Why did Ahn Woo-jin have to open his mouth before the forced punishment training and controversy over dog food Fungo's devastating surgery
Aug 08, 2025
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The controversy between Kiwoom Heroes and Ahn Woo-jin has ended. Ahn Woo-jin, who suffered an absurd and fatal shoulder injury, completed the surgery safely on the 7th. It is said that after about six months of recovery, he can enter training as a pitcher. As early as the first half of next year, Ahn Woo-jin will be able to be seen throwing the ball.
It was a week of upheaval. Ahn Woo-jin, who is serving as a social service worker, visited Kiwoom's second-tier training ground whenever he had time ahead of his discharge in mid-September to enhance his sense of action.
The problem occurred on the 2nd. After playing its own Cheongbaek match, Ahn Woo-jin's team lost, and as promised in advance, the team conducted Fungo training, a penalty and finishing training. Ahn Woo-jin, who was not an official player and played to enhance his sense of practice in consideration, initially refused to participate in extra training. But since one coach played together, he said he should also train together. Would he have let Ahn participate in the training to bully him. Since baseball is a team sport, it means that we should stay together until the end because we participated as a team.
The problem is that Ahn Woo-jin fell while catching the ball in the process, and injured his right shoulder throwing the ball. The results of the examination are shocking. shoulder cuff clavicle joint ligament damage. I needed surgery. Not only Ahn Woo-jin, who dreamed of returning in September, but it was also a huge negative factor for the Kiwoom team, which tried to play next season after rebuilding, and the national team, which tried to select Ahn Woo-jin ahead of the World Baseball Classic.
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All kinds of rumors were circulating here. Harsh stories began to spread as if they were true, such as pulling Ahn Woo-jin out of a car to go home and training, and that Ahn Woo-jin was injured by excessive punishment training called 'Dog-Bob Fungo'.
But it's all unfounded. Ahn Woo-jin was never brought home and trained, nor did he receive hard penalty training that would strain his body. Some argue that it makes no sense to involve a rehabilitating player in extra training, but Ahn Woo-jin was a pitcher who sprayed a 157-kilometer fastball that day to be called a rehabilitating player. Of course, a player who has just undergone surgery and is rehabilitating would have been cautious in every situation, but Ahn Woo-jin was a player who had the final stage of preparing to return after undergoing surgery and going through all the rehabilitation processes.
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However, rumors about the level of 'Ghost Stories' spread wildly, and the club was on the verge of a storm. In a situation where it is difficult to set up a hospital and schedule ahead of the surgery, Ahn Woo-jin met with a club official and testified about the injury situation at the time. Because he knew that if he didn't come forward, it wouldn't be solved. Ahn Woo-jin said "I understand that there are many suspicions about my injury. But now is the time to focus on recovering his health above all else. "I fully explained the situation at the time of the injury to the club. Rather than talking about unconfirmed facts, I ask for your wishes and support for a speedy recovery"
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What would have been the feelings of the team's employees who had to talk about the difficult situation at the time to a player who was having a hard time preparing for surgery. After waiting for Ahn Woo-jin's surgery to be completed safely, Kiwoom released its position on various suspicions. Now that the person has opened his mouth, it's a matter that's going to be over. All that's left is for Ahn Woo-jin to recover and come back healthy. It was also unfortunate that Ahn Woo-jin's return, who longed for a long time on the mound due to elbow surgery and military service obligations, was disrupted, but it was more bitter that players and clubs were hurt by more rumors and controversies than necessary.
▶The following statement on the allegations of coercion revealed by the club after the confirmation and consent of Ahn Woo-jin
1. Background of participation in additional training and background of injury
- Ahn Woo-jin took the mound at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 2nd (Saturday) for an actual sensory inspection at the Blue and White match held at Goyang National Baseball Training Center. After that, he threw about 15 more pitches from the bullpen, and after finishing pitching, he moved to the treatment room for treatment and reinforcement workouts.
- Ahn Woo-jin attended the entire team meeting after the Blue and White match and learned that additional training was scheduled for the losing team. Ahn Woo-jin visited the coach's office and politely asked the part coach to exclude additional training, but decided to follow the part coach's recommendation and participated in additional training.
- The pitcher's group, which includes Ahn Woo-jin, was scheduled to conduct additional training (fungo) on the right field position turf (infield third base, catcher and outfielders are at the back of the home base). Ahn Woo-jin had switched to sneakers after taking the mound, and quickly headed to the ground to participate in training. In order to faithfully engage in additional training, he also wore an outfield glove that had an advantage of catching the ball and went into training. I have not been unfaithful in training because my request for exclusion from training was not accepted.
- Ahn Woo-jin fell and hit his shoulder when he missed the ball while receiving his second pungo, and was immediately taken to the hospital for his first detailed examination.
2. Compulsory participation in additional training
- I was forced to go to training on my way home from work after changing my clothes after the showerThe claim that ' is not true. Ahn Woo-jin has never moved to the parking lot or boarded a vehicle to leave work, and no specific player has come to Ahn Woo-jin to deliver the coach's instructions to participate in training.
3. additional training intensity
- After the end of the Blue and White games, the losing team's pitchers played Fungo with additional training in the outfield field. The players receiving the pengo stood 6M to 7M wide from the left and right, and the distance between the player and the coach who hit the pengo was about 5M. The intensity of the ball was as good as putting the ball lightly on the bat. The entire time took about 15 to 20 minutes. Team training is scheduled after additional training, so it was shorter than usual.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
