Tough 9th place, finally the special reinforcements are coming...a 15-win pitcher's return restart

May 21, 2025

Tough 9th place, finally the special reinforcements are coming...a 15-win pitcher's return restart
KIA-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 13th. Starting pitcher Kwak Bin of Doosan is pitching. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.13/



I've been waiting for a long time. Kwak Bin's return to '15-win pitcher' is imminent again.

Kwak Bin of the Doosan Bears, who shared the multiple wins with Won Tae-in of the Samsung Lions with 15 wins last year. However, he has yet to throw a single game in the first team this season.

He was out of power due to injury just before the opening of the regular season. Kwak Bin complained of pain in his left side while pitching in the Futures League ahead of the opening game, and was diagnosed with damage to his left internal abdominal muscles after a hospital examination.




And it's already been nearly two months. Kwak Bin's return took longer than expected. Kwak Bin, who played in the rehabilitation program, was originally scheduled to be called up to the first team after playing in the Futures League on the 13th.

Tough 9th place, finally the special reinforcements are coming...a 15-win pitcher's return restart
SSG won the game between SSG and Doosan 5-3 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 20th. Doosan players, who have lost four consecutive games, are greeting their fans. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/
However, he was upset again ahead of the final game of the Futures. Kwak Bin showed signs of clumping around the injured area and was unable to handle the scheduled pitching schedule, and the pitching schedule was completely suspended again. The team's concerns have also grown.

Fortunately, the condition has been restored. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop, who met with reporters ahead of the match against SSG Landers in Jamsil on the 21st, said, `Kwakbin had stopped pitching for about a week. Now I'm going to throw a bullpen tomorrow (22nd), and if there's nothing wrong, I'm going to take the mound in the Futures League game this Saturday (24th)." Kwak Bin is scheduled to start the game against the NC Dinos' second division at Icheon Stadium.




Tough 9th place, finally the special reinforcements are coming...a 15-win pitcher's return restart
Coach Lee Seung-yeop of Doosan is watching the training at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 20th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/
After completing the Futures appearance, Kwak Bin will finally return. It is expected to return as early as late next week.

Doosan has been agonizing over the starting lineup all along since the opening. Kim Yoo-sung received a chance at the beginning of the opening, then went down to the second division after a slump, and recently Choi Seung-yong also walked the rotation due to a nail injury. New players such as Choi Joon-ho, Hong Min-gyu, and Choi Min-seok have been given a chance and are struggling to manage the game. With even foreign pitchers unable to show overwhelming performance, even unstable domestic starting pitchers are worried.

Doosan, which is currently trailing to ninth place, is aiming for a comeback. If Kwak Bin returns healthy, it is expected that Choi Seung-yong's recovery and the starting lineup will become more solid.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.