I beat the nail on the starting lineWhat would have happened if he didn't recruit the FA, a green light to return to 10 wins in 6 years

Jun 11, 2025

I beat the nail on the starting lineWhat would have happened if he didn't recruit the FA, a green light to return to 10 wins in 6 years
The KBO League match between KIA and Samsung held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 10th. Samsung's Choi Won-tae, who is pitching as a starter. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/



In the most difficult moment, he led the victory with the best pitching.

Samsung Lions Choi Won-tae (28) paid the money properly. It gave the team an important victory at the moment of importance.

Choi Won-tae started against the KIA Tigers at Gwangju Champions Field on the 10th and led the team to an 8-0 victory with two hits, three walks and seven strikeouts in six innings.




The score was a complete victory for Samsung, but the game was a bloody close game. While Choi Won-tae was on the mound, the 2-0 lead was all it was. Because the opposing pitcher was James Nail, the best foreigner.

While Choi Won-tae silenced KIA's batting lineup, Samsung's batting lineup gained strength. With the bases loaded with one out in the top of the fourth inning when it was 0-0, Kim Tae-hoon led 2-0 by causing a first baseman error with a weak hit. In the seventh inning, Park Byung-ho reported a double-digit home run for 13 consecutive seasons with his 10th solo home run of the season, giving nail a fatal blow.

Choi Won-tae gave a valuable victory to his first game of the week by showing an edge in his starting showdown with Nail, who lost his second game of the season (4 wins) by allowing six hits and three runs (one earned) in six ⅓ innings.




Best pitching since moving to Samsung through an FA contract last winter. Confidence in the match against KIA also played a part. Six consecutive wins against KIA after the Gocheok game on April 23, 2022, during the Kiwoom Heroes period. Choi Won-tae, who won his fifth win of the season with the victory, gave the green light to achieve his 10th win in six years.

Choi Won-tae's 10 wins were last in 2019 (11 wins and 5 losses) when he was in Kiwoom. After moving to the LG Twins, he won only nine games for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024.

I beat the nail on the starting lineWhat would have happened if he didn't recruit the FA, a green light to return to 10 wins in 6 years
The KBO League match between KIA and Samsung held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 10th. Samsung won over KIA. Choi Won-tae is sharing the joy of winning after the game. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/
It was meaningful because it was the best pitching the team showed at the most difficult moment.




Samsung's starting lineup is now Borit Pass. There are no two main pitchers, Denny Reyes and Won Tae-in.

Reyes left due to recurrence of foot metatarsal microfractures. A gap of at least a month is inevitable. With the replacement in mind, Samsung is urgently looking at the replacement outsider and the replacement outsider market, which will fill the gap immediately. However, it is not a problem that will be solved immediately.

I beat the nail on the starting lineWhat would have happened if he didn't recruit the FA, a green light to return to 10 wins in 6 years
The KBO League match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 4th. First base with no outs in the fourth inning. Samsung's Choi Won-tae, who failed to handle Ko Myung-joon's batting in front of the pitcher. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.04/
To make matters worse, even Won Tae-in has been on the injured list since the 7th. There is a gap in the starting lineup. The plan is to block Yang Chang-seop and Hwang Dong-jae, but a bullpen day is inevitable.

There is no room for the bullpen. The must-win group, which leads to Kim Tae-hoon, Bae Chan-seung, and Lee Ho-sung, is solid, but left-hander Baek Jung-hyun is out due to shoulder inflammation.
I beat the nail on the starting lineWhat would have happened if he didn't recruit the FA, a green light to return to 10 wins in 6 years
The KBO League match between KIA and Samsung held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 10th. Samsung's Choi Won-tae, who is pitching as a starter. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/
Even then, the role of the existing starting pitchers such as Choi Won-tae and Lee Seung-hyun is in desperate need. Following Furado's first shutout victory at Daegu NC Dinos on Tuesday, Choi gave a chance to start the game with a quality start without allowing any runs.

Samsung was the club that gave up its hand when no one was looking for Choi Won-tae, who declared FA last winter. There was also a lot of talk about the total contract of 7 billion won. However, Choi Won-tae is a 28-year-old young pitcher with more to show in the future. There are not many native starters who can win 10 games. For Samsung, which has to earn some time to foster prospects, the more starting pitchers such as these are good. What would have happened if Choi had not been recruited. It was a match against KIA in Gwangju on the 10th, which was heart-wrenching.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.