Hanwha is shocked by six runs in one inning before returning to the starting lineup. 7.2 billion FA will eventually be used as a bullpen. September support group

Aug 23, 2025

A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th. In the top of the second inning, Hanwha starter Um Sang-baek is coming down from the mound without catching a single out count. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.09/

In his return match as a starter, he was shocked to score 6 runs in 1 inning. In the end, Um Sang-baek uses it as a bullpen.

Major pitcher FA recruited by Hanwha Eagles ahead of this season. Um Sang-baek, who joined on the condition of up to 7.8 billion won for four years, is having a difficult season.

After winning 1-6 with a 6.33 ERA in 15 games in the first half of the season, he won his first game since moving on April 18, the beginning of the season, and only lost games without winning. The pitch itself was not good enough to have only two quality starts out of 16 starts this season.

The somewhat mysterious point is that there is no special abnormality in the condition of the body, and the pitch itself seen in the field is good. In the end, it is a part where the mentality is shaken in a psychological problem or a game situation, and it can be said that they are struggling with this part.

In particular, the player himself is forced to shrink more than anyone else. He has tried to prove his worth since the beginning of the season, but he has not been able to escape from the bondage of sluggishness as bad results continue.

Manager Kim Kyung-moon used Um Sang-baek, who has been sluggish since the start of the second half, as a bullpen long relief. Then, in the game against the LG Twins on the 9th, when the team needed an alternative starter again, Um Sang-baek was given another important starting position.

The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha Um Sang-baek is catching his breath. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/

But the result was another shock. In his first start in a month, he lost five hits (one homer) in one inning, three walks, one strikeout, and six runs. Although it is also the scariest LG lineup in the league, it was a concern that the collapsed pattern was not much different from the first half. In the end, Um Sang-baek was eliminated from the first team entry the next day. It's the third second leg since the start of the season.

Coach Kim Kyung-moon will call up Um Sang-baek around the expanded entry in September. And it is expected to be used only as a bullpen instead of a starting opportunity for the rest of the season. Coach Kim said, `In the end, Um Sang-baek should do it several times despite Um Sang-baek's poor performance. Although he/she encouraged that the team will be able to play an important role in times of difficulty, he/she seems to have decided that using it as a bullpen is less burdensome for each other this season.

A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th. Hanwha Um Sang-baek and Moon Dong-ju are watching the game. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.09/

In a meeting with reporters ahead of the match against SSG Landers in Daejeon on the 22nd, head coach Kim said, `When Um Sang-baek returns now, I'm going to use him in the middle, not as a starter.'"New reinforcements will come in early September after the end of this month." I'm thinking of reinforcing two pitchers and a catcher. We have to hang in there until then."

The need for Hanwha to reinforce its bullpen is emerging as closer Kim Seo-hyun and other must-win pitchers, who have held up well throughout the season, have recently shown shaky games. Right now, there aren't many cards that I can definitely use in Futures. In the rest of the season, Um Sang-baek will take the mound as a bullpen and will reinforce the back door.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.