Chae Hyun-woo, the 76th-ranked player who joined SK, fired his first home run in his 7th year of debut!
Aug 02, 2025
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Chae Hyun-woo started as the ninth batter and center fielder against the Doosan Bears in the 2025 KBO League held in Jamsil on the 2nd.
Chae Hyun-woo faced his first at-bat in the top of the second inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases.
Chae Hyun-woo faced Doosan's foreign pitcher Zach Rogue.
Chae Hyun-woo picked out the first ball.
In the advantageous count of one ball, he had a thrilling taste of his hands for the second time. Chae Hyun-woo properly hit a cut fastball that came into the high course of his body.
At the moment of being hit, he drew a large parabola that could be felt as a home run.
The shooting speed of 156.1 kilometers was 28.3 kilometers, and the distance was 114 meters.
SSG turned the tables 4-1.
Chae Hyun-woo was ranked 76th overall in the 8th round of the 2nd 2019 Rookie Draft.
He made his debut in 2019 when he was with the SK Wyverns. He played just one at-bat in nine games during his debut season.
In 2023 and 2024, there was only one game each.
This season, he played in 24 games and had five hits (one double and one triple) to increase his presence.
He hit his first professional home run in his 25th game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
