An essential player, as long as he's in shape... Four consecutive losses, loose bullpen eyes turn toward legend, Oh Seung-hwan starts his return with bullpen pitching

May 07, 2025

An essential player, as long as he's in shape... Four consecutive losses, loose bullpen eyes turn toward legend, Oh Seung-hwan starts his return with bullpen pitching
The KBO League exhibition game between KIA and Samsung held at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 15th. Oh Seung-hwan is warming up with his teammates. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.03.15/



Samsung Lions, who are struggling to play 9 consecutive games in the line injury.

It is a crisis in May. It has two wins, one draw and five losses in eight consecutive games. He has lost four games in a row recently.

The bullpen is also slowing down in the aftermath of injuries and sluggishness. Fire bowlers Kim Moo-shin (Kim Yoon-soo) and Lee Jae-hee were out for the season before and after undergoing elbow surgery during the season. Lim Chang-min was also listed as injured on the 19th of last month amid arm discomfort. Samsung manager Park Jin-man hinted that Lim Chang-min's return is a long-term injury at the earliest, saying, `Lim Chang-min's return is at the end of this month.' Right-hander Lee Seung-hyun and fireballer Yuk Sun-yeop have been canceled for a while.




As a result, right-hander Jung Min-sung, who made his professional debut as a temporary starter against Doosan on the 4th, is also left in the entry and does not have enough resources to wait for the bullpen.
An essential player, as long as he's in shape... Four consecutive losses, loose bullpen eyes turn toward legend, Oh Seung-hwan starts his return with bullpen pitching
Oh Seung-hwan, who is warming up before others.
There is a name that suddenly comes to mind at this point. It's 'Legend' Oh Seung Hwan.

He was steadily preparing for the season at the Okinawa camp in Japan. Samsung manager Park Jin-man even exclaimed, `The ball power is the best among our pitchers.'

However, there was a significant variable in the second half of the camp. As my beloved mother's condition became critical, I had to return home early. In the end, Oh Seung-hwan, who announced his mother's death on March 19, just before the opening, was deeply saddened. The youngest son, who guarded the mortuary, tried to recover his mind and grabbed the ball again after leaving his mother.




However, he needed time to rebuild his loose body and take the mound. He hurriedly reorganized and took the mound in the Futures League in early April, but he was not perfectly ready yet. I stopped pitching in practice and started building my body again.

It's been a month since the reorganization went in like that. Finally, he is about to pitch in earnest.

The moment the team really needs Oh Seung-hwan's experience, it's now.




Samsung manager Park Jin-man said ahead of the Hanwha match on the 6th that `Seung-hwan will start pitching in the bullpen this week, and if it's okay, he will join the Futures League next week", he predicted.
An essential player, as long as he's in shape... Four consecutive losses, loose bullpen eyes turn toward legend, Oh Seung-hwan starts his return with bullpen pitching
Samsung-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 6th. Coach Park Jin-man is watching the game. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..5.6/
An essential player, as long as he's in shape... Four consecutive losses, loose bullpen eyes turn toward legend, Oh Seung-hwan starts his return with bullpen pitching
An exhibition game between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. Samsung's Oh Seung-hwan is pitching hard. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.13/
If the results of the Futures League's actual appearance are good, it is expected to be called up immediately to add strength to the bullpen.

Coach Park said, "(We are thinking about the call-up period) when the bullpen is in a very difficult situation and we need another experienced player. First of all, I think my physical condition will be the most important."

Oh Seung-hwan, who has an unrivaled closing record with 427 saves in the KBO League, is a living legend pitcher with only one remaining on 550 saves with 549 saves in his career.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.