Only last year? Prince's call for support → Fans will feel so upset..

Jun 22, 2025

Only last year? Prince's call for support → Fans will feel so upset..
Dusan-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 18th. Won Tae-in and Choi Won-tae are watching the game together. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.18/



Only last year? Prince's call for support → Fans will feel so upset..
Dusan-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 17th. Samsung won 12 to 1. Winning pitcher Won Tae-in is making a high five with coach Park Jin-man. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.17/
The Samsung Lions, who advanced to the Korean Series last year, are struggling in the middle this season. Some say it does not meet expectations. 'Daegu Prince' Samsung ace Won Tae-in asked for support, saying that it is more fun to be a chaser.

Won Tae-in "Actually, I think it's more fun to look up than to keep it," he said, expressing confidence.

Samsung is fifth among those who just finished the turning point of the KBO League in the 2025 season. It has 38 wins, 34 draws and one loss in 73 games (0.528 winning rate). The rankings are postseason chin-ups. But there are very few rides. Samsung is 2.5 games apart from third-place Lotte, 3.5 games apart from second-place LG, and 4.5 games apart from first-place Hanwha. Of course, the difference between KT and seventh-place KT is 0.5 games.




When Samsung played 73 games last year, it ranked fourth with 40 wins, 32 losses and one draw (0.556 win rate). It was a three-game race with first place. Samsung chased down the team little by little and ended the 2024 regular season in second place.

Won Tae-in was confident that he could go up enough this season.

Won Tae-in "Last year, we tried hard to keep the second place, so we were under a lot of stress ourselves. Of course, it's still very stressful now, but it's still a few games away."




Won Tae-in said his current position is not bad.

Only last year? Prince's call for support → Fans will feel so upset..
Dusan-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 17th. Starting pitcher Won Tae-in is applauding the fielder's good defense. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.17/
Only last year? Prince's call for support → Fans will feel so upset..
Dusan-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 17th. Won Tae-in greets the stands after seven scoreless innings. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.17/
Won Tae-in said "The fans will be really upset, but our players are a little more stimulating when they look up a little bit. Also, when we are down, there is a twist in the atmosphere. The atmosphere is so good right now, too. Another foreign pitcher is coming in next week. I think we only have things to go up" expressed confidence.

Samsung suffered consecutive losses to KT at its home turf last weekend (14-15). On the 17th, Won Tae-in of the Doosan Bears played and broke the losing streak. He succeeded in changing the atmosphere by exploding his batting. On the 18th, foreign hitter Diaz hit a three-run to end the game in the bottom of the 10th inning of extra time. Since then, Samsung has lost consecutive games again, and Won Tae-in's turn to start came.




Won Tae-in will take the starting mound against Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 22nd. Won Tae-in is 6-2 with a 2.44 ERA in 13 games. He was excellent against Lotte with 10 wins, 5 losses and an ERA of 3.53. This is the first game against Lotte this season. Lotte's starter is also native ace Park Se-woong. Park Se-woong went 8-5 with a 4.34 ERA. This year's match against Samsung was sluggish with one loss and an 8.71 ERA without two games.



Reporter Han Dong-hoon dhhan@sportschosun.com



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.