The atmosphere that was good for Song Sung-moon's 12 billion contract cooled down due to Ahn Woo-jin's absurd injury

Aug 04, 2025

The atmosphere that was good for Song Sung-moon's 12 billion contract cooled down due to Ahn Woo-jin's absurd injury
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Kiwoom Heroes, which created a positive atmosphere after a long time when the news of Song Sung-moon's signing of a non-FA multi-year contract was announced. However, the good atmosphere cooled down when the news of the absurd injury of 'Ace', which was about to return, was announced.

Kiwoom officially announced on the 4th that it signed a non-FA multi-year contract with infielder Song Sung-moon on the condition of a full six-year, 12 billion won guarantee. This is Kiwoom's unusual move, which caused a cold wind not only in the external FA but also in the internal FA. There are many interpretations about Kiwoom's multi-year contract with Song Sung-moon and the condition of guaranteeing the full 12 billion won without incentives, but the fans' response was good for now.

Kiwoom has no history of signing contracts of this size even with the team's flagship players. In particular, the news of Song Sung-moon's contract was most welcome to fans who were somewhat exhausted as key players in the batter's box moved to continuous trade and FA transfers. This season is also at the bottom, but Song Sung-moon, who has grown into the team's flagship player, will play for Kiwoom for at least six more seasons.




The atmosphere that was good for Song Sung-moon's 12 billion contract cooled down due to Ahn Woo-jin's absurd injury
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However, the atmosphere of this feast did not last a day, and surprising news was announced. This is the injury of pitcher Ahn Woo-jin, who is about to lift the call-up of social service personnel.

Ahn Woo-jin, who is currently serving in the military, has been using vacation and holidays to continue pitching training in preparation for his full-fledged return. He played one inning in his own Cheongbaek match held at Goyang 2nd Army Stadium on the 2nd and marked a maximum fastball speed of 157 kilometers, confirming that he has almost reached his normal condition. At that time, the club also released related analysis data, saying, "Ahn Woo-jin, who had two strikeouts and no runs in one inning, threw a total of 10 pitches, including fastballs, sliders, curves, and changeups."

However, it was belatedly known that he injured his shoulder after pitching on the day.




Recently, rumors have begun to spread among baseball officials that Ahn Woo-jin was injured in the shoulder ligament during additional training after taking the mound, which put the second-tier coaching staff in a quite embarrassing situation.

The atmosphere that was good for Song Sung-moon's 12 billion contract cooled down due to Ahn Woo-jin's absurd injury
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According to baseball officials, after the game, Pengo training was conducted, and Ahn Woo-jin refused to participate in consideration of his rehabilitation process, but he was eventually forced to participate. The problem is that Ahn Woo-jin, who fell during this training, suffered a ligament injury in his shoulder. Ahn Woo-jin underwent a thorough examination on the 4th, and will also cross-check as an additional examination on the 5th and 6th.

After Ahn Woo-jin was lifted from the call-up on September 17, he was expected to be able to spend about 15 days at the end of the regular season together if he joined the team, but as he suffered a shoulder injury, it seems to be virtually canceled.




Kiwoom is in a cautious and cautious position. An official from Kiwoom said "Ahn Woo-jin suffered a shoulder injury and is currently planning to do more cross-checking at the hospital. I think I can share the exact condition of the injury after the examination is overThe reason why he was injured is being organized internally" he said.

The atmosphere that was good for Song Sung-moon's 12 billion contract cooled down due to Ahn Woo-jin's absurd injury
Photo = Ahn Woo-jin's SNS account capture
Not only fans but also other club officials seem to be in a mood of "absurd" after hearing about Ahn Woo-jin's injury. Many say that the player, who is still a soldier, played a rehabilitation game, and that it is hard to understand the process of having to participate in additional training. In the end, not only did the return to this season fail due to other problems, not pitching, but also additional setbacks occurred.

Of course, the team is also losing money, but Ahn Woo-jin is personally suffering a lot of damage. A major negative factor also occurred in the national team, which was considering whether to select Ahn Woo-jin in preparation for the WBC in March next year.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.