Shim Woo-joon Leaves Hanwha, Ha Joo-seok Re-call Up in 18 Days...Will he succeed in winning 13 games in 33 years

May 13, 2025

Shim Woo-joon Leaves Hanwha, Ha Joo-seok Re-call Up in 18 Days...Will he succeed in winning 13 games in 33 years
Hajin, who is training defense. Song Jeong-heon, reporter song@sportschosun.com



Shim Woo-joon Leaves Hanwha, Ha Joo-seok Re-call Up in 18 Days...Will he succeed in winning 13 games in 33 years
The NC-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 20th. Ha Joo-seok, with no outs and first base, is happy after making a surprise bunt hit in the bottom of the fifth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..4.20/
Big bad news facing the best upward atmosphere. Another FA resource was given an opportunity.

Hanwha registered infielder Ha Joo-seok in the first division entry ahead of the home game against the Doosan Bears at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 13th.

On the 12th, Hanwha excluded infielder Shim Woo-joon, who signed a four-year contract worth a total of 5 billion won ahead of this season, from the entry due to a knee injury.




Shim Woo-joon was hit in the left knee by Kiwoom pitcher Son Hyun-ki's pitch in the top of the fourth inning against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gocheok on the 10th.

Shim Woo-joon, who missed the game on the 11th, was eventually removed from the entry on the 12th. An official from Hanwha said "We conducted hospital checkups twice. CT scans and double checks showed that the bone fracture required about 2 weeks of stability and about 4 weeks to normal training" he announced. Hanwha added "The total rehabilitation period will likely be known after receiving the results of the re-examination two weeks later."

Shim Woo-joon Leaves Hanwha, Ha Joo-seok Re-call Up in 18 Days...Will he succeed in winning 13 games in 33 years
The game between Hanwha and Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 10th, and Hanwha Shim Woo-joon, the first base with no outs, is being replaced after being hit by Kiwoom Son Hyun-ki's pitch in the top of the fourth inning. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.10/
It was a 'super bad news' for Hanwha, which had won 12 consecutive games for the first time in 33 years since 1992. Shim Woo-joon's batting average remained at 170 in 33 games this season, but he contributed greatly to the stability of the pitching staff with his excellent defense. This season, Hanwha ranks first with a team ERA of 3.07. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon, coaching staff, and Hanwha players agreed that Shim Woo-joon's stable defense is helping the pitching staff.




Ha Joo-seok came up and filled the place where Shim Woo-jun was canceled.

After graduating from Shinil High School, Ha Joo-seok, who joined Hanwha in the first round of the rookie draft in 2012 (the first overall pick), became the first FA after the end of last season.

Considered highly likely to grow into a large shortstop, he has shown his presence in the first team since 2016, after completing his military service at Sangmu. He played in 115 games in 2016 and hit 10 home runs with a batting average of 279, making his first double-digit home run, and played as the main shortstop with 11 home runs in 2017.




Last year, when he was a preliminary FA, he did not have a bad performance with a batting average of 292 in 64 games, but Ha Joo-seok's position narrowed as Hanwha recruited Shim Woo-joon with good defense. Later, he tried to sign and trade, but it failed, and eventually signed an FA contract with Hanwha for 110 million won.

He showed a good performance with a batting average of .400 in six exhibition games, but he waited for an opportunity in the Futures League after failing to join the opening entry. In the end, he was called up on the 8th and played in seven games, recording a batting average of 278 OPS (long hitting percentage) of 0.705. He played with three hits against the NC Dinos on the 20th of last month, but played as a pinch hitter on the 24th and struck out, and was excluded from the first-team entry on the 25th.

Ha Joo-seok, who had time to reorganize again, waited for the call-up with a batting average of .404 in 14 Futures League games, and got an opportunity in conjunction with Shim Woo-joon's injury.

Meanwhile, Hanwha will try to win its 13th consecutive game against Doosan on the 13th.

Shim Woo-joon Leaves Hanwha, Ha Joo-seok Re-call Up in 18 Days...Will he succeed in winning 13 games in 33 years
A game between the Doosan Bears and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Hanwha Ha Joo-seok is warming up. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.10/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.