He threw 50 pitches in three innings for the first time, but this time he hit 60 pitches in three innings again. He taps and again on his sore fingers, Koo Chang-mo

Sep 12, 2025

He threw 50 pitches in three innings for the first time, but this time he hit 60 pitches in three innings again. He taps and again on his sore fingers, Koo Chang-mo
NC Dinos Koo Chang-mo. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos



He threw 50 pitches in three innings for the first time, but this time he hit 60 pitches in three innings again. He taps and again on his sore fingers, Koo Chang-mo
Return NC Dinos ace Koo Chang-mo is roaring after pitching three scoreless innings. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
He threw 50 pitches in three innings for the first time, but this time he hit 60 pitches in three innings again. He taps and again on his sore fingers, Koo Chang-mo
NC Dinos Koo Chang-mo. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
"The next game is 3 innings, but the number of pitches is 60."

Make sure it's really safe by tapping and beating the stone bridge.

Koo Chang-mo, the left-handed ace of the NC Dinos' 'Pain Finger', is also expected to pitch only three innings.




Usually, starting pitchers increase the number of innings and pitches each time they throw, but Koo Chang-mo remains the same.

He approaches it with that much care.

NC manager Lee Ho-joon said of Koo Chang-mo's next appearance "In his first appearance, we decided on 55 pitches in 3 innings, but this time we are going to throw 60 pitches in 3 innings."We decide whether to increase the number of innings in the next game after looking at this game."




Koo Chang-mo started against the Changwon KIA Tigers on the 7th. He took the mound for the first time in 711 days since the match against KIA on September 27, 2023.

Koo Chang-mo was expected to be the ace to lead NC after being discharged from the military, but pitching in Sangmu was not easy because he was hit by a hit in mid-April, and after being discharged from the military, he returned to NC and threw up to four innings in the second division, but stopped pitching due to signs of elbow clumping. There was a sense of crisis that there may be no return to the first team this year, but he returned in September as a result of his efforts to make a healthy return.

He threw 50 pitches in three innings for the first time, but this time he hit 60 pitches in three innings again. He taps and again on his sore fingers, Koo Chang-mo
NC Dinos Koo Chang-mo. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
He threw 50 pitches in three innings for the first time, but this time he hit 60 pitches in three innings again. He taps and again on his sore fingers, Koo Chang-mo
NC Dinos Koo Chang-mo. Sports Chosun DB
He threw 50 pitches in three innings for the first time, but this time he hit 60 pitches in three innings again. He taps and again on his sore fingers, Koo Chang-mo
NC Dinos Koo Chang-mo. Sports Chosun DB
In his first appearance, he allowed four hits, two strikeouts, and no runs in three innings. The maximum fastball speed was 143km, not fast, but ended the three innings with 50.

The second game is against Doosan in Changwon on the 14th. He pitched three innings in his first appearance, but he also limited it to three innings in the second and increased the number of pitches to 60.

"If you throw three innings and the number of pitches is less than 60, you will throw the remaining pitches from the bullpen," Lee said. "The number of pitches will not be more than three innings at least."

Manager Lee said, `I learned from the coach, but we thought we could throw more innings if we had more pitches left, but they said we didn't. It is said that throwing more innings on the mound increases the risk of injury. That's why they need accurate innings and pitches."

In the case of Koo Chang-mo, he is a pitcher who should throw as a full-time starter next season rather than this season. So it's important to build your body without overdoing it, so it's important to build up accurately.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.