I'm sorry and thank you Jo Sang-woo bowed his head even after recording a scoreless hold, and greeted his fans in 90 degrees at Gocheok (Goguk site)
May 07, 2025
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KBO League Kiwoom and KIA held at Gocheok Dome on the 6th. KIA won 5-3 against Kiwoom and booked three consecutive winning series with two consecutive wins.
KIA Cho Sang-woo, who used Gocheok Dome as his home stadium until last season, wore his KIA uniform against his old teammates and played his first visit game. Cho Sang-woo took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning with KIA leading 5-3.
Cho Sang-woo handled Choi Joo-hwan, the first batter, with a grounder to shortstop and a grounder to the second base of Cadines, continuing his pitching with ease until the second out. Cho Sang-woo allowed Puig to hit to the left after two outs. He then allowed Kim Tae-jin to hit consecutive times, sending out runners on first and second bases after two outs.
KIA was leading by two points, but it was an urgent situation that could allow a tie if it was a long shot. The pitching coach took the mound and talked with Cho Sang-woo, and Cho Sang-woo handled Kiwoom's No. 6 hitter Eo Jun-seo with a ground ball in front of the first base to overcome the loss crisis.
Cho Sang-woo headed to the first base for backup defense when Eo Jun-seo's ball headed to the first base, but first baseman Wisdom stepped on the base himself and handled it out.
Cho Sang-woo, who finished the eighth inning without losing a point, bowed to Kiwoom fans near the first base. He took off his hat and greeted his former Kiwoom fans 90 degrees.
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KIA, which gave up Jang Hyun-sik to LG after last season, brought Cho Sang-woo in a trade.
KIA gave Kiwoom 1 billion won in cash and the first and fourth rounds of the 2026 rookie draft to get Cho Sang-woo. Cho Sang-woo, the hottest trade seller last season, eventually left Kiwoom and moved to KIA.
Jo Sang-woo has pitched 15 ⅔ innings in 18 games in KIA's uniform this season, recording 2 wins and 3 losses and 8 holds. The average earned run is 2.30.
He played as a closing pitcher at Kiwoom, enough to have 88 saves in his career, but is in charge of the eighth inning at KIA.
Jo Sang-woo, who had his first Gocheok visit game, kept the eighth inning scoreless, but he couldn't laugh. He bowed to Gocheok Kiwoom fans, who were teammates and home fans until last season, and expressed his gratitude.
Although he is now wearing a different uniform, he bowed to his fans who played for 12 years and expressed his gratitude. KIA rebounded by winning two consecutive games against Kiwoom after three consecutive losses. He will challenge Kiwoom to win the series sweep on the 7th.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
