Eom Sang-baek → Hwang Jun-seo → Eom Sang-baek Hanwha's 5th selection, took out a new card...I waited a long time and worked hard
Aug 12, 2025
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Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said in the story of the fifth starter ahead of the game against the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th, `I'm trying to give Kim Ki-joong a chance.'
Hanwha recruited Eom Sang-baek of the FA ahead of this season and entrusted him with the starting position. He was a solid starting agent, winning 13 games in KT Wiz last year, but he was sluggish with 1-6 losses and an ERA of 6.33 in 15 games in the first half.
After much consideration, Hanwha replaced Um Sang-baek in the second half of the year with Hwang Joon-seo as the starter. He appeared in six games as a substitute starter in the first half and pitched 29 ⅓ innings, showing good performance with a 3.38 ERA, but struggled with a 17.18 ERA in three ⅔ innings in two games in the second half. Eventually, he was excluded from the first-team entry on the 7th.
Um Sang-baek was given a chance again. He started against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 9th, but collapsed with six runs in one inning. In the end, Um Sang-baek was also excluded from the first team entry the next day (10th).
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Kim Ki-joong appeared in 27 games last year while starting and relocating, recording 5 wins, 4 losses and a 6.56 ERA. In all three games this season, he pitched in relief and did not lose a run in eight ⅓ innings. In particular, he pitched perfectly against Lotte on June 18 with three hits and three strikeouts in six innings. Kim Ki-joong, who was removed from the first-team entry on June 29, came up on July 10 and was registered on July 12, but failed to make an additional appearance in the first team. In the Futures League, he consistently started and waited for an opportunity, and came up to the first team with the expiration of Um Sang-baek.
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said "(Kim) has been waiting and working hard for a long time."
Meanwhile, Hanwha started ace Cody Ponce on the day. Lotte's starting pitcher is Alec Gamboa. Manager Kim said, "(Gamboa) is a good pitcher. Pitchers who don't seem easy to attack are "Putters." "We also need to play every game, and the opponent is also important." I think the players in the first game of the week will solve it well because they have to beat the ace to eventually become a strong team."
On the 12th, Hanwha organized the starting lineup in the order of Son A-seop (designated hitter), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Ahn Chi-hong (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (captor), and Shim Woo-jun (striker).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
