Hanwha's 155km light speed special rookie will return to the first team in a month, and I will see an opportunity to put in the KIA match
Jul 08, 2025
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Hanwha Eagles 'Special Rookie' Jung Woo-joo has returned to the first team.
Hanwha called up Jung Woo-joo ahead of the KIA Tigers match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 8th.
Jung Woo-joo is a promising fastball player who Hanwha picked as the second fastest player in this year's rookie draft. Since his high school days, Jung has drawn attention by throwing fastballs that measure more than 155 kilometers. He also tried to advance to the Major League, and Hanwha enjoyed the luck.
Jung Woo-joo's fast ball is as good as a pro right away. So he joined the opening entry and was with the first-team squad until the 10th of last month. But the professional wall was high. The seniors were not easy. He needed a 4.91 ERA adjustment period of 29 games with two wins and three holds. Coach Kim Kyung-moon's judgment that it was time to take a break once led him to the second division.
And before the end of the first half, he was given the opportunity to join the first team again. Ahead of the All-Star break, the main starting pitchers fell out of the entry and could have been an opportunity for someone, but Jung Woo-joo was called.
Coach Kim Kyung-moon, who met ahead of the KIA match, said "I told Jung Woo-joo not to pitch the day before yesterday and yesterday. It came up today, so I'm going to find the timing to go out. I don't know what the game is going to be like, so I'll consider putting it in according to the content of the game" he said.
Jung Woo-joo played three games in the Futures League after going down to the second division. The last real game was the Futures match against SSG Landers on the 2nd.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
