be no less than a winning pitcher Despite the praise of the head coach, he expressed deep regret...Challenge to win the starting title in 5 years → I was not good enough in front of my eyes

Aug 08, 2025

be no less than a winning pitcher Despite the praise of the head coach, he expressed deep regret...Challenge to win the starting title in 5 years → I was not good enough in front of my eyes
Smile at the game between SSG and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th, and Choi Min-joon's hit by Yoo Kang-nam who cut off his ball in the bottom of the 4th inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/



be no less than a winning pitcher Despite the praise of the head coach, he expressed deep regret...Challenge to win the starting title in 5 years → I was not good enough in front of my eyes
SSG starter Choi Min-joon is pitching hard in a game between SSG and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/
He missed his first start win in five years since October 2021. He soothed his heart with his team's victory.

SSG Landers Choi Min-joon (26) pitched well in his first start in a long time. It was regrettable that if he had scored one or two more points in the team's lineup.

Game 1 of the weekend series against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 8th.




SSG Choi Min-joon shook off the burden of alternative starters to his heart's content. He allowed three hits and no runs in four ⅓ innings. But it lacked the last end.

Still, he contributed to the team's victory. SSG secured a 1-0 victory in the top of the third inning by keeping one point selected by Park Sung-han's timely hit to the end.

However, Choi Min-joon did not become a winning pitcher. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Lotte's leadoff hitter Noh Jin-hyuk got a hit, and Yoon Dong-hee's sacrifice bunt made it one out and second base.




SSG benches waited once. Choi Min-joon allowed a walk to Han Tae-yang, and in the end, manager Lee Soo-yong, who was in agony, chose to replace him.

Fortunately, Park Si-hoo caught Kim Min-sung with a straight hit to third base. If SSG third baseman Ahn Sang-hyun had handled it with an intentional octopus, it would have been a double play. The subsequent walk faced a full base crisis with two outs, but manager Lee Soo-yong spared no bullpen on the day as he declared before the game. Immediately, Kim Min, a must-win team, was put in to deal with Ko Seung-min's outfield fly ball to overcome the crisis.

Since then, Kim Min (1 ⅔ inning), Lee Rowoon (1 inning), Noh Kyung-eun (1 inning) and Cho Byung-hyun (1 inning) have blocked the back door like an ironclad.




be no less than a winning pitcher Despite the praise of the head coach, he expressed deep regret...Challenge to win the starting title in 5 years → I was not good enough in front of my eyes
The game between SSG and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th, and Choi Min-joon, who gave up a crisis with one out and runners on first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, is regretful to see pitcher coach Kyung Heon-ho take the mound to replace him. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/
After the game, coach Lee Sung-yong rejoiced, saying, `The victory made by pitching without allowing any points.'

Especially toward Choi Min-joon "It was a great pitching that gave the team a great boost. "I couldn't take care of the victory, but it was a good pitching like a winning pitcher."

The match was also Noh Kyung-eun's third consecutive 20-hold match. The head coach is a strong supporter of our team for the bullpen. Ji-young, who led the scoreless game, also worked hard. Stopping second base stealing in the eighth inning was also an important point of today's game." Park Sung-han's timely hit, which became the winning point, and he also did not forget to thank the fans who visited the Busan site.

What was Choi Min-joon's inner feelings like. After the game, Choi Min-joon did not hide his mind that "There is a regret left."

"I wanted to do well in the previous two games. I tried not to get hit as much as I could. Today, he threw aggressively with the mindset of winning in four pitches. The director also said 'Don't try to do well, just do what you've been doing.' Lee Ji-young's ball combination was also very good, and I was very lucky."

be no less than a winning pitcher Despite the praise of the head coach, he expressed deep regret...Challenge to win the starting title in 5 years → I was not good enough in front of my eyes
SSG starter Choi Min-joon is pitching hard in a game between SSG and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/
He expressed deep regret over the moment when he missed his first start win in five years. He said "I think we played a difficult game today because the curve didn't go in as much as I thought. I was supposed to be confident, but I think it's my lack of ability"But the back pitchers blocked it so well, and I'm really glad the team won."

"Thank you so much for the many congratulations and encouragement from my seniors and colleagues today. We will continue to work harder to show you good performances like today."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.