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When Ahn Woo-jin, who joined the first team after the call-up, watched the game, he could hardly let go of the baseball in his hand. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com |
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Ahn Woo-jin, who returned, couldn't let go of the baseball in his hands throughout the game.
Ahn Woo-jin, who was sitting in the dugout watching starting pitcher Ha Young-min's pitching, seemed to want to throw the ball right away.
Ahn Woo-jin, who joined the team after the call-up was lifted, said in the pre-match team meeting that day, "We will help you a lot from the side." I hope you cheer for us and win today," he said in a brief statement.
According to the original plan, after the call-up was lifted, Ahn Woo-jin tried to take the mound several times in the rest of the season and focus on preparing for next season. The problem was that the plan fell through due to an unexpected injury. Last month, Ahn Woo-jin was injured while working hard on the Futures team ahead of the call-up.
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Ahn Woo-jin, who joined the first team after the call was released, greeted his colleagues with pleasure. |
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Ahn Woo-jin suffered a right shoulder injury during Pengo training after the Futures team's own Cheongbaek match. Ahn Woo-jin, who tried to return to the mound immediately after the call-up was lifted, went back to rehabilitation.
Ahn Woo-jin, who suffered an unexpected injury ahead of his return, underwent surgery on the 7th of last month. Kiwoom promised to provide Ahn Woo-jin with systematic rehabilitation programs, including customized medical support and allocation of dedicated trainers.
Ahn Woo-jin's return is expected to be possible only in the first half of next season.
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An Woo-jin, who wore a Kiwoom Heroes uniform for the first time in a long time, had a meeting with the team before the game. |
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Kiwoom club registered injured Ahn Woo-jin in the expanded entry. One side explained that Kiwoom accepted Ahn Woo-jin's request to be with the team as there was a controversy over whether it was an expedient to fill the number of registration days to qualify for overseas expansion.
Ahn Woo-jin also declined to comment when asked about the number of registration days, saying, `I don't know because I haven't calculated it accurately.'
Ahn Woo-jin, who settled in the dugout ahead of the game against Doosan, sat in the middle of junior pitchers Chung Hyun-woo and Park Jung-hoon. Jung Hyun-woo and Park Jung-hoon, who made their debut this season, seemed to ask Ahn Woo-jin, a senior who led Kiwoom to second place in the Korean Series with 15 wins in the 2022 season, about how to throw breaking balls or how to set a situational count.
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Ahn Woo-jin, sitting between high school rookie Jung Hyun-woo and Park Jung-hoon, who debuted as a professional this season, generously gave know-how to junior questions. |
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Although he can't throw the ball right away, Ahn Woo-jin put the baseball he had been holding in front of him and delicately taught the two juniors how to hold his own breaking ball grip or situational count.
Ahn Woo-jin, who sat in the dugout and talked with Chung Hyun-woo and Park Jung-hoon for a long time, went to the front of the ground during the offense and defense shift and greeted the players in person, raising the team's atmosphere.
Ahn Woo-jin, who was watching starter Ha Young-min pitch one run in seven innings on the day, couldn't let go of the baseball as he kept on gripping whether it was frustrating to throw it right away due to injury.
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Ahn Woo-jin, who accompanied his juniors for the rest of the year. |
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Smile after a long time wearing a Kiwoom Heroes uniform. |
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An Woo-jin, who delicately taught Jeong Hyun-woo and Park Jung-hoon how to throw breaking balls. |
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An Woo-jin who has a big desire to throw on the mound, but is back in rehabilitation. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.