recent long losing streak and rebound.
The problem is that starter Choi Won-tae needs to take a break for a while. Choi Won-tae took the mound as a starter in Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Lotte Giants in Busan on the 17th, and he was hit in the right arm throwing a ball at the opponent Yoo Kang-nam's training ball. Fortunately, there is no abnormality in the bone, but it was canceled from the entry due to severe swelling.
Coach Park Jin-man said "You shouldn't catch the ball at all on the 2nd or 4th." Still, I have no problem with my bones, so if I take 10 days off, I will be able to return to the entry."
The last game of Kiwoom's three consecutive games on the 22nd was Choi Won-tae's turn. There is a hole in this place.
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If that happens, the starting position for the first game of the three consecutive games against KIA will be empty on the 23rd. In the second and third rounds, Lee Seung-hyun and Won Tae-in can play.
Asked if the starting pitcher for KIA's first game has been decided, coach Park said, `I'm thinking about Hwang Dong-jae. He said, "I'm currently in the entry, and I've prepared well in the second division, so there won't be a big problem if I start right away." Hwang Dong-jae, who has grown into a starting prospect for Samsung, was in the second division at the beginning of the season this year, and only joined the first division in mid-May and was active as a bullpen. Since he is a player with selection experience, he can fully play the role of a firefighter in such an emergency situation.
However, it is not that Hwang Dong-jae is the starting player on Friday. Coach Park said, `We have to look at the bullpen situation in the game against Kiwoom during the week.' If there is a judgment that Hwang Dong-jae should be put in for the game in a really urgent situation, it means that Hwang Dong-jae can be used and the starting player against KIA can be changed. Coach Park explained, `For now, you can see it as Hwang Dong-jae.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
