I'm glad I didn't give up on baseball 41-year-old Noh Ik-jang finally sets his first KBO milestone, not the oldest
Sep 12, 2025
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The epitome of atmospheric chronicity, a sample of Korean baseball's senile field. SSG Landers Noh Kyung-eun rarely turns down interview requests. I always live with the phrase "'I'm not a good baseball player' in my mouth, but I've been living in baseball for 23 years. It's an eloquent speech that makes you feel relaxed.
But was it because of the regret of the previous day. Did we finally reach the milestone of 'KBO's first'. Noh Kyung-eun's voice, which he met shortly after winning the match against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on the 11th, was shaking slightly.
I also went to the verge of a match against the NC Dinos the day before. SSG's powerful bullpen was activated from the seventh inning with a 4-3 lead. Kim Min kept the lead until the seventh inning and recorded his 20th hold, and Noh Kyung-eun, Lee Eui-woon and Kim Min passed 20 holds side by side for SSG. It is the second record after the Samsung Lions in 2024 that three 20-hold players from a team came out.
However, on this day, Noh Kyung-eun achieved her 30th hold of the season, reaching the milestone of 30 holds for three consecutive years from 2023 to 2025. It is the first record in KBO history.
"This day has come for me, too. I'm glad I didn't give up baseball. I want to do well next year and continue my recordNoh Kyung-eun's voice, which was determined by saying ", was easily choked up.
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Noh Kyung-eun played mostly as a starting pitcher in his early career. During Doosan's time, he recorded a career high with 12 wins and a 2.53 ERA in 2012, and also won 10 games in 2013. However, he suffered a slump in 2014 when he fell to 3 wins and 15 losses with a 9.03 ERA.
After changing to Lotte's uniform in 2016, he seemed to have succeeded in rebounding by winning nine games in 2018. Noh Kyung-eun is already 34 years old. He was old enough to be called a turning point like a veteran.
However, after a slump, he was also released from Lotte after 2021. Although his career could have ended like this, he literally began to write a new history after moving to SSG the following year.
In the first year of his transfer to SSG, Noh Kyung-eun took the mound in 41 games (starting 8), played 79 ⅔, recording 12 wins, one save and seven holds with an ERA of 3.05, reporting a perfect revival at the age of 38.
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Noh Kyung-eun didn't care. Last year, he raised his class to 8 wins and 38 holds with an ERA of 2.90 in 77 games and 83 ⅔ innings. The season is not over yet this year, but he has achieved 30 holds and an ERA of only 2.24.
Oh Seung-hwan, whom I met after the retirement tour event earlier, said when Noh Kyung-eun came out, `His physical condition looks so good these days, and he is a player who will play longer than me when I see him throw the ball. I think your know-how in taking care of your body is really good. I feel like I'm getting better and better every year. I hope I can run for a long, healthy time," he smiled.
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"I've never played with Seung-hwan before. In fact, I only met him briefly in the national team, but since I was in Doosan, and when my mother died (2015), too...He's a grateful senior who took care of me so well. Whenever you cheer for us, we always feel grateful."
Noh Kyung-eun "I really want to talk about the chase team, as well as the must-win team that I have been with." Our chasing team is really strong. As they played games that didn't go over, there were often games that turned over, and as a result, I (Lee) Ro-woon (Kim) Min (Cho) Byung-hyun (Cho) was able to hold and save more. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone," he said with a big smile.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
