I only shot 3.8 billion FA for 138km, but I'm very satisfied with the amount of extortion. Next week's call-up notice. Deokju only needs 142km.
Jun 12, 2025
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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop was satisfied with left-handed bullpen Ham Deok-ju's first real pitching. He announced his plan to make another Futures League appearance next week and call up the first team on the weekend if there is no problem.
Ham Deok-joo pitched one inning in a Futures League game against the Goyang Heroes at LG Champions Field in Icheon on the 12th, recording no hits and no walks.
Ham Deok-ju, who sprayed a total of 27 balls, threw 12 fastballs with a maximum speed of 138km, 12 changeups, his main weapon, and two sliders and one curve.
Ham Deok-ju, who signed a four-year remaining contract for a total of 3.8 billion won after the end of the 2023 Korean Series and underwent pin fixing due to microfractures in his skull in January 2024, returned to the Hanwha Eagles match on August 13 last year. Although he pitched until the postseason, he did not show a sense of stability in 2023. Ham Deok-ju, who underwent osteoporosis removal along with pin removal after the season, was expected to take about six months to recover.
Coach Yeom made Ham Deok-ju comfortable and ready enough to set the second half of the year as the point of his return, but his rehabilitation was faster than expected and he even pitched for the first time.
Ham Deok-ju, who took the mound in the top of the seventh inning with a 3-3 tie, faced Goyang's right-handed hitters. With No. 8 Lee Jae-sang, he struck first and second pitches in a row and induced a ground ball in front of the shortstop with a changeup on the third pitch to catch the first out count.
The ball went into the third pitch in a row with No. 9 Kwon Hyuk-bin, but he later played a full count match and handled it with a high fastball to the third baseman's foul fly after a close game of up to the eighth pitch. One more full-count match with Shim Hwi-yoon. Shim Hwi-yoon resisted by hitting four consecutive fouls, and Ham Deok-ju threw a change-up that dropped the 11th pitch, but Shim Hwi-yoon did not fall for it and walked.
Ham Deok-ju met Lee Ju-hyung, a left-handed batter, for the first time, and threw a changeup at the first pitch, but he threw a wild pitch, putting him on a crisis of two outs and second base. However, he calmly handled his first appearance in the 2025 season with a fly to left field with his fifth breaking ball in 2B2S. LG scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead 5-3 and was replaced by Baek Seon-gi in the top of the eighth inning with Ham Deok-ju given the winning pitcher requirement. Since then, LG won 5-3, making Ham Deok-ju a winning pitcher in his first appearance.
Coach Yeom, who met in Jamsil, said of Ham Deok-ju "The fastball speed was up to 138km. However, the maximum speed last year was 138km. Ham Deok-ju said, "I just need to come out about 142km" and added, "I'm going to throw one more time in the second division on the 17th and put it in the first division on the weekend if it's okay.' It means that I'll upload it right away when I'm in good condition. Coach Yeom said he has to build up in the first team. Coach Yeom said, `You have to come to the first team anyway to speed up. There (second division) is no tension, so no matter how much you throw it, the speed doesn't come out. "You have to come to the first division and go through the second build-up."."
Lee Jung-yong will be discharged from Sangmu next week and will register for the first team on the 18th. When Yoo Young-chan and Jang Hyun-sik return to Lee Jung-yong and Ham Deok-ju, they will be added to the existing Kim Jin-sung and Park Myung-geun, completing a strong must-win group.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
